MY EXCHANGE GIFT TO WENDY

 Just a quick post of the Exchange that Terri got together.  I stitched up the Brenda/ With Thy Needle & Thread Autumn Splendor pinkeep and bird. The bird was a challenged, it was small. But I did it!.. yea me.. Wendy emailed me and said she loved all her goodies and the pinkeep.  I just found Wendy's blog. You can met her here:
http://savagethreads.blogspot.com/

These are the goodies I included in my box for her. I hope she has a great time eating the candy and stitching away! I enclosed the breast cancer tissues for Wendy because she is battling this terrible cancer. She is going through chemotherapy right now. Please add her to your prayers. I hope my package added a little brightness to her day. I so enjoy meeting stitchers out in blogland..
Till later.... my wonderful friends!
 

NAKED CROW AND RECYCLED PLANTS

 

I had a black crow that was running around half the day last weekend with no clothes on!  She just left them right on the walkway... I promised her a new dress and trimmings. These were her old things. My mom bought me Miss Crow about 20 years ago.
This is only her third outfit in 20 years. I kind of gave her a more modern look. Let me introduce you to Miss Crow 2013!

Miss Crow is modeling the latest in Fall wear. Beige muslin dress with recycled straw hat. She got a new nose job this year. It was bright school bus yellow, as you can see... It is now orange. She has shredded burlap hair. She is sporting a new Autumn Flag from her grandmother Mimi. She had a wooden sunflower at her bottom. It broke years ago.. I replaced it will orange netting and green burlap  leaves.  She has been Recycled and has got a new place on the porch. She is one happy crow!!
Here are some pictures of the recycled plants we have put in our yard. The landscaping guy told hubby to trim back the roses that were over 5 feet tall by 1/2 and water real good the first week then back off on watering. I hope that works...

 Those are the roses. Some were nearly 6 feet tall. I'm still working on the rock wall. As you can see, our trees are all still green here in central Alabama. No color change yet...

This is the rose bed that we did a couple of years ago.. I added 3 more Knock Out Roses to try and fill in some areas.  It got a fresh coat of bark this past weekend. Good thing Hubby had the dump truck, we bought 4 yards of bark.. My back is killing me.....

These are the bushes that we put in front of the porch. These were all free and came from a school. The school wanted all new landscaping. I love when this happens. I took these last night while the grand kids were running in and out the front door... I just now noticed my front door open. " Were y'all raised in a barn? Shut that door!"  Had to say that....

These are the bushes he brought in last night.. The only thing I hate about the bobcat.. It tears up my grass. You would think with rubber tracks it would not tear up the grass as much.
I still have to paint that wall. I have the paint.. Just need to paint it.
Maybe by this weekend we can get everything cleaned up back here in the back yard. I need to finish my little potting shed in the background. Spruce it up with a wreath and flowers in my flower box under the window. Pick up all kinds of limbs. Still so much to do! 
When will I have time to stitch? I'm already behind on Paulette's Mary Sampler. I still have baby Jesus to stitch and now the sheep.
I did start my A&E Sampler by The Primitive Needle. I am using the silks. I love them!!!  I just will not be able to afford them all the time. I'm using the shorter cuts as some advised. It is working out great. Thanks for all the advice.
The visit to see my aunt was something amazing. She has progress so much from just laying and maybe moving her feet, to doing rehab. We came in when she was doing her rehab. At the end they got her to stand up and she walked a little. The nurses were on both sides holding her, but she moved her feet to walk. It was amazing the progress she is doing. If you will please continue prayers and well wishes. They are much appreciated.
I can't wait to see her the next visit and see what she is doing!
I will close for now.  Till later..... I leave you with a picture of Miss Crow and the new table cloth of burlap on my front porch...

 

HARVEST EXCHANGE RECEIVED!!!!

Look what I received in the mail !!!  These beautiful goodies came all the way from South Africa. I was amazed at the envelope!  lol
It has all kinds of pretty stamps on it.. I kept it!
My package was from Cucki in South Africa. I love Homespun Elegance and I did not have this one!! She made a hand knitted cup and cupcake! I will always treasure them. She enclosed a letter telling about herself on beautiful stationery. Hand made the pumpkin. I will keep my threaded needle by my side with this pumpkin.  Lovely with note card. She enclosed the cutest little scissors, pumpkin buttons and pretty mint colored linen. The floss she put in was some I had looked at the other day, but I had put back and got some different colors.. She just knew I wanted them... lol  and I can always use needles. I always loose them....
I sent my box out Saturday  to my partner for Dixie Samplar's Exchange. I will post a picture of what I made and sent. 
I've had a busy week so far. Monday, I had to go pay our property tax. Today, I had a dentist appointment. Wednesday, me and mom are going to the nursing home to see my aunt. she is communicating some. Thursday, mom goes to her cancer doctor for a checkup.  Friday maybe... I will have a off day. No time for stitching.
Hubby has been bringing in rose and shrub bushes, they've been digging up around a job site (school). He has been bringing them in by the dump truck loads.. So every night he gets the bobcat out digs trenches, dumps the bushes, we cover them back up. We water and put mulch around them. I have been watering morning and at night to try and save (I call it recycling) these plants. I will try to get a picture tomorrow of my bushes.
Signing off for the night.... Thank you Cucki!!!

AT A LOSS FOR WORDS....

Sad to say that our friend Cathey lost her battle yesterday with cancer. I know that every time I see a pumpkin now I will think of her and say a little prayer for Junior. 
Please keep her family and friends in your prayers.
Her friend has shared a picture tribute with us. Thank you Katie.   http://kscott77.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/look-at-that-photograph.html.
Just still at a loss for words..

LOOK! GREAT MAIL!!!

 This was in my mailbox today!! The Fabled Fusions Book by Michelle May. Michelle is a great artist!! She can take felt, fabric, thread, some beads and make something great! She has a great talent for putting colors and fabric together. See.... We kind of think alike too... I was stitching on the teapots and cups and was thinking about bees.. I sent an email off to her stating that Bees would be so cute!! She sent me back an email and said lol, I'm cutting out Bees!!!  So I stitched Bees, Flowers, Butterflies, Teapots, Teacups, and Stars! I loved every moment of it.

 Michelle knows I love Halloween. She sent me her designs for Halloween postcards. She also put in an ink pen with her logo.  Thank you so much Michelle!! I was flipping through the book and came to the last page!!

 Thank you Michelle, for giving me the opportunity to stitch for you! 

 I love the Halloween 2013 Post Felts!!!

 

 Look at all these cute patterns!!! I can make these!! I still have not tried quilting.. But I think I can make these!! They are cute little postcards. I have received one from Michelle that she designed. Such a clever idea!  

Here are the designs that are in Michelle's Book:

My picture taking is crappy today... Cute Designs!!! Her instructions are so easy to follow.

 The parts I stitched were the straight stitches on the designs. Real easy to do and they are so cute when finished..

Michelle does the putting together and quilting. To me that is the hardest part... Thank you so much again Michelle for letting me help you. I love to stitch!!! It is so much fun. If you would love one of more of Michelle's book. She has them for sale on her website. I have a icon on my sidebar. It is The Raspberry Rabbits. Just click and it will take you to Bunnyville!!  lol

By the way...Happy Birthday To Josh!!

Today he turned 6 years old!!

 



WHAT SHALL I DO TODAY?

It would seem I'm about to start stitching the Mary Sampler I by Paulette. I decided to stitch the smaller version. I love the colors. I'm using DMC. I had all the hand dyed floss but I just liked the DMC on the Antique White linen.
I'm so excited about the Harvest Halloween Exchange that Dixie Samplar is doing that I forgot to take a picture of my stitching and little gifts. So excited to have finished ahead of schedule that I packed everything in the box. I forgot to put the card in saying who it was from.. Had to open it back up slip in the card and tape it back closed.. Guess what? I now have to open it all up again!  I need to take a picture.. I have another new box, so I will just move it all to the new box.. Since this one is beyond using now!   
I think I seriously need help sometimes!! I think it is that Mentalpause thing.. It has come back to haunt me with the hot flashes again. I had a little break...
Both my tables in the craft room are full of stuff I'm working on. I seen Vonna's blog with her witch's hat yesterday. Guess what? Yep, I had to make a floss run for the two 3800 colors of DMC for Mary I. Of course... I picked up a witch hat at Michaels to paint!! Vonna is enabling again!!  lol  Got home and thought.. It would be so easy to spray paint this hat.. No black spray paint. I'm out! Darn! Well, I have to go out tomorrow. I also need that spray paint to paint that little wooden house shelf. I have all my scrap papers pulled out and skeletons and pumpkins to fix it all up for the grand kids.

My Sis-In-Law a while back gave me a bunch of these key rings. I decided to make a thread fob today.  Sorry for the dark picture. We have had clouds all day. TS Karen is brewing and I think it is affecting us with clouds. No rain till Saturday and Sunday, for our area. I hope it does not rain Sunday. We have a Family Reunion and also Joshua has a baseball game. Speaking of baseball, he loves playing Fall Ball.

 To be only 5 and in kindergarten, he can hit that ball. His dad has been working with him a lot. He is getting to play 3rd base this season. He did real good on 3rd base Sunday. Stopped those balls.

Here he is leaving 2nd base. We laugh at him running because he is not that fast.. We laugh and say if he had on his flip flops he could have home runs.. Boy can run in those Flops.. but, put shoes on him, he trips over his own feet.
I will sign off with pictures of BK, whom found some bubble wrap her daddy brought in from work. She had a ball with it. She first just stepped on it and popped bubbles, then she rolled herself up in it. I finally had to put her outside because she was popping all the bubbles and I need it for packing in boxes. She came back in last night looking for it. I had rolled it up and hid it. 

Her eyes get big and she goes crazy! 

Till Later.......

PUMPKINS FOR CATHEY

Happy Pumpkin Day!

 

 

 Today is Cathey's Blog Anniversary! Her blog is called Pumpkin Patch and Co.  Today I'm giving a Pumpkin Party! We will be celebrating her anniversary all together.

 

Cathey has a whole lot of friends that want to help her celebrate! They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and some are even gourds and squash!  

 

 We love that she shares have life and family with us! She also shares her love of stitching! I love to read her blog. When I do see a post, I know she is having a good day.. Let the party began!!!

 We have some famous guest appear for the party!!! Edward from Twilight!!!! 

 

 No party is complete without Captain Jack Sparrow! The party can come alive now!!! He is wearing his signature black pumpkin!

 

 The entertainment has arrived! The Pumpkin Bumpkins!! They will be singing from their latest CD titled "Here In The Patch". Songs include, "Tired Of Sitting On This Porch" and "Please Relight My Candle". They will be making appearances this Fall in Pumpkin Patches near you. Please stop in to see them!

 

 No party is complete without FOOD! No pumpkins were harmed for this party. Chocolate and pretzels are a must!

 

 

 

 We also have a Best Costume Contest! These 3 are the finalist.  Going to be hard to choose a winner!

 

 Some Slouchy Pumpkins always show up to ruin a good party, but we are not going to let them! Fatten Up you Slouchy Pumpkins! Go by the food tables....

 

We even have some funny comedian pumpkins that Cathey's son Junior may like! Just look at those funny faces!

 

We are also planning a beautiful light show to celebrate with Cathey!  So when the party is winding down, the lights will still be on all night! Almost like Motel 6!

 

I hope everyone had a great time at my Pumpkin Party For Cathey!!  Time for the photos ! 

SAY CHEESE!

 

I hope I've put a little smile on someone's face today...

Smiles will make you feel better.

 

Daffycat. http://itsdaffycat.blogspot.com/ Thank you for getting us all together!

Cathey, http://pumpkinpatchandco.blogspot.com/

We are praying over this battle with you! We are here for you!