More Autumn stitching...

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch by Little River Designs.


Pumpkins by Little House Needleworks.


Here are the other two pictures I stitched this year for my Autumn wall. I started another one, but didn't finish it for this Autumn. I have moved on to Christmas stitching. ;o)

Love, Heather

Autumn stitching

Leaf Party by Crab Apple Hill

I finished this banner at the end of last Autumn. I had ran out of my favourite fabric and made it with a green fabric instead and I just was not happy with it. When Joann's started putting out their Autumn fabric they had my favourite fabric again so I bought some more and remade this banner. I am so much happier with it!


Autumn is in the Air by Brittercup Designs

I finished this one recently and just picked up from the framers last week. I have two more being framed right now. I will show you as soon as they are finished. This pattern came with a bonus scissor fob pattern that I made. They also have one for each season that I will be making.

Autumn is in the Air scissor fob

The back of my scissor fob.

~Heather

Cross~stitch pictures

Ladybugs and Bumblebees by Country Cottage Needleworks

(All the pictures are clickable)

These are few pictures that I have finished over the last little while. One of them I finished in 2003 but I just had framed this summer. I really enjoy cross stitching. It is very relaxing to me. I started cross stitching in 1989. Steve was TDY and I was staying with my mom and she taught me. I really like to stitch gifts for friends. I have taught Elissa how to stitch and we enjoy stitching together.


A House that Love Built by Paula Vaughan. This is the one I finished in 2003. I love the name of this one! I have several of her porch scenes that I am planning to stitch.



Summer Garden by Country Cottage Needleworks

Cottage Garden by Country Cottage Needleworks

~Heather

Sewing caddy

I recently made these sewing caddies for me and Elissa. They were super easy and they have been so nice to have.

This one is mine.

This one is Elissa's.

Heather

Of Pincushions and cozies...

Well, I haven't posted my projects in a while, so I figured now would be a good time. I've been on a major Pin cushion binge lately, I've made a ton. I had a giveaway on my blog, and gave three of them away.
I prefer hand-sewing over machine sewing, so All of these are hand-sewn.
This one is my absolute favorite, I actually cut it out in a square, but it turned out to be a rectangle and I ended up loving the shape and size.


A little sachet I made for my writing desk. tied with teeny vintage ric-rac.




These are the three pincushions I made for my giveaway, they all turned out so adorable!!!!





This is a cute little strawberry emery cushion that I made for a sewing kit in my give-away. I used the Martha Stewart tutorial, but I was having trouble with the felt, so I sort of cheated and put a fabric flower on top instead :D


This apron was also for my giveaway, it's just a regangle piece of white fabric, with some calico for a pocket, big bias binding for the top and ties, and I put some of my vintage ric-rac at the bottom.


This is one of the ones I made for my Etsy shop, you can find it here


Another one I made for the shop, I LOVE this one, and I'll have trouble parting with it if I sell it :)
Listing can be found here

My mom got me addicted to making fabric-covered buttons. Here are few I made for my Etsy shop. Here's the listing


The other day I saw a really cute mug cozy like this one, and I decided to try my hand at making one. It turned out fabulously, and I've already made several more as you'll see below. :)
The color is kind of distorted in the picture, the button does actually match the cozy :)


This is the one I made for my Grandmother for Mother's day.



And last but not least, the one I made this afternoon for Mom. I LOVE the way the Hunca-Munca buttons look on this one, and I'm making one for myself just like this one, only with Jemima Puddleduck buttons on it. My dad has already put in an order for a dark green cozy like mine, and then I'll be making some for the shop, if you want one, I can custom-make one for you! :D






~Elissa

Mother's day sale in our Etsy shop!

We are offering $1.00 shipping on all of our items in our Etsy shop until Friday (May 8th) in honor of Mother's Day! I've been listing several new items, so hop on over and check it out!

http://delightfulhands.etsy.com



Happy Mother's Day!
~Elissa

Crochet edged baby blanket

I am back to making these blankets they are so easy and fun to make. I finished this one the other day and I think it found it's way into some one's hope chest! ;o) I crocheted a simple picot edging. I think it matches the Giraffe's horn, or knobs or whatever those things are called! ;o) I am making some to sell in our Etsy shop.

~Heather

Pincushion

Elissa knows my love for pincushions, so for my birthday so gave me this lovely pincushion kit from Marie~Madeline Studio . I finally got around to making it up the other day and I love it! It was so easy to make and I am already planning on making some more as gifts.

~Heather

Papercrafting Wednesday

Hi all! I owe a couple of friends some letters, so I thought I would make a cute note card to write the letter in. I love these colors right now, every time I go to make something I grab this aqua blue. ;o) Hop on over to Kelli's and see what everyone else has made!







~Heather

Kelli's Papercrafting Challenge~ Birthday card & Bookmarks

I am finally back on track (for now) and able to participate in my friend Kelli's paper crafting challenge. This week I made a birthday card and matching bookmark for my friend Therese for her birthday. Elissa loved the bookmark so much that I made her and I spring bookmarks.

~Heather

Projects I am working on..

Here are a few projects that I am working on, depending on what part of the house I am in and what I feel like working on at the time. ;o)

This is a cross-stitch sampler called In the Garden with Jane Austen. The directions call to have it made into a bag, but I am going to have it framed.

This is a Crabapple Hill pattern called Journal Rose. It was one of the patterns I bought with my Christmas gift card from there. I am making it into a pillow for my bedroom.

This is a cross stitch that I have been working on for years! It is an old Paula Vaughan pattern called Tea, Roses and Romance. I am about 2/3 of the way done. There is still a tea cup, a tea pot and a few flowers to go. You can see a picture of my new needle minder up in the right hand corner.

I am making a doily for our tea times. It will be a small one that will fit on my silver tray.

~Heather