Oh my...it's been TOO long!

First of all, hello and thank you for noticing that I posted something new and for visiting!!! I can't believe I haven't posted since January 18th! Where have the last 7 months gone??? I guess to kid's activities, work, a couple trips to NC to visit family and a wonderful week in Disney World. All along, I've been stitching when I can but it's ever so little these days and apparently I haven't had much time to update this blog.

However, I check all of yours DAILY!!! So, I decided it was time to post some pictures of a small WIP and 3 finishes...

First up, this little winter skater girl from LHN. I LOVE this design and happily it's stitching up rather quickly for me, given the time I have. I will probably end up making 2 of these - one for our Christmas Tree and one as a gift.
Here is another ornament by LHN. The design is just adorable and I am hoping to finish it like Vonna did for the model with a twig frame. I better get the kids searching for some nice twigs for me!!!

Here's an adorable little flower from a Spring issue of Just Cross Stitch. I believe it was Karen, SC (Thanks Karen!) that finished it in this little flower pot and I just had to copy that idea as well. I've actually made 2 of these - one I gave to my mother in law when we visited her for Easter. I had actually picked up 4 more pots for more of these...but the lack of time and other cute designs has caused me to move on...

This was a medium size finish for me a couple months ago. I started in on Feb. 12th. Now, I just need to finish-finish it. I found some gorgeous floral blue and green ribbon for the trim but need to find some backing material. I have some antique wooden yarn spools with the yarn still on them in a basket that I would love to add this to. Hopefully, one day soon...

So, that's it for now for me. This week starts 4 nights a week of football practice for my son (crazy!), a visit from cousins, a new babysitter for the next 3 weeks for while I'm at work. And, much too quickly I am beginning to sense the end of summer with teacher assignments due out on the 18th (two 3rd graders and a kindergartener!). As always, thank you for all the joy and inspiration you give me from your blogs! Happy hazy days of August!

Meredith