Hello Friends~
I had a finishing day today and thought I'd share my two recent finishes. I stitched the freebie from a long ago Prairie Schooler promotional card: The Nutcracker Santa for both of my boys. I'll let the pictures do the talking:
My friend, Diane...
gifted me with six ornaments that I stitched and finished for Little House Needleworks last year for the 2011 Monthly Ornaments. I have been stitching and finishing some of the 2012 ornaments this year and Diane generously gifted some of the ones from last year to make up for not stitching some for myself this year. Here they are, and I love each and every one of them. Thank you Diane :)
Speaking of friends...
some time ago a dear lady in the blogging community gifted me with a lovely little bluebird and quilted mat for him to sit on. I have neglected crowing about it here on the blog and I want to send a shout out to one great dame! Thank you Myra! My little bluebird of happiness sits here and always makes me smile real big!
So where do I stand...
we're mid-year now and how am I doing on my personal 2012 Ornament stitch off? Well, here's the results, 17 ornaments!!! Whoo HOO!! I think some of these will be entered into the fair, which ones...I don't know yet....
I've discovered...
a new to me author, who has written a book about Lucien, a fallen angel. It is fabulous, stunningly written, a real page turner and a great read! I finished it this past weekend and I loved it!
I'm really excited to read her third book, Iscariot, which (of course) is about Judas and his life story that is due out in February 2013. I would highly recommend these books to interested parties :)
(photos of the covers taken from Amazon, thank you Amazon)
I've recently...
become a real fan of Ree, the Pioneer Woman and today I made her calzones. Here are those incredibly delicious things:
partner these golden gems with a bit of marinara and you'll be smacking your face and calling me Mama! :)
Ok, well...
that does it for my little bit of the world. Until we see each other again, I'll be keeping my hands to work and my heart to God, just like always, join me!
Love in stitches,
Vonna