Back from the framer and finisher

I got 2 projects back from the framer and finisher this week.

Sue Hillis - Map of Spain/Portugal

for Emily who is currently living in Spain.

Framed by Carolyn Delong of Just Cross Stitch

(My local LNS)

PS 1999 Santa - finished into a little pillow by

The Carolina Stitcher (Faye Riggsbee)  I want to display

many of these Santas in a basket or bowl for the Christmas

holidays. 

I have finished several small projects in the last couple of weeks but I am waiting to finish them into little ornaments before I post them.  Probably not this coming week as we are getting carpeting installed in our family room on May 9th so we have to clean out all the stuff and there is lots of stuff to clean out. 

Acorns and Owls - Blue Ribbon Designs

I finished this into something I can display on an easel.

See the description on the previous post.

Acorns and Owls

I just finished a little design by Blue Ribbons Designs called Acorns and Owls.  While I don't especially enjoy stitching the alphabet I like the way this turned out.  I thought it was going to be smaller so I could make it into an ornament.  However,  it isn't small enough to be an ornament.  What oh what should I do with it.  I don't have room to store anymore no-sew cubes so that is out.  I would like to do a flat fold but I have never done that and I don't want to ruin my project.  I don't want to have it framed.  I already have a backlog of things I want framed.  I will think of something.

Without further ado-------------

Designer:  Blue Ribbon Designs

Project:  Acorns and Owls

Fabric:  16CT Lambswool

Floss:  DMC

Started: 03/30/2016

Finished:  04/11/2016

For:  Me?

This was a freebie I saved from the Internet

many years ago.

I am stitching less these days.  I was getting up every morning with my hands aching.  I decided that I was stitching way to much so I have cut back.  I don't stitch in the afternoon anymore.  I am in no rush to get anything finished since I have all my Christmas ornaments stitched for this year.  I am only stitching things I want to stitch so I am in no hurry to get them finished. 

I am planning on taking Ireland to Just Cross Stitch at the end of the month to have Carolyn frame it.  Once Ireland and Spain are framed I plan to take LK 6 Fat Men to get framed.  Maybe by the time I get that one back The Map of France will be stitched and I can get that framed.  I also have Red, White and Bloom that needs to be framed.  See I said I had a backlog of things to be framed.