Easter Punch Needle

I have made another piece from Robin's designs, couldn't resist this one either.
I added a flower and corner designs to mine and a couple of tiny eggs are hidden in the grass.

I used over dyed and regular dmc in this piece and then antiqued it with walnut ink.
Her blouse is a darker rose pink, looks a bit peachy on my screen.

Sometimes I like to play with color and try new things, as you can see in this piece.
I will be listing it on ebay later tonight. It may be my last piece for sale for awhile, I need to concentrate on Lynette's pieces for the upcoming show. And I will be working on some old patterns that people have requested and some new ones in the future. Check out Robin's new freebies and a wonderful new stitchery you can do for spring. She has wonderful prim designs and great prices on her patterns.

Give Thanks Cross Stitch

One of the wonderful things about blogging is you meet wonderful people. I really love reading your messages and opinions on my pieces. I also meet wonderful people while blog hopping. Since I have been doing cross stitches again, I have been visiting cross stitch sites. One of the wonderful people I have met is, Melissa from Words and Blooms. She does beautiful work on her pieces and I love her cross stitch wall. After leaving a comment she asked if I would like some of her older patterns and of course I said yes. I received a wonderful package with a cross stitch booklet, and two patterns. I decided to start with a piece from "A Sampling of Traditions," by Leisure arts. The piece I am doing is called The Grateful Heart Sampler. I love pieces with sayings, especially inspirational ones. I plan on making a few, along withe some doll quilts to cover the walls in my entryway.

This is what I have finished so far. Today I was not up to par, so I got more work done on it. It is a horrid picture and it does show were I make mistakes;) I am using two strands to give it an antique look. I am also changing a few things to suit my likes and changing some colors. The letters on the original are mixed colors, but I was going with one color. But, I picked up a strand without thinking and by the time I was on the third letter, I realized it, lol. So, I went with it and added two more in that color. Next time I need to take a photo, outside, without flash. It also called for 14 count and I am using 18 count, since i want smaller pieces on the walls.



This is what it is supposed to look like;) I like prim colors, and the house looked more like a cottage, so I changed the roof.



I found this old piece, that I was working on in the 80's and never finished. It has an alphabet going around it. I have no idea where the book is and if I still have it. Time to clean out the basement. I love comments and if you have questions, I always leave an answer in the comment section.

As you can see, my eyes were better, 30 years ago;)

Cross Stitch Kitties

This weekend, our group, USAPrim, had our monthly retreat. We pick a theme and then make items with that theme.
This month the theme was kitties, so I made a few little cross stitch pieces.

I made two of my stuffed kitties, they are fun to do and great for presents. I realized when I looked at the photo, that one kitty has a smirk like Dora and the other the aloof, cockeye look of Izzy. It was unintentional and the only reason that the one looks like Dora, is because I forgot the put the eyes on, so it made that funny face, lol.

The Best Friends is a design by Betty, Primitive Bettys. She gave us the pattern so we could it for our kitty retreat. I made it into a little pin keep.

Buford Bunny Punch Needle

I just love doing Robin's designs, they are so fun. This guy was no exception.
As you can see, he is very sad, he has lost his eggs. I used variegated dmc linen for Buford, it really looks nice with just the right touches of dark and light shades. I used a variegated wool yarn for the edge, love how it changes from dark brown to light shades. Buford will be up for sale on ebay tomorrow.

Next I will make the new rabbit that Robin has given as a freebie. I think the two would be great together, almost tempting to keep them;) Robin is very generous with her designs and she even has a Buford doll, that I am thinking of doing. For some reason the tags are not working for me tonight, so if you want to see Robin's designs, click on the link to the left. It is Bird in the hand Primitives.

New cross stitch piece

I was at it again. I drew up a little design, which looked nice with pen and colored ink. I tried the program I am testing and some of the design scanned in as a blob and some of it, was too light. I have no idea what I am doing wrong, so I decided to go with graph paper. Of course, what I draw with lines does not look the same on graph, so I have a lot to learn about making my own designs, to get them to look right.

This is the end result. I tend to change things as I go, so a lot of it is freehand and then since I had no idea what size it was, I added a few things at the end. I wanted this to be put in a frame, but I think I will try again and this time, work out the pattern, before I start stitching. I made it into a pillow instead.

New Punch Needle and Cross stitch

I finished a new punch today. I loved doing this one, it is an adaptation from an antique postcard.
I did it in prim style, but used 3 strands to outline it so it would have the look of the drawing of the original design.
It will be on ebay later tonight.



Last night, I wanted something simple and quick to do. I got a book from the library with a kitty done in aida. It was nice, but more on the cute side with flowers and stitched cat details. I decided to draw out a simple, small kitty and add a design to the front along with a face. I love how it came out, I think I will make more cats and other animals.

Why Dogs shouldn't watch TV!

Tonight Casey watched tv with me. First movie was a comedy, he just couldn't stop laughing.



Then we watched Sybil.



Maybe that wasn't a good idea, so we watched Cujo, a good dog movie. Well, maybe, not such a good idea.



After the movies, we sat and chatted and Casey told me how much fun he had hanging out with me and watching movies and messing with my head;)