I'M ON A ROLL FOR VALENTINE STITCHING!!

I finished another Valentine small design today while on my breaks at work. It is a design that a fellow 123 Stitch Board member designed. I got my choice of several letters, and since I am NIKKI, I chose "N" of course.



I also went to The Christmas Tree Shop after work, and found the most beautiful box for displaying my Valentine Stitching this year. I won't post a picture of it yet, but will wait till I get all my little pillows finished, and in the box, then I will share. I AM EXCITED!!!!! I kind of like stitching all these little finishes instead of working on a big project right now.

Super Bowl Sunday

OK, I admit it; I never even turned the game on, and have no idea who won!! Sorry football fans. Instead I finished another Valentine Project. It's an older freebie from Krenik, called Love. I stitched it on 32ct Jobelan, off white with DMC floss, rather than the metallics it called for. It was fun and quick to stitch, and I will make it into a small pillow or ornament for Valentine's Day.



My son Mike and I went up to Bangor today with my grand daughter Kaleigh, and we all went to the Planetarium at the University of Orono, and saw a good show based on the book "Follow The Drinking Gourd", about constellations, and how the slaves followed the stars to freedom in the north. The "Drinking Gourd" is another name for the Big Dipper. Kaleigh really enjoyed it. We went out to have lunch at Pat's Pizza, and had a fun day. Back to work tomorrow.

Valentine Stitching

Well, I was able to finish a Valentine Heart today. It is a freebie from Dragonfly Stitches done on 32ct Lugana from Silkweavers ( don't know the color) but it's a soft blush pink. I stitched it with Needle Necessities #193 thread. I love how there are hearts within hearts, and then even smaller hearts around the border. I will make it into a small pillow this week.



Here is what it looked like outside this morning. After the storm last night, of sleet, and freezing rain, and a little snow; with THUNDER & LIGHTENING TOO; everything was covered in ice, and looked so pretty. Kind of reminded me of THE Ice Storm we had a number of years ago here in the North East, and it was raining ice chunks most of today as it got windy and warmer.



We are off early tomorrow with the grandkids for Bangor to see Jon, then back to work Monday. Sigh...the weekends just are not long enough.

Superbowl Sunday Weekend

Well, I managed to get projects finished this week, despite a hectic week. Our cat Punkin scratched our dog Comet on her eye, scratching her cornea and puncturing her eyeball!!! My poor baby!!! Bob took her to the VET, and we have some antibiotic ointment to put in her eyes for 2 weeks, then she needs to go back for a recheck. It isn't clear at this point whether or not her vision will be affected. And, we are having another snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain, storm tonight. Winter just keeps on going!!! It is February though, so not too much longer and spring will be here.

My first finish is the Val's Place Snowman ornament from the 2006 JCS Ornament issue. I made it as a companion piece to the other I made from the 2006 Preview issue. I didn't have a star for his hat, so glued on a snowflake charm I had!!



The 2nd finish is the ornament from Milady's Needle that I completed at work this past week.



I am going to work on some Valentine quickies this weekend I think, and get a basket, and make little pillows with them to display for Valentine's Day. I am not much into football, so probably WILL NOT watch the Superbowl. We are going up to Bangor this Sunday to visit my oldest son and his family, and go to the Planetarium at the University at Orono, and see a show. I will take the 2 grandkids too.