Canada Geese

Today, I went to Edwards Gardens with my daughter. We saw a family of Canada Geese, including 15 goslings … Wow…
They are so cute. Many people and children were watching the family of geese.
It’s a beautiful garden with lots of flowers…and a good place for a walk, too.

Home Decoration

My brother lives in Acton, Ontario, one hour distance from Toronto.
When I visited them last time, my sister-in-law mentioned that she wanted something to hang on the front door of her house, but she didn’t have any ideas.
She and I tried to hang a wreath but the space between door and screen door wasn’t enough.
This week, I looked around to see what I have.
I used an angel frame, which I bought from a garage sale last year during my trip to the East Coast, and four seasons I stitched earlier this year, but I only used three of the seasons and not winter, due to colours not complementing each other somehow.
Well, the arrangement wasn’t easy at all, and I changed it several times before I finished…
I think the final arrangement is good enough….. I hope she likes it.

Four Seasons by Prairie Schooler

Her Flower Garden SAL 2

6 parts of Sal from A Box of Chocolate is now completed.
I stitched 3 blocks, Fuchsia, Sunflower and Daisy this week.
I arranged them on a wreath, my 10th wreath, but it doesn’t look good somehow, due to all the variety of colours on each of the blocks.
It’s not easy to arrange them all together.

Maybe I’ll split them into two groups and make them into something else.

Sewing

I made a number of smalls, such as a Cat door hanger, stuffed cats, and pincushions, and I used these as small gifts.
I got the DIY patterns from European websites. They are so cute. I would like to thank those European sites, who shared these lovely ideas.
I want to make more of these smalls in the future.


Two Pincushions




Cat Door Hanger is from here

Cats



Flower Pincushion

Scissors Keep

But they that wait

“But they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31.

Design is from Praying Hands book, Glorious Earth, Inspired by Isaiah. Designed by Donna Giampa. Some parts were stitched using full cross stitch with one strand or full cross stitch with 3 strands, or half stitch with 2 strands, etc….for better results, to simulate perspective, to make parts look up-close or far-away.

My Collections 4

Ornaments Collection

I made so many ornaments so far. I hung them on door knobs everywhere in my home, which looked a little messy.I wanted to put them all together nicely.

I tried putting them on my curtain, which looks okay to me, but my son said it looks messy.Well, I don’t know what else I can do. I’ll just leave it for awhile.

Still Life

Another Blue and White, designed byLinda Gillum for American School of Needlework, and I finished this one in 2005 for myself, but it has not been framed yet.

Deck the Hall, 1993


Today is my 1-year anniversary on this blogging site!
I'd like to thank the people who I've met on this site, especially my personal friend who assisted me from day one.
Please celebrate this great occassion with me!

3 Needlecases

Designs are from EMS Sal, flower of the month. Carnations are for January, Violets are for February and Sweet Peas for April. I made them into needle cases with the initial “S” on the back sides.

Sweet Pea, April Flower

Violets, February Flower

Carnation, January Flower

United in Love

Wedding verse “And the Two shall be called One”, Matt 19:5, designed by Pam McKee. I stitched this five times, for wedding gifts, but I have only two pictures. Top picture is for my niece's wedding gift and bottom picture is for my friend's son who married in 2004.

Pray without Ceasing

Baby Pink (819, 818, 776 & 3326)

Designed by Heart Steps, I stitched this twice, but changed colours. One for baby blue in 2003 and one for baby pink in 2005. I also changed the hair to dark brown, as usual. They both turned out pretty good. I like them both. Both were given away as gifts, blue for my friend, and pink for the Reverend of my church.

Baby Blue (3756, 775, 3841& 3325)

Original Design

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

“Beneath the cross of Jesus, I fain would take try my stand. The shadow of a mighty rock withen a weary Land. A home withen a wildness a rest upon the way from the running of the noon-tide heat and the burdens of the day”


Design is from Stoney Creek Collection, Book #194, Songs of Heaven. I stitched this for a church member in Jul/2002. Too bad that I don’t have a good picture of this lovely piece.

The Old Rugged Cross

Design is from “America’s Best Loved Hymns Collection Two” designed by Barbara Baatz. I’m a Christian from my grandmother, so I stitch a lot of Religious themes. This peace I stitched for myself in 2001.

Plum

Design is from “Peaches & Plums”, Color chart # 204, designed by Maria Winkler. I stitched this in July/04.All the background is half stitch with 2 strands, but I've done it in full stitch with 1 strand instead.
I don't enjoy half stitching at all.....

More Christmas Ornaments

Prairie Schooler Santa, Christmas Eve Deer and Noel from Prairie Schooler.
I love PS designs. Fun to stitch.

Christmas Ornaments

All three designs are from Blue Ribbon Designs freebie.
I stitched and finished them into Ornaments, last week.
I changed a couple of things from the original designs.

Peace

I changed the words to "Silent Night" from "May you be blessed with health and happiness"

A star on top

Delft Blue China

Designed by Karen Bowdish from True Colors, I just love Blue & White china designs.I stitched this one in Feb/2004 for myself.

My collection of clocks

I don’t remember how many clocks I finished in early 2000. They were all used as special gifts, given to my daughter, sister, brother and friends…. Of course I kept one for myself too.

Four Seasons 2

Four seasons is my favourite theme. These PS designs are from The Gift of Stitching #25, Feb 2008.I just finished these last week and made them into ornaments.

Four Seasons 1

Designs are from Trail Creek Farm freebie. I made them into bookmarks, but they can also be used as scissors fobs. I attached them one by one to my purse to show them off … And of course I got lots of comments.

Apple Girl

Designed by P. Buckley Moss. When I saw this project from a gallery long time ago, I wanted to do it. That time, I didn’t know much about the designer, and only later learned that she is very famous and her designs are in the collections of almost all cross stitchers. I searched on the Internet, and got into eBay bidding to get Buckley’s patterns. This project is my first piece of Buckley’s . I finished this in Dec, 2001.