Beaded Scissor Fobs and More!

It's been a while since I show you what I've added to the Etsy shop. And guess what? There are even more on the work table! I love my job. Some have matching counting pins. And, of course, I can always make coordinating pins for the ones that don't have them already.

This black and red combo is pretty funky. Perfect for the UGA alum.

The warmth of this gold and brown set just draws you in.

And aqua and black seems to be a pretty popular pairing lately, so I decided to try one.

And, my personal favorite is the Kelly green and blue set. This has always been one of my favorite color schemes.

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Mary Wigham weekend

Well, this was the weekend for the July SAL on one of my Facebook groups, so I worked on Mary Wigham all weekend. Unfortunately, there were several unstitching incidents so I didn't get as far as I wanted to. But I am almost caught up with the downloads. Maybe I should slow down so I don't get ahead...NOT.

For those who haven't seen it before, I'm working on 36 count Flax linen with Splendor 833 (dark green). I may have to go into a third skein...not sure yet.

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Cross Stitch Letters Bible Giveaway

Are you always looking for a good alphabet for your stitching? Check out this great contest on Violarium's blog. They will be giving away a copy of this great book next week!

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Fabulous Friday is Back

Okay, so I’ve missed a couple of Fabulous Fridays. It’s been a hectic summer so far. But there are still some great needlework finds on Etsy and I’m here to show you a few more.

For instance, this tatted bookmark from Petitcoeur is absolutely beautiful. It would be great for a Bible or baby album or wedding album.

And this little frog tape measure from Feltmates is so cute you’ll have to hide him from the kids.

And this sweet pink Dogwood pincushion is just precious. Dogwood is my state tree and one of the prettiest spring bloomers you’ll ever see, so I’m partial to this one, but Thedailypincushion has lots of styles from which to choose.

So check out all of these and find your own treasures on Etsy.

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Mary Wigham Coming Right Along

As I mentioned previously, while visiting my mom, I stitched while my husband played carpenter. So this is where I am on Mary Wigham. I'm still a couple of weeks behind the downloads, but that doesn't bother me. I'm really enjoying myself. I seem to have remembered how to count and therefore gotten over the unstitching binge.

And my husband, the engineer, has turn out to be a pretty good, if slow carpenter! Now the back stoop at my mom's house is large enough to allow you to open the door without stepping down one step. And the steps are wide enough that the old, blind-in-one-dog can go up and down them sideways. Unfortunately, I was enjoying the finished product so much that I forgot to take a picture. Oops. But you get the drift.

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I Stitch, He Builds...What a Deal!

I hope all my fellow American friends had a great Independence Day and my international friends had a fun Saturday. We are visiting my mom for a long weekend and I'm hoping to get a lot of stitching done while my hubby rebuilds the back deck on Mom's house. What a guy!

We had dinner at my sister's house last night which doesn't sound all that exciting, but they've been in the midst of remodelling hell since last August. This is the first meal they've cooked at home since Labor Day last year! The kitchen is beautiful...still not completely finished, but usable. And you could feed about 40 people in there! Which frankly, doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me, but whatever.

I sold several scissor fobs this week, so in a flurry of activity right before we left home Friday morning, I listed this really funky, eye-catching one. I really love it. The combination of bead styles and colors just fall into place sometimes.

And one sweet lady sent me a photo of her fob on her scissors. I thought that was great.

Well, I'm off to work on Mary Wigham. Maybe I'll have a new picture for you tomorrow.

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How Time Does Fly

Okay, I don't know what I've accomplished this week, but it's Wednesday night already! How did this happen? I've felt like a cold was coming on all week, but now I think I imagined the whole sore throat, achy thing. Must have been a psychological barrier to productivity.

Anyway, I have stitched some on Mary Wigham. In fact, this week I've done more stitching than unstitching. That's progress, I think. Better than last week. I basically have the top third done. I love it more every day.
I also managed to take some photos and stitch a couple of bookmarks for the Etsy shop. I sold all that I had in stock, so a couple of hours, some perforated paper, and Watercolors and voila! Bookmarks.

I even managed to take some new photos of a needlework accessory set that I haven't listed yet. But I love it so much I'll preview it for you here. Blue and Kelly green is one of my favorite color combinations. I'm not sure I can give this one up.

So now I can add blog to my list of accomplishments, such as it is. Maybe I'll even clean my house tomorrow...nah. I'd rather stitch.

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