Giving thanks and wishing all of you

a very Happy Easter.

Enjoy this beautiful day!

~Nan 

Fun Outing

On Friday, a bunch of us

went antiquing.

It was a little brisk, so we bundled

up and headed out for a fun

day together in hopes of bringing

home some cool finds.    

Maureen, Daryl, Jen, Ruthe and myself

We had a lot of fun even though

none of us really scored anything

out of the ordinary. 

We saw so many wonderful

antiques, but most would have

required remortgaging the house :D

~*~*~*~

Here's what I brought home....

I have quite a collection of Mason

jars.  These are all very different 

from any others I have and will fit in

nicely.

  By the way, the fabric is not antique :)   

Ruthe and I stopped by Olde City Quilts

the day before.  I guess you could

say I collect fabric too.  LOL.    

I'm sure you'll be seeing one of these in

a future project.

Love these shades.  They remind me of

Bee's honey!

~*~*~*~

Enjoy the week ahead.

Smiles, ~Nan      

     

Too Funny

Happy Spring!

This is just too funny.....

I was reading Lori's blog

farmhousenotforgotten.blogspot.com,

 as usual, and she mentioned

that you could stand an egg on it's end 

today because of the Earth's 

rotational pull .  She said it really

works.   I had never heard of

this before and sooooo 

I had to  give it a try.   

Ta Da.....

Lori is just full of fun facts :)

x x x x 

It's a beauty of a day here

in Philadelphia.  I'm off

to run to the post office

and do a few errands.

Enjoy this first day of Spring!

Smiles, ~Nan   

  

Such Friendship

I wanted to show you the 

beautiful stitched heart I purchased

from my dear friend and TDIPT 

sister, Audrey of BayRay's Child.

I am always blown away by her

creations and she has the most

amazing sewing skills.     

One day, I keep telling myself, 

one day.  I could only hope to sew

half as well. 

So anyway, I open my box from

Audrey and there inside.....

Oh my gosh, it was like Christmas

this morning.  Not only did she

send the gorgeous heart pillow,

which I totally love, 

 but an amazing array of vintage

sewing notions.   

I could not believe my eyes. 

How wonderful these will look

in my sewing studio and will go

so well with my sewing collection. 

Audrey, you are a gem and I 

just love you.   I am so touched

by your generosity, but not in the 

least surprised.  You have always

shown me such love and friendship.

    Thank you my friend.

If you have not seen Audrey's work

first hand, please visit her Etsy Shop.
Be ready to be wowed :)

   x x x x x 

Also, wanted to show you my progress

on the Sophia Waters sampler

by R & R Reproductions.

  Slow but sure.

I'm stitching this in between all

the other works in process.  I have

been working on 2 new designs.

I am very excited about both of them.

Hope to have them out in April.
x  x  x  x  x

          I've also been doing a little side

stitching.  I'd really like to make these

into something special and add them 

to the handmade section of my blog

for sale.    

      The creative juices are always

flowing :)

x x x x 

Thank you to everyone for your

sweet comments on the Lucky Shamrocks

freebie.  My blog friend, Karen,

 did a beautiful finish with the design.  

Check it out on her blog 

http://karenshandiwork.blogspot.com 

if you get a chance.     

Have a great day and thanks for 

visiting.  

Smiles, ~Nan

♥ A BIG THANK YOU ♥

I want to thank you all 

for your outpouring of well wishes.

I truly appreciate all your 

comments and the personal

emails I've received.

I've had a lot of time to think

over the last month. Maybe too

much time : )

During that time, I knew 

I wanted to let all of you know   

how you ALWAYS make me feel.

I created this design and hope

that it will inspire you to stitch

and share it with someone who

     makes you feel this way too!      

I've left the bottom right space blank

so that you could add something

special to it.  Maybe some

old crochet lace or some buttons or

even a piece of wool to hold you pins.

This way you can use your 

creativity to make it your own.

I've provided a DMC color code, but 

feel free to use whatever linen

and floss colors that makes

you happy .

x x x x x

Big hugs to you all and 

thank you again.

Happy Stitching!

~Nan     

Retreat Annoucement

Hello friends.  

I'm sorry to announce that due to 

health issues, I will be unable

to fulfill my roll at the 

Dyeing to Stitch Retreat in October. 

 I want to thank Ann and Pat 

for the opportunity; I do hope we 

can get together in the future.
I know the retreat will be a big success 

and that all of you will have a great time! 
Please use this link to visit the 

Dyeing to Stitch blog 

for more info on the upcoming retreat.

http://dyeingtotellyou.blogspot.com/

Until next time.....

Hugs, ~Nan

So Much For Spring

What happened?

Yesterday was all daffodils 

and crocuses and today.... 

I didn't even know it was

supposed to snow.

Better stop stitching 

so much and turn on the

weather channel :)

    ~~*~~

I'm going to brave the storm

and head out to visit 

my dear friend Mimi anyway.

Wish me luck on the roads.

Hugs,

~Nan

The Promise Of Spring

Awaits just around the corner.....

 Right outside our front door.

Almost ready to open.

And to my surprise.... a

beautiful purple crocus. 

~~~*~~~

I'm headed to by best bud,

Mimi's house tomorrow for a 

day of creativity and lots

of laughter, can't wait.

Gonna get some of my

happy back.

x x x x x 

Wishing you warmer days

and signs of Spring 

in your neck of the woods.

 

Until next time.....

Smiles, ~Nan