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'Cause Santa Claus is still in town!   Santa With Cardinal Prairie Schooler "Kris Kringle"    I just love everything about these guys - the snowmen on his robe, the lines on the mittens,...  ...those rosy cheeks, and of course...the cardinal.  :o) Some of you asked what count I am stitching these on.  I am using 36 count for the Old World Santas and 40 count for the Kris Kringle ones as they are a little larger and all are with DMC floss.  I am changing up the colors on a few of them. I just can't seem to get away from these jolly fellows.  I have another kitted up to start while watching football this evening.  Who are you hoping will win?  I am cheering for the Seahawks since the 49'ers beat my precious Panthers last week and I am hoping the Broncos will stampede the Patriots.  I want to see the Seahawks vs Broncos in the Superbowl.  I have to share another picture of Glitter, this time "helping" DS2 surf the web.  LOL T...

Hello friends and folk!  Thank you so much for the concern, prayers, and good thoughts you sent regarding Lola's surgery.  She is doing well even though we are having a tough time keeping her from licking her surgery site.  Unfortunately the lab results were not good.  The lump was sarcoma which in a nutshell is tissue cancer.  Not the best diagnosis but certainly not the worst either.  We will have to be diligent in checking for lumps in the future and having them removed as soon as they are discovered.  My start on Snow Angel was frustrating as I miscounted and ended up unstitching almost as much as I stitched.  I had planned for this to be a slow stitch anyway so I put it away for now.  Which brings me to the "bitten" part of this post. I have been seeing so many of these handsome guys on your blogs it was inevitable that I would be bitten by the bug sooner or later.     Yep, I have jumped on the PS Santas bandwagon, specifi...

I wanted to pop back in before 2014 and share my last two finishes of the year.   I spent some time finishing today and here are the results:   "Mary's Sampler" finished as a pillow.  I kept this simple and just added brown chenille trim.   "Peace" by Blackbird Designs -- in the 2013 JCS Ornament Issue I decided to frame this one instead of making it into an ornament.  This way I can display it all year.     I just love that big ole dove!   I spent the afternoon sorting and organizing my charts.  They were such a mess.  I have several things that need to be relocated so look for some chart giveaways soon.   I also kitted up my New Year's start for 2014 - Lone Elm Lane's "Snow Angel".   Do you start a new project for the new year?  I would love to hear what you are going to be stitching.

Hello friends!  It is such a busy time of year, isn't it?  I am enjoying all the hustle and bustle but I find myself looking forward to the quiet downtime that comes with January. This past weekend was a fun one.  The Piedmont Heritage Sampler Guild had our Christmas meeting on Saturday which consisted of a wonderful breakfast followed by a freebie chart exchange.  Thank you Elizabeth for being our hostess with the mostest and welcoming us into your lovely home.  Chris took wonderful photos so please head over to our blog and have a look. On Sunday, I met Chris for breakfast and to give her a few little Christmas gifts.  Here is what I made her:   A dear friend had gifted me with 2 of these old mill spools and I had been saving them just waiting for the perfect use for them.  You may remember my post trying to obtain the perfect round sewn snowman head.  Well, this is where that head rests now.  :o)   I added a few little details...

Those of you who have read my blog for any length of time know of my affinity for cardinals.  What can I say?  I love them.  This week dear, sweet Shirlee  surprised me with not one...not two...but three pieces of lovely cardinalness.  (   Isn't this ornament just perfect?  I love the little pinecone and greenery at the top and the rick rack looks like an icing made of snow.    As if that wasn't enough she also sent me Just Nan's Cardinal Tweet kit and 5 pieces of fabric for finishing.  I feel like Santa has already arrived.  :o)  Thanks again Shirlee and my sincere thanks also to that extra special helper you have.  ;o)   Our Sampler Guild is having our Christmas breakfast tomorrow.  Should be fun!   Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!  

Hello friends! Are you about ready for Christmas?  I have plenty of spirit but not plenty of time these days it seems.  I have been enjoying reading all your lovely posts.  So many pretty things to see and so much inspiration!  Thank you for sharing. I was surprised this week with a gift in my mail from Cindy .   I had admired this design and just love the beads on the boughs.  So pretty!  The finishing fabric and trim matches it just perfectly.  Thank you so much Cindy!   I have another busy day at work tomorrow and a busy weekend ahead.  I hope you all are enjoying all the gifts this season has to offer.     Goodnight!