It's Better Than Christmas!

My mail has been a little sparse lately, but boy did that ever change today!

First, I received my SBEBB Think Pink Exchange from Alison. This turned out to be a "true" exchange as I had Alison and she had me! LOL!

Anyway, Alison stitched a very cute fob, "Keep A Happy Heart" by Shepherd's Bush. It is stuff with fiberfill (I think), but there is some kind of a weight in there too. She attached a very cute pink scissors to it.

Alison also sent me some purple post-it notes, some tea, a pack of my favorite #28 Piecemaker needles, a breast cancer emery board, some delicious dark chocolate (I know it is delicious because I already ate it!), and a Brightneedle pattern, "Something Blue".

This was a fun exchange, thank you Alison!

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I also received my HoE Prairie School Exchange today from Margie. Margie stitched a design from "A Farmers Almanac" and finished it as a pin/needle cushion. It is filled with 100% emery. It is just so very cool and I love it!



Margie also sent lots of goodies! Some DMC Variations (my favorite colors), purple tassels (can't wait to use these), a variety of shell buttons, silver metallic pins, a purple notebook, a Stone & Thread pattern "Snowflake Mitten" and some 32ct. Silkweaver Linen in a very luscious purple.







Thank you Margie. I love everything!

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I also received my Halloween Fair Squares from Missy Ann. She stitched a Brightneedle design called "Hatz Bootique". They are very cute! I really enjoyed received something other than the traditional "pumpkin".


I just love these squares and can't wait to have a "finishing day". Thank you Missy!

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Missy and I also did like a private exchange and I received that today as well. She sent me 2 patterns from The Yankee Stitcher, "A Prickle of Porcupines" and "An Ostentation of Peacocks". They are both very cool. She also sent me a pincushion (which she made herself) (zoom in on the pic-it is an eyeball), several different ribbons on a floss ring, some wax lips (boy, I haven't seen these in years!), a iron-on wearable designer spider and 3 fat quarters of cotton (which came from her LQS) from a line called "Fairy Frost". All of this came in a cute little container.


I absolutely love all of it. Thank you Missy!

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I still have a couple of exchanges that are somewhere out there waiting to be received. I'm afraid one of them has gone AWOL. The USPS is currently investigating it. However, I'm afraid I might have to re-create something. :( This hasn't happened to me before and I am wondering how I trust the USPS from now on.

I have decided to "Stitch Pink" during the month of October. I joined Becky's "When Pink Matters" blog. I am going to be honoring my friend, Shari, who is bravely battling breast cancer again. I have cut back on exchanges to free up some time and this just seems right for me to do.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! :)

Think Pink, Alison!

I just heard that Alison received my SBEBB Think Pink Exchange that I sent her. Alison happens to be in the U.S. until mid-October so she hasn't it seen it in person, but her DH posted pictures on the SBEBB so she could see it.

I stitched "Peace, Love and a Cure" by Lizzie Kate on 40ct. cream linen (over 2) with DMC floss and finished it as a small hanging pillow.


I had alot of fun putting this exchange together. So much Pink! From Alison's wish list I got some John James needles, 2 different pink Weeks Dye Works Thread and some Ice Breaker sours. I also sent a pack of different sized pink buttons, different pink ribbons, some post-it notes, a pink plastic container, a fat quarter of pink cotton fabric, a large pink "A", some pink DMC Variations, a homemade thread counter, a Country Cottage Needleworks pattern called "Cherry Hill" and some homemade floss tags with the pink breast cancer ribbon on them (which I am very proud of!).


Enjoy everything, Alison!