February 2008Monthly Archives

I decided to treat myself to a new pair of Dovo scissors for my birthday. I freely admit this was a total impulse purchase. I went over to the LNS to pick up something else. As soon as I walked in, the owner let me know she had gotten in a new order of Dovo scissors since she knows how much I love them. As soon as I picked up this pair, I knew they were mine. I love the matte gold finish!

As you can also see in the photo, I picked up a copy of Blue Mountain Bunny from The Sweetheart Tree. This will definitely be going high on the New Starts wish list as soon as I finish my WIP Killer challenge.

Speaking of which, I’m this close to be done with my 2nd finish for my challenge. This piece is called Stitcher’s Chicken from the former design line of Sisters & Best Friends. All I have left to do is add another felt flower, a few beads, and a couple of buttons.

On a final note, I just wanted to add that I’m moving away from the tiny thumbnails in my blog and will be posting larger versions of my pics now. You can still click on them to see a larger version if you want though. I just thought it would be nicer to have larger thumbnails here in my blog. I’ll save the tiny ones for when I’m posting to message boards.

Happy stitching!

I just had I just HAVE to share photos of the beautiful bourse my dear friend Terri gave me yesterday. It’s actually a birthday gift, but since I’ll be out of town when my birthday arrives next week, she gave it to me now.

This was the first bourse she’s ever made and I think she did an amazing job!! She said she used the bourse tutorial from the Focus on Finishing blog. The first photo shows what it looks like closed. The second photo shows all the goodies that awaited me when I opened it. The last photo shows the beautiful initial she stitched inside as well as a closer look at the goodies she included. As always, just click on the thumbnails to see a larger view.

She also wrote me one of the most creative cards I’ve seen in a while. Here’s what she wrote:

Melissa -

I agonized over what to get you for your birthday. I figured the best way to go would be food. So! I’ve prepared you a wonderful cranberry salad from a recipe I found. Next is a cheesy lasagna made with an elegant eggplant. Dessert was tough. At first I thought “healthy” like fresh raspberries, but I wasn’t sure they were in season. Knowing your fondness for cheesecake, I settled on a carrot cake version, and I’m even providing espresso with a great creme de menthe.

Doesn’t that make you hungry? I hope you don’t mind my diet version of the above menu.”

I chuckled at first thinking the “diet version” was that I wasn’t getting any of that yummy sounding food. She then gave me the bourse and I just about cracked up when I realized all the foods were references to the colors of the silks she included. The fibers in the bourse are Belle Soie Cranberry, Lasagne, Elegant Eggplant, Fresh Raspberries, Carrot Cake, Espresso and Creme de Menthe. Isn’t that so clever?!!

Thank you SOOO much for such a wonderfully creative gift. She also wrote some really nice things about our friendship on her blog that left me all weepy. I’m really grateful to have her as such a wonderful friend in my life!! Love you, Terri!!