New Give-a-Way is here for Cabin Fever---Gingher, new scissors TESSA

YUP!  New Gingher design 4 inch scissors can be YOUR Cabin Fever Give-a-way this year by entering on this post!  TESSA

Straight from the store quote:
a unique, floral pattern that is the perfect mix of vibrant summer colors -turquoise, salmon and yellow on a deep blue background. Tessa will bring creative inspiration to your workroom! Manufactured using an ornamentation process that gives each a unique design. Tessa is offered for a limited time, making each a treasure to own.
I love these! Aren't they pretty?  I love turquoise anyways. These are a limited edition and brand new looking for a fortunate stitcher's hands.

Just a thank you to all readers and venturers with me on my journey and to brighten someone's Cabin Fever.

By February, I have cabin fever BAD!  This winter has not been the typical, as it was really mild until this past week it seems. Ice on the car every morning.

Guidelines to enter are the usual:

1) post your name if you are a follower (if not join me!!!)  and a way to reach you if your name is drawn
2) for a second entry, make a second post here that you shared this on your blog
3) for a third entry, make a third post here and how cold has the coldest morning been this Winter where your homestead is! :)
4) for a fourth entry, make a third post and send me at jennifer.dalenberg@yahoo.com a pic of a stitched freebie by Feathers in the Nest!!!  If you want to browse, just go to Freebies on the tag. There are about 50.

international accepted
I pay all shipping
the scissors are on order for you and will be boxed new, limited edition Ginghers

The deadline for this is midnight March 5th!!!

When does it start?  RIGHT NOW!

I so appreciate each and every one of you that have stood by my side. 2012 is a great year so far and this year's cabin fever I usually get is definitely more hopeful and pleasant living.

Abbie sends her love too this morning. She's sneaking a nap right now but what a spoiled little furbaby she is.

I had a lovely dinner after work last night and she did give me one of her pouty looks for being late as usual but in 10 minutes, she was fine. She's my lumpasugar!

I love meeting new people all over through this blog. It's very dear to me and all your personal emails have been so sweet and I couldn't be more blessed to share a little of my journey with you! I just want to thank you for taking the time to visit Feathers in the Nest.

This weeks joys:

~~eating for the first time, Fried Strawberry Cheesecake with ice cream. YUM!

~~~finding a freakin' possum at my door mat at night SCAREY! :P

~~~going on the back porch and looking up to see a Racoon....Scarey the 2nd!

~~~reading a stack of books by my bedstand.....Finally!

~~~ planning several trips through the Spring

~~~a friend buying me a ticket to VAN HALEN concert in HOTLANTA in April!~~~!~~~!~~

~~~watching the Daffadils in my yard bloom

~~~an answered prayer, THANK YOU!

and

writing to you when I found these beautiful scissors!

I yearn for Spring SO bad for SO many reasons. The rest is unwritten. ;)

Thank you for hanging with me in this stitching slump. But good news is to get my MOJO back, I have been invited to a cross stitch group on Saturday and I KNOW it will be fun.

I plan to take pics and share with ya'll on the blog so stay tuned.

I also am in the designing mode and have a freebie soon. It involves scissors. Only clue!

Stay warm,

Jennifer

Thursday Thoughts

The Foggy Mountains

It’s rainy and cold outside,
So much I need to say

I keep a lot of things in my heart

So people don’t turn away.

Sometimes I let it out in words

So they will understand

What it’s like to live each day

In an unpromised land.

I read, I stitch, I play music,

In hopes to ease my mind

Of what the fog brings me

From time to time.

Every day brings on joy and challenges

The difference is really a choice

To grab a hold of the joy

And leave the rest unvoiced.

So, look at the mountains

And what they really do tell

The rains from the Heavens

And the fog from the Hell.

Choosing the rain from the Heavens

Is what I plan to do

And whatever it takes in life

to simply see me through.

The mountains teach us lessons

We all could follow well

If we only could see through the fog

Of the rest, we would call our Hell.

On brighter days when sunshine

beam down from the Heavens bright

I remember who made me intricately

and who will always hold me tight.

Just like the mountains that stand tall,

firm, and resistent

I will live my life in the sunshine

and not choose the distance.

~~~~Jennifer

Happy Valentines' day to all

I haven't posted in a while because my heart broke when Flossie Mae was either taken or killed this week. I know for sure she didn't just roam away because she lay by the front door or on the porch swing ALL the time. She pined to come inside so much but due to allergies she stayed outside with Thomas unless the temps got below freezing then they went into the basement level. I felt so bad by day 3 as I figured something must have happened to her. I'm not even going to go there where she could be as I just can't but if she passed away, I hope she was not hurting.

I will miss her. Thomas misses her alot. He didn't even eat for 3 days. But in my heart I knew after this long she went over to Rainbow Bridge where hopefully she met Ren and is now a very happy cat again.

Isn't it amazing how close we get to our furbabies? I know I do.

Well, anyways I hope your Valentines is going to be a good one. I got the best card I've ever got in my life and will hold it to my heart always.

This was at my door and very special message in a bottle. A very sweet, sweet gift.

I will cherish it forever.

The words written I will hold close to my heart forever.

I am reading, reading, and more reading. This is one of the books and I also got a brand new hardback called The Circle Maker. I didn't put these on my Kindle because I knew I wanted to write in them.

So my shelf is full of love books.

I know I still have stitching to finish so I can frame as well and hopefully on this gray, cloudy, misty cold day, I can get it all done.

This is the one in the header pic I finished last year and a freebie on Primitive Betty's blog. If you haven't been to her blog she is THE sweetest and has the best freebie's too. Take a look see.

Seems like it was yesterday I was playing with Flossie Mae!

Bless her heart where ever she parted and how.

She was a rescue but within one hour became family and lounged sleeping on the back porch in the sunlight.

And Abbie sends her love to all on this love-filled day!

She is a bit spoiled methinks.

She promptly and lightly patted me on the head this morning for her treat at 7am.

She likes to stick to a schedule.

She sends to all a warm, furry kiss and hug to let you know you are special no matter where you live and where you are.

From this love shack to another,

Happy Valentine's Day!

Jennifer

PS Whatever you do, do it with all your heart.