♥ With Thanks ♥

I thought I would post today

since our house will be a buzz

with family and friends

tomorrow.

~*~

 At this time of year I pause to count 

all my blessings.  I am so grateful

for my family, my friends and  

all the new friendships 

I've made this  year.    

You inspire me and make me smile 

everyday.  Thank you for your

friendship and encouragement.

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday

full of family, friends, love and

laughter.  Enjoy this 

special day!

Happy Thanksgiving,

~Nan      

A Bit of Eye Candy

Hi Friends,

Thought I'd show you 

what I picked up while at 

Dyeing to Stitch last weekend for 

their birthday celebration.

Yes, wonderful R & R linen.

My true obsession.

In some colors I actually didn't have : )

Mink and Coffee Bean. 

Along with some of their beautiful trims

and a few pretty new silk threads

by The Thread Gatherer 

and Crescent Colours.

x x x x x 

Today I spent a bit of stitching

time on the Primitive Needle

Kindred Spirits piece I've been 

working on.  

 Slow but steady.  I'm pretty sure I'll

have this done by next

Halloween :D.

I stitched this on the recommended 

color linen, Days gone by, but 

now I wish I had just stitched

it on some of my R & R linen.

It always goes along so much

 faster and more enjoyable.   

Either way though,    

stitching always seems to make 

whatever little worries I have

fade.  Don't you agree?

x x x

Well, I hope your day is full of

things you love and no worries too.

Smiles,

~Nan

            

*** A Wonderful Visit ***

Our trip down to Virginia Beach

 was wonderful and we 

had so much fun!

I was honored to have been invited

and thoroughly enjoyed celebrating with

 Ann and Pat and their crew from 

Dyeing to Stitch. 

It was the shop's 7th birthday.

x x x x x

They were so sweet to set up 

a table and display of the models

I'd brought down and some of the 

models they had already stitched.   

x x x x x 

Check out this wall of floss and

silks.  Is this heaven!!!

x x x x x  
Here's the table with all the wonderful
goodies Ann baked. 
Woopie pies and cupcakes. Yum!

x x x 

You may know my friend and

TDIPT sis, Ivonne

of The Crackling Crows.

She was such a doll and

drove down with her

husband to visit.  It was our

first time meeting, even though

we've been friends for a long time now.

  

Here's one of the three of us.

Myself, Ivonne and Ann.

We're all smiles! 

It was so much fun chatting.

x x x x x   

Lots of people came by to help

celebrate and it was a busy day.

Here's Ann and Pat hard at work.

  Look at that wall of stitching.

Just amazing!

x x x 

Thank you to everyone who

stopped by.

 It was so great to meet everyone.

 I just didn't want to say 

goodbye, but I take with 

me many great memories.

 x x x 

Thank you Ann and Pat

for making my visit so special

and for your friendship.

Hope to see you again soon! 

 ~Nan

Road Trip !

Don't forget.....

I'm headed down to Virginia Beach in the

morning for a weekend of fun.

~*~

Dyeing to Stitch is having their

birthday bash this Saturday to

celebrate their 7th year.  

Ann is baking lots of 

goodies and I will be bringing many of 

my stitched models, so please

stop by to visit if you can.

I'm so excited and can't wait to

see everyone and get a 

chance to chat.  

Hope to see you there!

Smiles,

~Nan 

New Design***Holly Sampler Pouch***

Wow, what a busy day, but I finally

have the chance to show you my newest

release. 

I decided to stitch this sampler into a long 

pouch, perfect for holiday cards and maybe 

even some greenery.  

  I can wait to use this in my holiday 

decorating this year. 

This design is now available in my

Etsy shop      

and has made it to the distributor.

The model was stitched on R&R  Reproductions 

35ct 18th Century Rook Linen.  

Just a fabulous color.

The threads are all silks 

by The Thread Gatherer   

and Crescent Colours.  

This one was really fun to create!

*~*~*

I'm also getting pretty excited.

The end of next week is our trip down

to Virginia Beach to help my friends, 

Ann and Pat of Dyeing to Stitch,  

celebrate their shop's birthday.

I have a feeling it will be like

cross stitch heaven!

x x x x x x x x x  

   Well, thanks so much for stopping by to visit.

Enjoy your evening and many

happy stitches to you!

~Nan

Happy Hallows Eve

Hope your Hallowe'en is SPOOKY

good and full of tricks and treats!

We're all ready for the ghouls and gobblins

to come a knocking here at our house.

Might nibble on a few pieces of 

candy myself :D

Have some wicked good fun!

~Nan   

  

Lots to tell

Happy day to you all.

So much to tell....where to start.

First, I think a sneak peek!

 Here is a little look at the new 
Christmas design I've been working on.
I've stitched this on 35ct18th Century

Rook by R & R.

I absolutely love this linen color and

it's so different.  I've also used silks by
The Thread Gatherer.
on this piece and hope to have this

released in the next week or so.

Just needs some final touches.
x  x  x  x  x
Next, an upcoming road trip!
I'll be going down to Virginia Beach, Va.
to visit my dear friends Ann and Pat, of
Dyeing to Stitch, (and also R & R)
to celebrate their shop's birthday.  
 I'm so thrilled to have been invited 
and can't wait to see them.
If you're in the area, the birthday
bash is on Satruday, Nov. 10th.
My buddy Ivonne, of 
The Crackling Crows is making the
trip too.  Oh, what fun us girls will have!
x x x x x 
By the way.... Ann started up a new
blog dyeingtotellyou 
If you get a chance, check it
out for more updates on 
all the things happening at 
Dyeing to Stitch.
x x x 
I'll be back soon with an update!
Happy Stitching, 
~Nan