How excited was I when I arrived home from work today when I saw an envelope in the mail marked from France.....! Knowing I am celebrating my birthday all month long... Party like a rock star~~~~
This could only be a good thing!!!
I immediately opened the envelope and out popped this nicely wrapped gift...
Yes~~~ A sweet gift from my good friend Marylin in France~~~
She had made me a darling needlebook!! And had sent gorgeous verigated red threads also~~~ AND, a necklace with bracelet set with charms of France dangling.... Eiffel Tower and more!
I just had to show you a close up of the beautiful French fabric she chose to line the needlebook with...
And, the back even had beautiful stitching...
This is some of the prettiest ribbon trim I have ever seen....So intricate...
Thanks so very much Marylin for taking the time to send me this lovely gift!! I truly love it and it looks great in my pink basket~~~Merci mon amie~~
Now you say....What in the world have you been stitching lately Faye??? Well, I can show a couple....Others I cannot....I have made a couple personal gifts that I will be carrying with me to the
Pals Fall Retreat Thursday....It is an annual event with lots of old friends gathering from all corners of the world.... (see you soon Fiona~~)...and many new friendships will be made...A true stitchy butt heavenly embraced hen party with food fun fellowship and merriment abound....All in a lovingly positive way.........MY highlight will be getting to meet Tanya from Scarlett House and Paulette from Plum Street Samplers......... So, get ready world! There will be a trillion photos showing up next week from all us PALS nuts...
What I CAN show you is a couple stitched finishes that I need to sew up or finish off....
Loved the Halloween vibe on this one by Blackbird Designs.....
And, there is this lovely from NotForgotton Farms....Don't you just love how Lori takes things down to such a simplistic level??? I sure do! This was a freebie a couple months back to honor her 800th post..
Well...time to sign off..finish up a few things then settle on what projects to carry with me to the retreat to work on...I have been in an ornament kitting phase here lately after reading my friend Tommye has been cranking them out...she is one smart cookie, I tell ya! So, it may be a long weekend of ornie stitching bliss for me~~~
Ya'll have a good one!!!
Faye
