Finally a finish, a giveaway, and a sweet surprise!

Hello dear friends,

I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far. Mine started out with a wonderful surprise in the mail that I'd love to share with you. Dear sweet Miss Staci sent me this adorable floss tag "to brighten my day". Well, she certainly did!! Thank you so much, Staci. It's adorable and your work is flawless, as always.






Next I have a finish (FINALLY!) to share with you. Actually, this has been a UFO for 3 years. I had all of the stitching totally done and even had the date 2006 stitched on it. The only thing that it lacked was sewing on the beads and the charms. I can't believe I waited three years to do that. ANYWHO, I frogged out the date and changed it to 2009, added the embellishments and now have a finish. The problem is.....the box that this goes in costs a BUNCH..nearly $200.00 and I'm really not willing to pay that for a box. So, do you think it would look dumb framed? Tell me what you think - all suggestions are welcomed. I'd really like to actually have it totally finished. This was one expensive project. It's called "My Stitching Treasures" and is by Jeanette Douglass. I stitched it on my all time favorite fabric - 32 ct. Days Gone By, and used the fibers that came in the chart pack. Here is a picture of it. Not a very good picture, but you can get the idea. (If you click on the picture, you will get a close up).



I had such fun stitching this one, as it's filled with specialty stitches.

GIVEAWAY: If you would like to have this gently used chart, please leave a comment ON THIS POST and leave your email address, and I will randomly draw a name on Wednesday. If you like specialty stitches, you will really enjoy it. The charm pack that I bought to go with it was ridiculously expensive. You can put whatever you want as far as charms and buttons go on this one. They can be found at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, etc. for a heck of a lot cheaper than I paid for them. So if you are interested, be sure and sign up. It's a fun stitch!

Tomorrow I go to court for the probating of my Mom's will. I'm so not looking forward to it, but it's another step towards getting things taken care of. My sisters and I worked all day Friday at her house cleaning out food, pantry, refrigerator, etc. and trying to decide who gets what furniture wise. We'll decide on the other things later. THERE IS A LOT. My Mom was a collector of many things, so there is lots to go around, for sure. Where to put it?? Who knows....

Well dear ones, I will close for now. Have a wonderful week, and don't forget to comment if you want to sign up, or even if you don't want to sign up. I just love hearing from you!

I wish you enough...

With love,
Carolyn