One World One Heart 2011

time is running out so please leave a comment! only a few days left and then the WINNERS!
i can't believe how many have stopped by to say hello, join my blog or leave a comment in hopes that they may win the goodies i have listed below. thank you everyone what a great way to start my year.

i am so happy that i can share my creative side with you. i have been stitching and crafting since high school. i love to cross stitch and have been studying and stitching School Girl Samplers for many years. i enjoy the history of each beautiful stitched piece. i also love playing with new crafts of any kind.
  i live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest almost on the Canadian border in a town called Bellingham. it is perfect place for me, my hubby, cat Ali, bird Willy and our daughters two dogs Dougal and Stellina, ones a german shephard mix and Mr. D is a bird dog of some sort. we are watching them for her.
 i look forward to meeting you all and hope that we can share our creative ideas. 
Please leave a comment and your contact info, you  could be the lucky winner of the free giveaways i have made for one lucky person.  take a look below at all the goodies
i will announce the winner on Feb 17th. stay tuned and who knows your name could be the one.








here are the things i made for one lucky winner

i stitched the eye glass holder, made the pin cushion and the cute little acorn.

i also decide to give away what all of the goodies are sitting on top of, a pillow top that can be stitched on and 3 beautiful silk threads to give you a start on your project, plus an old needle book.

here is a close up of the acorn and the little tin the pin cushion sits in.

good luck. i am thinking i may have to make a few more things and have 2 winners!!!

join the fun

WELCOME TO MY BLOG
the "One World One Heart" blog fest will be starting the 30th. you can go to the picture on my sidebar and it will take you to the sight to join up.
join in the fun it is a great way to meet new blogger's. i hope to meet a ton of you and i also hope many stop by and visit my blog. what is creating if you can't share it. the link is below.
 i will have a drawing for a free goodies on Feb12th for all those who stop by and leave a comment and  the winner will be announced on Feb.17. stay tune a leave tons of comments. looking forward to meeting all of you.
i will post a picture of my free giveaway on Jan 30th so please come back.

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i love Birthdays and Gifts

i love birthdays.
 yours, mine any ones.
i love to celebrate the day my special friends, loved ones were put on this planet.
i love making a special gifts.
i try to plan months in advance.give myself time to think about what that person would like.
 colors, styles, motifs
if i have enough time i can stitch it, my favorite thing to do
but if time slips by then i get out my sewing machine and create something with it.
sometimes i even use glue and paper.
there is always more ideas than time.
i enjoy receiving re gifted items. maybe something from long ago found in a shop that someone else made or used. maybe something a friend had and decided they thought i would love it more. used or new, made or bought it all represents something special to me.

this little red needle case was given to me by a special friend. i love that she gave me something that belonged to her family. the little silk gauze bird pin i made, who knows someday it may find a different home.

 the little silk shoe was brought back from China by a dear friend. the pin cushion behind it was made by a friend. one of the needle rolls was made by someone i barely knew. i treasure them all, the memories are strong.

and then something i stitched many years ago and found the right person to give it to, my sister Bobbie. i added some special things at the bottom that reminded me of her.
i knew it would find a special home and now it hangs in my sisters house.
gifts are fun to receive and i find even more fun to make.

and if time has slipped by  flowers from your garden are always a great way to say i love you and i treasure our friendship.
gifts, make them or you can grow them
birthdays the time to show someone that you treasure that they are hear on earth and most of all in your life.

Ms. Mary Wigham and a Birth Day surprise!

i am still working on sweet Mary. she is looking good and i am about half way thru, i think.
take a look and tell me what you think?

of course the background linen color looks a bit off.

and now this one has a different background color. i think this one is closer to the real color. it has been a fun piece to stitch. i have always wanted to do an all white piece and this is pretty close to it. i am using Glorianna Silks, Needlepoint silks, Hand Dyed Fiber and some other misc. silks i have. from white white to beige. i plan on adding my family initials through out the piece instead of her letters.

isn't this lovely! a birthday gift from my special friend Beth Hoffmann. she is an incredible stitcher and has done some amazing pieces.

as you can see it is a needle holder.

all my favorite colors! i am always in awe of Beth's skills and if i ever have a problem with stitching i know she will find the answer for me. 

 i have found some incredible friends thru stitching and Beth is diffently one of them.

 till next time keep stitching you never know what you may find.