Happy Valentines Day

I considered this past Thursday and Friday to be my weekend since I worked the real weekend.  I made some good progress on my BAP for Becky's challenge.  I'm liking this more and more.  I'm not sure I'm going to have enough floss, however.  I'm using a single strand but these Kreinik skeins seem very small.
Does anyone out there have past experience with them? I bought what the chart called for but it just doesn't look like enough.

On Saturday I got a surprise package in the mail from my Secret Stitcher. 

Here's the lovely Valentine's card.

Look at the beautiful hanging pillow that was made for me. I was almost in tears when I opened it, it's so pretty.  It's hanging between the two pillows of the month that I hang on my kitchen shelf.  My DH was standing next to me when I opened it and even he was impressed.

The back has a pocket.

I love the lace trimming and the button in the middle.

A Quaker pinkeep is attached to the back but I can pin it on something else as it has a pin backing on it.  Thank you, thank you to my Secret Stitcher. I LOVE it. You make my heart happy.

Mary Kathryn from eHandcrafts Stitching Room sent me the rest of my order and I got it yesterday.  I've been in the mood to sew and this looks like a cute little project to add to my list.

Love this little chart.  I can see some buttons in the middle of the flowers instead of stitches. 

Before I forget, hop on over to Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe: Lets do it again with another GRAND give-away!

All for now.  Hope you have a great day.

Marsha

BAP etc.

I sure hope Becky hasn't been checking my blog too often to be sure I started my BAP.  I started on the Stitchaway weekend but didn't like the pictures I took.  I picked Aqua Sampler by the Workbasket.  I love the colors, some of my favorites.  I'm using the silks called for which are Kreinik milkpaint colors and the linen is sand or sand dune, I'll check on that.

Note: The linen for this project is Lakeside
Linen's 'Dark Dune' in 36 ct. Over 2.

I'm not very far yet but it's moving along well.

I received this amazing hand knit felted bowl from one of my stitching peeps.  Ms. Adele.  Thank you so much.  I love it.

We all did a little stash enhancement on the weekend.  Barb brings along part of her shop and trunk shows. SEVEN trunk shows this year.  WOW.  Makes it hard to keep any change in your pocket.  So here are my wonderful buys. More of my favorite colors.

I had never heard of this designer but I loved this chart.  So cheery and happy.

I love to garden and feed the birds and flowers are my favorite mood brightener.  What's not to like from Shakespeare's Peddler.

Gee, more Workbasket.  The smalls that were on display were simply adorable and amazing. Love them.

And I've been wanting this chart since it very first came out.  Got the 1 inch linen banding from Violorium, now sadly out of business. Cute, cute ornaments.

Another of my favorite designers & buttons.  What's not to like?

Mary Kathryn eHandcrafts Stitching Room had a sale in her web shop last week so I had to pick some more of my favorites. 

Now for more real stitching. I have a FINISH!  Yeah, it's a little late but it will be gorgeous when it's framed. The frame is picked but while studying it in that process the framer said it needed extra leaves and snowflakes.  Because,,,,, when it was half stitched I saw the angel in the fabric above the house. She's right on the top edge of the fabric and I agreed it needed those touches.  So 4 more leaves on the top of the vines, 3 more snowflakes to round it out on top and initials and year in the wreath.  Just wait, it's going to the framer tomorrow and it's going to be gorgeous.

That's a lot of pictures!  Whew!

Marsha