Some Nice Surprises

I have received a couple of gifts in the mail so I thought I would share.

First, last week I received an unexpected surprise from Staci. She sent me one of her wonderful ornaments. Is so cute and beautifully done. Thank you Staci!




Today, I received a beautiful needlecase from Goldie. It is just perfect and I am in need of one of these. Thank you Goldie!




I know it has been said before, but stitching blogging friends are the best! They sure help you get throught some tough times. Thanks again to both Staci and Goldie.

Goldie Receives My Exchange

Earlier this year, I had Goldie for the SBEBB Here's to Ewe Exchange. This exchange had to be something with a sheep on it. I took an old Shepherd's Bush pattern, which originally was a bookmark, manipulated it a bit and made her this scissor case:













This time I had Goldie for the SBEBB Specific Designer--Shepherd's Bush Exchange. I decided to make her some more pieces to match her scissor case. I made a scissor fob, a pincushion and a floss tag.



Here is a picture of the whole exchange:


I have decided to go for quality vs. quantity on the "goody" part of exchanges. I sent Goldie a tool to put in eyelets for the hot floss tags. If you go to her blog, you can see the whole set of stitched pieces together. They really look nice (if I say so myself!).

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I have been doing alot of stitching, but all for exchanges, so I don't have anything to share at this time. However, I do have a little update from my MamaJoan Bag posting I did last week. Staci suggested that I should round out my Large Seasonal bag collection too. Well my BFF Joan, gave me an early birthday gift.


A bag for Autumn! I was excited.

Happy Stitching!