tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76649291812315983812024-03-21T20:09:18.873-07:00Stitches, Scraps and Sparkles in the SunCrocheting, Scrapbooking and life in the Texas sunKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.comBlogger472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-70383083987628814652015-12-30T12:44:00.003-08:002015-12-30T12:44:35.757-08:00Still HereI hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I'm still here, and I appreciate all of you who are still here with me :-) Weather changes have given me more bad days than good, but my added meds have helped a lot. I'm recovering from the holidays and prepping for the new year. I can't believe it's only two days away! I'm stitching a lot and crocheting a little, chasing after a very active toddler, and schooling a teenager. Life is good :-) Hopefully I'll get better about posting to the blog and visiting everyone's pages in the new year. Take care!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-39907844410414995592015-11-19T16:18:00.001-08:002015-11-19T16:18:21.818-08:00This Is Alex<p dir="ltr">Hi, my name is Alex. I've been keeping my mommy very busy lately so she hasn't been around to see you. She hurts a lot these days, too, so my Sissy helps a lot. But she says hi :-) </p>
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I'm squeezing in my check-ins on a bunch of SALs today just in the nick of time. Not a whole lot of progress was made on anything, but every x counts!</div>
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This is being hosted by <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/" target="_blank">Heather of Stitching Lotus</a>. I managed two for this month.</div>
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My second finish is for the <a href="http://christmasorniesal2015.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Christmas Ornament SAL</a> hosted by Kaye of Kitten Stitching. It's one of the Mini Cards from Prairie Schooler. Sorry, I'm not sure of the year; I put the chart away in the wrong folder and have yet to find it again!</div>
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Kaye also hosts the <a href="http://prairieschoolersal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Prairie Schooler SAL</a>; I'm working on two Santas for this.</div>
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It's been a while since I posted a progress pic on my Cinderella's Castle for <a href="http://stitchystart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A New Stitchy Start</a>; this is being hosted by Tammy of I Want To Do One More Stitch. I'm still plugging away at it a few stitches at a time.</div>
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I've worked more on Pretty Little New York by Satsuma Street; I'm doing a SAL with <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jo</a> and <a href="http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a> on Tuesdays. I finally finished one whole building!</div>
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I really like this designer; I'm planning on starting the rest of the cities as well as several more of her charts for the Super Duper Ultimate January February 2016 Challenge.</div>
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Here are a couple of my latest starts:</div>
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I bought my first silk flosses from Mo's Sale. They're so pretty and soft!<br />
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And, finally, my sweet, wonderful, handy hubby made me a lapstand!<br />
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It's very lightweight and makes stitching the big projects easier. I was at 300 stitches on my Mini Owl Family chart when I took this pic; in two days time I was up to 800! I'm getting faster with my two-handed stitching.</div>
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That's all for me on the stitching front; I'll gather some crochet WIPs together for the next post.</div>
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Thanks for reading and looking.</div>
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Blessings :-)</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-47341991889966695382015-09-25T09:18:00.000-07:002015-09-25T09:18:24.059-07:00Five on Friday: Five Things I'm Working On<div style="text-align: justify;">
I have been so flighty and indecisive today! I'm all over the place more than usual. But here are five things I've been working on this week:</div>
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1. Getting caught up on laundry, dishes, and other household chores. I was down most of last week with a bad fibro flare, and I was down most of this week with a bad cold. There are a lot of clean laundry piles around the house waiting to be folded and put away, more piles of dirty laundry, and so on.</div>
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2. Motifs for my mystery crochet projects. You can find the <a href="http://signedwithanowl.blogspot.com/2011/06/squaring-big-circle-tutorial.html" target="_blank">free pattern here at Signed With an Owl. </a></div>
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So far, I'm using Dark Orchid, Spring Green, and Shocking Pink.</div>
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3. Printing charts, cutting fabric, and making lists for next years's SALs. </div>
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4. More motifs for my mystery crochet projects. They look like eggs now, but I promise you they won't in the end! You can see what they'll look like <a href="http://colorncream.blogspot.com/2014/03/flower-square-tutorial-vi.html" target="_blank">at Color 'n Cream Crochet.</a> So far, I'm using Bright Yellow and Soft White.</div>
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5. And, of course, I have more starts! I actually have more than this, but I had these out to photograph for a SAL. These are my first Heaven and Earth Designs, my first time parking, and my first time gridding. I'm having a blast!</div>
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such as the BOO Club Series by Lizzie Kate.</div>
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I currently have four of them as WIPs: Creepy, Spooky, Eek, Fright, and Treats.</div>
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And I've finished three: Pumpkin, Brew and Monster.</div>
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B is also for <a href="http://thisisbrigittesplace.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Brigitte of At Brigitte's Place</a>, who had the wonderful idea of showing charts in her stash for each letter. She was kind enough to let me borrow the idea.</div>
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Cherished Teddies BEARS</div>
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Carousel, The Spirit of America, and Gardening Angels, all by Gloria and Pat</div>
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Although my first cross stitch finish was a baby sampler for my niece, I have yet to make them for my two girls. I like these two the best: Baby Girl Birth Sampler from One Nice Thing After Another by Gloria and Pat, and Noah's Ark For Baby by Leisure Arts.</div>
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BIRDHOUSE Welcome by Dimensions, BINGO by C & L Crafts and Co, and Main Street by BUCKEYE Designs.</div>
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Of course, I couldn't forget the designer, BROOKE Nolan, of BROOKE'S BOOKS. I recently discovered her and love a lot of her designs. She has tons of adorable freebies <a href="http://www.brookesbooks.com/" target="_blank">over at her website</a>. You can join her Yahoo Group to access some free charts. She also has an <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrookesBooksStore?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a></div>
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where she sells her designs. I bought the Little Women set; I think when I start these, I'll stitch them on one piece of fabric rather than four.</div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-80127373261323095782015-09-11T08:22:00.001-07:002015-09-11T09:01:26.505-07:00Five on Friday: Never Forget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed, 400 were police
officers and firefighters, in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade
Center in NYC, at the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C., and in a
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2. Passengers aboard United Flight 93, heard about the previous airplane
attacks and attempted to retake control of the plane from hijackers. As a
result, the hijackers dilberately crashed the plane in a Pennsylvania
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3. After the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, the
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4. The attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11 resulted in the largest loss of life by a foreign attack on American soil.</div>
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We will never forget.</div>
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Linking up today with <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.com/2015/09/five-on-friday_11.html" target="_blank">Five on Friday hosted by Amy of Love Made My Home.</a><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-80410242331757915252015-09-10T14:07:00.001-07:002015-09-10T14:07:20.510-07:00I Don't Mean to Keep Disappearing...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Life has just been so busy lately. Alex is much better now; thank you for all the well wishes :-) She's still teething molars (not fun!) and tends to be on the grouchy side (wouldn't you?). Tim's working less hours (Yay!) and Hope is doing well in eighth grade (how did she get to be 13 already?).</div>
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My crochet bug comes and goes; I've been getting the itch to make some baby hats lately. I'm very slowly making progress on the pink and red rose blanket; hopefully I'll get it done before the baby arrives! I'm not sure when she's due; I'll have to ask Tim to ask his coworker.</div>
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Family update: my nephew Cameron, who was born July 7, two months too early, is home! He's doing great and is up to 8 pounds.</div>
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More family news: we finally have a car!! It's been almost two long years of having one vehicle that only Tim can drive (I never learned to drive a stick shift, and his old beat up work truck is not something you can learn on). We bought it at the end of last year for $200 because it needed a transmission along with a lot of other things. Tim has been working every spare moment on it this year, and it's finally done!! He's taking it to be inspected and get current tags on it tomorrow. It still needs a lot of minor repairs, but it's able to be driven safely. </div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-42975928345799509072015-08-31T07:29:00.000-07:002015-08-31T07:29:52.846-07:00More Progress<div style="text-align: justify;">
Poor baby girl has been suffering with a nasty upper respiratory infection for the last several days, so she's been my main focus. Doctor says it's not serious, we just need to let it run its course. She has some medicine but hates taking it. And she's just miserable, poor thing. I feel terrible because I can't explain to her why she feels terrible!</div>
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So, I have a lot to show you. I'd meant to break this up into several shorter posts, but as the deadline for a lot of the SALs is today, I have to combine everything into one long post.</div>
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First up, crochet progress. I finished putting black on all my pink roses and attached the first row of squares. Only 55 more to go!</div>
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In the midst of digging through my UFO box, I came across thirty burgundy roses I had made for another project and decided not to use. They were too pretty to frog, so I'm turning them into a baby blanket for a coworker of Tim's. I used Red Heart Super Saver Spring Green for the leaves, Perfect Pink for the double granny round, and am joining the squares with Shocking Pink.</div>
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Here's Amazing by Kincavel Krosses (<a href="https://kincavelkrosses.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/amazing/" target="_blank">free chart</a>):</div>
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And here's I Never Finish Anyth from Pixel Power Design:</div>
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Small finishes, but still finishes.<br />
And (drum roll, please), I have my first FFO!<br />
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It's not perfect. There are a few things I think I'll do differently next time. But, all in all, I'm very pleased with my first finishing efforts.</div>
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This leads me to SALs, as this ornament is for the <a href="http://christmasorniesal2015.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Christmas Ornament SAL hosted by Kaye of Kitten Stitching.</a></div>
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Kaye is also hosting two other SALs I'm participating in, the <a href="http://prairieschoolersal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Prairie Schooler SAL</a> and the <a href="http://americanasal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Americana SAL</a>.</div>
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For the Prairie Schooler SAL, I couldn't decide which piece to focus on, so I'm working on two. On the left is Santa's 12 Days of Christmas Day 2, and on the right is Prairie Schooler Santa 1984 (the first one in the series).</div>
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For the Americana SAL, I'm working on Stars and Stripes by Ursula Michael. I haven't made much progress on this, just the border on the center quilt.</div>
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I have been making progress on some of my other SAL pieces. For the Tuesday Pretty Little City SAL I do with Linda and Jo, I've been adding stitches to New York. There's a lot more to the building on the left now.</div>
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For the YOTA SAL hosted by Pull the Other Thread, I finally dusted off Cluttered and resumed working on it. I'm taking a break from the cabinet and working on the items on top of it.</div>
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I've been slowly plugging along with Cinderella's Castle for A New Stitchy Start:</div>
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And, finally, I have several new starts. You know me, I can't finish one without starting at least three more! </div>
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Cat Lessons for People by Lizzie Kate:</div>
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March Calendar Girl by Little House Needleworks:<br />
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Dragon of Fire by Dragon Dreams (<a href="http://www.dragondreams.ca/Sample_Charts.html" target="_blank">free chart</a>):<br />
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Coffee Crazy by Lizzie Kate:<br />
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Spooky by Lizzie Kate:<br />
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Treats by Lizzie Kate:<br />
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Box of Delights by Blackwork Journey (<a href="http://www.blackworkjourney.co.uk/freebies1.shtml" target="_blank">free chart</a>):<br />
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S is for Sewing by Prairie Schooler:<br />
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E is for Embroidery by Jeremiah Junction:<br />
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Is It Coffee Yet? by Lizzie Kate<br />
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I have been working on a new stitchy rotation for almost a month now and am really, really happy with it. I've made a lot of progress on a lot of different pieces. It's a bit complicated so I'll save the details and progress pics for another post. But I am trying to integrate the same idea into my crocheting.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-72293878540298765582015-08-26T11:55:00.000-07:002015-08-26T11:55:26.931-07:00Smalls SAL - Three Finishes!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Thank you for all the well wishes on my last post :-) The last couple days have been much better with a lot less pain. Tim survived his super long shift and got some rest; I don't know how often he'll have to work them, but it'll probably be until they get some more mechanics.</div>
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I'm breaking my progress posts into pieces so they're not too long. Today's is all about the <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/2015/08/smalls-sal-august-2015-check-in/comment-page-1/#comment-66282" target="_blank">Smalls SAL</a> hosted by Heather of Stitching Lotus. And I have three - yes, three, isn't it amazing? - small finishes for the month!</div>
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You saw this one already. It's the Boo Club Monster by Lizzie Kate. For anyone curious, I stitched the eyes as black Smyrna crosses with white French knots in the middle because I didn't have any buttons small enough.</div>
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I finished the Boo Club Brew by Lizzie Kate, too. That makes three in the series completed!</div>
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And I finished my first Prairie Schooler design! This is Santa's 12 Days of Christmas Day 1. Now to focus on Day 2. I wonder how many I can finish this year?</div>
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I had so hoped these would be FFOs (Fully Finished Objects for those who don't stitch) in time for this post; I bought fabric and batting and have chipboard. But pain days slowed me down. Maybe I can squeeze in some time this weekend.</div>
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Thanks for reading and looking. I'll be back tomorrow with some more progress photos.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-630580439068035862015-08-24T10:16:00.004-07:002015-08-24T10:16:37.135-07:00This and That<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've been having more fibro pain days than good days lately. On the good days, I run around trying to catch up. The house is in a perpetual state of mess.</div>
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It hurts more to crochet than stitch so I've been doing more stitching lately; I think I finally found a rotation that works for me. I should have some update pictures later in the week for some different SALs. </div>
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I finally did some blog reading today while lying on the couch (yay for laptops!). You've all been so busy; I've missed catching up with you.</div>
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Tim's working a double shift today (ugh, 19 hours straight!), so it's just me and the girls until tomorrow evening. He'll work 6 am today to 1 am tomorrow, catch a short nap at work, and then work tomorrow 6 am to 5 pm. The money's nice when he works so much overtime, but we miss him, and he's always so tired. All the extra hours are taking a toll on him. </div>
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That's it for now. Thanks for reading.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-33428174976144429062015-08-16T14:31:00.000-07:002015-08-16T14:31:10.309-07:00Gifted Gorgeousness and TUSAL<div style="text-align: justify;">
Late, late, for a very important date! Two, actually. My computer was in the shop this week, so I'm waaay behind on my blog reading and posting. </div>
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Two dates I missed:</div>
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TUSAL - Totally Useless Stitch Along hosted by <a href="http://itsdaffycat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sharon of It's Daffycat.</a> My ort jars are pretty full this month. The yarn one is emptied every month, but the thread one is for the whole year. I may actually reach my goal of filling it by December!</div>
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Gifted Gorgeousness hosted by <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.</a> These three charts were gifts from my wonderful stitchy friend, Linda.</div>
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I'm so close to a finish with these two!</div>
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But I really did finish this one! Yay!!</div>
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I'll get caught up with all of your posts this coming week.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-28275903652398894482015-08-09T19:07:00.001-07:002015-08-09T19:07:56.573-07:00Summer Mystery SAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Of course, I joined another SAL. I seem to be addicted to them! This one is being <a href="http://withmythreads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">hosted by Natalia of With My Threads.</a> Each week, we get three mini motifs emailed to us to add to a design. It's fun, fast, pretty stitching, and I'm really enjoying it. I didn't quite finish the first three, but I came close.</div>
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I just love the colors in this design. So bright and summery. And with temps in the triple digits all week here in North Texas, it's still very much summer!</div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-16986630874090098462015-08-05T11:18:00.000-07:002015-08-05T11:18:40.252-07:00WIP Wednesday: Crochet and Cross Stitch<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've been working on various projects over the last week, both crochet and cross stitch.</div>
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I've added a double granny round in black to 21 of my rose squares and started attaching them with Panther Pink using the flat braid join. The pattern is designed by <a href="http://www.appleblossomdreams.com/" target="_blank">Astri of Apple Blossom Dreams</a> and is available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AppleBlossomDreams?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">for sale in her Etsy shop.</a></div>
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I pulled out a poor neglected UFO and started assembling it. The pattern is designed by <a href="http://signedwithanowl.blogspot.com/2011/06/squaring-big-circle-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Kate of Signed With an Owl.</a> I made the squares with Red Heart Super Saver in Zebra and Black, Loops and Threads Impeccable in Gray, and I'm joining them as I go with Red Heart Super Saver in Burgundy. Two rows done, four to go.</div>
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I started two "just because" stashbuster projects using the <a href="http://zootyowlcards.blogspot.com/2013/11/rainbow-candy-diagonal-granny-stripe.html" target="_blank">Diagonal Granny Stripe pattern from Zooty Owl's Crafty Blog.</a> The first one is made with scraps and a J hook; the second is made with Lion Brand Homespun in Corinthian and an L hook.</div>
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And I'm working daily on several mystery crochet projects. Here are some of the motifs.</div>
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I'm very close to a finish on my Prairie Schooler Santa's 12 Days of Christmas Day 1. I still hope to completely finish it by the end of the month for the <a href="http://christmasorniesal2015.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Christmas Ornament SAL hosted by Kaye of Kitten Stitching.</a></div>
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I did a couple more letter blocks in Summer Alphabet by Lizzie Kate; this was my rotation piece for the last five days.</div>
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And I started several more charts "just because". </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Little Bit of August by Lizzie Kate on 14 ct Aida in Sand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boo Club Creepy by Lizzie Kate on 14 ct Aida in Smoketone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boo Club Eek by Lizzie Kate on 14 ct Aida in Smoketone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Not Easy by <a href="http://pixelpowerdesign.com/" target="_blank">Pixel Power (free)</a> on 14 ct Aida in Light Blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes-Attack from HornswoggleStore on 14 ct Aida in White</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes-Attack from HornswoggleStore on 14 ct Aida in White</td></tr>
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Thanks for reading and looking.</div>
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Blessings :-)</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-3774039485013743142015-08-01T12:33:00.003-07:002015-08-01T12:33:49.550-07:00Alphabet Club and How Many WIPs Winner!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Before I get to the winner of my How Many WIPs giveaway, I'd like to introduce you to </div>
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The Alphabet Club is an A-Z SAL created by <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jo of Serendipitous Stitching</a> and <a href="https://thegreytail.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Chiara of the Grey Tail.</a><span id="goog_1573906150">On the first Saturday of every month, we do an alphabet letter related post; we include stitching things, of course, but also any language or custom-related items or fun facts or jokes or anything that goes with the letter of the month.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1573906150">This month, being the first, is all about the letter A. </span><br />
<span id="goog_1573906150">I love to stitch ALPHABETS!</span><br />
<span id="goog_1573906150">Whether it's just the letters</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer Alphabet by Lizzie Kate</td></tr>
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or a single chart of letters with pictures</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Disney Alphabet by Clouds Factory</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Carol Alphabet by FanGirl Stitches</td></tr>
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Alphabet Jokes</h2>
Q: What did A say to B?<br />
A: C you later!<br />
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Q: What's the longest word in the English vocabulary?<br />
A: "Smiles" because there is a mile between the first letter and the last!<br />
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The most commonly used letter from the English alphabet is <strong>E</strong><br />
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The dot over the letter “i” is called <em>title</em>.<br />
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About 100 languages use the same alphabet like in English which makes it
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So, the time has come! How many WIPs/starts do I have? (I say both because some have been worked on since I started them and some haven't). There were a lot of good guesses. </div>
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The grand total as of Monday was....</div>
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147!</h2>
Yes, I'm crazy :-)<br />
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No one guessed the exact number, but one came close.<br />
The winner of the summer issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework Magazine is<br />
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She guessed 153. Pretty close! Congratulations, Kaye! When you get a chance, please email your mailing address to bookworm187@earthlink.net.<br />
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It's been a long week with a sick teen and a teething toddler. But, as always, I am wonderfully blessed and am always looking for reasons to smile. I find a lot! Here are five from this week:</div>
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1. It's been two short months since we bought Alex her first pair of shoes. On Sunday, we discovered they don't fit her anymore! These are her new ones. My baby's growing up!</div>
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2. I received my second order from Mo's Sale. I wasn't going to buy anything but floss, but this gorgeous purple fabric jumped out at me. A bit of a splurge at $14, but it's so pretty. I'm trying now to find a pattern worthy to stitch on it. The floss colors from left to right are Sheldon, Emerald, Bubbles, and Peach.</div>
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3. I am so blessed to have so many wonderful blog friends. My friend, <a href="http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a>, and I talk almost every day, and I truly cherish her friendship. She's already gifted me so many wonderful charts, and this week she sent me more! I am blown away by her generosity. Thank you so much, Linda!</div>
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4. Charts aren't the only thing Linda sent. We're working on some secret crochet projects right now, so she sent me a small sampling of 80 of her gorgeous variegated yarns! I'm having so much fun crocheting with new colors. Thank you, thank you, Linda!</div>
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5. I've thrown my hat into the Flosstube ring. This is a very basic video and not very long (10 minutes). I had a really fun time making it and am absolutely blown away by the fact that, so far, it's been watched 59 times! And I have 37 subscribers already! Crazy! Thank you for indulging me :-)</div>
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend!</div>
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Come back tomorrow to see who won <a href="http://sssinthesun.blogspot.com/2015/07/cross-stitch-giveaway.html" target="_blank">my giveaway (you can still enter today)</a> and how many WIPs/starts I really have!</div>
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Blessings :-)</div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-76848297036007520092015-07-30T06:17:00.003-07:002015-07-30T06:17:51.327-07:00Tickled Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who, me?</div>
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I'm a good boy.</div>
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I haven't spent the last twenty minutes tearing through the house like it's a racetrack,</div>
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Nope.</div>
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Not me.</div>
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I'm innocent.</div>
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You gotta love cats.</div>
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Blessings :-)</div>
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P.S. You still have time to <a href="http://sssinthesun.blogspot.com/2015/07/cross-stitch-giveaway.html" target="_blank">enter my giveaway</a> for a chance to win the summer issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine. The winner will be chosen on Saturday, August 1.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-89876166596046531092015-07-29T08:07:00.000-07:002015-07-29T08:09:48.539-07:00Smalls SAL and Pretty Little New York<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's the last Wednesday of the month, so it's time for the <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/" target="_blank">Smalls SAL check-in, hosted by Heather of Stitching Lotus.</a></div>
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I had grand ideas of getting my stitching finished into an ornament this month, but it didn't happen. Oh, well; at least I got the stitching done! </div>
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Noel Jingle by Lizzie Kate</div>
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The little peppermint candies are my favorite!</div>
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I also finally made some progress on Pretty Little New York from Satsuma Street. This is a Tuesday SAL I do with <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jo</a> and <a href="http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Linda.</a> </div>
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Where I was last time:</div>
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Where I am now:</div>
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Blessings :-)<br />
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P.S. Don't forget! If you'd like a chance to win the Summer issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine, you have until Friday to <a href="http://sssinthesun.blogspot.com/2015/07/cross-stitch-giveaway.html" target="_blank">enter my giveaway!</a> </div>
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Due to the very undependable mail service where I live and the wonderful customer service of Cross Stitch and Needlework Magazine, I have an extra copy of the summer issue. So, I want to bless one of you with it!<br />
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I wanted to do a giveaway but wasn't sure how to do it fairly.<a href="http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Linda</a> has used this idea in the past with great success.</div>
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Most of you know I'm a serial starter, so there are quite a few. But how many? The person who comes up with the closest number wins! </div>
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You'll have until Saturday, August 1, to guess. And, to make it fair, I'm going by today's number. Anything I start this week will not count for the total. </div>
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P.S. Linda, since you already know the answer, you can't guess :-)</div>
Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-45229693674740212082015-07-24T08:37:00.003-07:002015-07-24T08:37:51.810-07:00Five on Friday: Five Random Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm linking up Five Random Things From My Week with <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Five on Friday hosted by Amy of Love Made My Home.</a></div>
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1. My super-talented artist daughter, Hope, drew me as a My Little Pony. She incorporated my hair and eyes (brown), my three favorite colors (purple, red, and blue), and one of my favorite hobbies (crochet). And, of course, my name is the same as my favorite brand of yarn, Red Heart. </div>
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3. I received my first order of hand-dyed floss from Mo's Sale! Isn't it pretty?? From left to right, I have Dory, Kristoff, Nemo, Pride, and Tagada (already in use on a project, it would be on a bobbin right now but I'm currently out). I'm very happy with it and plan to order more.</div>
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4. I'm curious: how big is a bag of sugar where you live? In Florida, sugar is sold in five pound bags. In Ohio, where my dad lives, and here in Texas, sugar is sold in four pound bags. One of those things in life that make you say, "Hmmm."</div>
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5. Our oldest church member, Miss Goodwyn, passed away a couple of weeks ago. She was 94! I hadn't known her very long, but she was always happy to see us, and she loved kids. She also loved bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, and had a four acre field of them on her property. At her memorial last week, everyone took home this bookmark; the little heart is full of bluebonnet seeds! I thought that was the neatest way to remember a sweet lady.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-55259682691907376842015-07-23T08:06:00.002-07:002015-07-23T08:06:42.916-07:00Finished BlanketI finished the blanket for my nephew, Cameron, last night.<br />
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I used <a href="http://hooksandyarns.blogspot.com/2012/02/squircle-v-3.html" target="_blank">this pattern</a> from Dly's Hooks and Yarns for the squares and joined them with the <a href="http://knitting-crochet.wonderhowto.com/how-to/join-granny-squares-with-crochet-flat-brain-joining-233233/" target="_blank">flat braid joining method. </a></div>
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They're doing much better. Cindy is home now; she's able to walk again, and her vision has returned to normal. Cameron is eating well and gaining weight, and he's breathing on his own. No word yet on when he can come home.</div>
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I'm linking this up with <a href="http://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">the Stashbuster Link Party at Linda's Crafty Corner.</a><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-89741626271202500802015-07-17T09:57:00.000-07:002015-07-17T09:57:00.660-07:00Five on Friday: Five BIG Things<div style="text-align: justify;">
We have had some major life things going on in the last couple weeks and one coming up, so that's my focus today for <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Five on Friday hosted by Amy of Love Made My Home.</a></div>
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This involves two people so it counts for two. Last week, my sister-in-law, Cindy, began to feel very ill. She went to the hospital and was diagnosed with preeclampsia. By this time, she had lost her sight and her ability to walk. They did an emergency C-section, and Cameron Lee Lantry was brought into the world two months before he was supposed to be here. But God is good! Although Cameron will have to stay in the NICU for awhile, he is healthy. And Cindy's sight is returning and she's starting to walk again. We're waiting to hear more news from them about when they'll be able to come home.</div>
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3. Not as major, but my dad was also in the hospital last week. He had his gallbladder removed. I had mine taken out 13 years ago; I wonder now if gallstones are hereditary. He's doing good, resting at home. He should be back to work in a couple weeks.</div>
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4. Alex took her first step!!! Everyone keeps telling me not to worry because she's not walking yet at almost 14 months, but of course I worry; that's what I do! She cruises very fast holding onto the furniture, and she can stand very well without holding onto anything. But she finally took some wobbly steps on her own. It won't be long now, and I won't be able to catch her!</div>
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5. Hope is going to church camp next week. She's very excited but very nervous, too. She's been to day camps many times but never an overnight camp. She'll be gone for four days. I know she'll have a wonderful time and make a lot of new friends. And, yes, I will worry about her a lot!</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-89301922618724781102015-07-16T09:27:00.003-07:002015-07-16T09:27:34.000-07:00TUSAL and Tickled Thursday<div style="text-align: justify;">
New moon = TUSAL! It's <a href="http://itsdaffycat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Totally Useless Stichalong, hosted by Sharon of It's Daffycat.</a> We save our orts (ends) in a container and post a pic. Why? Because it's fun!</div>
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My thread orts haven't changed much; my stitchy bug seems to be on vacation. Lately, I've been doing more crocheting, so my yarn orts are leaking out of the top of the jar. No, you haven't missed seeing my crochet progress; it's a secret for now :-) I do have a couple of projects I can show you, but not today.</div>
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In honor of my crochet bug returning, I have some fiber funnies for you. Enjoy!</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-17536695065508575452015-07-15T19:15:00.000-07:002015-07-15T19:15:29.428-07:00Gifted Gorgeousness July<div style="text-align: justify;">
I'm back! Oh, we had such a wonderful time at Rally! We got to see all our friends from Florida, heard wonderful speakers, and thoroughly enjoyed a Mandisa concert. The new jewelry is gorgeous, too, the best I've ever seen (I say that every year!).</div>
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I haven't been doing too much stitching the last couple weeks, but I have a little progress to show for Gifted Gorgeousness, hosted by <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.</a> Both of these charts were gifted to me by <a href="http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a>.</div>
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First up, Santa's 12 Days of Christmas Day 1:</div>
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Second, Noel Jingle by Lizzie Kate.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-35477945288753428572015-07-09T14:24:00.003-07:002015-07-09T14:25:06.370-07:00Rally Time!I'm at the annual convention for the jewelry company I work for this week. 8000 people, early mornings and late nights and I love it! Just miss my girls.<br />
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Take care and I'll be back in blogland next week!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664929181231598381.post-78520608164034770862015-07-03T15:02:00.002-07:002015-07-03T15:02:40.514-07:00Five on Friday: Five Random Thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I forgot to do this last week, so I'm squeezing this in late in the afternoon, and I'm linking up with <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amy at Love Made My Home.</a></div>
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My five random thoughts of the week:</div>
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1. We ate at Chick-fil-A for lunch today. I love their food, but I wish they were open on Sundays. But at the same time, I love their reasons for being closed on Sundays and really admire them for it.</div>
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2. Same goes for Hobby Lobby.</div>
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3. When it comes to crocheting, I much prefer to do piece-work when making blankets rather than making one big blanket. I don't like to whipstitch, but I love to join-as-you go.</div>
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4. I think I'm ready to expand my horizons with cross stitching. I'd like to try beading, working with floss other than DMC, and stitching on evenweave.</div>
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5. I'm bummed we didn't have a peach harvest this year. I blame the rain.</div>
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Thanks for reading!</div>
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Blessings :-)</div>
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