Gentle Readers and Dear Friends I do
hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was great - since it was three
days long how could it not be!! Thank you all for all the kind comments
about the Valentine I sent to Carol. it seems that Blogger makes it harder and harder to use, sorry for the odd word verification. I read that my HOE Ornament arrived
at its new home with Erin over at Fairy
Tales and French Knots. Here is a snaperoo of the piece I made for her...
Quite a few of us stitched this piece
from Mary Garry for this Exchange. I have always liked this chart and was
happy that Erin likes what I sent.
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Keeping with a stitching theme today I
had a finish over the weekend....
"Tis the Season"
Blackbird Designs - 36ct LL Pear - using the recommended Belle Soie
I have been dragging out and enjoying
this stitch far too long, but all good things come to an end.
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We also got to an Estate Sale -
and to call it a mad house would be an understatement. There were way too
many people crowded in one little house and way too many grabby types!!
Eventually I made my way upstairs and in one of the bedrooms was a gigantic
pile of linen - from tablecloths to napkins, lace, tatting, pulled work, Berlin
lace everything just in a great big pile - most of the pieces where in not very good condition, lots of holes and
stains. But, digging away (I love to dig) I did pull out a small sampler
- not very old and in a very crumpled condition, but very sweet...
The linen is very thick. I
think this was some sort of kit that was printed linen and the stitcher did the decorative
stitching. It is about 8x10 and you can still see the tape that must have
held it to some sort of backing for framing. I think that for .50 it was
a total bargain!
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It is also that time of year for candy makers to go into overtime....
So, of course I did my part and made
it to Walgreens for a sack of delicious black jelly beans!! A most delicious
treat!!
I think I'll wrap up todays post with a snap of my ever-blooming Christmas Cactus'....
This crazy thing is blooming about every three months now - and even the little red one is sort of on the same schedule - since I took this shot on Saturday a bunch of additional blooms have popped out on both plants.
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There you go sports fans - thanks again for stopping by, do stop again!!
Take care,
edgar
Love the BBD piece, and your estate find sampler ... sounds like a very productive weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove the ornament & the BBD is gorgeous! Congrats on finishing it & on finding that sampler! Thanks also for posting about the black jelly beans. John loves them but we never see them for sale anymore. I'll tell him we need to check Walgreens the next time we're near one : ) Blessings, Shirlee
ReplyDeleteLove your stitches Edgar! And your estate find ~ wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching and great find on the sampler at the estate sale.
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas Cacti are beautiful.
Your stitching on the exchange piece and your weekend finish is excellent and the cacti are beautiful. What I really like are the memories brought back of my mother, who loved the black jelly beans. Growing up she was the only person I knew of who liked them and my younger sister and I would always save them for her.
ReplyDeleteOh lovely stitching and Black Jelly Beans are the best! Black scottie dogs are even better if you see them.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your finish! I know just what you mean about spending way too much time with certain pieces. Some you just enjoy that much! Love the exchange piece too.
ReplyDeleteLovely finishes Edgar! Black Jelly Beans - they look and sound delicious - so they taste of liquorice?
ReplyDeleteMy Christmas cactus was a real failure again this year. It flowered too early for Christmas but I did notice yesterday that it's budding again!
I love your stitching! I want to start Tis the Season soon! Yours is beautiful! And I love your little estate piece--it definitely looks like it was one of those little stamped pieces--and the colors are perfect for today--Fat Tuesday!! Today was the perfect day to show it!
ReplyDeleteDarling Mary Garry finish (I love that little pattern but have yet to stitch it) and the BBD - oooh la la!!! Very pretty, indeed. I LOVE finding piles of linens at estates sales and feel a need to always come home with something!
ReplyDeleteLove the "Tis The Season". You did a wonderful job. Great little find at the estate sale.
ReplyDeleteSorry not a fan of the black jelly beans, I like the red ones.
Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches
Great BBD finish! Love the exchange you stitched as well. Cool find at the estate sale -- how could you beat that price? As for the black jelly beans -- nope, I'm a chocolate girl. lol!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the BBD piece, it looks fabulous. Love the exchange ornament you atitched and your estate sale find.
ReplyDeleteTis the Season is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on such a lovely finish.
ReplyDeleteTis The Season is gorgeous, and the little Santa is very sweet! I love the sampler you found. When I go to estate sales the linens are the first thing I try to find. Beautiful Christmas Cactus. You must have it in the perfect lighting.
ReplyDeleteHello Edgar, Your BBD came out beautiful and how pretty is that flowering cactus! Have a great day! :)
ReplyDelete"Tis the Season is beautiful! And what a sweet find at the sale. Enjoy your jelly beans!
ReplyDeleteYour BBD finish is absolutely gorgeous! Sweet sampler find at the estate sale too
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your BBD finish! I hope to finish mine tonight. YAY!
ReplyDeleteThe finish is awesome, love the colours.
ReplyDeleteGreat finish Edgar! I'm gathering all the supplies for that design and can't wait to start. Your Christmas cacti are very pretty. I managed to keep one alive for 6 years! Makes me want to go out and buy another! Now to see if I can get thru WV the first time!
ReplyDeleteYour exchange piece is cute. It must be good if so many others stitched it too. I love Tis the Season. I'm impressed with your Christmas cactuses. Mine got too much water when it was outside last fall and died. :(
ReplyDeleteEdgar your stitching is totally gorgeous I have loved watching this piece come to life and it is now a must do for me as well- thanks for being such an inspiration with your lovely stitching.
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching Edgar. Our Christmas cactus seems to be in flower all the time too. Must be the mixed-up crazy weather...
ReplyDeleteAll your stitching is lovely, but I especially love that Blackbird Designs piece!
ReplyDeleteI just love this Blackbird Design....design. Fantastic job, Edgar. By the way, I just found you again. Your blog used to be on my blogroll, but I lost you. Here you are and here I am. I hope to stop by often.
ReplyDeleteYour Tis the Season is fabulous! What a beauty. Great job! ..... I hit "edit" to come back here and get a new verification scramble. I'm on a roll - 35 straight! Don't want to break my winning streak - wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing 'Tis the Season! I love love love that piece but can't justify buying that whole book just to stitch that one thing. My particular weakness is Cadbury Creme Eggs...your black jellybeans are probably way healthier! ;) PS--if you want to turn off the crazy words, I have directions on my blog!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful exchange and finish.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely you rescued the stitched piece and gave it a good home.
'Tis the season looks gorgeous. How do you plan to finish it up? Do post pics of that as well
ReplyDeleteWow, that's quite a bargain. Love reading your sale adventures :)
Tis the Season is amazing Edgar! I love it and really do hope I have the time to stitch this one this year.
ReplyDeleteYou always manage to find such interesting items at your estate sales. That piece of stitching was a real bargain. Are you planning on framing it or perhaps a pillow?
Love your Christmas cactus! I just brought one home from the church for some TLC. The church wasn't warm enough for it and everytime it started to bud, the buds would fall off before they opened.
I have some catching up to do on your blog! For some reason your posts only show up every once in a while on my Reading List. I too love your "Tis the Season finish... it is absolutely beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see how you finish off your estate find!
Enjoy your jelly beans... they are one of my favourites too :^) Careful not to get any black spots on your stitching!