August IHSW

Hey Blog Buddies,

The warmer weather is creeping in and soon it will be hot in my neck of the woods, so I tried to balance out this weekend with some outdoor things that needed to get done before it gets too hot and humid.  But I did get some stitching and crocheting done, and I even have a finish to show you, to-wit:

My third and last crocheted bunny.

I think it's a little strange-looking,

but hopefully someone will buy it at the boutique.

This guy is over twice as big as

the pink/lilac bunnies I finished last week!

I may have to do something about

that red eye--it's a little crooked.

 

And on the stitchy front:

Prairie Schooler's Summer & Winter leaflet

yielded this little design for August.

The bee's wings were supposed to be white,

but I thought that they would be

lost against the platinum linen background,

so I went with DMC 168 (light grey).

I've gotten a little farther than this--

the photo got taken yesterday evening.

One or two more days and this should be done!

 

That's all I've got.

Joyce at Random Ramblings is

our IHSW leader.

Check out her blog, here, to see what

my fellow hermitters created this weekend.

And don't forget to drool over Joyce's

stunning Butterfly Lace Mandala

which she finished this weekend, too!

Hope your weekend was fun.

 

Thanks for visiting!

Seasonal Smalls

Hey Blog Buddies,

I'd like to start off by saying thank you all so much for the love you gave to Crabby All Year.  I savor each comment in much the same way that I do White Chocolate Truffles.  (Now you know one of my guilty pleasures...)

There's nothing wrong with a little stockpiling, is there?

I wouldn't want to run out...

 

Ahem.  On to the stitching:

 

Here is my May ornament for the

Halloween Ornament SAL 2013.

May's theme was ghosts.

This is Bent Creek's District 13 - Jacks in the Box

stitched on 40-count linen with the recommended DMC.

I know the jacks outnumber the ghost 3 to 1,

but they had such personality, I couldn't resist.

And there is a ghost in the box, too!

 

I have my June tombstone design picked out

and once I stitch and finish that,

I'll be all caught up!

 

And now, just in time for Father's Day...

June from Prairie Schooler's Summer and Winter leaflet,

stitched on 36-count Natural linen

with the called-for DMC.

Yes, folks, that is a male red-wing blackbird feeding the kids.

(The females are brown and white.)

The only color that's technically "wrong" on him is his beak.

(They have black beaks.)

I looked it up in my "Birds of Illinois" book

after I had stitched the beak

(it was charted as gold)

and wasn't inclined to rip it out.

And yes, the males do take their turn in feeding the babies.

This was a fun stitch, and I loved the colors.

 

I am thinking of finishing this one a little differently,

and am torn between what I would like to do

and what I'm able to do.

Hope it gets finish-finished before the end of the month!

 

There are lots of cute designs in this leaflet,

so look for "August" coming in about a month.

 

That's it for now.

Hope you have the time to get some stitching in today.

Thanks as always for visiting!