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A coworker has been asking me to make her a new wallet for months now.  When the big snowstorm came (lol) I decided to pull some fabrics and make her a new wallet. Hmmm, well I might have gotten a little carried away.  :o) Here they are open so you can see the inside pockets. I had a lot of fun choosing coordinating fabrics and buttons.  I even added a yo yo and bead to one. They were like potato chips....I couldn't stop with just one.  They do make nice gifts.  I decided to keep the red and blue paisley one for myself. I am working on something new in the sewing room now.  If all works out I should have something to show you this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi friends!  I haven't felt much like blogging the past couple of weeks but I did want to pop on and give you an update.  It snowed!  I have been wishing for a measurable snow here all winter and I finally got my wish a couple of weeks ago.  I think we ended up with around 8 inches here.  It was so pretty and work was closed for a day.  Now it is in the 70's.  North Carolina weather is so unpredictable. I receive a couple of wonderful packages in the mail.  First, from sweet Vera came these gorgeous fingerless gloves along with the cutest spool shaped lip gloss and sewing themed nail file.  Vera was in town the week that Lola passed away and I was unable to meet with her.  Thank you so much Vera for your friendship and thoughtfulness.  Then the next kit in the Seasons of Chessie series arrived as a gift from Chris.  I love this one!  So springy.  Chris really spoiled me with this series.  Hopefully my stitching m...

Thank you all for you kind, sweet, healing words.  I know with time the hole in my heart will heal. The salads last week were fantastic.  My salad swap partner made a spinach and artichoke salad.  Both were delicious and very filling.  I really enjoyed the convenience of being able to grab a jar and go and wasn't tempted at all to visit the fast food places.  I didn't eat the last salad until Saturday and it was just as fresh as the first one.  I did step on the scales Monday and record my weight just to see if this has any impact on weight loss.  Bear in mind I haven't changed anything else in my excercise or eating habits but I thought it would be interesting to see if the salads made a difference. This week I prepared Waldorf Inspired Slaw .  I did add a bit of sugar to the dressing because my oh my was it vinegary.  I also added a hunk of cheddar cheese because I just felt like I would need a bit of cheese with this salad/slaw.  I'll...

'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.