Mystery SAL Finish

Gentle Readers and Dear friends thanks so much for your kind comments and emails!!  

Yesterday I received the 3rd and final part of the Mystery SAL from Niky's Creations - I finished it up last night.  The design was a toally fun piece and so cute - as are all of her designs!!  Here is another one of my craptastique snaps - so you can see the entire piece....

I used the recommended DMC colours and stitched it on a piece of 36ct Vintage Meadow Rue.  Now I need to find a little frame to get it up on the wall....

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We are off tomorrow for the 4th!! but I'll be back on Thursday....  so...   to all you wonderful readers, Followers, lurkers...  Have a wonderful 4th of July!!!!!!

That's about ot fopr today sports fans.  Thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

Stitchin' Stuff

Gentle Readers and Dear Friends it was a lovely weekend here in the City - not very hot and fogged in for the most part!!  We had a friend visiting from Monterey - she was up getting out of the heat and into the cool of SF - so we ran around with here for two days.   I did get in some stitching......

First up will be Part II of the SAL that Niky is running.  Here is the completed parts I & II....

It is a really fun piece to work on and the parts are very quick stitches.

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The second piece I worked on was the CCN Jluy Cottage - I finished it up and am now waiting for August Cottage to arrive in the mail.  here's a snap of the entire piece...

and here is a crappy snap of just July...

Although I am not a big red, white and blue stitcher - 

I really enjoyed this particular cottage quirte a bit!!

I used only overdyed, except for the white -  here are my converted choices...

GAST Sarsparilla for DMC 435

HSH Honeytone for DMC 744

GAST Dark Chocolate for DMC 3031

White B5200

GAST Geranium (called for)

GAST Aged Pewter (called for) only for the bird bath

HSH Flagstone (for the roof)

GAST Cornflower - for Betty Bluebell

GAST Chives for Chopped Chives

GAST Midnight for Blue Beatrice

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The thrid piece I worked on was "And They Sinned"...

I did some on the left hand side vine and finished up the Sun.  

I think this wil be the piece to work on this week.....

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I also made up a Peach Cobbler out of some super summer peaches - 

I'll talk more about that tomorrow.

That's about it for today sports fans  - thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

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