Too Busy to Post or Stitch This Week

This week has been a very busy and long. I was in some training and the days got VERY long. I know I was in trouble when I woke up Wednesday and if felt like Friday!! Well that is now all done and I can relax just a bit, but still have a lot of catch up to take care of! Good thing I don't have to go back to work until Tuesday - I need the time off!

I hope to have a stitching related post here soon and be able to get back to reading all your blogs too.

I love the Blue Bear at the Denver Convention Center and almost purchased a little statue of him while I was there this week, but decided not to...this time anyway.

Valentine's Day Cards

I made these cards for family and a couple of friends. The one that had to go the farthest arrived, so I think I can safely show you the collection. They were a lot of fun to make and so far everyone has enjoyed getting them!

I cut heart shapes from felt and attached buttons and/or beads etc. to them as the fancy struck me. That is how I attached the small heart to the bigger one. I then used glue dots to attach it to the card. I mailed them with a piece of comic book board over the heart to help protect it in the mailing. I think my favorite one is the pink on pink at the top left. It went to my mother in law since I know she likes pink. I sent the red and pink to my friend who likes red and the other purples went to folks who liked purple and some who I didn't know what color they would like, so they got purple.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Blog Post about the Lace Study Center to check out

Over at Sharon b's blog she has posted a very nice bit of information about the Lace Study Center at the Powerhouse Museum. She just provided yet another reason to visit Australia (as if I needed one)!

Also I updated my post from yesterday to include the designer information on the bead project we did at guild meeting in case any of you are interested.

UPDATED: February 2012 Foothills Beading Project - UPDATE in bold red below

Today at our Foothills EGA Chapter meeting we did a beading project which was fun and fast. Quite a few of us finished it before lunch. Kits included about 4 color choices and I chose purple. It is a beaded Sun Catcher and here is my work!

It is a freebie designed by Deborah Roberti of aroundthebeadingtable.com. She has a lot of very nice beading projects free and othewise. Her instructions were fantastic.

 I really liked this project and may make a few more sometime. It can be used as a scissor fob, necklace or as a sun catcher. I am not sure I have the 8 mm bicones in my stash, but I know I have the other materials.

Happy Beading!!!

Rotation Sunday

Sunday is the day I change rotation projects. Last Sunday I started a needlepoint project which happened to be my oldest UFO/WP and I stitched on it a few nights this past week and this is as far as I have gotten. So it remains my oldest WIP.

My rotation project for this next week is an embroidery project and the one I chose is called Victorian Journal by Catherine Jordan. It is from the class I took last August at the Rocky Mountain Region EGA Seminar. I believe it is my youngest WIP. I do not think I have added much to it since class and this is how it looks now.

For this project we started out my tracing a design on the fabric then painting it. Next we stitch designs to make the colored areas to look like fabric and stitch embroidery on the borders to end up with a piece of fabric that looks like a crazy quilt. When completed it will fit around a small journal - hence the class title. I can't wait to get working on it again!!!

Happy Stitching!!

What does 17 inches of snow look like??

THIS =>

 Yesterday at this time it was half as tall.

 All good winter scenes have a snow nose picture. Miss Maddie is not a huge fan of the snow and with her bad knee we have not encouraged any rigorous play.

Maddie rescues (stuffed) duck!

Silly girl took her stuffed duck out. She does not like it, however when it is covered with snow. She will shake it all off if I can convince here to even pick it up. I sent her out to get it and got this shot as she was running back.

Soon the sun will be out and temps above freezing and it will all be gone - hopefully before the next round. We broke the Feb 3, 1932 record for most snow which was 9.5 inches. Yesterday's total at DIA was 12.5" In an average February we get 5.7 inches and this storm has given us 15 inches (again at DIA the official weather station for Denver). We live closer to the foothills and often get more snow than the airport which is basically out in the plains (no pun intended). Starting tomorrow we will be above freezing and mostly sunny for a number of days so it will not be around long - especially the main roads. But for now I will be inside by the fireplace stitching and drinking hot coffee!

Have a great day y'all!!!



Winter Wonderland Here

We have snow!!! I think the pictures are worth a thousand words. We have from 8 - 11 inches depending on where you measure. Forecasted to keep snowing until this evening. Pictures taken around 7 am today.

Poor Miss Maddie was chest deep (around 10 inches) and tinkled in the snow - literally!