Happy New Year!!

Wishing all my Blogging Friends a  Happy New Year..

and the Best Year Ever

Welcome 2011

Blessings

Marilyn

Merry Christmas

Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas...Filled with Family,Friends,Love and Blessings...Thank you all for your Friendship,Business,and For being there..

Christmas Blessings

Marilyn

Cardinal Floss Ring Tag

Just did this quick little floss ring tag for a stitching friend..Quick and easy little Gift...

Still not done for Christmas...Its 10 at night and I have two gifts to finish...

Ho Ho Ho....Marilyn

Joy,Love, Peace ornament finish

Stitched this Tree ornie for a Christmas Gift..Done on 32 count Evenware in Antique white,using Dinky Dyes Swan Valley silk floss,and Weeks Dye Works Garnet floss.

© design by JBW designs

Off to try to finish a few more Gifts..and then start wrapping..I am so far behind...I say every year,this year I will start early...never seems to happen!

Have a Wonderful Day

Marilyn

Some Christmas Card for Friends

A few of the Christmas Cards I made for my Dear Friends..I am still working on a few different ones..but these have to go out of the Country

Have a Wonderful Day!

Marilyn

New Colonial Christmas Bell Ornament

I love this new finish. I have stitched this on 32 count linen which I have hand dyed to give it a Vintage Look. Stitched with dmc antique green and mahogony floss 1 over 2

Its a wonderful design by Stacy Nash

I have listed it in my Etsy Shoppe

~SOLD~

Christmas Bell on Etsy

Have a wonderful Day my Friends

Marilyn

New Finish..Partridge in a Pear Tree

I just finished this wonderful design by With Thy Needle & Thread. I stitched it on 32 count lambswool linen 1 over 2.Once done, I hand dyed it for an "aged" look.

 ©With Thy Needle and Thread

Also wanted to show you my newest pair of scissors for my collection....Limited Edition Scissors from Anita's Little Stitches..I love them!

Well....off to work on some orders, and do some stitching..

Blessings

Marilyn

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing all my dear Blogging Friends a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving...

Smiles,

Marilyn

New Wool Felt Ornaments I just finished

I just designed and finished these and have listed them in my Etsy shoppe..I love how they came out..I like working with wool felt..now back to cross stitching...lol

Have a Great Week Everyone,
Smiles
Marilyn

Its Sold!

Oh My....I listed my Candle Mat on Etsy yesterday,and within 5 minutes it was SOLD..I could not believe it..No One even had a chance to see it. I may try to make another,(its soo much stitching)but whew..that was the fastest sale in History for me...LOL Off to stitch...have a wonderful day everyone...

Blessings to you,Marilyn

A few new pieces I just finished

I just finished a few wool felt pieces that I put on Etsy.First my Snowman Candle/table Mat...I love how it came out but it will be the only one I do because it took way too much time to stitch :-)

And then my Scottie Softie Ornament/bowl fillers..they are just adorable in person.

Now I am working on some beautiful Christmas Cross stitch Pieces from With thy Needle and Thread,and
Stacy Nash..will post them soon..
I hope you all are doing well,and remember even tho this time of the year is insane...take a little time for yourself..You deserve it!
Smiles,Marilyn

Biscornu I just finished stitching...now to put it together....

I just finished stitching this acorn biscornu..Now to get it put together...whew..I am so busy with my website and shoppes I can't find time to stitch..and it really gets to me. If I could that is all I would do.I just bought some new things for my stash ...Picture below..

I bought Two Blackbird Design patterns,two Little House Needlework designs,JBW Christmas Keepsakes design,Crescent Colors floss,Dinky Dye Silk floss,Weeks dye works floss,Kortys special blend linen,and not in picture...the new Autumn Dinky Dyes scissors...

Stiching supplies are and have been for years my addiction...

Now to find the time to stitch these....

Have a Wonderful Week!

Marilyn

Sweet Little Jingle Owl Ornaments

Started on some Christmas pieces...and working on a Biscornu..will post picture of that later today. I stitched up these little Owl Ornaments for my Shoppe..I love how sweet they came out..

Have a Blessed Day

Marilyn

AND THE WINNER IS!!!

So sorry this is late in being drawn...Had a very hectic day yesterday,with company most of the day...I finally got the names and entries together with a total of 342 entries...

Using Random Org..to draw the number...

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1

Max: 342

Result:

195

The lucky person with that number is........

are ya ready.....

drum roll Please...

♥Kate at Primitive Post Blogspot..♥

#195: Primitive Post said...

Hello Marilyn!

This is such a fabulous giveaway and I would love to have a few chances to win!

Congratulations Kate...You did not leave me an email addy to contact you...so please get in touch..I need your addy to send you your goodies...

Thanks to all the dear people who left such nice comments,and for entering my Giveaway..I will have another soon...

Harvest Blessings

Marilyn

Harvest Moon Stichery Finish

Another Finish..done in a Vintage Primitive Style....I have a shelf in my dining

room which will be a perfect place for this one..

Have a Wonderful Day

Marilyn
©Threadworks Primitives design

Acorn Gathering Finish

Just finished this Acorn Gathering Tuck..A wonderful design by

With thy needle and Thread...done on 28ct 2 over 2 "Primmed" fabric.

It will be available for sale in My Harvest Moon Prims

Etsy shoppe..

~Sold~

I love it so much I really don't want to part with it...

Have a Wonderful Day

Marilyn

Autumn Giveaway!

Time for an Autumn Giveaway..Wishing you all Good Luck!

It's time for a Giveaway and I thought these Chenille Pumpkins

would be nice for your Autumn decorating..

~To enter~

1: Post a comment on the Blog

1 Entry:Follow my Blog

1:Post the giveaway on your Blog

1: Go to my Etsy shop and pick a favorite piece,then

mention it in your comment

1: What to you like about Autumn

Drawing will be held on  October 12th!

Good Luck Everyone!

Blessed Be

Marilyn

New Mug Rugs I finished!

Just finished these an added them to my Stitchery Store on Etsy...Perfect Fall Accents

and Practical too....

http://www.FancifulStitches.etsy.com/

Stitchery I just finished...now to put it together!

I just finished this piece. Now I need to stain the fabric,and then make the acorn. I love this piece and can not wait til I have it finished! Its a wonderful design by  Brenda..at With Thy Needle and Thread..Its stitched on

28 count evenware aida cloth

this is what the design looks like finished...I love it!

I am going to try to finish in the next few days..have a lot of orders to work on first...I need me time...lol

Have a Great Week

Marilyn

STITCH PINK CROSS STITCH KIT

Stitch Pink Needlework Accessory Kit

I just received my Stitch Pink Kit from DMC...a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer research.
What a great little kit it is..It includes a neat little bag...great to carry you threads and stuff in your travels.. all in an attractive shade of pink including a pair of pink DMC titanium stainless steel Embroidery Scissors imported from Italy(yeah..another pair for my collection), a pink DMC Needle Threader, and 25 DMC pink reusable Plastic Bobbins, all in a pink zippered storage pouch.

The kit also includes instructions to create four pink stitching and craft projects including an inspirational cross stitch chart, 2 pink felt pin cushions, and a pink friendship bracelet

Its so worth purchasing this kit...its fun and it helps the cause!

Have a Great Day

♥Marilyn♥

New Stash I received today

Bought some new stitching Goodies..I had to have Honeysuckle Manor by Blackbirds designs...Also bought a pretty Biscornu Pattern by The SweetHeart Tree..Then some new linens..Spiderweb scissor,Valdani Yarn,and my Kelmscott Mother of Pearl Acorn thread Keep,which I have been wanting for a while....whew...when I type it in I guess I DID buy some stuff...Totally addicted to it all though..If I could I would just sit and stitch all day..

I just need more time in the day to do all I want to do..

Enjoy your weekend..I'm going to stitch...

Marilyn

New Finish and Chenille Pumpkins

Just finished this Pin Keep/Hanger  & Fob  for the OFG Halloween Celebration on Etsy which starts

on Sept 5th...

Stitched one over two on  40 count Hand dyed Osnaburg

And then I made some Chenille Pumpkins..Great anywhere in your Fall Decor!

I have been stitching like crazy...working on a Cross Stitched Witch Hat...and

Orders...so have been super busy..

Have a Blessed Day

♥Marilyn♥