Rosalie Received Her May Ornament

I heard from Rosalie that she received the May ornament for the Christmas Ornament Swap exchange. I chose to stitch the Prairie Schooler ornament from the 2009 JCS ornament issue. It was a fun stitch. Rosalie loves PS and so do I so it was a fun stitch for me to do for her. She said she loved it. That makes the stitching worth it! The photo isn't very good. I think my camera batteries were getting low.

A sleepless night for me after a round of heavy storms passed through OK. A funnel, not a tornado, was sighted on the northwest side of Okmulgee. No damage was done.

Since I couldn't sleep, I tackled my stash room. I have too much for such a small area. It doesn't look good, but my friend Lynn can at least get in there while I'm on vacation. She has volunteered to feed and water my Tobie while I'm gone. Good friends are hard to come by, so I'll keep her! We enjoy many of the same things so I'm lucky to have her as a friend.

I received a wonderful ornament from Lisa S. today. I'll post a photo of it tomorrow or should I say later today since it is early morning.

Ornament from Roberta

The mailman brought me a great Christmas Ornament from Roberta on Saturday. Goodie, goodie, I have another reindeer ornie to add to my collection. I absolutely love it and the way she attached the stitching to the pillow. Thank you so much Roberta!

Speaking of reindeer, I am so far behind on my monthly stitching. My tree may not have many 2010 ornaments if I don't get in gear. Somewhere between January and May I lost my stitching mojo. Sure do hope I get it back soon.

I have one exchange to complete and get in the mail this week. The mailing deadline is while I am on the Savannah trip with the bank group. I also need to pack and tidy up the duplex this week. Tidying and I are just like oil and water. We don't mix! I sure don't want to return home to a mess. Busy busy, this week.

Hope your week is a good one.

Christmas Ornament received by Marie P.

I saw on the Christmas Ornament Swap blog that Marie P received the ornament I stitched for her. Pop on over to her blog to see the adorable wool feather tree she made in a class she took. The design is from the 2009 JCS Ornament Issue. It's a Jeannette Douglas design Christmas stamp 09. I stitched it on 28 ct. opalescent jobelan and added a charm from my stash. Marie says she loves it. I know I had a great time stitching it. It was one of the designs from this issue I really wanted to stitch. I may have to do one for myself.

March Ornament received from Tracy

Just look at the wonderful ornament I received from Tracy in the Christmas Ornament Swap Exchange. She chose a reindeer from Prairie Schooler, one of my favorite designers, to stitch. I just love it. She used pearl cotton as the braid around the edges. It looks wonderful. Thank you so much Tracy!