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I've had this one for a while, but I can't remember where it came from! Not the exact frame I wanted, but it will have to do.
It's found a home with the other busy bees and cross stitch pieces.
I have something I need to fully finish by tomorrow evening, but I still have a few things to add to it. At least I'll have a definite finish next time!
Please be sure to see what the others have finished. I know I'm way behind in my reading again, AND in posting. There's just too much going on, I really need to catch up on both.
Imagine, I'm delayed in posting about the May Flower Power Retreat, hosted by LinAnn Events!
I pulled this out again, Gman1 and C's wedding sampler. But now that their actual photos show all those beautiful flowers in it, I realize I need to add them. That will require some thinking, which I was unprepared to do there!
I mean, look at all those gorgeous colours!!!
I really didn't do much shopping, but I did find some goodies at Annette's Mind Your Needle!
Although the sweet needle holder was a gift from her.
Also forgot this... Interchangeable Scissor Fobs, adorable!
Ah, the freebie table. It's hard not to find something you can't stitch without.
Then it was time for exchange, always a good time!
Although I didn't get to keep the one I originally chose, I did get this fun bag.
The word was SPRING and inside was -
Stickers, (including the Flower Power sticker)
Pincushions with buttons,
Ruler,
Ink marking pen,
Needle holder and minder, (a bee ❤)
Grips
All great stitchy things!
This is what I had to offer.
I bought a bee potholder and opened up the bottom to put everything inside. It almost didn't fit. I propped it on a picture holder stand and added flowers to the back of it. It was a plump bee for sure.
Scissors,
Pattern,
Ruffled Red threat drop,
Ivory Lugana,
Needles,
Glove in a Bottle (lotion),
and floss that spelled SPRING.
Our table this year. We're missing a couple of our friends, we're missing them! Hopefully at least one of them will be able to join us for the next retreat.
And the whole lot of us!
This is what I ended up working on. I wanted something simple that didn't require too much concentration. Wrong... I can't tell you how many times I ended up frogging several stitches!
And then before I knew it, it was over. π
So I'm already looking forward to the next one, next month!
Be sure to have a look and see what others have finished this time.
I finished this cute Mill Hill to hang, or use with a magnet.
In June, I won Felicia's giveaway on her Instagram account, Mouse Potato Designs. I was able to choose a pattern from Carolyn @kiralynsneedlearts and this is what I chose. I thought it was so sweet!
I changed the green parts to a periwinkle/purple, I wanted some more colour to mine. I already had the paint for the frame, so here it is.
Now for this finish.
I bought the "big" cactus from a friend who sells at the farmer's market in our area - The Salvaged Stitch.
I was given the precious little pattern by Rachel herself! It was a consolation prize from a delayed guess on her Blogoversary giveaway. The pattern is from Fuzzy Fox Designs. And the best part? Her name is Astrid!
I've been meaning to stitch her and decided this would be a different finish.
So thank you so very much, Rachel. This was a fun, quick stitch, I love it!
Now to catch up and see what the others have finished.
DH and I took an evening flight to New Orleans to celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary in May. We decided to visit my brother and sister-in-love since we don't get to spend much time with them.
We stayed the night in NOLA until my brother came to pick us up the following day and take us back to their house in Baton Rouge.
Some lovely Black Eyed Susans (Maryland's state flower) in New Orleans.
I got my Beignets, yum! Although not in the French Market location.
We had fun walking around and visiting all the lovely shops...
And bars! I had a frozen drink that I had to drink very slowly and have a sit down, it was powerful!
Mermen made nice window displays in this shop, oh my!
There is a stitching shop there, The Quarter Stitch, but mainly needlepoint and knitting. So many beautiful pieces and the angels were gorgeous.
They did have a small area of cross stitch, and I bought this one to stitch.
Before my brother came to pick us up later that afternoon, we had lunch at Butcher. Delicious and fun!
This is their backyard, complete with pups, Dixie, Rose and Loki. Isn't it beautiful? And that dragon, love it!
Rose and Loki keeping me company while stitching.
The next day, we went to Houmas House Gardens to wander around, it was so lovely.
The next day was our anniversary and we headed back to New Orleans for the day.
Sights in the French Quarter.
We went to The Spotted Cat for drinks and to listen to the music.
This is one of the songs they were playing...
π"We are, πΆso happily married..."π
The perfect song for our anniversary that day!
I wish I could tell you who the band was, but I can't remember and couldn't find them anywhere.
My lovely SIL bought me this fun shirt and I brought the cups home for the cats water.
Then we headed to Deutsches Haus, as we have heard so much about it from them we just had to go. Their girls had a brick made in honour of our Momma, it was so nice to see it.
More sweet gifts from my SIL, gnomes and a Nuremberg Bridal Cup.
The day we left, we went to LSU for brunch and to see Mike the Tiger. But all we could see was his paws since he was sleeping in a corner.
We had a wonderful time together and already look forward to our next time, just don't know when yet.
I was able to stitch on the plane, before dozing off!
Almost home, flying past the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
