As the end of the school year approaches,  I need to remind myself to smell the roses.  This week is a crazy one filled with end of the year activities.  Today I chaperoned a field trip to the zoo with my fourth grader.  My seventh grader had a beach trip, my second  grader had a power point presentation and breakfast and my freshman starts finals tomorrow.  The rest of the week is more of the same. I hope to sneek some stitching time in to keep me sane.

Love the Spring!

Here is my latest finish.  It is a Shakespeares Peddler design titled "Love the Spring."  It is stitched on 32ct Vintage Porcelain.  This is my new favorite color fabric.  I wasn't able to get all of the silks in a timely fashion so I used a combination of DMC and Thread Gatherers Silk.  This was a quick stitch and was cheerful and bright.  Perfect for the Spring time. 

Keeping Needlework Alive

At a recent ball game for my sons, Aiden and Austin, I took note that I was not the only one working on a stitching project.  I encourage every stitcher to display their works of art.  The more visible we make this craft the more people that will stitch.  Every Wednesday I meet with my local stitching group at a coffee shop.  We get many inquiries as to what we are working on.  I wonder how many people have taken up stitching since they have seen us??

A New Member To Our Family

Ben, my 10 year old has been asking for a bunny for what seems like ages. Every time we walk into the feed store he admires the bunnies. He say what names he would give them etc... Break my heart why don't you. So, guess what, we went to the feed store this weekend to get bird seed and he spied the PERFECT bunny. Oh, mom, please he so cute!! Well, as you can see we have a new bunny. So much for mommy will power. Anyways, he is adorable and his name is DUTCH. (as in cocoa).

My favorite birthday present

I received this beautiful Pandora's bracelet from my mom in the mail yesterday. She wanted to get my something special in celebration of my 40th birthday. She chose just the right beads for it too!! Blue because it is my favorite color, a flower because I love nature, a scallop shell with starfish because I love the beach and a birthday charm for my special day. What an exquisite gift. Way to go mom!!

Here is a finish just in time for June. It is Little House Needlework Monthly Sampler for June. I stitched it on 28ct Natural Linen but changed the red thread to Crescent colours Cupid. I wanted something a little brighter. Happy June!!

A beautiful birthday cake for me to celebrate a special day!

Our peonies have opened. There are more flowers this year than any other year. Absolutely gorgeous.

We were the second customers this season for pick your own strawberries. The berries are small but sweet. On Sunday I got to stitch with Carol. We worked on Jeannette Douglas My Stitching album. This project has taken longer than we anticipated but we had a wonderful day filled with stitching and bird watching. It was so beautiful outside that we stitched on the deck while admiring a great variety of birds. A perfect day!!!