Welcome Home Kelsey!

After 5 years of being in the Marines, Kelsey, daughter of MamaJoan, came home FOR GOOD! Kelsey has been in various places from Japan and back, and even found her soul mate, Donncuann, who is now her husband--it turned out the Marines weren't all that bad for her! LOL!

Anyway, the special gift I made this week was for Kelsey. She is a cross stitcher (YAY!) so I made her a special scissor fob.


This is a free design from Glory Bee, however, the pattern says "Home Sweet Home" and I changed it to say "There's no Place Like Home". I though it was more fitting. On the back (no picture), I stitched her initials and Jan 09. I am so happy for her and her hubby that they are finally home and back into the real life.


I noticed on someone else's blog that it is time for goals already--YIKES! I hadn't even thought about them yet. I will have to come back later and post them. I first need to get an exchange out this morning.

Have a great weekend!

A Coaster for Kelsey

My friend, Joan's, daughter Kelsey, who is serving her last year in the Marines with her new husband, and living on love, told her mom last week that she needed some coasters. So Joan asked 3 of us each to stitch one along with herself. We are doing the "retro" coasters from the March 2008 issue of Cross-Stitch & Needlework magazine. Of course I snatched up the purple one. You can view the other 3 on my friend Joan's blog.

I started mine after dinner last night and finished before I went to bed. I had to post it so my friends could see that I finished!