Nancy's birthday give a way

Nancy at http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2014/07/join-me-in-my-birthday-celebration-give.html?showComment=1406735904750#c6813610599218366283 is having a great give a way to celebrate her birthday Aug 14th. Check it out.

Weekly Update

Hello from sunny and hot Texas. Summer is here. We have had a few thunder showers each day somewhere. The temps have been in the 90s and now they say we are going to have a cold? front come next week, down to the 80s, WOW. I stayed in each evening out the heat and stitched.
I am in a Christmas ornament exchange group. We exchange with a partner, each different, 3 times a year. This was my ornament to David and the ornament I received from David

David does beaded ornaments, Isn't it pretty?

This is the crossstitch ornament I sent David. 

 Yuletide-Jeannette Douglas Designs/JCS July/Aug 2011

Here is my progress on my WIPS that I stitched on.

1.     Poinsettia Towel-Lois Winston for DMC-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec 2011

1.     Christmas Animals – Heaven And Earth

1.    Tablerunner- Noel 2009 Sal-Novalee2.Com

  1.     “G” (is for Granny Square) -Stitcher’s  Alphabet – BrooksBook-Stitched A B C D E F

1.     Red Birds-Marie Barber-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec Issue 2011

1.     “Christmas Angels“ Christmas Card #2 Heavenly Host” Collection(4)-Joan Elliott 

That's it for this week. Have a great week with a lot of stitching or whatever life throws your way.

Christmas Card Challenges-Week 2 & 35

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/07/challenge-35-anything-goes.html
This is a great way to make pretty and cute Christmas cards that your friends and family will enjoy.
This week I did Week 2; theme; words and Week 35; theme ; anything goes.
Here are my cards:

Joyce

Hetty'Song by Bobi Andrews

http://bobiandrews.blogspot.com/ For all you readers , check out the books by a wonderful writer.
She is also a great stitcher and friend of mine.

Weekly Update

Another fun week of Rodeos. Week started with the Monday night summer series, with Anna doing really good. Then Friday night we traveled to Livingston, TX for the Polk County Youth Rodeo and again Anna rode great. Sunday was the monthly rodeo at Rusty Spurs with Anna riding with the big girls as I say. Since she has only been riding a couple of years, she has made great improvement this year. Here are a couple of pictures from Monday night.

I also got some stitching done this past week. Here are my progress pictures of the WIPs I stitched on.

1.     Red Birds-Marie Barber-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec Issue 2011

Almost have the last big flower stitched.

  1.     Garden Of Joy-Friendly Stitchers Sal 2009 -completed  38 Squares Of 52

1.     Snowman and Friends Christmas Stocking – Gold Collection Kit

 

 Bluebonnet Blooms-Redbird Designs/

  1.      “February” Calendar Girl Series-Littlehouse Needleworks

 1.     Hat’s off to Y’all! Merry Christmas (March) Redbird Designs

This is one of the Texas 12 days of Christmas series

Have a great week.

 

 

Christmas Card Challenge-Week 34

The Christmas Card Challenge is at Week 34. This theme this week is Inspiration Photo. Cardinals are one of my favorite birds and a great favorite of the winter season.
http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ is the website for the Christmas Card Challenge. Check it out. There are a lot of pretty cards being shown.

Week 2 and 22 I am still playing catch up

Week 33

 
Joyce

Weekly Update

Summer is here in Southwest Texas. It has been in the 90s each day with thunder showers popping up here and there in the afternoons. My week has been good with my daughter and grandkids coming for dinner Thursday evening. I enjoy cooking in the crock pot and all I have to do is see, dinner's ready and they are here. My granddaughter had another great night of riding in the Youth Rodeo summer series. She is improving each week. Here are a couple of pictures from this past Monday night.

Also, our monthly stitch in on Saturday morning with 10 stitchers. We enjoy getting together once a month, with one of the ladies hosting it at her home.

This is my progress on some of my WIPs for the past week;

1.     Red Birds-Marie Barber-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec Issue 2011

 

1.     “Summer Water” Greeting Card- Blueladie Designs –

1.     “Christmas Angels“ #2 Heavenly Host” Collection(4)-Joan Elliott 

 April “Sweet Pea” Flower Of The Month series – Ellen Maurer Stroh

 June-Graduation Snowman- Snowman Series – Vermillion

  1.     Joy and Peace-#9 2011 Ornament series - LittleHouse Needleworks

1.     June  Weather Poems-Britian’s #1 Crossstitch Magazine

Have a great week and enjoy whatever life throws your way including a lot stitching

 

 

Christmas Card Challenges

I joined a group called http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ and enjoyed it very much. I am a little behind this year but plan to catch up and my family and friends enjoy receiving my cards.
Here are the ways from past week challenges and this week 33-Color combo.

 These cards were from Week 1-5-7-9-12-13-15-17-29-32

Joyce

 

Joyce's July 10th 2014 Turtle Trot post

I am in a group called the Turtle Trot. We chose 10 pieces we are stitching on and then post our progress each 10th of the month. You can see the other's progress at Claudette's blog  http://bap-attack.blogspot.com/2014/07/trotting-time.html Here is my progress on WIPs and finishing items:
1.     Red Birds-Marie Barber-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec Issue 2011


1.     Christmas Animals – Heaven And Earth

  1.     Noel Table Runner - 2009 Sal-Novalee2.Com

1.     “G” -Stitcher’s  Alphabet – BrooksBook-Stitched A B C D E F
        I am stitching this alphabet on an afghan.
 
 
1.     “Christmas Angels“ #2 Heavenly Host” Collection(4)-Joan Elliott 
               I am stitching all 4 of the collections to be used on Christmas cards.

 
 

1.     “Summer Water” Greeting Card- Blueladie Designs – The designs are offered in the Blueladie newsletter each month. I am making the into greeting cards.

  Stitched  2013  Jan,  Feb, March, April, 2012 May

1.     April “Sweet Pea” Flower Of The Month series – Ellen Maurer Stroh-Stitched  Jan and Feb

       June-Graduation Snowman- Snowman Series – Vermillion- Stitched  Jan ,Mar, April, May,Nov, Dec

 
 
  1.   “Hallelujah” ornament-#8 2011 series LittleHouse Needleworks

  1.     June  Weather Poems-Britian’s #1 Crossstitch Magazine
I have stitched July, August, and September

 

That's it for this month. Wishing a lot stitching for everyone.
Joyce