Stitching and Stuff

Hello friends and folk!  It has been a beautiful fall week here in NC.  The leaves are turning and falling (much to my dismay...I do not like raking leaves) and there is a nip in the air. 

I have managed to keep up with Paulette's Mystery Sampler:

The bible in this picture belonged to my mother.  It was given to her by my grandmother in 1943. Wow!  That means it is at least 70 years old.

 And for whatever reason, my mother had this guy hiding within the pages. He was taped to something once as he still has his sticky feet!  I seem to remember Mom having these Santas taped on the doors when I was a kid.

 When Nan of  Threadwork Primitives announced her new winter design, I didn't waste any time ordering it and getting started.  Here's my progress thus far:

I went to DogFest last Sunday and picked up a Halloween bandanna for Lola.  Isn't this fabric fabulous?  It slides right onto her collar.  (DogFest is a yearly festival held in Level Cross, NC where everyone brings their dogs and they have vendors, games, exhibitions, etc.)

I tried for 15 minutes to get her to pose for a picture.  This is what I got instead:

Bark, bark, barkity, bark at mom and the camera!

My birthday order  arrived from Needlecraft Corner. 

I have decided Snow Angel will be my New Year's start so I purchased the complete kit.  I picked up the new DMC colors as well as Tree of Life Samplings newest sampler.  I love the colors in this one.

There were also quite a few skeins of Gentle Arts floss but I put that all away before I thought to take a picture.

That's all for now my friends.  I hope you managed to cross an X or two this weekend.

Have a great week!