A Teacher Gift

My daughter finished a little piece for her history teacher.  It was Let Freedom Ring by Lizzie Kate. She stitched it on a little piece of opal fabric (a first for her).  She was supposed to finish it last year, but she didn't complete it until just recently.  I used a tutorial by Totally in Stitches to complete it for her.  I think it turned out quite nice for a first time doing it.

It was fun to do it like this. I do need a little work on making bows, but still not bad.

I think her history teacher will be pleased, especially since he also has served in the US Military as a Marine.

Thanks for looking.

Karen

Recent Things Framed.

I've also had a thing or two framed this past summer.  I'm trying to frame things that I've had put away so as to preserve them.  Here is "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" by Sisters & Best Friends. I wanted a Key West feel for this piece, and I think I did a pretty good job of accomplishing that.

I kept it in my cubicle during the month of August. Every time I thought the day was a little long at work, I just looked over at this piece. :)

That is it for me this evening.  Wow, 2 posts in one night after not having been on here for months! Look at me go. LOL

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Check in Time

Haven't been on here in quite some time, but it doesn't mean I haven't thought about it.  Just busy and lacking in words to say I guess.  Anywho, have you ever found a box that contained stash you had totally forgotten about? Just happened to me. I went into my closet and dug out a sewing box looking to see just what kind of ribbons I might have collected over the years for finishing small projects.  Inside that sewing box were freebies I had collected from all the British cross stitching magazines I used to collect.  OMG there were so many cute little freebies!. I immediately called my daughter to the closet and pulled them all out of the box. She went mad! She is such a little stash collector anyway. She immediately started pulling out the ones she wanted to keep. Makes me laugh. She's just like her momma. LOL. That little box I hadn't looked into in a few years brought back so many memories. Oh, and yes, there were quite a few ribbons in there, as well as various specialty threads.  Bonus!

Sometimes the little things bring the biggest smiles.

I hope that you find a little box somewhere that brings a smile to your face this week too.

Until next time,

Karen