A finished finish and anniversary!

Well, I finally got the LHN Rose sampler stitched on to the rose pouch. Here's a picture.












I like the way it turned out! It's supposed to be a floss pouch, but I think it's too pretty for that! I may use it for a jewelry pouch when I travel. It was a quick and fun stitch.




Tomorrow, September 10, 2009, will be 6 months since I quit smoking! Woo hoo!! I have "SilkQuit Meter" on my computer that keeps track of how much money I've saved, how much life I've saved, and how many cigarettes I haven't smoked. Here is the most recent info -

Five months, four weeks, two days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 39 seconds. 5518 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,103.62. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 days, 3 hours, 50 minutes.

Cool, huh? I'm so proud of myself!!

Here is another piece I finished recently, by Handblessings.















The picture didn't turn out as well as I thought. I stitched it on carnation pink Belfast with Weeks Dye Works floss and there are 4 charms on it. I think I'll see about having it finished as a wall hanging.

The group I belong to, Hoosier Stitchers, is having a get together this Saturday and I CAN'T WAIT! I'm ready to stitch all day with friends! Two more days!

That's it for now. See ya!~~~

Vintage beads!

My mom called me at work today and said she found a tin with some beads in it that was my grandmother's. I stopped after work today and this is what she gave me. They are gorgeous! The picture doesn't do these beads justice at all! The top beads are black bugle beads - a couple small hanks of those. From the left - blue seeds, probably a size 11, about 5 hanks and they have an almost fiber optic look. The next seed beads are a teal color, about 3 or 4 hanks of these and they are very sparkly! The next is an almost royal blue, only 1 hank, also a size 11 and also very sparkly! The last is, obviously, a green, but a very pretty shade of green! There are about 4 or 5 hanks of these too and they sparkle quite a bit too! I had more of them, but stopped at my DIL's house and gave her some of them. She loves beads too! I told her she has to let me see what she makes out of them.

Next is a picture of an afghan I finished recently. The pattern is called Lacy Shells and I did it in an ecru color that I had a bunch of skeins of that I had forgotten about! I've decided to try to use up all the yarn I have stashed around here before I buy any more. This will be the 2nd full sized afghan I've finished this year. I've got another full sized one about half done and started another baby afghan a couple nights ago too.
My camera has broken and it's being held together right now with some scotch tape. I'll have to go buy a new one in a couple weeks. This one is a Kodak and wasn't very expensive when I bought it a few years ago, but it has taken some great pictures! Any recommendations on a new camera? I know I want to get a little nicer one that has a better zoom.

No stitching updates, but I have been working on the Quaker Prayer and am almost done with it. Maybe another week or so and it will be done. I ordered Rose Thread Pouch and Rose Sampler (LHN) today from Salty Yarns and can't wait for it to get here! I hope I have the right threads for it - I forgot to order those!

So much stitching, too much J.O.B. that gets in the way. I wish I could retire and stitch all the time! Wouldn't that be great?!

See ya!~~~