Weekly Update and finished ornaments.

Happy Holidays to all.

I completed two more ornaments this week. Also, enjoyed my first Christmas Party Sunday Afternoon. It was my sorority chapter's Dec meeting and party and it was fun. Also enjoy the food and visiting and gifts from all. Here are pictures of the completed ornaments and my WIPs for the week.

Snowy Nights-Prairie Schooler-JCS 2010 ornament issue

Have a Texas peppery Christmas ornament

#2 of the 12 days of Christmas series

Redbird Designs

 

Joy tree-M designs

Hallelujah ornament *8 2011 series Littlehouse Needleworks

 Redbirds-Marie Barber JCS nov/dec 2011

stitched more on the top leaves.

Happy holiday Season

Joyce

8th day of Christmas Give A Way at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

Nancy is giving a gift certificate on the 8th day of Christmas Give A Way . http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/

7th Day of Christmas Give A Ways at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

The 7th day of Christmas Give A Ways is Pick your present;  http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2013/12/seventh-day-of-christmas-pick-your.html

Nancy's 6th Day of Christmas Give a Ways

Nancy's 6th day of Christmas Give A Way is a surprise; http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2013/12/sixth-day-of-christmas-give-away.html

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe's fifth day of Christmas give a way.

Nancy is on her fifth day of Christmas Give A Way . http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2013/12/on-fifth-day-of-christmas-nancy-gave-to.html

Fourth Day of Give a Ways from Victorian Motto Sampler

Nancy's Fourth Day of Christmas Give a ways is floss. Check it out http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/

The Third Day of Give a Ways at Victorian Motto Sampler

Nancy has posted her third day of give a ways at http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/. As always she is outdoing herself with give a ways. Check it out and let her know I sent you.

2nd day of give a way at Victorian Motto Sampler

Nancy is having her 2nd day of give a ways at; http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/
check it out and let her know I sent you.

Weekly Update

What a wonderful week I have had. First there were 5 ladies that went on our road trip to the new ABC stitchery shop in Spring, TX. Of course we all added to our stash. It was fun to go to a shop and see the items in person. We have missed our shop in Richmond since it closed. After shopping, we then had lunch and back home(an hour trip). We did a lot of visiting and looking forward to the next time. Then I spent Thanksgiving at my daughter's with family. We ate and played Spades and had a wonderful afternoon together. I have sent my last ornament exchange and Secret Santa Gift off. Now to finish up on a few more ornaments that will be gifts this year. I have given the first ornament- Redbirds Rejoice-Blue Ribbon designs as a gift to the lady I work for. She had commented that she liked an ornament with the date on it each year and of course I date mine. She was proud of it.

I have finished another greeting card-February Doodle-Blueladie Designs. I plan to do the whole year as greeting cards. Check her website out at www.blueladiedesigns.com . Here are my pictures of the completed cards and the WIP items.

February Doodle Greeting Card - Blueladie Designs

Snowy Nights ornament-The Prairie Schooler

JCS 2010 Christmas issue

Have a peppery Texas Christmas-#2 in the 12 days of a Texas Christmas

Redbird Designs.

Hallelujah ornament-#8 2011 series-Littlehouse Needleworks

Joy Tree ornament-M Designs

JCS 2005 Christmas ornament issue

Red Birds-Marie Barber

JCS nov/dec 2011

stitched more on the leaves and berries this week.

I also gave my niece "The Library" Littlehouse Needleworks

She will have it framed to go with the "Bookshelf" hanging in her library office at the junior high she is school librarian. She said she told everyone that the empty spot was for The Library.

Now for some pictures of my Granddaughter competing with The Rusty Spurs Riding Club.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Holiday Season

Joyce

 

 

 

A new giveaway by Victorian Motto Sampler

Nancy at http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/ is having her first holiday give a ways.
check it out and let her know you were sent by me.
Thanks.

Christmas Card Challenge-Week 42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50

I have completed several weeks of cards, still a little behind.

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Week 45

Week 46

Week 47

Week 48

Week 49

Week 50

Happy Holidays

Joyce



Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Christmas give a way

Nancy is having a Christmas Give a way. Check her blog out as she has wonderful floss and designs. http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/ I am stitching a Christmas ornament "joy tree" by M designs using a Red floss from her.

Weekly Update

Our fall and winter has come to Texas. Only in the 40s and 50s during the day and it is suppose to freeze Thanksgiving night. Now is the time to stay inside and stitch. My Saturday stitching group went on a road trip to the new ABC Stitchery Shop in Spring, TX. The store has relocated from New Hampshire to TX. It is about an hour from us here in Katy and Richmond. We got there as the store opened at 10am and didn't leave until 1pm. It is a wonderful shop full of lots of great items, including a long wall of thread of all types. Needless to say we all added to our stash. Then we stopped for lunch and a lot of talking. What a fun time we had.
I have a large finish this week. I started The Library-Littlehouse Needleworks in Jan 2010 and have now finished it, Nov 2013. My niece is going to have it framed and put it next to The Bookshelf-Littlehouse Needleworks(also stitched by me) in her Junior High Library where she is the librarian.

Here are pictures of my progress on WIPs for the week

Red Birds-Marie Barber JCS nov/dec 2011

stitched some more on the top leaves.

Letter E-stitchers Alphabet=Brooks Book

Hallelujah ornament #8 2011 series Littlehouse Needleworks

Just put in the first stitches.

 

Joy ornament M designs-JCS 2009 Christmas issue

Have a Peppery Texas Christmas Y'all

Redbird Designs.

#2 in the Twelve days of Texas Christmas

Also stitching on a couple of exchanges.

Hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving.

Joyce

 

Weekly Update

What a busy week! Spent time with family, friends and managed to still find time to stitch a little.
Our Saturday stitching group is going on a road trip(approx. 1 hour from us) to the new store in Spring, TX. ABC Stitchery has moved their shop from NH to Spring. It opened on Nov. 18th.
Looking forward to it. My Granddaughter, Anna, competed in Rodeos Sat and Sun. She did really well, coming in 4th in poles, 8th in straights and 13th in barrels on Saturday in Huntsville, TX with the Youth Rodeo Association. She is getting better and better. It is fun to watch her.
I finished an ornament and stitched on a couple of exchanges this past week(pictures to come).
Here is my progress on WIPS this past week;

The Library-LittleHouse Needleworks

Should finish this next week

Have a peppery Texas Christmas ornament-RedBird Designs

RedBirds-Marie Barber-JCS nov/dec 2011

Only stitched a little this week on the leaves.

Heavenly Host Card-Joan Elliott

Baked Goods ornament-#6 2011 series Littlehouse Needleworks

Have a great week

Joyce



Weekly Update

Fall is in the air and the Holidays are coming. What a great time of the year! My Monthly Saturday Stitching group met on Sat. We always have a fun morning, stitching, enjoying everyone's stitched work and their WIPs. We also planning a road trip on Saturday Nov. 23. ABC Stitchery Shop moved from New Hampshire to Spring, Texas. This is only about an hour from us. What fun, after enjoying their online shop, now we can go to the shop.
It has been a busy week with family, friends and work. I did get some stitching in although. Finished a couple of exchange ornaments, also finished a couple of other pieces too. Here are pictures for the week. This first ornament and handmade card went to Melinda in the Brooks Books group exchange.
I took the design from Snowflake Serenade-Country Cottage Needleworks and used Victorian Sampler Motto Thread. Also added beads to the Snowflakes.

This is the ornament I received from Melinda. The ornament is porclain with the crossstitch candle put on it.

 

The Library-Little Houseneedleworks

only have the border to stitch and the stitching will be finished.

Have a Peppery Texas Christmas Y'all Ornament-Red Designs 

Baked Goods ornament-#7 2011 series-Littlehouse Needleworks

Only have the beads(instead of French knots)to add and it will be ready to finish

Joy Tree-M Designs-2005 JCS ornament issue

Red Birds - Marie Barber JCS nov/dec 2011 issue

stitched some of the leaves this week.

Happy week to all.

Joyce