Time!!!

Hello Dear Friends!

It's that time of year...
Time to say a big Thank-You for visiting me here...
Time to share a bit of Christmas Cheer...

Time for my annual Final Giveaway!!!

I have a lot of fun deciding on the ornament each year.
And this year it's one of the little sweater ornies :)

I LOVE this sequined yarn...

isn't it festive?

And of course,

there has to be other goodies too!

A handknit cotton dishcloth to help clean up after all the baking.

Two darling little melamine plates for your Christmas treats.

Handy little spools of colorful thread.

And some cute patterned cardboard bobbins.

(Not only useful for embroidery floss,

but they'd be awfully cute with a few yards of yarn wrapped around for repairs to include with handknitted gifts.)

So here's the drill:

Leave a comment on

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and

please Include Your Email Address

if it isn't attached to your name.

A winner will be randomly drawn on

Friday, Dec 9th.

This is open to everyone!

Good Luck!

Ornaments and a Winner!

Hello, Hello!  The R#G picked Faye/Carolina Stitcher as the winner of my final giveaway for 2010!  Congrats Faye and thank you everyone for visiting me and commenting...I wish I could send each of you a heart!

And lo and behold, we have some stitching content today...and will wonders never cease, they are actual Finishes!  I better come clean because if you look closely enough, there's a little "09" in the corners.  That doesn't seem so bad, except that they were stitched in JANUARY of '09, like, 23 months ago.  Pitiful.  But part of the reason they sat in the drawer so long is that I didn't leave quite enough fabric border around (you can tell in the pic here.)  And I've been in a quandry ever since about the best way to finish~finish them.

I've been wanting to copy Lynn B's felt ornament finish for a long time, and it turned out to be a perfect solution to my 'not-enough-border' problem :)  The kiddos' 2009 ornaments are finally hanging on our 2010 tree.

Quaker Scissors Pinkeep by

With My Needle

JCS Ornaments 2006

fabric:  32ct cream belfast linen

fibers:  DMC 115

kiddos' first name initial in Carrie's Creation Gator Green

Thanks for stopping by my neck of the woods and for your sweet comments.  I'll be back soon to show you some really lovely birthday gifts I've received and to show you more finishes (of the knitty kind.)  Have a Happy Holiday Weekend!

It's Time...

For my final giveaway of the year!

It's become a sort of tradition for me. 

There was one my first year of blogging in 2008 and last year's was a little late but it still happened.

So here's this year's giveaway:

One of my handknit and felted heart ornaments,

rusty bells and safety pins I made this past fall,

and an assortment of red ribbons :)

All you have to do is leave a comment on

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AND

Please Include Your Email Address.

That's it.

This Giveaway is open to EVERYONE!

A winner will be randomly drawn on Thursday, December 9th.

Sending you all a little Christmas Cheer!!!

Welcome 2010!

I really love the week between Christmas and New Year's. I can actually feel the dust settle. The hustle and bustle of the holidays over and the year winding down. We are usually committment-free, so it's a relaxing time for us. A time to just be...nowhere to go, nothing to do, nothing too pressing. A much needed interlude to refuel our energies for the new year.

I spent some happy hours stitching this, this past week. Although there is anything but immense quiet around here with the kiddos running around. This quote makes me content to be in my warm home while the air is frosty out and the evening is dark. It makes me think of beautiful and peaceful snow, and how it muffles all noise.



Winter Cabin (portion)

The Cricket Collectin #149

fabric: 28ct "staci-dyed" evenweave

fibers: recommended DMC

Summing up my crafty accomplishments for 2009: I had 52 cross stitch finishes, 60 knitting finishes, 3 embroidery finishes, and 1 crochet finish. HAPPY!!! Thank you to each and every one of you who stop by my little bit of cyberspace...without your inspiration and encouragement, I would never get anything done.

Thank you everyone for your incredible response to my giveaway! I wish I could send you each something. These giveaways are so much fun for me, and I find new-to-me blogs to visit with each one. So stay tuned for more in the coming year. Without further ado: Congrats Cathy B/With Needle and Thread! You've won my final giveaway for 2009!

Happy New Year everyone, hope yours is a good one!

Final Giveaway for 2009

I planned to do my final giveaway of the year earlier this month. But with my computer issues, everything got a little sidetracked. But no matter. I've got it all packaged and it's sitting here, waiting to be shipped off to it's new home. Are you interested? Here's a little rundown of what's in the package...

An ornament for next year's tree...


5 little vintage-looking gift cards by Moda...


Some homespun fabrics in 1/4 yard cuts and red and cream czech glass seed beads...


And a pair of really sharp, pointy scissors...

So if you don't mind that the ornament is dated 2009 and that you're getting it after Christmas. Actually, if you don't mind that you'll be getting it after New Year's. This giveaway is open to everyone, no exclusions! Just leave a comment on this post only. Please include your email address. I'll use the Random Number Generator to pick a winner on New Year's Day.

Good Luck. And as always, thanks for stopping by my neck of the woods, I sure appreciate your visits!!!

Wow!

I'm totally blown away by how many of you popped in here and left a sweet comment...thank you! Congratulations Sharon!!! (Sharon's Cross Stitch Obsession) I'm sending you an email for your address so I can get your ornie in the mail! I have a lot of fun with these little giveaways, so look for more in the coming year!

Here's a Half-Pipe Hat and Mitts for Oldest......this time in Cascade 220 (color #8401, from the stash.) I have one more set of these to make (for a present) and then I'm going to swear off of them for a while :)

And today's Christmas decor pic is of the very Seuss-like stockings I knit for the kiddos a few years ago. I did them out of desperation since the boys had been using "Baby's First Christmas" stockings well past babyhood.

Oldest has a stitched stocking. And I can proudly say it was finished for her first Christmas. Hubby's stocking is stitched, but needs sewn up. It's been sitting in that state for, hmmm, maybe 10 years??? I have patterns all kitted up for the boys and me, and that's all the further those got. Pathetic, I know. But the kiddos love these; they're big and they have a LOT of stretch (the better for Santa to stuff more treasures into!)

Have a great night everyone, and thanks for dropping by!

Final Giveaway for 2008!

In honor of my birthday tomorrow and in the Spirit of Christmas, I'm offering my final giveaway for 2008! I finished up this ornie...

Believe freebie by

The Sampler Girl found here

fabric: 32ct lambswool linen

fiber: DMC 347

A cute Moda flannel on the back :)

And here's everything you'll get: The ornament, a sweet tin filled with an assortment of jingle bells and red buttons, and a fat quarter of a white and red Moda evenweave. (This fabric was sold as quilting fabric, not cross stitch. But I checked, and it's around a 40ct, so it's possible to stitch on it if you have a magnifier or very good eyes!)

So tell me, have you been naughty or nice??? Just leave a comment (and an email address) on this post only to be entered in the drawing. And hurry, you've only got 48 hours!!! I'll draw a name Thursday evening......Good Luck!!!