A little finish

I love this little owl!!!!!  He was such a fast stitch and he turned out just adorable.  I used an overdyed Mandarin bamboo floss in fall colors for the owl, black silk for the branch and Silk Lame Petite Braid from Rainbow Galleries for the leaves.  This is my first time using the Silk Lame on 32ct. and I love the coverage and how it looks.  I highly recommend using this if you are just looking for something with a little bit of glitz which is what I wanted for the leaves.  I don't think it shows up very well in the picture though.  I've started a little basket for all my little fall pillows and so far I'm off to a good start.

Since I finished Fall Roses I'm thinking about starting another large project but have no idea what.  I think tomorrow I'll sit in my sewing room and not come out till I find something interesting to work on.  I have some Christmas ornaments to start and I would like to have them finished by Halloween so that's a definite maybe.  Have you ever started something and then come across a design that you would rather be stitching?  I'm one of those people who only have 1 or 2 things going at one time.  I really don't see how anyone gets anything finished when you're working on 10 or 12 things at a time....or is it just me?

Anyways, tomorrow I have to stop at my LNS and pick up some buttons I ordered so maybe something will jump out at me there.  

Everyone have a great weekend if I don't get to talk to you sooner,

Blessings as always,

Barbara

Funks Over.....New Pincushion

To help myself get over the funk I was in, I decided to use one of my favorite reds from Vikki and it worked. The JBW design is such a cute one but for the life of me, I couldn't read what it said until I was finished with it. I tried and tried from the pattern and it was a no go. What it does say is "sisters love to go shopping together" and ain't it the truth. I have no sisters but my one sister in law and I both do very well shopping together. We haven't been able to do much lately since she's up in Pennsylvania but hubby and I are going to try to go north this fall after hurricane season is over. If any of you ladies have sisters, I'm sure you can identify with this saying. I finished it into a little pincushion with little ivory hearts in the corners and one for the clasp of the purse. These french designs by JBW I just love and I still have a few to stitch so stay tuned.

As always, Barbara

P.S. I want to thank all the ladies for the suggestions on how to get over this and you can be sure I will remember these for the next time.