Monday, May 14, 2012

Sampler Stitching, A Mystery Start and some Thrifty Finds

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends thanks so much for all your kind comments about Fridays Post.  Over the weekend we did our usual things - starting off Friday evening at the mall.  Macy's was having one of their perpetual "One Day Sales" so we took advantage of it and picked up some K-Cups for the Keurig - gotta love a sale!!
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I stitched on a few pieces over the last couple of days...


Mary Ann got quite a bit of attention......  and I joined a SAL so I started that piece...


 
"Mystery SAL al Castello" from Niky's Creations.  I am using a 36ct piece of Vintage Meadow Rue and the called for DMC.  I think this will be a great SAL.. I am loving the birds!!
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I also got to a few Thrift/Consignment Shops and picked up a few do-dads...


I love the child's mug with the enameled rabbits, and you know my passion for English Transferware.... I had to have this lovely dinner plate.  "A World Lit by Fire" is one of my all time favorite books - I have worn out two paperback copies and when I came across this 1st Edition hardback for a $1 how could I pass it up - and the Christmas book, well you know me and Christmas!!
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As you know Rico has the green thumb at our house - and to prove it once again I have this lovely thing blooming away...


This little orchid is pretty old and has bloomed every year for the past few years - if it was left in my care it would have given up the ghost a loooong time ago!!

 - and - I baked up this pretty terrific cake yesterday.....


It is a "Caramel-Apple Cake" and comes from Barandie over at The Country Cook.  Only a few ingredients come together quickly and turn out a moist tasty cake that goes just great with coffee!!
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That's about it for today sports fans!!  Thanks again for stopping by - do stop again!!

Take care,
edgar

27 comments:

  1. Boy, you sure pack a lot into a weekend! I love Mary Ann! Not enough of the mystery sampler yet to tell. Will keep watching to see how it progresses. That transferware plate is beautiful as are the flowers and the cake looks yummy!

    Have a great week!

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  2. I love your Mary Ann so much! Another I need to stitch. Your mystery SAL is looking good too! It must be nice to have someone in the house who has a green thumb. All I can grow is my Christmas cactus. lol! That cake looks yummy! Great estate finds too!

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  3. Beautiful stitching Edgar, and you found some wonderful treasures, didn't you? Rico's orchid is amazing, and the Caramel Apple cake - YUM!

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  4. Your samplers both look great. I'm not familiar with A World Lit Only by Fire. I might have to look for it. I bet the cake smelled like heaven baking. Yummy!

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  5. beautiful samplers

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  6. You are making great progress on Mary Ann! Love the Transferware you picked up, too! Wish I had someone with such a green thumb in my house...mine is only "light green", LOL! The only things I can keep alive indoors are African violets!

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  7. I love those samplers! I'm not familiar with either one! Great finds you've got there & Rico's orchid is gorgeous! Of course I'm drooling while looking at that cake. With all these goodies you bake, why aren't you & Rico the size of large barns? I think I'll go whip up a batch of brownies : )

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  8. Your SAL is coming along beautifully. Love that Transferware plate! Any cake left?

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  9. I love how your Mary Ann is looking. I think that it's another one that I'm going to have to add to my list. You found some wonderful things and I can believe how beautiful that orchid is. I, like you, tend to kill everything that I come into contact with.

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  10. Great progress and new start Edgar. I love you "finds" especially that fruity plate...and please stop tempting me with those yummy looking cakes...lol xx

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  11. It sounds like you had a lovely weekend - I love both the pieces you are working on!

    That cake sounds super delish!

    Have a great week, Edgar!

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  12. The Mary Ann Sampler is lovely. Great work. I wonder if it's too late for me to get in on Nicki's SAL. I haven't done much "x-ing" lately. That caramel apple cake looks delicious. What a productive weekend for you.

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  13. I knew you'd like Niky's SAL.. I'm so happy you joined! :D
    it's still running, so anyone who wants to start, you're more than welcome, I heard Niky the other day and she's so happy for the great response
    happy xxx, Mary Ann looks better by the day
    chiara (I'm having a giveaway if you want to enter..! :D)

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  14. The orchid plant looks amazing, wish mine looked like that, all i have is leaves!
    Super stitching, lots of progress on Mary Ann

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  15. oooo nice start to the new sal :) gorgeous colour on your orchid :) and nice buys you got too :) have a good week :) love mouse xxxxx

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  16. I love your new sampler! And what treasures you find on Saturdays!

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  17. Beautiful orchid! Does Rico have any tips to share?

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  18. The sampler is looking great. I love the start of the SAL too.

    Nice orchid! Wow, I just kill those.

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  19. Greate stitches and goodies, Edgar!

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  20. Miss Mary Ann is very pretty. I especially love the border.

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  21. That cake looks delicious. And I'm hungry . I'm gonna assume from the amount of fabby showing that that sampler is gonna be huge! Grats on the progress so far, and I hope you get it all done as you wish to. (I always wish I was a faster stitcher, lol.) Your new start looks promising. I love the colors in it so far. Hope you enjoy it!

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  22. OMG...that cake looks delicious!!!

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  23. ¡Que orquidea tan bonita Rico! Compartimos el SAL Misterioso de Niky.
    Saludos

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  24. Wow the orchids look beautiful and yummy cake too. Love your WIPs

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