HoE BBD exchange from Carol

I received this little beauty yesterday from CAROL.  It is "Peace" from the JCS 2009 ornament issue.  She used 32ct Antique Almond Belfast and the called for flosses.  It is so small and dainty.  I love it. 

On another note, we received a nice little rain shower last night.  It's been so long since we've had rain.  The grass and flowers had all but given up.  They will probably be green today, at least the grass will. The only down side is the humidity will most likely be unbearable today.

It's the last day of VBS at church.  I do the registration, record keeping, etc.  My days of working with the children are over.  I find I do not have the patience to do so!

Hope everyone has a great stitching weekend.

HoE Santa for Carol

Carol let me know she has received the exchange piece I stitched for her and she's happy with it.  The subject for the Perpetual Ornament Exchange on HoE  for this round was Santa.  I chose to stitch an old design by Heartstrings, leaflet price $1.50.  It is stitched on a 32ct tea-dyed fabric and I used the DMC threads listed.  It was my first attempt at finishing a circle ornie.  I believe I can do it, I just have to find a more efficient way.  It turned out larger than I expected, but Carol says her Christmas tree can handle it! Here he is:

My FTT Stitch Red exchange is all packaged and ready to go.  Hopefully I'll get it mailed today.  Since yesterday was spent in the ER with my mom, I  wasn't able to get to the post office. I must say, it's a pretty design.  I'll post a photo as soon as my partner receives it.

I plan on putting the finishing stitches in on one of my WIP's this weekend.  It's PS's 2011 Limited Edition Santa.  I think I'll have this boy framed.  Our organist at church does framing, so I may be able to talk her into it.  We'll see.

Going to go back to bed.  My sleep schedule is turned upside down.  Have a great TGIF.

HoE Ornament Exchange from Carol S.

I received The Stag Ornament from Carol S. this morning. Isn't he a handsome fellow? She did her research quite well didn't she. Guess it is about time for me to dust off my tree and start hanging all my reindeer on it! Carol used R&R fabric, DMC fibers and Bead It Beads to finish the ornament. I love those red beads. They really set him off. Thank you so much Carol, I really do love it.