Stitch from Stash update #2

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful birthday wishes!  You made my day!  Not too long after I posted, I went downhill quickly with the flu. We all ended up with it. My daughter didn't come out of her room, except for the necessary, for four days. I am still coughing. :-( Anyway, enough of that. :-) I will try to respond to everyone's comments soon. :-)

It is time again to post for the Stitch from Stash challenge. I am happy to report that I didn't spend anything this month. I did pick up the latest patterns for Frosty Forest and the Calendar Girls, but since I am on auto for those and I used my Christmas gift card at the Strawberry Sampler, I don't have to count them. :-)

One of the benefits of being sick and out of commission for so long is you get extra stitching time. :-)  I have made great progress on my Party Cakes and it's all from stash!  I have also started February Calendar Girl and besides the pattern, she is from stash. :-) I hope to finish her today. I have finished quite a bit of knitting too, but will show that another day.

It is snowing here again today, and after a couple of beautiful spring like days, it is quite depressing!  :-( Enough whining!  :-)

I hope you all are having a lovely day!

Happy stitching!
Love, Heather

A birthday start

Well, today is my birthday. :-) I think 44 is a nice number and I might just stay with it for a few years. :-) I have had a lovely day, despite waking up with a nasty chest cold. 

I usually start something new on my birthday and spend the day stitching or knitting. I didn't want to break tradition, so I started Party Cakes by County Cottage Needleworks. I have had this chart in my stash waiting patiently for a while.
:-) I am enjoying the bright pinks of the piece. :-)

Can I just say that I am way done with winter? We are supposed to get another horrible storm starting in a couple of hours. Blah!  I am just hoping that we don't lose power. They are saying that we could get up to a foot of snow.
:-( Enough of that. Let's end on a happy note.
I was very blessed by my family and friends. I am smelling a yummy dinner cooking and looking forward to having some delicious cake. :-)
I hope that you are all having a lovely week.

Love, Heather

Stitch from Stash update#1

Happy Monday!  I hope you all are off to a good start for the week. I am just popping in really quick to make my stitch from stash update. I have done really well this month. My total spent was $1.90 for DMC. :-) I have started an ornament completely from stash. I am making LHNs Gingerbread Tree. The frogs have been very active in my stitching. :-( So I haven't gotten very far. I hope to finish it this week. I haven't been able to stitch a whole lot because I am knitting my husband a scarf for his birthday, which is next Monday. I am still plugging along on my first Frosty Forest. Well, I had better get back to knitting on my husband's scarf. :-)
Happy stitching,
Love, Heather

Happy New Year! !!

I want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy and blessed new year. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog and to comment. I want to welcome my new followers!

I hope everyone had a lovely time last night and that you are enjoying a nice day. We had a quiet (as quiet as a home with a jazzed up 9 yo can be! !) evening with lots of snacks and games. We celebrated the new year at 9pm so little man could get to bed!  :-)

Today we are enjoying a lazy day. I made a start on my Frosty Forest piece. I am stitching it on 32ct. LL Flagstone. My LNS didn't have Pearl Grey but this is very close. I plan on stitching and knitting the day away. My daughter wants to go to Joann's and Michaels, so I will join her to do that, but otherwise you will find me in my chair with a cuppa!  :-) My hubby requested a Jane Austen movie for tonight. (Yes, he is the greatest! He's a country boy from Oklahoma who loves Jane Austen!  He says real men love Jane Austen!  ) Anyway!  ;-)

I have decided to join the Stitch from Stash group this year. With having a house for sale still in Arizona and rent here, I need to be careful!  :-) I really like the rules that they have set up for this group. I think it will help me stay on track. The only patterns I plan on buying will be the Frosty Forest series and at least some of the Calendar Girls series. I definitely want February since that is my birthday month. But we will see how well that goes! Santa Pickle gave me a gift card to my LNS for Christmas, so that will help too.  :-)

I have made some plans of what I would like to stitch for the year, but we will see how that goes. ;-) I did pretty well with my goals for last year.

Well, daughter is ready to go, so I had best head out with her! 

Happy stitching!
Love, Heather

Merry Christmas! !

I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a new year that is filled with many blessings and much joy!

December Cottage

Good morning everyone!  It's beautifully foggy here. I LOVE fog! :-)

I am ready for Christmas. I have a very excited little one. I am afraid that he probably won't sleep for the next two nights!  ;-)

I have a finish to show you. I finished December cottage a few days before thanksgiving and had it ready to go in the frame by the first. I have stitched a little bit on an ornament but I am afraid that that is all for the month. When we rearranged our furniture to fit the tree in,  I lost my good lighting. I have been knitting a lot though. I don't need much lighting to knit, thankfully.  ;-)

We got some nice snowfall this month which thrilled my children's souls!  We have the perfect sledding backyard.  So little man trudged up and down the hill until it was a muddy mess!

I have been working on my stitching goals for next year and I hope to share them with you next week.

I hope that you all are having a happy and peace filled day!

Love, Heather

The giveaway winners

Sorry for the delay. I have had a nasty chest cold and have used what little energy I have had to do Christmas things. I am sure you all understand. :-)

The winner of the pattern Let us be truly thankful is Carol from Stitching Dreams.

The winner of the pattern Autumn Band Sampler is Tricia from The Stamper's Stitches.

And the winner of the Prairie Schooler pattern card is Joyce Clark Frank.

Congratulations ladies!  If you could send me your address. I will get them out to you. My email address is delightfulhands@gmail.com

Thanks!