Saturday, June 23, 2007

Another Gift to Share

Thank you all for the sweet comments on the fob I made for Von's birthday... and for the other recent gifts I have stitched. You make me feel so good :-) I am going to spend tonight stitching another gift, so I will share with you the one that Joanie received from me today. Her birthday is tomorrow. I know that Joanie likes samplers, so I went with this little fob, which is a bit of a puzzle.... the front of the fob is J for Joanie, and the back is L for her last name.... well, the J is easy to read, but it is a bit of a trick to decipher the L's on the back :-) I am glad that Joanie likes this:
Red Velvet Building Blocks Fob
Blue Ribbon Designs
32 ct Vintage Country Mocha Belfast Linen, and Gentle Art Sampler Threads ~ Cranberry
Stitched 6/16/07 - 6/17/07


We had a cookout at our house today - some of Mike's family, some of mine, and a friend.... but... neither of us remembered to take photos - again! Sorry!!! This was just meant to be a summer cookout, but many also brought gifts for Mike's birthday - awwww :-)

Oh, if you have not already seen this, Becky has started up a fun new blog called The World's Largest Collection of Smalls. I think this is a great idea - Becky is shooting for a record here - would love to have one place where we can all show photos of the many smalls we like to stitch up. Let's try to get the biggest collection ever on the internet! To join is easy - click on the link I just provided and Becky gives you the instructions at the top of the blog - I hope you join us!!!

OK, I am off now to finish a gift I just started, and to watch the Red Sox game... I did manage to finish the Summer Quaker exchange last night - what a busy month! I hope to get back to my rotation soon :-)


Stitched on today: Stitched a gift - nope, stitched it, but ruined it with a finishing boo boo :-( Will restitch it tomorrow...sigh

20 comments:

Mary said...

Congrats on another beautiful scissor fob gift!!!!

Anonymous said...

Another lovely fob!

Jenn said...

Both fob's look great Carol. Thanks for the info on my Lilys. I planted a Lily in another part of the yard and it started to grow but, something ate all the leaves and the flower off it before it could start to bloom. I'll have to move it with the others for next year.

Yesterday was a perfect day for a BBQ. I'm glad you all had a good time.

Anonymous said...

Hi Carol. Sorry to read you've not been feeling too good. I hope you're better now.

You stitch some lovely gifts. I like the puzzle one even though I just cannot see the J or the L. My eyes must be so bad!

stitcherw said...

Another lovely fob! I'm constantly surprised at how many of these you get done with all the other stitching you finish as well. Glad you had fun at the cookout.
Sue

Vonna Pfeiffer said...

You are taunting me with those Glory Gingher's aren't you?! LOL!!!!
Just kidding...Joanies fob is spectacular as always Carol :)
I understand about the rotation...I was just getting into a good one myself (at least one day a week) when the crush came down on me too :)

Elizabeth MacGregor-Kirkcaldy said...

Oh, another lovely fob, Carol!!! And I adore those scissors... they are perfect with the fob! And how cool is that design... I have not seen it before! :-)

As always your stitching is lovely... you've been so busy! I'm finally feeling like catching up a wee bit... :-) Oh, and I sent you an email...

Love and {{{Hugs}}}

Stitch Wizard said...

Oh your little scissor fob is so pretty!! I missed know about your DH's birthday to tell him Belated Happy Birthday!! I hope it was a great time for him! Debby :)

Carla said...

Beautiful fob!! I like the design...I stil can't decipher de L :S

Susimac said...

Great fob Carol.

Hope that you are feeling a little better?

Carto said...

Hi Carol - thanks for dropping by :-) I've rectified the problem with the 'Cat Knot' photo, so you should be able to see it now. I love both the fobs - a marvellous job as usual. I'm glad to hear you had such a good time at the cookout - those sort of moments are the best! x

mainely stitching said...

Beautiful, Carol!!!

BeckySC said...

Thanks for the plug for the Smalls Blog, Carol :)

I love the fob! Another beauty!!!

Have a good week!

Rachel V said...

Hello Carol, all your recent gifts are so nice and sweet; I can't believe how quickly you finish them! And your wips are all looking fantastic. I think Vineyard is my favorite- it has been so fun to see this beautiful project take shape.

Dawn T. said...

Great job, Carol! Love the color:)

Katrina said...

Hi Carol, you certainly have been a busy wee stitcher - your stitched fobs are so sweet, Queen of the fobs :)

tintocktap said...

Both fobs are beautiful! Well done, Carol!

Von said...

What a clever fob design, Carol! Joanie is sure to be using it for years to come. :)

Mike's birthday cookout sounds like a terrific time for everyone! Hope this is a great year for him!

Sharon said...

Lovely scissor fob!

Anonymous said...

Carol, how lovely! I wanted to let you know that I picked up my gift from you at the apartment office yesterday. It's wonderful, and I was so surprised! The colors are just amazing and so perfect for me!