The Final Item for First Blogoversary Give Away

Greetings!
My First Blogoversary is fast approaching.  I decided to add a Little House Needleworks design, "Comfort".  So, here's what the lucky winner will win:

1.  Custom painted butterfly Limoges box (with winner's monogram/initials painted in 24kt gold inside)
2.  Lavender scissor fob with made with Swarovski butterfly crystals and butterfly sterling silver charm
3.  4x4x2 inch custom box with cupid stitched on 40 ct gauze and sterling silver heart charm
4.  Little House Needleworks kit, "Comfort"

Everyone still has time to enter.  The drawing will be at 6PM CST Sunday, February 16th.

Back to Butterflies, Smalls February SAL

We were without internet access yesterday, so am a little tardy showing you this addition to my Blogoversary Give Away.

This scissor fob is a gorgeous purple.  It's difficult to see in the photo, but there are lavender Swarovski crystals on each end in the shape of a butterfly.  The butterfly charm is sterling silver.  Won't this be a perfect companion to the Limoges butterfly box?

For those of you who haven't thrown in your name for my Blogoversary Give Away, you still have time.  The lucky winner will be named at 6PM CST February 16th.  

One more item will be added to the give away next Wednesday.

Here's my February Smalls SAL.  It's in a sterling silver frame, stitched on 32 ct linen.  The frame measures 3x3 inches, the design that shows is 2.25x2.25 inches.  I subscribe to Secret Needle Night by The Silver Needle.  The Valentine pillow (18 ct linen) was the project for January (isn't it darling?).  I thought the design with the doves and "Love" would look nice stitched in 32 ct linen - voila!  My Smalls SAL project for this month.

Stay warm and surrounded with stitches - ~ Cheers ~

No Idle Hands Here!

It's been so bitterly cold here, I've gone on a Netflix Binge and snuggled up with some projects I've been itching to get to.

I went nutty and beaded nine  scissor fobs:

The four on the left are made using some of my stash of Swarovski crystals.  If you look closely at the purple butterfly fob, you can see tiny butterfly-shaped crystals on both ends.  The fourth from the left is made with Swarovski crystals and the heart on the end is Russian enamel.  These were SO MUCH FUN to make……..hmmmmm - is there a GIVE AWAY in the future?  Let me know what you think ;)

Always up for an adventure, I completed "HARK!" by Erica Michaels on 40 count silk gauze.  It measures 2.5 x 2.5 inches - 3 inches square with the frame.

I FINALLY finished the Flip Swaps (for my Switch Flops) from Sandy Arthur.  Now to add the final touches and attach them to my sandals.  (With the -49 wind chill temps, I think I'll keep my fuzzy slippers on for now - HA!).

Here is the last project fresh off the press - blocked and all.  Isn't is CUTE?  Fox and Hound all dressed and ready to strut their stuff.  It measures 12.5 x 10 inches.  My dilemma now is what to make it into….another pillow (I can hear Hubby groaning…..); a snappy bag to strap over my shoulder when I go to town; a cover for my Kindle; or………?????  I'd be interested in hearing your ideas on how to put this charming needlepoint piece into good use.

Stay warm - and keep stitching!!

Cheers ~

Last Items for Give Away

Over the years, I learned to paint on porcelain in the European style from a wonderful Swiss lady.  I studied with her exclusively for five years.  It was a fabulous experience I wouldn't trade for the world. I collected many folders with classic European designs, each sheet in the folder contains four to five ideas/pictures.  I have many folders of the same designs and I know I will never be able to use them all.  The designs are so gorgeous, I hate to keep them in my file cabinets and not share with others.

When traveling, I usually lose at least one needle.  I've tried to come up with something to keep them in, nothing seems to work well.  Until now.  I've cut the designs into various sizes and folded them after lining the inside with scrap book paper and felt.

The needle keep you see, below, shows the front, back and inside of one I made.  In the last photo, there are four pins made of Swarovski crystals and sterling silver Swarovski charms.

Here are a few of the other needle keeps I put together.  They might look kind of 'lumpy' because I already scored the creases before taking the pictures.

The winner of the give away may choose two of the needle keeps I made (I'll post others with different designs as I make them).  The winner will also receive the four Swarovski pins.

Good luck!!

"Magnificent Paris" Needle Keep

My last post showed you the June freebie pattern, "Magnificent Paris".  I stitched it up and made it into a needle keep.  It will be added to the give away.

The tassel and cording look reddish in the picture, but it's a darker dusty rose to compliment the stitching and the material on the back.  It's bordered by pearls and Swarovski crystals.

Wo-Hoo!!  What will be added to the treasures next week?  Stay tuned......
Cheers!