New Design...FINALLY!

Finally . . . I finished my latest design.  I decided it needed a companion piece so I stitched part of it again for the pincushion.  It's called "My Garden" and will be available Monday.  The pieces were stitched on R&R's Americana Blend 36 ct. fabric.  I will warn you . . . there are some over one stitches in the piece and it would be very difficult to do without a good magnifier.  The fabric does come in all counts though so you can pick what count is comfortable for you.  The main piece, a door hanger, is set into one of those wooden plaques that I picked up at Hobby Lobby and painted . . . it was a bit plain, so I glued some buttons on it and used some chenille to outline the piece. If you choose a different count fabric, it will not fit in this plaque.  You could easily frame it and attach a doorknob hanger or make it a flat fabric backed piece to hang.   Be creative!  Send me pictures of your finished piece and I'll share them.

 This design is actually one of the first designs I drew.  I never did anything with it until I bought this fabric . . . just loved the color and I think it was perfect for this piece.

April was a busy month!  It was the Hubs birthday (4/7), my birthday (4/18) and our 27th anniversary (4/19).  My birthday and our anniversary were spent in York, PA at the TCA Train Show . . . would not have been my choice for a celebration venue . . . but, what can I say.  It was a buying trip for the Hubs for his train shop at the Tri-Cities Flea Market.  We also went on to Connecticut to visit our daughter . . . that's always fun!

We've also had some house guests . . . that was fun as well!  A friend of mine came down from PA for a few days.   We did a lot of sightseeing during the day and a lot of sitting on the front porch drinking wine and gabbing to all hours each night.  It took me a few days to recuperate!  Great fun!!!

Finally spring has arrived . . . was this the longest winter ever?!  I've been busy weeding gardens, planting gardens, mulching, pruning bushes, fertilizing the lawn . . . I'm a one woman landscaping company!

 My little fig tree I planted last summer has finally gotten some leaves.  I was really worried since the deer chomped the leaves off in the fall . . . that's why it's caged in at the moment.


I've also fenced in the vegetable garden to keep the critters out.  I ran out of fencing and had to kind of make do on the center section.  I wanted to be able to remove each section for harvesting.

The owl stands guard with the help of the pink flamingos.  What can I say . . . every garden needs some pink flamingos! 

The neighborhood cat was digging in my pots of seeds brought from PA and bought seeds . . .  good use of the leftover fencing.

Can't wait until the hydrangea's bloom . . . they're looking healthy and ready for a good show!


HAPPY GARDENING ! ! !

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