Monday, July 06, 2009

Blessings and Kind Wishes....

Good Morning Friends :o)
First off, I'd like to thank each and every one of you who sent me notes and cards full of blessings and kind wishes for my birthday yesterday. Thank you! And while you were sending me some blessings and kind wishes, I was finishing the stitching on some Blessings and Kind Wishes of my own yesterday too! May I present:



"Blessings and Kind Wishes" ~ Loose Feathers #31
Designed by: Blackbird Designs
Stitched on: 30 ct. Olde Town Blend R & R Reproductions
Fibers: Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works and Crescent Colours as recommended
Started: January 10, 2009
Finished: July 5, 2009
~to be framed~

I originally was going to stitch and give this to my Mom and although I know she would like this because I stitched it. It really doesn't fit in her house decor, so I'm going to frame it and hang it on my "someday sampler wall". And...I'm going to stitch her something else.... Speaking of framing...I went to Michael's last week since my local store was having a "Frame Event" and I picked out a really wonderful custom frame for "Their Song" and a really nice complimentary frame for "Earth Sampler"...hopefully those will be in this week so I can frame them. I think after I get them framed I'm going to start knocking some holes in my walls to start my Sampler wall...I believe I have enough to start hanging...and golly gee...if I suddenly have more samplers to hang and I have to re-do the hanging layout, I've got some caulk and some paint to fill in the holes and re-paint the wall (shhh! don't tell my husband!) :o)

Well I guess that does it for me....

since I've been working I don't have much to write about! LOL! I guess working keeps a girl outta trouble! :o) However I'd like to say, for my birthday my dear sweet husband and family took me out for lunch at the Olive Garden where we spent a delicious time pigging out on the unlimited Soup, Salad and Breadsticks (well the adults did - the kiddos had spaghetti, pizza, fettucine and chicken strips) :o) I love their salad and their breadsticks...heaven.... :o) And the gift from my family for my birthday was some lovely black side tables I've been wanting for some time. As my kids get older and less "hard" on furniture - we're trying to get some new stuff to replace the old crappy stuff. So my old crappy side tables are gone and my new ones look spectacular! :o) YAY!

So until next time....

Love and Best Wishes, as you count your blessings and your stitches, from our house to yours! XXxxxx

Some gifts are big, others are small.
Gifts from the heart
are the best gifts of all.
~author unknown~
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42 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:12 AM

    Did you get your "German Pedicure"?

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  2. Belated Happy Birthday! Your sampler is beautiful.

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  3. Beautiful, really really beautiful, but what do you do with all this beautiful things? because it's also one of my problem, find the place for all this!
    baci dall'italia
    silvia

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  4. How did I miss your Their Song finish?! It is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on that finish--one of my favorite BBDs--and your new BBD finish! You rock! :) I can't wait to see all of your framing when you get it done.

    Happy belated birthday! It sounds like you had a wonderful celebration. Black side tables--lovely! Take some pics of how you set them up. :) I'm not too crazed over the entrees at the Olive Garden, but I could eat myself silly on that salad! My husband always gets embarrassed when we're home & I order refills on the salad, LOL.

    I hope you have a fabulous year with loads of happy dances, health, and peace.

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  5. Happy Birthday! It sounds like you had a wonderful time. Congratulations on your Blessings and Kind Wishes finish. It is gorgeous!! That is one of my favorites of last years LF releases. I have a question about frames. I have noticed that you often purchase custom frames at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and then frame them yourself. Will both places honor their coupon prices on the frame only...if you don't want them to do the actual framing? I would love to know how you frame...your pieces always look gorgeous. I am going to look for your "Their Song." Somehow I missed that too. :) Have a good week!!

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  6. Sounds like a wonderful BD! Love your Blessings - so pretty.

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  7. A belated Happy Birthday to you! It sounds like your family was extra good to you on your day!

    Your finish is wonderful! I can't wait to see the beginning of your wall!

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  8. Happy Birthday! SOunds like you had a wonderful day with your family. Beautiful finish!Congrats!

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  9. Belated Happy Birthday for yesterday... Your BBD finish looks great :)

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  10. Happy belated birthday! Nice finish -- of course it's on the todo list. :D

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  11. Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you have a very happy year ahead with tons of blessings! Your finish is beautiful ~ can't wait to see it framed!

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  12. Beautiful finish Vonna! Happy Belated Birthday!! :)

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  13. P.S. I can't wait to see your framed pieces! I bet they are going to be so pretty!

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  14. Oh, now I have to finish up B&KW! Yours is just perfect! And yeah, time to make holes! Lets hear it for Sampler-Walls-in-Progress (SWIP).

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  15. Happy Belated Birthday!!
    Congratulations on a wonderful finish. I can't wait to see your sampler wall.

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  16. Happy belated birthday, Vonna. I hope the next year is an extremely good one for you.

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  17. Happy belated birthday, Vonna! It sounded like you had a wonderful day!

    Love your BBD finish! Please email me (mikes1mom@gmail.com) cause I have a question about your Michaels frames...
    Blessings to you and your family!

    Joanie

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  18. Very pretty! Congrats on the finish. And a belated happy birthday to you.

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  19. Beautiful finish Vonna! And a very happy (belated) birthday to you!!

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  20. Oh wow, that is beautiful! I can't wait for you to start your sampler wall (or walls) it will look awesome.

    And I am glad you had such a nice Birthday. Olive Garden is fabulous. Love ya!

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  21. Happy belated birthday! Love your sampler! Sounds like you had a nice quiet day and a nice dinner. I love the Olive Garden soup and salad too!

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  22. Hoppy birdie to you!
    Hoppy birdie to you!
    Hoppy birdie, dear Vonna!
    Hoppy birdie, to you!

    Yup. I was eight years old before I realize that you were supposed to sing "happy birthday" instead of "hoppy birdie".

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WOO HOO!

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  23. Happy Belated Birthday Vonna :) Sounds like you had a wonderful day! Your BBD Remember me finish is just gorgeous, congratulations!

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  24. Sounds like a wonderful Birthday celebration. Love OG too, I like to get their salad and breadsticks to go for pot luck events (I don't cook), they include everything, croutons, dressing, etc. Your Blessings and Kind Wishes finish is beautiful, so glad you will get to keep it, congrats on the finish. CJ ok;-)

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  25. wonderful stritching of the BBD. Happy Birthday!!

    dear for informatic trouble,i change my url,the new one is:
    http://blog-stitchingdoris.blogspot.com/

    have a happy week.

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  26. Belated Happy B'day!!! I'd love to see your new tables...and Olive Garden is the best,,,good choice!!

    This sampler is wonderful! I've been online looking for a friendship sampler to make for Christmas for a friend that lives in St. Louis (I live in PA). This would be perfect!!

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  27. Happy Belated Birthday! Your finish is lovely!! I too hope your frames get to you soon so I can see your pieces all framed.

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  28. Wow!! Another fabulous finish!!!!!!
    Love it!!!! It would look great on your sampler wall~~

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  29. A belated Happy Birthday Vonna!

    Great finish of Blessings and Kind Wishes.

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  30. Beautiful finish and sounds like you had a beautiful birthday! Awesome!

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  31. Happy belated birthday Vonna. You share the day with my Australian Aunt.

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  32. Vonna - Another beautiful finish! I can't wait to see your sampler wall when you start hanging samplers on it! Happy Birthday - I'm glad you had a wonderful one! I can now see another reason besides living in this wonderful country for why you love Americana so much :-) I am a 4th of July baby and love it too! As always, looking forward to your next posting! Meredith

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  33. Belated Happy Birthday! Blessings & Kind Wishes look lovely!

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  34. beautiful finish Vonna!
    Happy belated birthday to you!
    Check my blog for triple trouble!

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  35. Happy Belated Birthday ! Another gorgeous finish ! Can't wait to see it all framed up :)

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  36. Love the BBD!
    And I love Olive Garden too

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  37. Happy Belated Birthday Vonna! It's nice that you had a wonderful lunch at the Olive Garden. Hmmmm, breadsticks! Do you get the white sauce to dip the breadsticks in? Yummy. I got the rr yesterday! One more!
    Hugs,
    Donna

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  38. I absolutely love your finish! Sounds like you had a wonderful birthday! And start your sampler wall - all you need is one!! Can't wait to see how you hang what you have!

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  39. What a wonderful-sounding birthday and such lovely gifts. Enjoy! You finish is lovely! Congratulations.

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  40. Happy Birthday Vonna. Blessings is gorgeous, congratulations

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  41. Happy belated Bird Day! Love your new finish. Congratulations on the beginning of a sampler wall. I have one that I wish were even bigger. You can go see it at my blog. Thanks for sharing your work. So fun.

    Peggy H.
    http://memoriesgardendesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/finishes.html

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  42. Hi Vonna,

    I hope you have been having a good summer. I know for certain you have been busy!

    Do you happen to still have the Blessings pattern? I would live to buy or borrow it. Thanks so much.

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