cross stitched off the cuff

on display

2010-02-26T09:17:00.001-05:00

I may have been on hiatus from blogging.....chaos ensued....but I never stopped stitching!

Upon many requests from my two fans (sic) I will update my progress.......

This is "Sabrina" from Mirabilia...the latest and (I think) the GREATEST....My SIL found the first pic online and emailed me...I instantly fell in love. This progress was done during the last two huge storms we had....not bad for two weeks of STRAIGHT stitching....

Here is my progress on the Lizzie Kate Flip-its....It will hang in our hall and we will select one each day when we walk out the door.....just a bit of inspiration

This is my "Tiens Donc!".....I Loved the cow hanging her spots out with her socks.....the BEST part of this is the slippers....I should throw a few curlers in her hair!

Here is Lizzie Kate ABC Lessons....I went off the beaten path ans had the kids pick the colors for each lesson...all done in Sampler Thread with some DMC sprinkled in...

Here's the newest member of the family's little birth announcement ...I will make it into a pillow....probably not until Genevieve is in college

Here is Rachel's Sailor Moon pillow.....my little Anime Fanatic requested this special...all that is left is backstitching...then onto Chicken Little for Frank

Here's a bit of what we've been dealing with around here.....

here's how Genevieve is coping with it...think SUMMER

Here's the latest Modzelewski male with Frank and Rachel....too stinkin' cute for his own good.....I love that kid.....

.....and here's to a brighter bigger future for all of us.....

Baby s t e p s.......

2010-02-25T21:39:00.001-05:00

Inching and crawling my way back......

BAA BAA BAA

2009-09-26T22:19:00.003-04:00

Back in the day, crochet was my forte....my sister-in-law saw a blanket that I made for my baby, ViVi....this is a special request. There's a whole other row and it's wider...I just wanted to post a snippet....I LOVE IT !!!!!

Thanks Coni!

2009-09-26T22:15:00.003-04:00

If you see previous posts...I could not get this centered....Coni aka Spinster Stitcher suggested putting a name on it....we call the unborn little man , "Baby MO" Thus the following....I think it looks terrific!!

Making up for lost TIME

2009-09-24T18:13:00.003-04:00

In the words of the infamous Spinster Stitcher...FEE-NEE...Here is my gift to my sister-in-law and the new "Baby Mo"....I loved this from the day I saw it.... .....Snips and snails......here's for "Baby-Mo"'s drool....anything else that makes its way out of his mouth!

He's gonna be one stylin' dude!

And the THEME from HELL...I HATE ANYTHING POOH!....but I think it's working up beautifully...

Friendship sampler... So much to catch up on......I have been in a whirlwind since the end of June. Mother-in-law gravely ill and passed away on 9/9/09....how ironic of such a date??

I was basically a single parent to three rugrats for three months...I snuck in my stitching but not much of anything else.

I work in healthcare (part-time) and on top of it all they moved our offices in August....I hate cleaning up at home...can you imagine 12 years of CRAP??? I'm a stitcher...can you say STASH...I stash EVERYTHING and parting was such sweet sorrow...

BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-09-24T16:21:00.003-04:00

I have so much explaining to do!

I have been absolutely ABSENT all summer...OMG

I have a alot to tell...

for right now, I have to post these pics for a RR that I'm in....I'll be back

I cannot put this down.....

2009-06-03T11:03:00.000-04:00

I cannot put this down...my fingers are sore, my eyes bleary....I have to get it done and move onto my LJP floral collage that I am dying to do..... Not bad for one day's work...I started this yesterday at 10 am....and this was taken this morning...... HMMMMMM I feel a new obsession coming on......

WTF?!?!?!

2009-06-02T20:00:00.005-04:00

OK I haven't posted in three weeks and tonight I post three in a row??? I need help...I have just joined a new Round Robin with a "garden" theme...animals, tools, flowers...whatever but with a garden theme... H E L P anybody have any ideas? One lady is doing Beatrix Potter in teh garden...I have a few patterns that fit... i L O V E that idea...but it's taken! Can anyone, someone suggest anything????

BACK FROM THE DEAD

2009-06-02T19:21:00.005-04:00

OMG...I really never knew what people were talking about when they said "Sometimes life just gets in the way...."...I would turn up my nose...this IS life....well.....life had gotten in my way the past few weeks.....OMG...we went away for Memorial Day....let me tell you three little kids at an amusement park....I can sleep for a week....coming off the heels of planning the Communion, Frank's Birthday.....this is the last week of school for my kids...teacher gifts, class parties...OMG NOOOOOOOOOOO Todd and I were married 7 years before we had our first child...when we would leave a family gathering, I would just tell him..."no radio on the ride home...can't we just sit in silence?"....I never EVER remember those days...we are now the cause of silent car rides home..... I'm working diligently on my POOH......C'mon 6/22/09....we find out the sex...I initially thought boy...but it's a girl...I can feel it...gotta get out the pink patterns...we'll see I'm getting tired of referring to the kid as "Baby Mo".... BTW...Coni, I am embroidering that (Baby Mo) on the onesie to help hide the off-centeredness........ Here's my Vervaco... I am in love with these patterns...the "sepia" tones, the simplicity....I cannot wait to finish this.....

Now we're cookin' with GREASE

2009-06-02T19:01:00.008-04:00

OK I finally have gotten to start my Laura J Perin design. It's a freebie on the site and I thought I'd start with it....all of the supplies are courtesy of miss Spinster Stitcher herself ( I have properly thanked as of yet...but I am in the process).....I cannot believe that I am stitching with supplies from her...they are absolutely gorgeous colors....this is how far I have gotten...I had to rip out three different times .....but once I got the reading of the pattern down....there was no stopping me!! What do you think so far? This is my two year old that has been "helping" me stitch....I put in in from the bottom, she pulls the needle thru.....look at those sausage link fingers!!!!!! She's my beauty girl, alright...but nap time could not have come sooner.....

I don't think I have ever posted a pic of the family....I have a website of the kids...and I leave all of my stitchy stuff for here...

Here's a shot of all of us....

Spring has Sprung!

2009-05-12T09:22:00.009-04:00

Here is the view out my Dining room window......it just puts a skip in my step!

I am finished the towel and the bib and the onesie (I'm gonna put the name on it it even it out, Thanks Coni! Great idea)

I started an alphabet sampler in pooh...LOVE IT!!!!!....POOH POOH POOH

........Make sure my coffin lining is in "Pooh" sheets........

Sampler Sampler Sampler

2009-05-12T08:46:00.003-04:00

Here is Ann's....I should have probably ironed it, the pic doesn't do it justice....beautiful..... Here is Simone's Sampler....all reds....absolutely beautiful!

keeping on theme

2009-05-04T22:39:00.004-04:00

OK If I have to stitch one more pooh character...I may just vomit...I love this hooded towel and the vibrant, deep colors...I think it's coming along nicely. I was never a character fan...of any type...maybe a lamb here or there but that's about it.....my kids bedding was just blue with clouds all over it...painted the room with clouds and stenciled a picket fence with flowers....not cutesy AT ALL...it's just not my style... this is cute, but so are fat toes and baby's bottoms.........I hope she likes it.... I will be dedicating this week to my Friendship Sampler RR...I haven't had one to do in a month because in my rotation, Willeke mails two at a time from the Netherlands and I completed both at once last time......I have to get into the swing of things.....

#%^&^#@@#!!!^ PHOOEY!

2009-05-04T22:15:00.003-04:00

I have been MIA lately.......I have been planning my daughter's First Communion...(pics to follow)....I have gotten off the beaten track...I wanted SO darn badly to start my Laura J Perrin project, but I want to savor every moment and enjoy the ride...I really don't want to rush it...so next week I have scheduled a day with my wonderful starter supplies from Coni and my beautiful pattern.... You know....I work SOOOOO darn hard at centering things....but NOOOOO...can it ever work???????? I measure and measure, count, get out my stitch counter, calculator and pencil....toil for HOURS...sweat.....take a shot of liquor then dive in.....FOR THE LOVE OF GOD...I can't take it any longer! Why can't I center anything??!??!! But I do think it came out pretty.....I must admit, not a big pooh fan, but the Mommy-to-be is obsessed and I have to stay within the theme....I forgot how damn hard it is to work with waste canvas....I love the results, but it isn't centered.....

making Progress.....

2009-04-20T16:03:00.004-04:00

We are having a new baby arriving to the family in Nov 09....We are so excited, it will be the first niece/nephew on my husband's side and to top it off...my SIL is my BFF and is named Danielle too!!! Who would ever think that two brothers would marry two hot chicks named "Danielle" what are the odds? Needless to say...I am Danielle I (married 16 years) and she's Danielle Marie (married 2).... Anywhoo....my mind is racing and I must have 8 projects in "que" for this baby!!!! This little bib worked up in one day....I am half-way done the backstitching and I am doing the other pooh characters with waste canvas on onesies.......I LOVE IT....and Danielle is a pooh fanatic, so its all good..... The second shot is a Vervaco that I fell in love with.....maybe now we can start seeing the pattern better.....I showed the hubby and got, "I don't know....is it mountains?"...oh for the love of God...are they all really that blind???????

CALL the Lawyer...I need to change the will......

2009-04-18T22:12:00.005-04:00

I have been walking around in circles for about a week.....I received the nicest package from Miss Spinster Stitcher, herself, Coni, with things I never Ever EVER expected!...I had elicited some help from her...(you gotta check out her work...it's magnificent....) I thought instructions, maybe a tutorial when she asked for my email and snail mail....CHECK IT OUT

Now, don't get me wrong...I have received surprises in the past, but this caught me so off guard....All of this, THIS was accompanied by a step by step instruction that you couldn't even pay to get!!!! (I took a class at Michaels on knitting and wound up leaving with less knowledge that going in!)

What an awesome RAOK! Coni, you made my week...no, maybe year.....your kindness will never be forgotten.....

Now my husband thinks I'm nuts...he lost his side of the bed to the 'priority mail' box that was full of these goodies...it was tucked under the covers with me because I didn't want to put it down! I couldn't run the risk of ANYONE touching ANYTHING without my supervision...

.....my new scissor fob has been in my pocket....I can't keep it on my scissors that are always squirreled away in my bag from 2, 4 and 8 year olds.....I keep it with me and put on when they finally go to sleep. IT is beautiful!

The colors are vibrant and gorgeous and all different threads that our LNS doesn't even carry......I look at them, feel them and carefully zip them back into the great bag they came in...sometimes I want to roll all over them on the bed...that's how joyful they are!

I sometimes stand in the corner mumbling that I can't believe that she took the time to help a girl out with her LJP endeavors....

I have been looking at patterns and I know exactly what I will be starting with.....

Coni, once again a great big MUAH!

....thanks a million.....

I thought I'd never fit into the stitching community online....today I feel like President and CEO.....

Where's my Ruby Slippers?!!??

2009-04-18T22:00:00.005-04:00

I found these online during my travels...they were patterns with cutsie pics that I didn't like..... I thought I would throw them into the caption maker on crosstitch.com.......not bad, huh? My Rachel was tickled pink......."you're not really a witch , mom"....I would hope not!~ I want to find some cute buttons and maybe throw a few on.....

Go Fly.... AWAY

2009-04-08T09:00:00.000-04:00

What it SHOULD look like...........

WHAT It DOES look like

I purchased a Laura J Perin Design named "Flying Geese".....I HATE IT!!!!

The colors were different that came in the package than the pic on the front. (so much for purchasing on ebay) but my LNS doesn't carry them and I couldn't find any online that came with the threads......I could only find 14ct PLASTIC meshy stuff at Michaels.....So far I'm 0 for 3 which is a .000 batting average

I actually liked these colors better...until now I don't think I'm doing it correctly....you can see the canvas through the navy blue (which looks black) and I think I'm off by one......Also the pattern isn't "popping" out.....BLEECH

Coni....oohhh CONI (the Spinster Stitcher, herself)

If you are reading......how do you do your so beautifully???? How are yours masterfully placed and the colors completely fill the areas? As I stated before.....I can only aspire.....

What?!?!?!

2009-04-08T08:56:00.004-04:00

OK....Here's what you do with your gorgeous white Christmas Tree to enjoy it all year.........A masterpiece from Rachel, Frank and Genevieve.......ahhhhh to be young again! Happy Easter!

Round 2 Round Robin

2009-03-26T22:40:00.004-04:00

As I said before, Willeke sent me two Samplers at once...no biggie, these hearts and the names average two to three hours only to complete...now keep in mind, not everyone's fabric is the same.......O M G .....I just worked on Karin's...a true "linen"...my eyes hurt and it was actual W O R K...no that I'm complaining...but it was tough ...I am so much better in complete daylight....

Not just Karin's, but my own as well, I have never, E V E R froggged as much as I have on this particular sampler...I don't know if it's the symbol charts or the hearts go in and out all the way around the perimeter...I have never miscounted as I have on this...it's a killer....it seems like such a simple stitch....I hope I'm not regressing...but I am comforted that Willeke said that she had miscounted as well.....hmph!

A bit of Bliss......

2009-03-26T11:13:00.002-04:00

Between the "present" that I'm making and the RR that I am involved in, my Miribilia's "Mother's Bliss" was feeling a bit neglected....I completed the dress and now just have the ribbon and backstitching left!!!!!!!!!! I fell in love with this at first sight and now I remember why......

updated RR

2009-03-26T11:04:00.002-04:00

I received two Samplers from Willeke...I have Completed Diana's Sampler...all purples with one blue...I chose the blue because it was a beautiful rich deep blue....

Here's Diana's Sampler.....

H E L P

2009-03-23T09:18:00.004-04:00

I am following this pattern...the colors are supposed to be "sepia" in color...I find (not sure if it shows in the pic) a greenish , kind of kahki greenish color....I thought maybe I swiched them inadvertendly......It looks so much nicer in the pic, up close, you really can't see the pattern....It's a gift and I want it to be perfect....should I swich to color? Can you notice it? I"m thinking that there should be a more gradual light to dark and it seems like there is dark, light dark....UGH

I am really excited about this pattern...I work on it everyday.....

H E L P

updated RR

2009-03-15T23:42:00.003-04:00

WOO HOO ....first RR completed (other than my own to start)...It'll be mailed tomorrow....can't wait to get the next one.....I love this sampler because it's not even a day's worth of stitching. We are giving ourselves 2 weeks and then mailing...I think it's plenty of time, no rush rush, and i get to participate.....a win Win WIN........

WAAYYYY too much information.......

2009-03-11T18:02:00.003-04:00

Ok...this has to be my last post on this project.....It's already shows way too much! I A B S O L U T E L Y love this piece...it's for my BFF who shall remain nameless (hopefully a few of my friends think they are my BFF)...... I cannot wait to finish and I make myself stich for one hour every day just to get it done...it's all sepia tones and is simple beauty.... If anyone wants to see the piece, drop me an email and I will send the final pic from the pattern......God, I love this......

the mystery stitch....

2009-03-08T22:03:00.005-04:00

I have been a bit distracted the past week...I am posting a gift that I am making for one of my loyal readers...once the pattern starts to take shape, I don't think I can post any longer....I don't want to spoil the surprise....I am wondering if I could block her ISP from viewing certain photos...hmmmmmmm I have also been off the beaten path finishing this scarf for my mother....per her request, she wanted a new scarf to matche her new winter coat....I added the "fun fur" to spice it up a bit....I like it...it reminds me of snow.....

DING...DING...Round THREE

2009-02-23T22:28:00.002-05:00

OK....I did this BEFORE I had gotten anybody's opinion...other than it's too light....I like the blue, it picks up the irredescence in the heart....I am not too crazy about the heart above...

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.....I think I just need to follow the pattern and use the DMC....

NO, I had to get "fancy" and try to pick my own colors....I can tell why I am not an artist, can you??

IT STAYS AS IS

Anybody can do whatever they want as far as colors...I still don't like the original pattern...I like the sampler threads, the variegatged threads......C'est la vie

Consider it D O N E

Opinions PLEEEASE!

2009-02-19T10:16:00.005-05:00

Here is my heart for the RR...I stitched my name and city/state in a gorgeous silver variegated thread....It looks OKAY

What do you think??? too light???? I like it....it's done with one thread, over two....It's not as bad from a bit back....step away about 2 feet and it looks so much better...the pics may be too close for an objective view, or maybe I'm hoping anyone says that it looks okay.......

I cannot stand to do more frogging....I CAN"T STAND IT........

Round and Round and Round and Round.......RR

2009-02-13T12:59:00.003-05:00

This is my heart for the RR...it's stitched in Sampler threads........MISCOUNTED...yep...I have to frog the WHOLE THING...needless to say, it's stitched over 2 on 40 count....40 COUNT....it stinks! I think I need new glasses So I decided to try it on 28 ct over 2 threads....this looks like my 8 year old did it...it's too big! SOOOOO I have to find the happy medium...

swinging and swayin'

2009-02-13T12:53:00.001-05:00

She is absolutely woring up G O R G E O U S She gets better and better as I go

Movin' on with crabbiness

2009-02-13T12:48:00.005-05:00

Raise the Roof's "Crabby all year" has been my favorite thus far...I am working backwards because I started bottom up an don't want to run the risk of MISOUNTING...what I do very often....I went to LNS and got all of the buttons...$56.10!!!!OMG...I almost fainted! Thank goodness it was the 20% off sale...but still...$40 in buttons alone...who would have thunk it!

BOO WAH- ONE DAY

2009-02-03T18:29:00.003-05:00

Yep,,,I completed it! All in one day..."Dare to Color"...it will be my mantra...C'st ma vie pour l'instant ( my life for now)...lest I digress I LOVE IT....I've never been the "black sheep", never the "rebel"...always slow and steady...always completed what I started...never quit a job or school or really anything....now circumstances may have arisen that side tracked me, but never up and quit anything.....I always joke that if I could do it all over again, I would change EVERYTHINg...every last detail....just not my stitching.....

Dressed to Impress

2009-02-03T08:46:00.005-05:00

We have a dress emerging...the shading is fabulous...I cannot wait to complete this... Frank thinks this is he and I...I used to dance with him in the kitchen every morning like this to Monica's "Angel of Mine" Everytime I work on it, he says "that me?"....Yes, Bubbie....that you

"Dare to Color"

2009-02-03T08:38:00.002-05:00

Got this off the Freebie website...an immediate draw to it....I LOVE it...Dare to color....be different...stand out...CHANGE A quick work up and I loved the finishing.....This I may start today...got some dinky dyes from my castle project to make the center sheep...

Emergence of the Beagle....

2009-02-03T08:37:00.001-05:00

I worked on this last week.....I will get it done this month!

more stash......

2009-02-03T08:35:00.001-05:00

I pulled these from my stash...just lining up more WIPs....I need to redo the "Sunshine" to include the baby girl....got some graphing to do before I can start...I just like looking at them!

Round Robin

2009-02-03T08:32:00.001-05:00

Here is the Pattern for the RR that I will be starting TODAY!...first mailing is at the end of February...I pulled the DMC..it's way too dreary...I think I am going to request that the girls do whatever they want ...DMC, Sampler...something more cheery.... I cannot wait to get it back!

shopping without a limit...that's how to do it....

2009-02-03T08:13:00.007-05:00

Well, we went to the LNS on Sunday for the annual "Superbowl Sale"....I'll talk more about the "sale" later.....but I got lots of good stuff....with my GIFT CERTIFICATES....It was fun just to get what I wanted without worrying about a budget....that's the way to shop! I picked up black Fabric for my Mystic stitch...All Hallows Eve...It reminds me so much of the kids...everyone (including Rachel) thinks its a bit creepy but I was immediately drawn to it...and Lord knows when that happens it becomes a "must-have"

Got some supplies I needed...the magnets are from the pattern holder that went missing DAY 1 I need to check and see if they're stuck on the swing set out back.....

Got more towels...ON SALE...thought they'd be good for gifts...I already have the book

now I can start this....it's adorable and I love the gingham

I've bee eyeing this series for a while...something about these birds reminds me of the ones I feed daily out back (the ones at my house look like rats with wings...but they are waiting for me every morning)

Waa Waa Waa

2009-01-20T06:24:00.010-05:00

We have the emergence of a BABY!!....Believe it or not, this is a pretty quick work-up....It's really taking shape and I love it! Of course I have to run out of the yellow to complete the bunting! It never, ever, Ever, EVER fails........I must have 400 skeins of DMC....pulling them out of the Baby's mouth, finding them in the lint trap of the dryer, stumbling across them in the bottom of my pockets in my old winter coat.....why can't I just have a bit more of 3078???why??? KISMET You must be asking yourself how to get my address to just mail me a skein and be done with it already... anyone (with three kids) knows what a trip to LNS entails....planning, begging and just plain sneaking out...It's hard to get there let alone with 3, 2, or 1 kid in tow.... I picked up some framing once with the baby in "lockdown" in the stroller, pacifier firmly in place, toys strewn throughout the stroller, strategically placed directly in the center of the store so swinging hands couldn't touch a thing.... OMG...upon arrival I got the "side-eye"... I told them that I was sorry it took so long to pick up my stuff and pointed to her...I got the "we appreciate that" acknowledgement of why a one year old should not be in a needlework store.....one word... OVERSTIMULATION

something lurking

2009-01-13T10:41:00.004-05:00

I can see the big shaggy dog lurking....he's make his appearance soon enough.....a bit wrinkly...but you should be able to make it out

onward and upward.....

2009-01-13T10:35:00.006-05:00

It wouldn't be a new week without a new start...I have been carrying this around with me and I just look at it in my spare time...It's simplicity is gorgeous and I love it.....It's Miribilia's "Mother's Bliss".....This is a mock run because I think I need to make two...one for my BFF, my "one-and-only loyal reader"!!!!

keep on keepin' on

2009-01-08T12:40:00.000-05:00

We have a bit of background.......making progress

NEXT......

2009-01-05T13:00:00.001-05:00

I REALLY want to get started on these....i keep them in my bag with me...gotta start pulling DMC.....

Arf...Arf

2009-01-05T12:53:00.004-05:00

My brother-in-law fixed our computer, and ingeniuosly picked a different wallpaper for each of us....keeping with the "dog-loving avid stitcher" motif, he selected from Suzy's Zoo the "Dogs of Duckport" for me!! (I have it as my header) We did a little "after Christmas shopping"...and my sister-in-law stumbled across this ON CLEARANCE..It's a smaller version of the original....but for $2 who could resist!?!?

her royal highness......

2009-01-05T12:50:00.002-05:00

got this one at the stitching jubilee...( courtesy of Miss Danielle Marie) the "castle" has ended up having 7 different grays in it....had to walk away...had to walk away.....

....gettin' crabbier

2009-01-05T12:47:00.003-05:00

....I had this completed on the 31st of December...YIPPEEE... I just couldn't figure out (or had NO TIME TO FIGURE OUT) my new camera!....I'm gonna work backwards...on to September

Do you see what I see?......

2008-12-26T19:34:00.004-05:00

I made this for a friend of mine that just got a new dog....the only thing is that everyone thinks it's a bear........Can't you see the bone on top of the 'doghouse'??????

....feelin' crabby

2008-12-26T19:31:00.002-05:00

"Crabby all year" by Raise the roof is one of my favorites...I have gotten October (should be 'zombies') and November...relatives are the reason for all of my crabbiness....I have 4 days to complete December (bills) to keep on track! I LOVE IT

Ok Ok ...don't get too excited....nothing stitched

2008-12-19T14:43:00.003-05:00

I thought this was it...our Christmas in a nutshell....... I'm in denial... It's not in a few days... I am NOT completely unprepared.... OMG How freakin' funny is this? It looks like my christmas tree inside as well

...still nothin' better to do.....

2008-12-15T18:27:00.004-05:00

Just call 'em "Cash Money"

2008-12-15T18:15:00.002-05:00

nothing better to do....

2008-12-15T18:00:00.004-05:00

This is from Pizap.com....EXCELLENT...you can enhance or goof with any photo.....i'm such a loser

I've been framed!!!!!

2008-12-08T12:50:00.005-05:00

Here's Gramie and Pop's present....I love the way it came out.....

This one is for Aunt Karen.....I had it framed exactly as the model in the shop....LOVE IT Here is my next project.....the "dogs" are all stitched...just need to backstitch....cats up next.....my daughter Rachel has renamed all of the animals, and since they're for her I gotta roll with it.......I love Bothy Threads.....they're from England....hard to find around here, I had to have the shop order the "cats" for me......

more christmas presents...

2008-12-08T12:47:00.003-05:00

I have been on a crochet binge.....I made these for my Grandmother and Brother-in-Law.... they're a quick stitch and are called "lapghans" so they are a lot longer than wide...to cover-up in front of the TV...... the brown is an awesome chenille...so cozy! The yellow is just plain old yarn...I ran out of creativity!! BTW...that's my Sammy in the top corner gettin' his sniff on......

omg...such creativity

2008-11-10T19:18:00.003-05:00

I have been surfing around the web FOREVER...I have stumbled across so many blogs..there must be like 100000 in stitching only...everytime I find one, I link to another one...and each one is better than the next... I a still laughing at my all tme favorite...it's called.... are you ready.... FLOSS LICKER OMG...that is the absolute best name for xs blog I have heard.....I've seen "Stitch Bitch" "Twisted Stitcher"...and every possible play on words with cross stitch....this is simply, by far, my favorite. my name is stupid, by comparison....it was a weak moment.... my url is for my baby girl...she's the "hootie-hoot"....an evolution from "Hoochie-momma" long story...... I'm trying to join a round robin.....I think it's a fantastic idea....all different people working on one piece and then displaying......if anyone knows anywhere....."The Twisted Stitcher" helped out tremendously, directing me to Yuku.......

Welcome to HELL....to the left....

2008-11-06T13:33:00.003-05:00

OK...I just got this pattern, it's a present for my one, and probably only, loyal reader.......there are 12 different colors that I used so far...do they all look beige to you???...ummmm..nope...just 8 differenct beiges.... This is absolutely spectacular when it's completed....the opalescence linen absolutely makes it......I will continue to post as long as you cannot figure out the design... I LOVE this....I cry everytime I look at the picture.....I hope she likes it........ if not, it goes up on ebay...NEVER

.....and to the right.........

2008-11-06T13:30:00.002-05:00

Please note some progress......I had to put this down...I'm in black thread hell......

......and straight on........

2008-11-06T13:26:00.002-05:00

This is for my niece, the dancer...after measuring, remeasuring, counting, checking, re checking and looking, counting and looking....IT'S NOT CENTERED........oh for the love of GOD!...now I have to find a "mini" to throw on the side to fill some space...let it be known, I WILL NOT FROG

Toiling along.........

2008-11-06T13:19:00.002-05:00

Tis is for my sister...still playing around with the "Footprints" theme...I am kind of avoiding this, but it shall get done

Finis!!!.....I just have a teeney tiny bit of backstitch to complete....probably will be doing it on Christmas eve!!!!

sad news.......

2008-10-21T22:20:00.001-04:00

All Dogs Go to Heaven "Do dogs go to heaven?" my little girl said."Of course," I replied, as I tucked her in bed. "How could something so precious not be up above, Returned to the Father on wings of your love." "Will I see Sophie again?" she asked with a yawn. "She's waiting for you, just as sure as the dawn. To play catch with you on a soft green lawn, then rest by your side 'til the day is gone." "Will Sophie know who I am, because I won't look the same? Will she come to me, Mom, when I call her name?" "I know she will, and I'll tell you why. The love that you shared will never die." "So rest now my child, and know that it's true, when you think of Sophie, she's here with you." In Loving Memory "Sophie" May 25, 1997 to October 20, 2008

And the beat goes on.......

2008-10-04T09:55:00.004-04:00

I couln't resist these....so do you see a common theme in my stitching??? ?the simplicity of the wording really caught my eye...I had to get these...... This one was HYSTERICAL...Danielle and I had quite a chuckle over this....OMG...I can just see giving it to my mom....what I would hear next....I decided I am making it for Rachel...she's aprreciate it one day and I can take a joke.....

......MORE STASH!!!!!!!!

2008-10-04T09:51:00.003-04:00

Last year at teh Stitching Festival...I got Nanuk with the penguin (sanctioned for Frankie)...I HAD to pick up two more ofr my three part series.....the husky is for Rachel (unfortunately inherited my animal lover genes) and the baby seal is for ViVi...)

ohhhh a stitchin' I will go..........

2008-10-04T09:42:00.003-04:00

OK...we (me and my sister-in-law Danielle, yep, another Danielle) went to the "Stitching Jubilee"....OMG...talk about over STIMULATION....I didn't know what to get first ......We spent FOUR yes F O U R hours wandering around.....I felt like an admirer in a museum...but we got to buy stuff!!!!!! People are so very talented and it inspires me to to try anything.....here's a few goodies... this is one that caught my eye.... Danielle found this one for me to do for my Girlfriend, Donna.... Some Huck towels...I like to do these for gifts.... Of course a "doggie" one...how cute! some freebies and material for my Lizzie Kate project I bought a $5 "linen grab bag....8 pieces...NICE SIZED PIECES!!! I think I got material for Every project now!!!! that was a steal.......

movin' onto crochet.....

2008-09-27T14:05:00.004-04:00

This I am making for my sister....I bought this yarn for someone else and didn't lke it...but my sister did...I think the varigated is too light to complete the final star..... I think it's ok...I want to do it in darker colors.... Here's the pattern...... I LOVED it ans HAD to have it...I got it on Ebay for $18.00...it's from th e'80's and out of print...here http://www.anniesattic.com brought it back because it's so popular...yep for $5.99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh dear lord

movin' right along....

2008-09-27T12:00:00.003-04:00

these are the pumpkins that the kids chose....... working on the second leg..... our big harvest of the season.....

now I'm stealin' from other sites......what's next?

2008-09-25T19:17:00.008-04:00

I saw this on "Deep Inside Missy"...L O V E I T!!! It's from "wordle" and is comprised from the posts of my blog....I think it nailed it.....

Working Diligently.....

2008-09-18T13:14:00.005-04:00

This is for my niece, she's a dancer...HipHop and Jazz....I'm doing it like the Audrey Hepburn...in all black... This is the other "Footprints" sampler I started.....

This is what started this "footprints" craze...I made this 10 years ago for my sister...I'm 10 stitches off and every time I pick it up to finish it...I get sick! I have completed one other pattern that I hate and I started the one above as well as ordered another pattern!!!!

I'm going get this done...just have to walk away every once in a while.....

****I just notice the "french knots"...OMG...I remember being soooo nrevous that they wouldn't show....I think I wrapped the needle like 8 times!!! They look like a 13 year old made them!

I need better titles......

2008-09-06T21:48:00.002-04:00

NEARING completion! My next project out of my stash......

Updates .......

2008-09-06T21:39:00.005-04:00

Update on my huck towel....coming along nicely, if I do say so myself.... "Row of Dogs" by Bothy Threads....LOVE IT!!!....for my daughter Had to break down and buy it!...I'm starting with October "Zoombies" Found another "Footrints" pattern...I absolutely HATE the other that I made....ding, ding .....here's round three.......ugh

More completions

2008-09-02T13:56:00.003-04:00

This was made for Frankie...by me! These two go with the other for Rachel.... Made by Aunt Danielle for Genevieve...isn't it gorgeous?

Works in Progress...

2008-09-02T13:47:00.001-04:00

I have this one too....

I really want to get this started.....

Finishin' up the show....

2008-09-02T13:20:00.004-04:00

For my sister-in law for Christmas....still have to add the olive to the glass, but won't until it's framed..... For my Frankie Joe.... completed on 25 count silk...OMG....continential stitch...talk about blinding!....it's from http://www.gittas.com/ the Eskimos...I have two more to do. I have to purchased at the jubilee this October... For my best friend from 7th grade for Christmas..... This is a special one...my Sophie, Italian Greyhound, she was diagnosed with Lung Cancer this May and is still holdin' on! My hubby always calls her "Princess and the Pea" because it takes five turn-arounds before she sits!

more compleeted projects

2008-09-02T13:15:00.004-04:00

Made for a friend of a friend...baby girl "Annabel".....I have a alphabet and border "tome" that I FINALLY used a pattern out of....the book is 15 years old! LOVED IT! I saw it and whippied it up for myself.... Christmas present for Gramie and Pop For my Rachel May...

Still showin' my wares...

2008-09-02T13:09:00.007-04:00

I am absolutely positive that I will have a small audience....but I like to look at these for myself!

Still showin' my wares...

2008-09-02T13:09:00.006-04:00

"tea towels" Christmas present...fast and easy...this pattern is from 1990! I made this for my door at work...I currently have "the witch is in/out "(swings) from Halloween on my office! Completed for my sister...I HATE IT...it looks so 80's....I used newer aida and Sampler threads...still I can't stand it....if you can see the second line, read it...I cannot get myself to fix it....yet....... anyone have a good pattern for this poem...love to hear from you! COMPLETE! YIPPEE!

2008-09-02T11:36:00.001-04:00

Work in progress.....huck towels for Christmas presents! OMG there are 6 different greens in each leaf...of course they had to diffrentiate between grape leaves and peach leaves...that's 12 shades of green in this towel...URRGGHHH! Completed piece for my "Princess" Rachel who absolutely loves dogs.... I started this as my first project back after having my last child in Dec 2006. Small kit purchased to see if I still had the patience...it took almost a year, abandoned, had to do alot of frogging, but FINALLY complete. This is a work in progress for Christmas....my niece likes Audrey Hepburn...it's such a quick work up....black only... found it on e-bay...

copied the pic into www.pic2point.com and made my own pattern!