Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Unfortunately I got sick yesterday and got called in for work today! It wasn't too bad though because the school had Valentine's activities set up for the whole school and I just had to cover the morning and the cupcake station!!!  Plus a number of the kids gave me candies and chocolate hearts,  not such a bad day after all.  When I got home, my darling husband gave me three roses: pink, red and white. I love him very much and cherish him each day.  He loved the heart I made him and wants to sleep with it under his pillow! Haha, he's so cute!  I did start to make another Valentine's small but didn't get it finished in time due to feeling not so good.  The design is from Sampler Girl.  All her designs are adorable and fun to stitch.  I'll try to whip it up tomorrow because we have plans for a dinner tonight.  I hope everyone is having a good lovey dovey day!

Anne

DMC threads chosen by me, natural 32ct linen, Design from The Sampler Girl

Celtic Scissor Fob Finished!

So it is done.  My first fob ever.  Loads of learning experiences this year (and last year).  I unfortunately made the twisted cord FAR to thick.  It was very difficult to stitch it into my tiny Celtic fob.  For the next time, I will use less thread and fill the corners of the fob with stuffing.

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Beautiful thick cord!

Heart Completed

A completed heart for my hubby.  I have to say that the heart is a very finicky shape to sew.  Next heart I sew, I am going to sew by hand.  I found that sewing the heart up was the worse part of the finish.  It's a bit of a wonky finish, but it's finished nonetheless! I take my hat off to all those ladies who finish things perfectly.  Good thing my cell phone doesn't take very good close ups so you could see all the flaws! Regardless of the flaws, my hubby will love it and cherish it (I hope!) Oh, and the little wooden bead I used was a leftover bead from my old Ukrainian dance necklace that I found lying around! I knew one day it would be put to use!!

Finished heart!

Backing fabric

Blurry close up of his initials

My Heart

Here is my sweet little heart that I am making for my husband.  This sweet heart design is from Barbi's blog.  She has wonderful patterns on her blog and is a fantastic stitcher.  If you do stitch her designs, please send her a photo and make sure you link her blog to your post.  I really hope I can find the perfect fabric for the back of this little heart.  I think I want to personalize it a little bit with our initials, but I need to get cracking! Only two more weeks till Valentine's Day and I have to sneak in moments when my husband isn't around (like today!)  I used R & R reproductions linen in St. Valentine's Blend, how very fitting, with Dinky Dyes Ruby Red thread.  I found the ribbon randomly a few weeks ago searching in a drawer and lo and behold, it matches the thread colour perfectly!

Happy stitching!!

Anne

Hearts and Red Robins

A little while back I stitched a Christmas Robin by The Victoria Sampler for my Nana but never found a frame for it until about a week ago.  Originally, I was going to stitch the little robin into a pillow ornament for my Nana, but she requested that she wanted it framed so that's what I did.  It was my first time framing a stitched piece ever and I'm happy with the result! Once I find a good frame for my geisha, I will also be framing her myself.

Onto hearts, cause it's close to Valentine's Day.  I was thinking about what to do for my husband.  I found the perfect heart to stitch and the perfect threads and linen!  I got the pattern from a wonderful Barbi's website.  I have never stitched a heart before so I've been thinking about the process and how to finish it.  It will take me awhile, like all other finishes, because I muse over how to do it for a week or so.  Hopefully he will love it and cherish it with his heart, like I cherish him! Before I can post the heart picture, I have to wait for permission from the creator of the pattern.  But here is the robin!

Stitched on 32 count Natural Linen, DMC Threads