Christmas Countdown

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Apron Exchange

I Joined in on an apron exchange with the Yahoo Fibre Arts Traders Group.
The leader of the group Normajean Brevik has just published an apron pattern called" No Strings Attatched" and this was the pattern we used for the trade. You can get her pattern here.
The apron is made from a tea towel and because my towel was quite large, I used part of it to make pockets...... what is an apron without pockets!!!!
I used my embroidery machine to embellish with a few Xmas motifs....
I hope my trade partner likes it.

MYSTERY PROJECT

I have been knitting up a couple of balls of this gorgeous 100% wool. This is just the first stage of my project. I'm not going to tell you what I am making, maybe you can guess.??????

New Items on my Etsy

I have listed some new things in my Etsy Shop....

Here is the cutest Christmas wall hanging .....available now.... hope you will take a minute and look...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

To all my USA Blogging friends.....

May your day be full of blessings.....xoxo

Big, Bigger, Biggest!!!!

Here is the progression of the blizzard we are having..... DH is trying to set us free but I think I will choose to stay inside anyway!!!!

PATIO CLOSED!!!!!!

Look what I woke up to this morning! No more having my coffee on the deck watching the sunrise until next year. Mother Nature always gets her way!

More FAPs

I told you I was addicted to my embellisher machine!! VBG





These are three postcards I just finished..In addition to the design being done with wool rovings, I have added some embroidery by hand and machine... as well as some beads. Landscapes seem to be a never ending source of Nature's beauty.

Give Away

Oh My.............. Kristen is having a wonderful give away.... be sure to stop by her blog Retro Cafe` Art and enter.....This is a picture of what the prize is.

A SURPRISE FOR ME!

I spent the week-end at a retreat with 30 quilters.I was tired out from all the fun but when I got home this award was waiting for me... Did that ever jazz me up!!! What a surprise! Woo Hoo!!!!
The generosity came from Jenna Louise. Be sure to visit her Blog.. Lots to see there.Thanks Jenna Louise for your kindness. I surely appreciate it.Now I must pass this honor along.....

The Rules of this award are :
1. 5 People are allowed to receive this award
2 4 dedicated followers
3. 1 New follower to your blog who lives in another part of the world.
4. Please link back to the person who gave you this award.

So here are the friends I am passing this award along to...
1.Jackie at Beadin' Gram
2.Phyllis at Carolina Arts
3.Tammy at Crooked Heart Art
4.Judy at CJ Stitching and Blooms
5.Miri at Milk and Honey Quilts

EMBELLISHER TIME AGAIN

I was asked to do a piece for a fund raising silent auction . This is what I chose to do. I was inspired by the delphiniums in my garden...


I used some wool rovings to create the basic shapes using my embellishing machine. then I went further with some detail using dozens of french knots. The cloisonne butterfly seemed to be the icing on the cake..I wanted the frame to blend with the piece and I tried to make it look old, so I crackled and sanded until my arm nearly fell off!!!!
I think I like it!

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