A few WIP and a little finish~~~

I was thinking if I posted a couple of my WIP's it would inspire me to go ahead and put some attention to them and finish them....or at least put a dent in them~~~ So, here you go....

I LOVE prim designs and this one by Pineberry Lane is no exception.... I had some fabric called "Days Gone By" and thought it had the perfect look!

Merry Christmas Hanging Sampler

Pineberry Lane

And, here is my progress on "Hare's Christmas" by Plum Street Samplers...I love the GAST shades of Baby Spinach and Cornhusk together.....I guess I am about 1/3 into this piece....

Hare's Christmas

Plum Street Samplers

And, here is a funny looking picture of the block of Shores of Hawk Run Hollow I am currently working on.......

Shores of Hawk Run Hollow

Carriage House Samplings

And a look at the whole piece so far......Not quite half done on this one..........Gotta get back to this one....Thank you Edgar for inspiring me to pull it back out~

And, I did have a finish this week....I had across this pattern by The Gentle Art called BerryThief..Although it is one I had done many years ago for a friend, I decided it needed to be done once more~~Since it has a bird in it, I KNEW I had to do it..........Besides, some of my favorite GAST threads are in this one.... Dried Thyme, Black Crow, Cherry Bark, Tarnished Gold and Autumn Leaves.........I forgot to take a snap of the prim buttons I used on the back to attach the ties.....

Berry Thief

The Gentle Art

circa 1997

So, there you have it....Make it a great day everybody!!! Our last official day of summer!

Faye

Edgars fantastic giveaway~~

Psstttt..... Go check it out....Edgar is having a fantastic giveaway~~~~

Taaaa-Daaa~~~~~!

Well....My fall themed tree has come together~~~Finally!! I just had to show you how great this beautiful exchange piece from Berit looks on my tree....I can hang it on a cupboard door knob or have it showcased in my tree......LOVE IT!
Here is the full length view of the four foot decorated tree...... I still have room for a few more ornies, so I may work on a couple more fall-ish goodies....

I did end up putting the La~D~Da Letters & Leaves ditty bag at the top of the tree...I like how the foliage pops out of the top of the bag as my tree topper....

You know Homespun Elegance is one of my all time favorite designers so I had to put my new little "Boo" ornie front and center!!

Then at the foot of the tree, I have placed several goodies that needed a flat surface.... I think these fill the space quite well....

And, then next to my tree is a basket filled with a few more things that make me smile.... Do you know I have a thing for birds??? Ironically there is a bird on each item in this basket~~

So, there you have it.....It is a glimpse of my corner of the world...I sit in my craft room "Happy Chair", stitch and gaze up at my tree when I get in from work.......At night, with the clear lights glowing on the tree, it is really quite relaxing....

I hope everyone has a great day....We are headed to Chapel Hill for a big-time football game between North Carolina and Georgia Tech.... The men left out at 545 this morning to get the grills and tents set up...........We feed a crowd!!~~~ So, go Tarheels and hope you have a super great day~~~

Faye

Here is the cutest little pumpkin...for me!!!

A few of us have been exchanging each season this year in the
Friends Stitching Through the Seasons Exchange....

I have been lucky enough to have Jill as my exchange partner and she has made me a one of a kind piece yet again!! Is this not the cutest little pumpkin you have ever seen???? It is put together beautifully and has an actual stick used as its stem!!!..... GORGEOUS in person!!! Along with the other goodies of pretty napkins, a pumpkin needle slide, a pen and a Kelmscott Thread Keep.... I have been truly been blessed by Jill!!!

Prairie Grove Peddler Pumpkin

Friends Stitching through the Seasons Exchange

Fall 2010

Up close view of the pumpkin
corn/pumpkin side

Up close view of the pumpkin

Black cat side

Well....I am off to decorate my fall themed tree in the craft room....... I hope I have enough to fill the tree.....If not, I GET to stitch more~~YEAH!!~~~
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Here is hoping everyones Friday evening is fantastic!

Faye

A "Tweet" surprise!!!

Dear Peg of Lightening Fingers has surprised me by sending me the cutest little green prim bird!!!Isn't he the sweetest??? I had been admiring it on the header of her blog and lookie lookie...It comes to MY house to live!!! Thanks so VERY VERY much Peg....What a beautiful addition to my craft room...I think he will be out visiting most every single season!! Your generosity overwhelmes me!
And....speaking of being generous.... Many many months ago Cathy gave me her Jenny Bean's Pin Tuffet chart....out of the goodnes of her heart, no less!! And, I stitched it up but, failed to finish it off..... So, here she is....in a little round box with a few of my pins scattered about.......

Shakespeare's Peddler

Jenny Bean's Pin Tuffett

40 ct linen...specified overdyes

So, there you have it..... I hope to be decorating my fall themed tree in the next couple nights... It has been alot of fun fabricating these little smalls.... And, I plan on enjoying the tree until it is time for the Christmas tree to go up!!!

Happy hump day everybody~~~ ((Hugs)) Faye

A gorgeous exchange piece and a couple finishes..

Words cannot describe how beautiful this pillow from Berit is~~~ I was lucky enough to be her exchange partner in the Autumn Exchange and my package arrived today~~~ This gorgeous double sided pillow is a Homespun Elegance design called "Joyful Autumn". The most beautiful hand dyed silk ribbon attaches at the top and sides and the fabrication is beyond words! Thank you SO MUCH Berit for making this for me...The Quaker theme is perfect as is the colorways you chose!!!! It is hanging on my cupboard door as we speak!!

( Front) 30 ct WDW Straw linen

WDW Red Rocks, Terra Cotta, Indian Summer

CC Almost Auburn

(Back) 40ct Barn Owl linen

Love the personalization on tbis side

Additionally, last night I finished a couple little pieces that were waiting for me patiently....Here is the flower portion of "A Stitcher's Companion" as found in Blackbird Designs book called Honeysuckle Manor.... I attached it to a small Lang box I had on hand and used some prim trims

to make it into a pin cushion...

GAST Shutter Green

Lastly, I put together another pinkeep last night.....It a pattern that Brenda of "With Thy Needle and Thread" had put out as a freebie.....I experimented with my Sulky thread in the pumpkin...Different look for me, but I thought it all came together... Coincidentally my buddy Karen had posted yesterday that she had made this same pattern and her finish is stunning!!! Go check it out here...

With My Needle and Thread freebie

Hoping everyone has a great Tuesday evening~I need to get in the kitchen!!~~

Faye

Things are "falling" into place....

Things are moving right along with a few more of my fall finishes.....Glad to see my pile is dwindling down and soon I will be ready to decorate my craft room tree....


I love Milady's Needle and even though this pattern is meant for Christmas, I decided to try it out using my Autumn Leaves by GAST.... simple with homemade push pins and a contrasting ribbon for this little pinkeep....

Milady's Needle

Christmas Elegance

Then I ran across this little chart with nothing but leaves by Nancy Spruance Designs.....It was a freebie and I loved the variations in the fall colors..... It goes so well with the cute pincushion Amy made for me a few months ago....

Nancy Spruance Designs

Autumn Leaves with DMC floss

Then there is the Stitcherhood Autumn freebie.... I like to use the hemp braid on many things and thought it would work on this little pillow..... Using Victorian Motto Sampler threads and a leaf button.....

The Stitcherhood

R&R Sea Fog 30 ct linen

Last but not least, here is a little ditty bag I made up using one of my all time favorite designs by La~D~Da called Letters and Leaves....I don't know how many times I have done up this design, but I knew I had to use it and put an autumnal twist on things....

La~D~Da

Letters and Leaves

Well, gotta finish up in the kitchen...... Hope everybody had a great Monday~~~

Take care, Faye