It's ornament time....

LK "Peace Joy Love" freebie

stitched on 25ct over one w/ DMC

Nothing says Christmas more

than red and green!

I just love this simple little ornament.  

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This month's lucky exchange partner is...

Beth

Beth's Blog

I just saw Beth at the Pals

Stitching at the Beach retreat....

too bad I didn't have my ornaments ready.

It would have been nice to hand deliver it!

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As always...thanks for visiting and all

of the nice comments you have left. 

I do enjoy reading them.   

Is it really the 25th again????

Fa la la.....it's the 25th again and time for

this month's "You & I" Ornament exchange.

Not quite sure where this month went....

feels like I settled in for a long winter's nap!

(well...maybe a summer's thanks to the heat)

The Workbasket "Quaker Christmas Holly"

Freebie

Stitched on 36ct.linen w/Victorian Motto

I found this freebie in my stash and
decided it needed to be stitched this month. 
My first one was stitched with one thread
over two and the coverage was a little suspect
so I stitched the next one two threads over two.  

Much better...

I decided to leave the middle blank and not

add the year....just didn't like the look of "11".

After looking at the design again to

give credit to the designer I also

realized I forgot to add the beads....

oops!

I like it though and I hope this month's

receipient will like it too.  

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And  this month's exchange partner is......

Julie

Julie's and Yes Dear's Ravings

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This month has been crazy with
work and football games each weekend. 
Sure hope it slows down some so I can
get some more stitching done. 

Well....I'm off to the beach for work!   

Life can be so hard sometimes. 

Hope you have a great day....

happy stitching.

August Ornament exchange....

Comedy of errors.....that about sums up this month's exchange!

 

LK "Christmas Treats"

stitched over 1 25 ct. white evenweave

with DMC and overdyed

I have always loved this design
(click here to see orignal) 
and thought I might change it up a bit! 
Nothing says Christmas to me like red and
white and I do like the way it turned out.  
I had this great backing fabric too that
I wanted to use.  Despite my issues from
thread bleeding to finishing, I am at
least happy to say they are done.  

And this month's lucky exchange partner is....

Nicole

Something for Cole

(who became a grandmother this morning...
she had a really good day!)

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P.S.   Not a good idea to do the finishing
after a bad day at work.....

Don't you love that fabric?

Can you guess which one Nicole
will be receiving?????

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On a side note, I made a quick trip to the
Carolina Stamper while in  Beaufort this
weekend and was excited to see this....

Works great for both paper and fabric!  
Upon closer inspection, I notice something is
amiss. Seems there is a little chunk of land
missing between Beaufort & Charleston
.... beach erosion maybe???  
I guess I can live with it.
  

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As always...thanks for visiting!
Now back to stitching!

July Ornament Exchange.....

Yes...it is time again for the You & I ornament exchange and I decided to do a another freebie from Kincavel Crosses.  

Kincavel Crosses "Beaded Humbug"

Stitched on 22 ct hardanger w/ DMC

This is my second one and will match my
April ornament.   

Lady Kell of Kincavel has some wonderful freebies and you should check them out.   I also want to stitch the snowflake humbug freebies to add to my ornament collection so don't be surprised if you see some more of these!

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My lucky "exchange" partner this month is....

Deborah

Cranberry Samplings

If you would like to be my "partner", you just have to be a follower.  Easy peasy....

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July has been my "Challenge" month and I have been busily stitching on BBD "Their Song" and CHS "Frederick".   I am enjoying stitching both so I just keep alternating between the two.   It would be great if I can I finish "Their Song" before month end.  Just got to keep on stitching.

As always, thanks for your wonderful comments and taking time to visit my blog.  

Happy stitching and stay cool!

June's Ornament Exchange.....

Log Cabin Needlework's "Merry Christmas"

Stitched on 32 ct. coffee-dyed linen w/

Victorian Motto red, ST Maple Syrup & DMC 3051

Sandy at Stitchin' and Life in a Small Town

offered this freebie last December and it is

this month's You & I exchange ornament. 

I did change the recommended colors and

love how it turned out.  This is such a nostalgic

looking design that I am sure I will stitch

this one many more times.

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I am excited that this month's "exchange" partner is one of my new followers.......

Tracey

Tracey's Little Corner 

Hopefully you know the drill and know that you too may be an "exchange" partner if you are a follower...it's not too late.

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Well...I'm off to the Hampton County Watermelon Festival, which I am sure will be hotter than hades.  Luckily, we will have some nice cool watermelon to make it bearable.

Have a great weekend and happy stitching...

April's ornament exchange.....

I hope everyone had a nice Easter celebration.  I enjoyed the weekend visiting with my mom. 

Now...it is time to turn my attention to Christmas!  

 Kincavel Krosses "Holly Jolly Humbug"

freebie

with Victorian Motto & Needle Necessities

Mine on 28ct evenweave & Yours on 25ct evenweave

I really enjoyed this month's ornament!  I
found this freebie design the first of the
month and couldn't wait to stitch it.  This was
also my first time finishing a humbug and I
found it easier than I imagined. 

I stitched the first on 28 count and it
came out much smaller than I anticipated
so the second was stitched on 25 count
making it just a tad bigger.

The "other side"....isn't this the cutest design???

    I found so many wonderful freebies from Kincavel Krosses and I can't wait to stitch

some more.  If you haven't checked out her

site, it is worth your while!

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Hopefully you know the drill....this "exchange" involves me stitching two ornaments:  one for me and one for a lucky follower.   And so....this month's lucky "exchange" partner is......

Carol

Stitching Dreams

It's not too late...if you want to be my "exchange" partner for next month, just make sure you're a follower!

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  Well...I've been happily stitching on one of my Challenge pieces, Goode Huswife's "Peacock Sampler", and hit a snag when I ran out DMC.  As luck would have it, my 10+ year old 610 thread is not the same dye lot as the new one I just purchased. (This was a big lesson learned to start with enough thread to finish.)  So I just moved on for the time being until I decide to frog part of it
or see if I can find another skein that matches.  
Now I am hoping to finish BOAF's "Bitter Flower Sampler" by the end of the week. 

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As always, thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great week with many happy stitches...

February ornament exchange.....

Motif from Jardin Prive "Christmas"

32ct dark red linen w/DMC

Mine  ........&.......  Yours

Happy 25th!  Yes it's that time again. 

I had this great red linen I've been wanted

to use and decided to stitch another motif

from the Jardin Prive Christmas design. 

Love it!  

I will say this was a close one and one

of the exchangers was about to be

disappointed (....that would be me!) 

I miscalculated the amount of fabric

needed and it was a close cut when finished

but I was able to piece it together. 

So mine is a little smaller but it is done!

Just love it! 

This month's lucky

exchange partner is........

Jackie

Jackie's Stitches

Hope she likes it as much as I do! 

If you want to be my next exchange partner, 

you just have to be a follower!

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I did start the traveling pattern that Daffycat

started and hope to finish it up this weekend

so visit back if you want to be the next

lucky stitcher!

I also got a nice surprise in the mail from Maggee 

and will share that with you this weekend! 

I do get to spend Saturday with some stitching

buddies so hopefully I will actually get

some stitching done!

Have a great weekend.....happy stitches!

My New Ornament Exchange.....

Can you ever have enough stitched ornaments?  Is that a crazy question?

I wanted to continue my "Me, Myself & I" Ornament Exchange this year but only I was interested in continuing. 

 After sharing my dilemma with my hubby,

he came up with a wonderful idea!

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I will be exchanging with YOU in the

"You & I Ornament Exchange"! 

(Well....not all of you, but at least 12 lucky "you".)

The premise is quite simple....

I will stitch an ornament each month....

one for me and one for you...a lucky follower. 

Rules?   None...

just the following disclaimer. 

I can't guarantee that "you" will like the

ornament exchanged so "you" can reserve

the right to refuse the ornament or

regift the ornament. 

(I do ask that it not be "disposed" of...

if you know what I mean!) 

If "you" prefer not to receive the ornament,

then I will just choose another "you". 

Can it be much simpler than that? 

And the best part about the exchange is....

"you" don't have to do anything!

 So....here January's exchange........

"Noel" motif

from Jardin Prive "Christmas"

32ct beige linen w/DMC(yours)

32ct white linen w/DMC(mine)

Teresa was so nice to share this design after I admired her finish.  I love the finished piece but couldn't resist stitching some of the motifs also provided with the design.  There are several more I want to stitch so don't be surprised when you see more of these! 

And I am happy to share an ornament with.....

Margaret
Days of a Sampler Lover

Well...this has been fun and I can wait to start stitching for next month!  If you want to be my "exchange" partner for next month, just make sure you're a follower!

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I also want to give a big
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
shoutout to my
MOM!
We were fortunate enough to celebrate on Sunday but I do hope she had a great day!  Love you lots....

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Thanks for visiting!  I loved reading all of your comments and hope the nasty flu skips your household!   Hoping you have many happy stitches this week....