Joyce's Love of Life

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Weekly Update

What a great week again. My life is good. My Grandson, Christopher, graduated with 400+others from Foster High School in Richmond, TX on Saturday evening. He will start EMS/Fire training at Lone Star College in Cypress, TX next week.

A proud Mother and Grandmother.

Also here are a couple of pictures from his prom. What a nice group of young people in great colors and Wow, a white tux for my Grandson.

Of Course, Mom had to have a picture of her and her son.

Yes, I did some stitching as well last week. I even finished an ornament for the Friendly stitchers Christmas in July Exchange. I have sent my exchange ornament to Germany and will post a picture after she has received it. Here are the other WIPs I stitched on.

The Alphabet Sampler Book-With My Needle

page 13/16

The Gingerbread Village ornament

#4 2011 series-Littlehouse Needleworks

Snowman and Friends Christmas Stocking

Gold Collection Kit

Heavenly Host Fork Art Christmas Card

series of 4 by Joan Elliot

The Halloween House-Ursula Michaels

SAL with Linda http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com and others

Red Birds-Marie Barber

JCS nov/dec 2011

Hopefully, this is what it will look like when I finish stitching it.

Have a great week and enjoy Summer.

Joyce

Christmas Card Challenge Week 27

Week 27

White on white

I used a piece of embossed paper and then heat embossed silver on it.

Joyce

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com

365 Card Challenges-Day 101-102-103-104

Day 101 - Fractured

Use a partial image of a stamp

Day 102 - Color Combo

Aqua-Gold-Red-Dark Blue

Day 103 - 1 2 3-Done

Use 1 technique, 2 stickers, 3 embellistments

Day 104 - Super Sketchy Sunday

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Joyce

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Weekly Updated blog

Another week has passed and Summer is here. Texas is hot. My daughter gave me grandson, Christopher a Graduation party on Saturday. With 25+ guests, a fun time was had by all. I have to share a picture of the table, my daughter, sat up. She is one proud Mother. Also, I am also a very proud Grandmother. I did finish stitched and framed my Fireman picture for his gift. My picture is not very good, got the glass glare, but you can see it anyway. He was proud of it.

Fireman by Heinzeit

I also finished stitched and made into a pillow ornament a Thanksgiving Wreath. It will go with another Thanksgiving one I stitched in 2011. I finished them with the blanket stitch, not very good at it, but I like them and they are for me.

They are from Holidays All Year-by Dimensions

Here are the WIPs progress on the others I stitched on this past week.

Snowman and Friends Christmas Stocking-Gold Collection Kit

I backstitched some on the lantern.

The Alphabet Sampler Book

page 13/16

The Halloween house-Ursula Michaels

SAL with Linda at http://bengelcatlover10.blogspot.com and others

The Gingerbread Village ornament-LittleHouse Needleworks

4th in the 2011 series.

Red Birds-Marie Barber

JCS magazine nov/dec 2011

I stitched a little more on the tail of one of the Red Birds.

Have a wonderful week all.

Joyce

Christmas Card Challenges Week 26

Week 26

Stitched: I stitched around the edges.

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Joyce

365 Card Challenge - Day 98-99-100

Day 98

theme: Transparent

Use an item on your card this is completely or somewhat see-through

Day 99

theme; Shapely, refers to the shape of your card

Day 100

theme: Word Wednesday-Discover

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Joyce

Friday, May 24, 2013

Christmas Card Challenge-Week 25

Week 25

theme: candles

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Weekly stitching update

What a nice day. My Grandaughter, Anna was confirmed in church(Faith United Methodist) this morning with 22 other young people. What a nice church service.

I have been stitching a lot on my main project this week. I am stitching Fireman-Heinzeit for my grandson, Christopher, graduation gift. His Mother is giving him a party next Saturday night and my goal is to have it finished by then. I am almost finished with the letter and only have a little border left to stitch. Then I will add the charms and frame it in the black frame that I have under it.
I also finished stitching the letter D on The Stitchers Alphaet-Brooks Book. I am stitching the letters on an afghan.

Here are other WIPs I stitched on this week.

The Alphabet Sampler Book-With My Needle

Page 13/16

Snowman and Friends Christmas Stocking-Gold Collection Kit

Gingerbread Village ornament-#4 2011 series

LittleHouse Needleworks

The Halloween House-Ursula Michaels

SAL with Linda at http://bengelcatlover10.blogspot.com and others

I have a ghost ready to backstitch which you can just see a little.

Red Birds-Marie Barber

JCS nov/dec 2011

I have started the redbird on the left just above the red/white flower.

I am also stitched on two ornaments for exchanges this month.

Have a great week and see you next week.

Joyce

365 Card Challenge- Day 94-95-96-97

Day 94

Theme: Two Techniques; Sponging & Embossing

Day 95

Color Combo-Yellow, dk Pink, Violet, Blue

Day 96

Christmas in April

Day 97

Super Sketchy Sunday

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Great give a way at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

What a great give a way. Check her blog out and see her pretty floss and great designs. http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2013/05/summer-floss-give-away-enter-now.html?showComment=1368708242307#c5615995770292935198

Monday, May 13, 2013

Weekly Updated blog

I enjoyed the SEUSSICAL Musical proformed by the Briscoe Junior High School Theatre Arts students Friday and Saturday evening. My Granddaughter, Anna, was one of the Jungle Creatures. She did great and this was her first stage musical other than church. I think it is great that we have some many talented 7th and 8th kids. I had a nice Mother's Day. Had lunch with my daughter and granddaughter. Christopher, the grandson, was enjoyed a Senior prom and weekend in Galveston with friends. It is still hard to think he is graduating June 1st from high school. Here is another picture from the FFA Banquet.

I started an ornament this past week for the Friendly Stitchers group. I will picture it after she has received it. I made progress on the following WIPs:

The Alphabet Sampler Book-With My Needle

page 13 of 16