Hazy, lazy days-weeks

I have been suffering from allergies for three weeks now. And when I suffer from allergies my resistance is low and I get a cold…my Grandson shared his with me (Thank you not very much) and then I shared with DH. So this week end since everyone was feeling hazy and lazy we didn’t do too much. Even Lucy got in on the lazy act…

The bright spot of my week (other than all the naps I took) was this gift from Donna Liljegren of Brynwood Needleworks (http://brynwoodneedleworks.blogspot.com/). In one of my more lucid moments this past three week I entered her contest for the “800^th post Giveaway” and I won one of the prizes. As I recall from my allergy fog she had several choices and you had to tell her which one or two you liked best. I love my pillow cover and I even had a pillow form I my stash to fit. And the 2012-13 planner, candy, breast cancer bracelet, pretty ribbon and tissue were the bright spots in my dismal gray week!  Now the candy is gone, planner is in my purse,  bracelet is on my desk and the pillow is at home in the living room where even Lucy knows to look and not touch.

I am stitching sometimes and I will have my project to share next week…stitched but not framed.

I need to take a 5 minute walk so my aching body will get some exercise today …

Thank you for stopping by and spending a few moments with me; hope you have time to stitch today! ttfn…sue

Halloween Treat

Last year I made Halloween trees for my grandchildren (Yes sons, I did not do this for you…such is life.) I really wanted more lifelike trees but settled for Black Christmas tree like trees.  I would have posted these to my blog last year but we all know I am not the best at writing to the blog…And then too I was busy stitching and finishing. The response of my grandkids was too cute and worth all the work and all the reward I needed. How can one put a price on, “Oh Grandma, I love you!”

I charted one and gave to the local needlepoint shop to give away as a cross stitch or needlepoint freebie…a treat from me and them. Until this year I forgot to finish charting the designs and so they will not be released until next year…too late for this year. But I will share one with all of you…my treat. If you cannot read print the design from the blog, email me (sudu@kc.rr.com) and I will return the email with a PDF file attached. Please put Candy Corn pattern in subject line or you might go to the junk mail and that would be no treat.

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The scissors are Flying Witch Scissors from Uncommon Scissors http://uncommonscissors.com/ although I think I may need (not want but need) to order black cat too, and maybe owl…and… Can one have too may scissors?

 And I almost forgot to bring my Halloween sewing box out…I blogged about this when it came back from the finisher…couldn’t wait to show it off Blog: http://sudukc.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=575)  then and then I forgot to bring it out with my witches.

It is too cute and took me forever to stitch…I am not a cross stitch person but in a weak moment had to have this… I think Just NAN (http://www.justnan.com/) does such cute things and I believe Silver Needle in Tulsa (http://www.thesilverneedle.net/index ) was my enabler.. I’m grateful she does lots of limited additions because I am so far behind the curve that usually they are all sold out by the time I see them. Probably a good thing for me otherwise I would have a box full of Just Nan UFOs and I don’t do much cross stitch.  

Happy Halloween and no tricks please.

ttfn…sue