Some Stitching

This Easter Egg, I believe, was a project with the Columbine Chapter of ANG in Denver. I finished it a while ago (we left Denver in 2016 and I finished it there), but I wanted to turn it into a 3D egg and have been looking for the correct-sized Styrofoam egg. But I was not having much luck and wanted it done! So, I got my oval dies out, cut some mat board and finished it as a flat ornament. I used a purple velvet fabric to cover the back mat board, and  wahla (sp?) an ornament I can hang! Which I did for Easter this year.

This is a project called Bless Our Home. It is snippet #S47 by Lizzie n Kate. It is about 3.5 x 6"

This is Arizona, part of the America the Beautiful Series by Janlynn Corp and designed by Betty Haddad Shelton. I have one for every state we have lived in and plan to stitch them all and work them into a quilt/wall hanging.

I did modify it a bit. In mine, the Saguaro under Phoenix was originally in the Painted Desert square, but Saguaro do not grow in the Painted Desert. Since AZ needs to have a Saguaro, I put it under Phoenix. That is where they grow anyway (the Sonoran Desert).

HAPPY STITCHING!!

Beading & Books

 For the last few years, I have been on a huge reading kick, and not much stitching has gotten done. I have had this happen before, but usually it lasts for weeks, not years. I also found out that I have cataracts which while small, are causing me problems and need to come out. Schedule for late October, once I am on Medicare.  I discovered that if I stitch with magnification (even on 14 or 18 count), my eyes do not get blurry or tired - all because of the cataract. 

Bottom line, I have picked up and am enjoying stitching and beading again!! 

Below is Playful Pixels Square Stitch a kit from Potomac Beads

 

Another Potomac Beads kit. It was to make a longer necklace, but my shortening it I got a bracelet and earrings too! Anytime Necklace

 

This is a class I took with my local bead club,  Don't Worry Bead Happy (DWBH). It consists of two pieces of leather cord that you string beads on and wrap around the cord then go back through the beads just added and wrap around the cord on the other side, then add more beads. Sorry, I don't have more details. If you search for leather wrap bracelet, you may find more information.

 

Seen at my local used book store.

Happy Stitching!!