Jewelry From the Past Few Months

Picture jasper with sterling silver clasps












Sterling silver with amethyst Swarovski crystals










African jade with sterling silver clasps








Aquamarine with sterling silver accents and clasp








Green aventurine with sterling silver bead caps and clasp

Embroidery From the Past Few Months

Kitchen towels for my brother-in-law










My brother-in-law wearing his apron











Pillow for my sister-in-law










Quilt for my niece











Pillowcases for my niece











Quilt for a friend's little boy

Forget Plan B

I'm on Plan S. We've been "planning" to build a house for 7 years now. I was really hoping this would be the year. I've looked at hundreds of plans, measured rooms and counters in friends' and family's homes, drawn and redrawn plans. I'm working on Plan S. I've scrapped lots of plans, though, so it's probably more like Plan AG (having already been through the alphabet once). I thought I finally had The Plan. Hubby even cut a bunch of stakes and marked the corners of the house and rooms out in the yard so we could walk around and get a feel for the house. That's when we realized the dining area is too small and that it would be difficult to get large pieces of furniture up the stairs. Grrr! So it's back to the drawing board. I've been working on plans all day and I've got a couple more for him to look at when he gets home. Keep your fingers crossed!

Giveaway from Cap Creations

Cap Creations is giving away a $40 gift card. I found out about it at Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House. Click here to find out how to enter.

Embroidered Pillows

Here are some pillows I embroidered for my sister and her husband for their birthdays. I hope they don't see this before I mail them off!

$25 Gift Certificate Giveaway

Embroitique.com is giving away a $25 gift certificate. They have some beautiful fonts and font frames. Click here to enter.

Projects of Late

This mama's hands have been busy! It's probably more accurate to say this mama's machines have been busy. I've been working on some gifts for my friends and for my sister's friends. I'll be adding more pictures as I finish other projects.

Roses - these turned out very nice.









Seashells









Tea Set









Sunflowers













Bluebirds - I love the blue and white! Makes me think of Blue Willow dishes.












You may have to click on the picture to see the little ladybug on each hat. I was dying to try out this font so I bought these and embroidered them for some special little girls. Olivia chose red for herself. She got a green ladybug so it would show up against the red.




Ladybugs here, too.













Very pretty blue and white interior fabric. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, but it's got flowers and butterflies.







I had a hard time deciding what color thread to use for this.








This is for wearing under the button-up shirt above.