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Friday, January 30, 2009

Happy New Year!

I know. I'm a tad bit late in my greeting. Unfortunately I had another computer crash and lost everything. I have been so bummed over that. But the good news is that I am slowly getting things back up and running. We are definitely going to looking into getting an external hard drive. My backup files I had on a flash drive were lost in the process. No one seems to be able to really tell me why that happened but it did. Needless to say I wasn't very happy.

While the computer was down I did get a chance (in between illnesses) to do some stitching. I finished my first ornament and stitching of 2009. This is a design I have loved for a long time and finally stitched it up.



Details:
Christmas Heart by Birds of a Feather
2000 JCS Christmas Ornament Issue
28 ct oyster linen by MCG Textiles (I have decided I do not like this fabric to stitch on!! )
WDW threads
Kreinik #4 Braid - Gold








I also finished a very pretty bookmark I received as a contest prize from SMO forums. It was kitted up with the fabric, threads, pattern and self adhesive foam board. Thank you Lauren for the prize and the lovely Tea Party.











I also was able to put in some stitching on one of my own designs "The Night Before Christmas". I designed this for a special SAL offered to members of my stitching group at Needleworkers' Haven. We are all doing well with our progress. It makes me very happy to see a design of mine come to life. Here is my progress so far:











And one more SAL we are doing currently at Needleworkers' Haven is a Winter themed SAL. I haven't had much luck with finishing mine yet but I will get it done by the end of the year for sure. This has been a UFO since 2006. I thought it was time to get this one finished. LOL My current progress so far:




Details:
"That Snow Diet" by Samsarah Designs
28 ct natural linen
WDW threads








That is all for right now. I hope to be back soon with more progress pics and maybe a finish or two. Thank you for taking the time to look at my works and for reading my blog. Have a wonderful day and weekend.






Blessings.