2014 Smalls SAL Update !!

It's the last Wednesday of February and time for my 2014 Small Stitch-A-Long update.

Since it's February, I stitched up two Valentine smalls.

First up is my version of the Valentine Freebie I posted for everyone. 

I finished this up on Feb. 13th and left it for my DH to find on his keyboard in the morning before going to work.

"Be My Valentine"

Designer: Sandra D. Longan {A.K.A. Sandy In Montana}

Stitched on 28ct. Evenweave lightly hand-dyed by me after stitchin', backed with dark red 14ct. Aida and fringed.

Thread used: 115 DMC Variegated Red {My fave color of floss}

I changed it quite a bit from the original, as I stitched it I just didn't like all of the hearts.

"Love Never Fails"

Designer: The Primitive Hare

Stitched on 28ct. Evenweave that was hand-dyed around the outside edges of the design and left to fade inward to give a slightly aged look to the piece. 

Thread used: Light Mauve and Dark Mauve hand-dyed threads, dyed by me and DMC variegated #53.

Were getting a two day warm up into the 30's before it crashes back down into the single digits. We go shopping on Saturday and it's going to be -5 degrees, time to pull out my thermal under's and down coat.

 That's it for today, thank you so much for stoppin' by and leaving your thoughts behind.

Take Care & Happy Stitchin' Everyone

Hugs, Sandy

More SNOW !!!

Ok cabin followers, if you have kept up with my blog you know how much it just adore SNOW {insert totally sarcastic expression}. Well, this time our weather man did not lie to me at all. We ended up with 10 inches of that fluffy white crap. 

Here are a couple of pics.

Here's the Monster {Cody} outside enjoying it all.

The snow next to him is trampled down from him laying in it, 

even while it was snowing he would lay out there and get covered.

Our bird feeder outside my craft room window, complete with little birdie.

 Well, that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Take Care, Happy Stitchin' & Keep Warm Everyone

Hugs, Sandy

TUSAL

Well, it's January 30th time for the TUSAL check in.

Yea Me !!, I actually have threads in my jar thanks to my last post.

Here's my jar and it's little pile of black, yellows, green, brown, and white orts with a few fabric threads that came loose thrown in. Lookin' forward to fillin' the jar this year.

Take Care & Happy Stitchin' Everyone

Hugs, Sandy

First Stitchin' Finish of the Year !!!

Oh My GOD !!! I have a stitchin' finish.

I joined the 2014 Smalls SAL so this is my January finish.
There's a link on my side bar.

Yes dear cabin fans I have actually been stitchin' for the last two and a half days.

I stayed up until 1:30 am the first night when I started stitchin at 10:30 pm, I was enjoyin' it so much that I didn't even realize what time it was. 

It did take me about an hour to get back into my stitchin' mode, I kept pickin' up the magnifier to make sure all of my stitches were goin' in the same direction.

Found out I'm goin' to need to pick up a pair of reading glasses to stitch with from now on, my magnifier was givin' me fits tryin' to get it in just the right position and such with the light and my prescription glasses are for distance so are of no help at all.

Anyway here are the fruits of my labor.

BEE SUNNY

By: Sandra Longan Designs

{Yep, designed and stitched by yours truly}

Stitched on 28ct. Mushroom evenweave from M.C.G. Textiles using DMC threads.

This will be finished into a Scissor Fob. 

I have also designed a Needle Book, Box Topper, Scissor Case, & Pin Cushion to make a complete set.

I've also been goin' through my W.I.P's {I have four of them} to get all of their threads and charts in order, so I can stitch on them from time to time. I am hopin' and prayin' that this is the start of my stitchin' mojo comin' back.

Take Care & Happy Stitchin' Everyone !!!

Hugs, Sandy

Small Valentines Freebie

Here is quick to stitch Valentines Gift for all my stitchin' friends.

Choose your favorite color or colors and stitch away.  

I used my favorite, DMC variegated 115.

Chart is only 38 x 38 stitches, so a little under 3" on 14/28 ct.

Two (2) strands used throughout.

Take Care & Happy Stitchin' Everyone

Hugs, Sandy

When You Think It's Safe To Go Outside {AKA Snow Rant}

Well, we have been having GREAT weather here in our little neck of woods of Montana. A bit cold on some days and even colder on others, but mostly sunny and in the 40's and 50's for the last week or so, but that all changed suddenly last night.

I was watching the 6:00 pm news last night, windy he said, highs in the upper 40's tomorrow he said, nice and sunny he said, no rain no snow mentioned. It was a LIE !!!!

I went to let the dogs out about 9:00 pm and it had started to SNOW !!

The big blonde dude watched the 10:00 pm weather, lows in the 30's he said, windy he said a chance of snow he said, only about an inch he said. The weather man LIED !!!

This is what my yard looked like at 1:00 am after watching Full Throttle Saloon.

 The back yard. One foot of snow on the dog house.

The front porch and yard.

And it kept up it's craptastic barrage lovely blanketing of snow for the rest of the night.

By the time I woke up in the morning we had another two inches of this crap lovely white snow. 

Snow as far as the eye can see.

Well, at least someone in the family was happy to see all of this snow.

The Monster was ecstatic running around scooping up mouthfuls of snow as he went, even going as far as laying around in it. Of course I can never get a picture of that , he gets up as soon as he hears the door. 

That's the end of my rant.

Take Care Everyone & Happy Stitchin'

Hugs, Sandy