EMS Scissor Fob received

This reached Ljerka, in Croatia, in no time flat. It's my first scissor fob too!

• Pattern from: "Alphabet Mélusine aux marguerites" (Daisy Alphabet)



• Zweigart 22ct Hardanger Mocha



• DMC threads :367, white and 445

I couldn't stitch the whole letter as is done in the chart. It would have been huge, and not a good fit for a scissor fob. I love those letters so I know I will do them again, full size, maybe over one or something, but definitely do them as charted.

Here it is next to my pinky for size comparison. I take a small glove, if that helps.... And as a WIP, just before I trimmed (super carefully as I don't want to have my first attempt at a scissor fob happen again. Trimming it too close and having it rip as I started to stitch it closed.)

I loved using that color fabric with that yellow. I will have to pair them up again sometime soon.

Then yet another picture with a few skeins of DMC all wrapped up in the flowered cellophane with white tissue paper -with its matching card I made- all ready for mailing.

Sorry the pics are out of order. I have had my hands full today.

The ABC's of Me.

I can't really give any sort of info as the two things I happy danced about have been mailed off to their new homes. So, until they reach them..... All I can really mention is that I have joined the Monopoly SAL. And the craft stores here don't have cuts of 18 ct big enough and since I was thinking about doing it on 36ct anyways I may just order that instead.

I will be running another exchange over to EMS- this time an Altoid Tin exchange. Sign ups start tomorrow.

I haven't been sleeping well lately. Here's hoping that eases up.
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Now for fun

Stolen from Sandra of Painting with Threads.

The ABC's of me
A - Available or single?:
Neither, I'm married.

B - Best Friend?:
I have many friends and they're all the bestest.

C - Cake or pie?:
Mmmmm pie. Especially pumpkin pie!

D - Drink of choice?:Coffee.

E - Essential item I use every day:
toothpaste ;)

F - Favorite color?:
purple

G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms?:
Um, no thanks.

H - Hometown?:
Saco Maine

I - Indulgence?:
Edy's Slow Churned Choclate Fudge Chunk in a sugar cone with chocolate sprinkles.

J - January or February?:
January. I will get presents!

K - Kids and names?:
Sorry I don't post those publicly.

~ Where did "L" go?~ I'll make it up then.....
L- Late or early?:
Usually early.

M - Marriage date?:
June 29, 1996

N - Number of siblings?:
One sister and three stepbrothers.

O - Oranges or apples:
Apples

P - Phobias or fears?:
Heights. Blood pressure cuffs.
*shudder

Q - Favorite quote:
"In two days tomorrow will be yesterday." (author unbeknownst to me)

R - Reasons to smile:
My kids, fresh windy days, each day being a new day.

S - Season:
Fall.

T - Tag 3 or 4 people:
Oh I'd say AnneR, Val, Kathy and AnnieB.

U - Unknown fact about me:
I collect Crayola crayons. :) Or have I already mentioned that? *shrugs

V - Vegetable you don’t like:
brussel sprouts (I tried, I really did); cauliflower (Hated it as a kid and refuse to try it now. I'm a grown up now and I don't have to!); kale (texture). Whoops sorry I thought that was plural.

W - Worst habit:
Procrastinating. I'll talk about that later.....

X - X-Rays?:
Ankle, arm, and dental.

Y - Your favorite food?:
Lots of those-Ice cream! Punky pie!

Z - Zodiac sign?:
Capricorn.
Chinese: Rabbit, I think.

The Humbugs

fabric: 18ct Victorian Red aida ( I think)

fabric: 18ct white aida

thread: DMC 310 thread, for design and hangers

design: my own

The Challenge at EMS was to create humbugs, two of them, one done on light fabric and the other on dark, but, using the same pattern and thread on both.




I sent out the package to bebeche, then it dawned on me- I should have written in both English and French. Not just in English as I had done. Stupid me. She received them, and I think she likes them. I sure hope so.

I was going for a modern sort of look, I guess you could say. I was very nervous about the finishing and thought that if I could make it simple (KISS) then it would allow me to focus a bit more on the assembly. This way it gave me a little wiggle room in case I messed it up ( it tore or something) and I had to restitch.

I made the italicized "b" on my PC Stitch. I wanted it to be lowercase as her username ( like mine) is all in lowercase. On the backstiched username side I sketched the "b" on paper and decided I liked it. The rest of the name I sort of "stitched along" going more by how it looked and not on how well it fit. (*chuckle) Not the best way to design something. On the other hand, it felt very creative to me... I was stitching in hand, doing one section on the red then on the white, and so on. Probably sounds rather weird, but, it was very nice, going as the needle took me.
I crocheted the loops using the smallest hook I had at the time using DMC 310. I rather like the effect. Simple. My hands trembled the whole time. Nerves. Pure nerves.

The pictures are very deceptive. The stitched borders/outlines are 4 inches by 2 inches. Then once they were stitched up and stuffed they were sooo tiny. If I hadn't seen for myself how it all started, I don't think I would have believed it.

name this pic

I am in a weird mood. I had my first happy dance and since it's an exchange item, I can't post pics or yack about it. So, I think I'll do this.

Do you know what this is? I used that handy macro button on my camera.

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Oh I nearly forgot! I bought both sets of Satin floss, the boxed sets I mean, at AC Moore yesterday. They are nice and bright. I haven't taken them out of the boxes yet to see what patterns came with them. I think they were $9.99 a box.

We (Knitty Kitty) and I popped in to Michaels after leaving AC Moore and they didn't have any of the Satins. Just rayons in their plastic covers. I walked out of Michaels with a "25% off your entire order "coupon. Unused. Nothing spoke to me.

Plus I had the satins, a smaller crochet hook, a thingie for my sister, Thread Heaven ( been wanting that too), and the shadow box frame (40%off on sale) from AC Moore.

Yes!

Here piccie, piccie, piccie!

We may have a working camera folks! So there may be lovelies here tomorrow for you all to see! *happy dance*


And on another subject-

Thank you Ami!!!!!

Fun Friday

Firstly, thank you (enabler) Jamie, it's true - some of the best things are at others' blogs!

So before this goes off to its new home (my Mother-in-law's); here's a pic of a HD. I nearly forgot to take it!

I have taken a pic of the fabric I dyed too, after I ironed it, and then promptly folded it to tuck away clean and safe. Wasn't that smart? *sigh. Next time, pic before the fold.
And speaking of fabric. I ordered from Silkweaver on the 13th. Payment (paypal) went through the 16th. Still no fabric, so I'd say it's a definite to send what I made. Oh I hope she likes it. The ends aren't finished off like they would be from Silkweaver. Still too chicken (and busy) to mess around with my fear of the sewing machine.

And what is the typical/preferred size of a biscornu? I have made a pattern and need to decide what count to stitch on. This is my first bicornu. Anyone?
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And on a completely different topic. I had a 4 foot wide and maybe 3 foot high snowbank directly behind my van in the driveway. So much so my van stuck out and took up more room than usual in the driveway. In one day, the snowbank is no more. But the yard is under some serious water. Canoe anyone?

My first finish!

SBQ a little late but,
"Have you had a happy dance yet this year? If so, tell us about it! (Or just point to the entry that talks about it.) If not, when do you predict it will be?"
yup! here it is!
Ellen Maurer-Stroh's "Garden Alphabet Pansy"
freebie through membership on the EMS board

• 28ct Monaco

• stitched over one with one

• DMC threads

It isn't ironed yet, or washed.... And I need to tap some tape on it since Pidy spent most of the time I stitched on my lap. Not in the way, just I have more kitty fur for embellishment than usual.
I had been wanting to make this for ages.
The "secret project" came up and it was the perfect opportunity for me to stop thinking about it and do it! It will be finished off, yet to be determined just how at this point, and placed in a scrapbook. I picked up a few the embellishments that may also go on the pages with it. Won't know for sure until I have everything laid out in front of me and see how well they work.
So stay tuned, another finish, (paper craft) coming up.
I think I have some of the sticky board stuff left.. Hmmm.....

ribbet, ribbet

Recipient: (username at EMS) Froggy
Design: "Hoppy Birthday" freebie by Brookesbooks
Stitch Size: 40 stitches high x 34 stitches wide (quarter for scale)
Fabric: 28ct white Monaco, stitched over one
tweekings due to stash on hand and to make it suit the Christmas theme to go with the exchange-
>I used green instead of brown for the shading along the arm (stash on hand=didn't have that color) and backstitching (instead of the same brown and black)
>the present I had to change completely to make it look Christmas-like. I went with all red -cotton and Light effect. When I started to stripe with green & red thought it competed with the green of the frog.
>The hat I omitted completely, I felt it would have made it more of New Year's style, and with lack of time to fully change it to a more Christmas style -leaving it off just made sense.
This was finished with double slided tape and mounted on a card I made from cardmaking things I had on hand. I used the same LE red to tie the bow at the bottom.

What was also in the package:
~ package of stitchbow holders
~ plastic canvas
~ skein of DMC LE green
~ package of froggy stickers with cute googly eyes
~ ornament kit
~ pillow-type Christmas ornament with a blank stitchable front
~ tiny stuffed froggie
And I think that's it! I didn't take a picture of the whole package (DUH!)