BLOCK #3 OF ANNIVERSARIES OF THE HEART

I have finished stitching #3 the bonus block.

 

I have not done much else. Pollen is everywhere and I feel like I have a hard time breathing. I love spring but hate the pine pollen.

 

Little BK goes in to have her surgery tomorrow. She is safe inside with no water or food till after surgery.

 

I am starting block #4 now... Till later....



A FINISH AND EASTER!

I hope everyone had a great Easter.  We got together with my brother Trey and his family at our mother's house. We had a wonderful meal of ham, pineapple, baked beans, potato salad, corn casserole,  mac and cheese, rolls and banana pudding. Yum Yum... lol Would have had cup cakes if I had not forgotten them at home.. By the way.. I ate 2 of them and sent the rest to the kids... lol

I did get Rebel's Memorial Sampler framed. Here it is:

I had this frame in the tubs of frames.  I'd bought it a long time ago at a flea market. It looks like it belongs in it. 
I am stitching on some things for Michelle's (Raspberry Rabbits) new book that she is working on. All I can say is so Cute!!
Here is her sneak peek that I am working on!!  http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-month-new-week-and-sneak-peek.html.
Say a little prayer for BK, she goes off for a day to the Vet next Tuesday.. Me whispering... She is having a little surgery done.  It is that time. Then we have Willie Loomis to take in for his surgery.
I will leave y'all with a couple of Easter Pictures...

 Niece Hannah 12, Joshua 5, and Zoe 3.

 

The Grands hunting eggs at their great grandmother's house

Till Later......

 

Happy Easter!!!

I hope everyone had a very blessed Easter!

MY BASKET RUNNUTH OVER...

See... It just will not hold anything else. See that pretty green and brown pillow up front?  That came in the mail today with a bunch on goodies!!!  Thank you so much Terri!
I went to my mail box and a package was in it! When I opened it up all this was inside!

Thank you dear friend, you made my day!!! I love it all!  I didn't have any of the Flip-its by Lizzie Kate!  I now have the April one. Hey, that is my name too!   I love the pillow, it say A Very Merry Spring! It will be on display till Summer for sure!
My basket sure is over running now.. I finally finished the eggs last night.

 A picture of their fronts and backs.  I love the rope cording. I have yet to sew WTN&T egg yet. I had a Fall project sitting around that only needed a bow on top...

 It got hot glued with the eggs... I added some smaller rope cording to the bow for this one. Since my basket is over flowing, I changed the littles out to the dough bowl. Put a little colored shredded paper in it.

I may still have room for one more little right there in the front...
I'm sure the others will let it squeeze on in.. I will see what I can stitch up before Easter Sunday.
This has been my day.. I also got my hand dyed threads from an order today to finish the bonus square on AOTH. Then I will move on to square 4. The 3rd square is stitching fast, it is the bonus one with the alphabet.
We were at the baseball field last night watching the boy grand play his game. It was so cold.. I didn't know I was that cold till we left and turned the heat up in the truck.. I remember those nights with his mom when she was little at the softball games. He did real good last night! I am signing off for today and leaving a picture of the Boy Grand...

Brrrr.... He has on 2 shirts, jacket and a toboggan. He is ready to hit that ball!!! I forgot to mention.. he just got his hair buzz cut 2 days before this game... lol  Till Later......

WORKING IN CRAFT ROOM, SEWING, GLUEING, AND CLEANING

I have put down BBD -AOTH series today. I started cleaning the craft/sun room. I am now sitting in the recliner in the clean room. I'm about to mess it up again by sewing.... On what you ask?

 This stitch that I did last year by Brenda at WTN&T. I have it all ready to put together at my sewing machine.

 This is the old buffet all cleaned off and decorated for Easter. It is only 5 days away... I am a little late on the decorating..

 This is my little Easter Tree. It has things I purchased and some gifts friends made for me.
I bet y'all have been wondering what happened to the Prairie Schooler Eggs. Well... I cut them out the other day...Fronts and backs.

 Here they are numbered and ready to start covering. I started this step this morning.. Boy, has it been a job..

 I love this Natural Batting. It is real soft and thin. I got it on clearance at Hobby Lobby last year.  I have a lot of it left to use.

 The next step was tracing and cutting 8 egg shapes out of the batting. I have finally put that ironing board up.  Sharpies come in handle!

 Aleene's Tacky Spray is the best product they ever put out there!! I will admit that I love Elmer's Tape Runner that you use for scrap paper!
It works great to run around the edge to help hold down the edges on the inside till you can use the glue to put the fronts and backs together. 

 Unless you have this happen to you today... The thing broke and I had to grab the Aleene's Tacky Glue and then I had tacky fingers!! lol That is why I like the Tape Runner. No tacky fingers.
The four Eggs are sitting under stacks of magazines binding to each other at the moment.. I will post pictures tomorrow.

 I got this book last year to make Zoe Bug some clothes. I did make several pants for her to wear for the holidays last year. I had purchased the Blue Auburn fabric last year. I am going to make a top out of it for her. The stripe will be the pants with the floral as the ruffles.  This is also laid out on my sewing table.

My friend Bonnie ( no blog) and I were email talking today and she mentioned some Bunnies she stitched and made by Brenda - WTN&T.  I lightbulb appeared above my head!!  Where is my bunny and egg I made last year?  I have not seen them!  I had to tear apart the room and hunt those things.. Then I remembered I had some needlerolls by Shepherd's Bush too. Where are those things?  I happen to look behind the sewing table in a tub. Yes, I am still queen of the tubs... lol  The tub had Started Kits wrote on it.. Wait... Those kits are in my cabinet.. hmmm. What could be in this tub...You guessed right!!!

Here they are!!!  I have taken them out of this tub.. They are now in a basket and they are lounging on spanish moss.  Only 5 days till Easter!!!  I will need to make sure to mark through the words on this tub and put the Spring and Easter things with my other Spring stuff.. I also found a birds nest and some fake real looking bird eggs. I found a candle holder shaped like a nest and candles shaped like birds in this tub. Last year's purchases from Michael's sale. 
New to me this year!!    lol
Till later....

ANOTHER FINISH !!

Another square down and another 12 to go on my Blackbird designs AOTH series. February square is stitched to celebrate the year that hubby and I married. I am movng on to square 3 today the bonus square.  I don't have all the floss I need, so an order went out to 123 Stitch this afternoon. I didn't have GA's Endive. I chose to use GA Dried Thyme instead. I have it in 3 different shades of light to dark.. lol  All 3 dried thymes are a different color!!! 
It is to be cold here in Alabama tomorrow and Tuesday. That is fine with me as long as it is sunny and warm Easter day...
I am heading back to stitching, till later.....


 

GREAT MAIL DAYS THIS WEEK!!!

 Look what came in the mail yesterday for me!!!  I won this from Katherine on her 4th Blogaversary!  Katherine's blog address: http://windyridgedesigns.blogspot.com/ 
Thank you so much Katherine. I won the pack of needles! Look what Katherine added!!  I love the Pinkeep! It is so cute!!!  I think it is made from antique fabric and the cutest button! It is sitting beside my stitching couch end.. ( can't say chair, I have moved to the couch) 

I also received my order from Deb at Stitches N Things. The blue linen is for some of the Santa Village squares. I may have a picture soon of the Post Office. I fell in love with Just Nan's Honey Bunny!  I ordered The Lizzie Kate Chicks and then wished I had ordered the other ones that were released with this design, Flowers and A Bee C.  May have to see if I can find them.. I know they were limited editions.

That is all I have to report today. I went and got my hair cut. It needed it bad.... It was so long and thick I could not do anything with it. Root Booster could not even give it any height.  It just laid there!  Came home and washed and sprayed that root booster,blow dried... Now I have BIG Hair!  lol
You know that southern saying.... Bigger The Hair, Closer To God.
I am way up there... lol
I asked today, if they color hair.. They said no, but they cut and perm!  I almost shouted, People still get perms?  I was told yes!  Hmmmm   Maybe a spiral perm is in my future. I have not had one since the 80's.....

I think I have changed my mind on that perm!!!   lol