New finish and some goodies I found just perusing shops

Well, had a good day in Atlanta, traffic not bad and stopped by a antique store and got good deals.
First is a cross stitch book, 2 bucks, that was loaded with the different stitches, finished, infomation on blackwork, darning,open work, how to frame, how to make pillows, just good stuff!

My new pin cushion for gold 26 needles~~ Very cute and primitive and has a weighted feature for easy use. Four bucks.

wooden heart buttons DMC floss

1888 Ohio Quilt Posey

2 over 2 on 32 ct antique ivory fabric

Design The Sampler Girl/ Tanya Marie Anderson

The Companion Booklet

frame is from Ebay

Monday Ramblings

The day is Monday and the body is tired! LOL

A long day, indeed. I did get some stitching done during lunch today and after work an hour or two. I don't know if you can relate but I'm getting all giddy about where I'm going to put my next sampler I'm working on. Tonight, I picked the perfect spot in our house. Somehow, you just know when it's right! :) I'm visualizing it completed and hanging in that perfect spot!

Ren had IHOP leftovers tonight, scrambled eggs and pancakes. This was dinner. I just love IHOP! It's comfort food to me.
He's a bit spoiled. We just about need to get him a helmet (just joking, honestly) as he can't see and after dinner gets enough energy to sound like a pinball machine around the kitchen and in the cabinets. Bless his bones!

The question I'm thinking about tonight is........why am I such a nightowl? I have always been that way but seems to be getting worse every year. Heck, by the time I'm 60 I probably will just stay up all night! LOL
Oh, I envy all my friends who say they go to sleep by 9p!
Well, back to my project a little before bed............
Jennifer

A Great Evening

Tonight was great! We just got back after 5hours and grilled out with friends we haven't seen in quite a while, like 3 years. They cooked the best steaks, baked potatoes, sautee whole onions (definitely will try this), salad and rolls. Then even after all that we had peach cobbler and key lime pie. I'm stuffed! The weather is quite cool here tonight at about 60. Is this July? LOL

I did stitch a little before I left on the 1888 Ohio Quilt Posey by The Sampler Girl. I'm on a roll working 2 of the Companion Booklets. I love working these!

I have to share that I got this hornbook to go with one of the patterns in the Companion Booklet called Jonah's Hornbook. I really like it. Its a color called Ohio Cupboard Blue. However, when this came in the mail the conversation was like this:

Bodyguard: What is that?

Me: It's a hornbook for a stitching project.

Bodyguard: A what? (with a raised eyebrow)

Me: A hornbook.

Bodyguard: A what?

Then I showed him the picture with the sampler letters on it.............

Bodyguard: Oh........ok.

He still looked at it strangely. Anyway, I think it's pretty neat.



This is the picture of the finished one on the front of the Companion Booklet 3 by The Sampler Girl.

In order for this to be 6 inches to fit on the hornbook, I will need to stitch 35 ct as called for so, that means finding 35 ct soon.

I hope everyone has had a great weekend. The week ahead will be a busy one. Seems like we have something to attend after work or on my day off this week. Unfortunately, I thought my visit at Emory went well a couple of weeks ago, but they called me back urgently to make an appt because the radiologist read the MRI differently and they said there was an abnormal image at T1 so I have to go in for a CT scan on Tuesday. So we'll see. The week after I went, I didn't even have my cell phone on so I didn't get the message for about 10 days. So, trying to keep my mind busy. I may have to adopt the stitching rotation method........LOL

Thanks for all the comments and compliments on the Pinkwork Pinkeeps! And for all the readers of my blog, I do thank you for dropping by!