February Eve....

 ~ Greetings and Warm Welcome to my blog ~

Where I share all things needle and thread 

(with a whole lot of other good crafty stuff thrown in too!)

We are on the brink of a new month and I thought I'd swing in and let you all know about what I've been up to the last week and a half. 

Today I posted a video that I owed the community. Apologies that it took so long.

Learn how to make this scissors fob completely using hand sewing method. Link and Freebie Design links above in my tab section under the title tile: FREEBIE - BEE KIND.

Thanks.

The last week and half I have: 

Painted this new ornament

Gotten half way on this February Sampler Month by Country Cottage Needleworks - hope to finish this tonight!

Did all this finishing:

and yesterday I spent the entire day finishing a set of SIX cuties that will be released in pairs starting at the end of February from Little House Needleworks - so keep your eyes peeled for Diane's announcement - you won't want to miss these sweet designs!

That's it folks -

It's Sunday Night I want to have my jacuzzi soak, drink some tea and stitch.

Have a great week ahead!

and until the next time, 

Keep a smile in your heart and one on you face and you just can't go wrong!

Smiles, love and big hugs, 

Vonna xxxx

January Catch up...

~ Greetings and Warm Welcome to my blog ~

where I share all things needle and thread (and a whole lotta of other stuff thrown in too!)

Sorry for the missing in action....

I have been working and when I haven't been at the quilt shop I am going to be honest, I have used every minute for things I want to do. It's my new life goal to intersperse my working all the time with some Vonna time. I don't do that enough - never have.

So what have I been up to: 

STITCHING:

My Anniversary Sampler Progress

32 ct. natural linen - using DMC 

I am wildly changing somethings in the sampler as I stitch, including making some color substitutions

My progress on Santa of the Forest:

32 ct. natural using DMC and Kreinik

FINISHES:

Michelle Palmer "Stitching Bird"

punched with all DMC

Country Cottage Needleworks ~ January Sampler Month

finish features wool felt accents and handmade piping

That does it for needle and thread type of crafting....

now its on to my NEW crafting...(like I need another hobby...)

I have always wanted to learn how to paint. So thanks to Christmas money I got myself some brushes, paints and courage to try:

First Project ~ RAK Santa's by Tracy Moreau

 

learned some lessons on the above little sweeties and determined I needed to buckle down and really learn what I was doing. So I read some more, watched some more: Sara at myserenitycrafts

and I got down to trying again. 

Santa's Cookies from Plum Purdy

 

Santa was better, I learned how to float better with Santa...so this past weekend I tried again:

 

The snowman looks OK, I need to have a lighter hand with the evergreen boughs...but whatever I'm a beginner.

I got a Christmas bonus so I purchased my very own scroll saw and I cut this little ornament myself and painted it.

"Flying Santa" by Lynne Andrews

I'm really proud of how my Santa ornament turned out!

YAY!! 🥳

What else....

I've been working a lot at the quilt shop (my coworker was exposed to COVID so I'm filling in for her and also doing my shifts for 3 weeks) and of course I am back in the saddle again on finishing:

all of these and about a dozen more that I'll share later was finished this month.

Alrighty friends, 

I think you are up to speed with my life.

Until next time:

keep a smile on your face and one in your heart and you just can't go wrong!

Smiles, love and big hugs,

Vonna xxxx