January 10, 2009

winter snapperland

After seeing a friend stitch this a while back, I fell in love with it. It wasn't just the whole design, but the fabric she was using, that did it for me. So with her permission, I copied her choice...



Bent Creek Winter Snapperland series stitched on 32 ct. Raw Opalescent fabric with recommended threads....



too bad you really can't see in these pics, how sparkly the fabric is...




I only used one of the "snaps", the black one, on the horse, wasn't too fond of the other ones...




an enjoyable stitch, although it did take me a loooooooooong time to finally finish it....



the big plan is for a pillow of some sort and some Pugs that will be good and not slobber on it for me ;-)

January 08, 2009

queen sheep

Another recent one, back from the finisher!

This one was a quick and fun stitch,







Queen Sheep kit from Shepherd's Bush...I want to marry it!



And here are both of my helper Pugs, tired from a long day of mischief...
that's Muttley with his arm around Astro. If Astro is sleeping next to me, Muttley will come up and lay directly on top of Astro until he eventually is forced to move over (or have a heat stroke, choice is his), so that Muttley is then the one beside me! (He's got a whole little brother thing going on).



But at least he's nice about it, right?

January 07, 2009

tiny flag

This one was a really fun stitch :-) And I wanted it to look just like the little pillow on the chart cover and as usual, the finisher did not disappoint!



Shepherd's Bush Tiny Flag kit

I can't tell you how much I'm in love with this little thing, lol!
(the wind was blowing pretty strongly yesterday and so the USA charm is a little crooked because of it, it's not really stitched on like that)



here's the back of it....




and here, you can see, I had a little helper taking pictures yesterday ;-)




Astro just wanted to make sure I was doing it right, hee!

January 06, 2009

rosebud and companions

Organizing my new stitchy closet today, I came across some finishes that I got back from the finisher late last year and never got a picture of until now. There are three or so "smalls" and a big one to share, and here's one of them now:



Design by Ewe & Ewe & Friends called "Purple Rosebud Scissor Companion".
I think it was a kit but now may be offered in just chart form....



I'll share the others later this week :-)
In the meantime, there's something I have to vent about. There's a coworker at my workplace that got his son a puppy for Christmas. So I've asked about it a few times to see how she (the puppy, she's a Lab) is coming along in her new household. Every time, he starts ranting about it, how bad she is, she jumps on the couch, pees on the floor, etc. Tonight he told me he went to let her out in the rain last night, thought she was outside, but when he turned around, she was at his feet, peeing on the floor. So he said he "lost it". Meaning, he spanked her, probably too hard and too long, as if any of it is warranted in the first place.
It just chaps my behind that a grown man is spanking a puppy! For anything. PERIOD. It's all about behaviour modification with a dog, they don't understand yelling or hitting. So instead of "losing it" with my coworker, I tried explaining some puppy training methods that I've used with our Pugs. Like the water bottle...boy hidee, just SAY "water bottle" around Muttley and he's all "Man, I'm cool, it's all good"...he stops whatever it is he's doing (that's wrong) IMMEDIATELY. And we've only ever actually squirted him with it three times! It works!
So anyhoo, he acted like he was going to take my advise and hopefully he will...
I look at our boys and their sweet faces (see below)...and it makes me sick to think anyone would spank such a loyal and loving companion...



Muttley would like to say "Hi. Can you tell my mama I'm a good boy and she can stop with the water bottle threats already? Thank you so very much."

January 04, 2009

And the winner is....



C Cubed! Please email me at my blog name at hotmail.com with your info and I'll get your Gingerbread Cottage chart mailed right out to you!

Thanks to everyone for playing along!

December 31, 2008

wee snowman


wee snowman
Originally uploaded by Deep Fried Cupcake
Another precious finish back from the finisher..

I don't think I've posted this here, have I? My brain is on eggnog overload ;-)
Anyhoo....design by Heart in Hand, believe it's called Wee Snowman (could be wrong, please inform if I am, lol!) and I stitched him with recommended fibers....


Hey y'all....HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Hope you all have a wonderful, healthy, happy and prosperous 2009 and stitch your little hearts out, all year long!

EE&F Snowman


eef snowman
Originally uploaded by Deep Fried Cupcake
This little snowman is a Ewe & Eye & Friends design, the name of which escapes me at the moment....
but he was stitched sometime earlier this year and then sent to (....)for final finishing. When I first got him back from her, we were having a lot of rain and a good picture was not to be had...
not too late to share now though :-)

December 28, 2008

gingerbread cottage

This little cottage by Country Cottage Needleworks is all that managed to get stitched in November and December...
but it was a fun stitch!




I wasn't happy with the faces on the gingerbread men, so I left them off....



My plan is to have this made into a pillow...I'm picturing pink pom-pom trim and peppermint striped backing fabric :-)



Would anyone like to have the pattern for this? Since I'm done stitching it, I'd be happy to pass it along. Just leave a comment on this post and I'll pick a name next Sunday, Jan 4th....

Did you all have a nice holiday? Around here, we are gearing up for the new year....

December 24, 2008

Christmas 2008


The year we had Christmas out of a box
or on top of a box
or with a box under each arm...

One to remember in years to come, that's fer sure!
Hope your holiday is merry and bright,
full of laughter
and everything that's just right....

December 10, 2008

Jolly



Aw, this was our baby Astro back in December of 2006! He was too cute! Found the picture on the old computer and thought I'd share it again, it was probably posted on the old blog...

Anyhoo...we're in the middle of a big move here, the reason behind my absence from blogging. I MISS posting!! Once we're all in at the new house and the holiday merriment ensues (which hopefully will happen before the holidays are over, lol), I'll be back!

In the meantime, hope you are staying warm, stitching much and enjoying the season!