I have been busy stitching, gardening, playing with my niece and Lucy. Have had a busy month of doctor appointments. Tomorrow will be 3 months since I had my pacemaker replaced. I have been feeling pretty good. Working out at the gym twice a week and finished bowling last week. Guides will be winding down next week for the summer not soon enough. I had to go have my pacemaker read for the first time since it was changed. Well the good news is that I have had no episodes since June 20, 2008 ( that will be 11 months on Wednesday).

Here are some more of the little angels. I still have to put the bows, hangers and beads on them and then they are finished. The material was a gift from Beth.




This pattern was from a Just Cross Stitch Chirstmas Issue 2003 (I think). Not sure yet how to finish them off. Any suggestions??

This one is done in 3042 DMC 8 Perel cotton, Beads are Mill Hill Bugle 6mm #70123 and the seed beads are 02024.




This is the same pattern using Ecru DMC Perel cotton. These beads are Mill Hill bugle beads 72012 and seed beads are 02012.



And the last one is DMC Perel cotton 8 # 316. Mill hill beads are 02082 and 70123 .




Here are a few more diamonds that need hangers and tassels on them then they will be done.



Ok well Lucy has now decided what is hers is hers and what is Gaby's is Lucy's too. This originally was Gaby's bed and our old cat Amber would sleep in there if Gaby wasn't. But Gaby will curl up and go to sleep and Lucy decides that it is really big enough for the two of them. You be the judge.



Thought you might like to see what I have to contend with most of the time using the computes. This is part of the reason I have not been on quite as much. Kinda hard to see the screen through a cat.

Bad day at the Office

Enough said.

WIP and more

Ok as promised here is pictures of what I have been working on lately. The three down the one side will have beads on them. I just have a pile of cutting and wrapping to do now. Yeah so much fun. NOT



Here is the angel I did before only on the Ruby Wine material.


Every morning we have to read the newspaper with dad. Of course we have to be educated.


I think this is so precious. See we do get along sometimes. Gaby and Lucy.


Did you call me?

Well Finally a post

OK well I was surprised to see how long it was between posts. I don't have any pictures of my work lately. I have been working somewhat on my hardanger. But really haven't had much interest in doing it.

We had our first craft show of the season last week-end. It was an ok show. It was a nice day so most people were out working in their gardens. My garden is coming along nicely with daffodils, crocuses, hyacinth's, lenten roses and much more. I will try and get some pictures of the garden on here soon. I have alot to do in there with moving plants and adding things and general clean up.

I have been doing ok since my surgery two months ago. I have had a few issues but nothing much. I go in two weeks for my post surgery check so we shall see what the verdict is then.

Lucy is now 5 months old and still the little bugger as usual. She has now learned if you sit on the floor and jump you can grab peoples butts and hang on. That wont be continuing for much longer.

Here is a picture of the little brat.


I have some others on my camera that I will add later.

New finish

Of there has to be a picture of LUcy or it just wouldn't be a post. This one ws taken today in my bedroom.



Ok well here is the finished project. This is the little girl I was working on. I finished her tonight. Just like the red one it is a childs turtleneck.





Next I will be doing some more angels in the three different sizes. This time they will be on pink cloth. Hope to start them tomorrow. Will post pictures as I progress.

Snowman is done.

OK well I finished my snowman turtleneck today. I think it is really quite cute. The pictures are not really the greatest but you get the idea. I just have to wash it now.




I also started a new project today. It is another turtleneck. This one will have a little girl with a cake upside down beside her. Here is todays progress.



These pictures were taken the other day on my laptop. Lucy was being a pain so I decided to let her see herself on the camera. Wrong thing to do cause she just kept walking on the keyboard. Kinda difficult doing things when the pages go flipping.But I love her anyway.

Another progress pic

OK here is the latest progress picture of my snowman since I posted last week.
Also here is a picture of it on the turtle neck I am putting it on.



The other day Lucy was sitting on my bed quite innocently so I was able to snap these pretty good pictures of her.




Isn't she cute.

Stuff

Here is a good picture of my little monster Lucy-furr aka Lucy. She was playing on my bed with my jeans and I was able to snap this picture. I think it really shows her colours.



This is my angel I posted the other day. It is not properly framed but I was interested in what it would look like so I placed the frame over it. I am quite impressed with it. I am not a big fan of tone on tone but with the black frame that helps alot.



I have talked about the other colours I am doing the angel on so here is a picture of the fabric. The one is Ruby Wine 32ct Belfast Linen and the other is Blue Spruce also 32ct Belfats Linen. The ruby is more of a deep red/burgandy not bright.



Someone asked me as to where they could find the pattern. I got is as a part of a Christmas present. The info is Hardanger Angel by Threads and Things. Designer Karen Buell from 1989. The only thing I would say is it is not really a beginner piece.

Here is my current project I am working on. It is Februray snowman from Vermillion Stitches. This is 2 days worth of stitching.

New finish

Ok so here is my latest finish. It was done about 90 minutes ago. The pictures are not the greatest. I still have to press it and frame it. Hopefully then you will see the picture better. I now have 3 more of these to do. Another one on white, one on blue fir and the last is on ruby wine.





Lucy is growing like a weed. She gained 2 pounds in one month (little piggy). She likes to sit and help me type. We are thinking of changing her name to Lucy-furr (not sure how to spell it properly) cat from hell. She can really be a monster one minute and the the sweetest little thing the next. Right now she is after my ice cream.

My surgery went well last week. I am slowly recovering. I have not really been doing much of anything this last week. Trying to take it esay.

Well off to read emails and head to bed.

Wow two in one day

Ok so since most don't know why I am having surgery I will fill you all in. When I went to the hospital in January for a check up. I was given the good news that I had been arrhythmia free for 7 months. Everyone was quite pleased so we decided to leave things alone for now. I then went over to the pacer clinic and they said my battery needed to be replaced. Finally I have only been bugging them for 4 years to do it. So on February 19 it will be replaced. I will be taking my laptop with me so anyone who wants to chat I will be around. Yahoo IM is especially_4_kathy.



(We think the washer is a big play toy now!! HEHEHE)

Well I have been busy stitching with the help of my new aide.
]'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' (Lucy's contrabution to my blog). Please understand if some things don't make sense as my aide is laying on my lap sleeping right now. You know those tiny little paws are fast.

I have been able to finish off my little angels (may have already sold two) from Hanky Panky. I have only done 7 on blue aida.



Then I finished off the cross pattern from A Stitch In Time (Cherie sent me that in a Christmas exchange) complete with tassel.



I also did two blue patterns from Wrens Song Designs.




Plus my Pink Biscornu from JSC 2008 Christams Ornaments.






Here is a more up to date picture of my Hardanger Angel buy Karen Buller. This is really working up fast. If I get a chance to work on it tomorrow it might actually be done. If not Tuesday for sure.



Cute Lucy storey. The other night we were sitting in the living room eating hamburgs and cesear salad. Well Lucy decided she was going to check things out. She was at my plate a few times and I kept telling her no and pushing her away. Well I picked up my hamburg to take a bit and the little devil grabbed a piece of lettuce and ran away with it. Here is the lettuce flapping in her mouth as she ran. I caught her and the dog decided to come check out the comotion. Well I went to grab the lettuce from Lucy and she growled. Yes that is rright growled. She can growel better than the dog at times. Not sure who she was mad at me or the dog.

Mommy says I am not allowed on the table. How is this mommy? I am in the box on the table.


Watch out Gaby I am gonna get you.