Fully Finished Gallery - June 2025 🖼

Welcome to Rachel's 

Fully Finished Gallery SAL for June 2025.

This is a great way to make sure I actually fully finish my stitched pieces! 

Please consider joining this monthly SAL, it just might inspire you. 

I know this is too late to link to Rachel, but this is also for my records. The past two weeks I've been helping out with the church's white elephant, and it was crazy busy! But that's another post.

This is a Hinzeit design that I personalized for Nathan's Band Teacher, showing the list of activities for the last four years of band.

There are shadows on the fabric, it was actually a very pretty colour blue.

Nathan giving his goodbye and view of his band years.

He said some funny things, wish I could remember what they were!

Mr. Blackman opening his gift, I think he liked it!

I know I'll have at least one next time,🤞maybe more?

Coming live... for KING & COUNTRY 🎶

Thank you for those who commented yesterday regarding my parents, and those who are maybe saying silent thoughts and prayers. So far she's doing okay at home, and has a nurse and a therapist coming to see her tomorrow.

So for some JOY (remember last week's post?)
here's another video of the song, but this time with lyrics.

Friday evening, they will be live from the SHINE-FM facebook page at 8pm (my time)... check it out here for KING AND COUNTRY

I'm hoping it will be added to YouTube so you can see it there if you are unable to do so live.
I have no idea what to expect, but I'm looking forward to it!

A Sweet Surprise 🌵 and JOY!

I had a very sweet surprise earlier this week...

the Astrid the Cactus pattern found it's way to my inbox!

My namesake was gifted to me by a very special RAK friend. Such a thoughtful gesture and as she said, "there can't be many things named after you!"
I think when I stitch her I'll have to include our name.
So thanks again, my dear RAK friend, perfect timing for what's going on in the world at the moment.


And because of that, I've decided the rest of this post will show JOY from this month, because that's what I'm choosing!


Every time I call my parents via their Alexa Echo Spot, Addie goes crazy because she knows it's me calling. Or in this case, Ming! And if I call on the house phone and they put me on speaker, she starts whining and licking the phone, I think she misses me.

Harley, our neighbour's cat, enjoying the sunshine.

My morning snuggle kitties.

On my walk this week.

March moon, love it.

And finally, this... JOY!!!

When this plays, watch out - volume up, dancing, and loud singing about to happen!

So in spite of what's going on in our world at the moment, be sure to look for joy, you might just find it in the smallest thing.