Saturday, May 28, 2011

Celebrations and Finishes

Time passes so quickly this time of year.  We have celebrated my husband's birthday and our 18th anniversary.  This is a picture of a picture, so the quality isn't the best.
I am thankful each day for the person I am able to share my life with. 

There have been the end of the school year activities.  Field trips, concerts, picnics, plays, etc.  The snow days we had will keep the boys in school until the 16th, then we can get on to whatever the summer will bring.  The gardens and weeds are growing everyday!
 
 
 

There is no way a store bought strawberry can compare to this!  YUM!

There has also been some stitching.

I can't seem to get this to turn correctly.  I stitched this over two with one thread, except for the heart, which is over one.

I am thinking of placing a few buttons on this when it is finished into a small pillow.  This was stitched with two threads over two. 

This is stitched with one thread over one.  I am thinking it may be turned into a fob, or a very tiny pinkeep. 

I also finished the LHN Bluebird that Carol sent to me as part of her RAK.  This was a fun piece to stitch and easy to work on while at the ball fields.

I am also working on some pieces for an exchange, but I can't show those just yet.

Wishing you all a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.  Special thanks to all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and to their families.
Thanks for stopping by!

15 comments:

Lois said...

What a lovely pic of the two of you Catherine. Happy anniversary and birthday wishes to your husband. You've been stitching some fun pieces lately! Lois

Sally said...

Happy Anniversary to you both and Happy Birthday to your DH. What a lovely photo of the two of you.

Lovely stitching as always :)

Margaret said...

Happy Anniversary to you and your DH. End of year activities keep one busy, right? That over one piece is soooo tiny! Very nice! Love all the stitching!

Karen said...

Love of all of your finishes... happy birthday and anniversary.

happy stitching....

Kathy A. said...

Happy Anniversary girl!
Love those stitches. Nice work!

Jules said...

Happy Anniversary!!!!!

Your pictures and stitched pieces are beautiful!

Wagapapa said...

Happy annivesary!!
Love your stitching :D
I think you could finished the small one into a key chain.

Binky's Blog said...

I just became a follower.
Happy Anniversary. Hope you have many more!! You have some awefully nice stitching and finishes.

Kathy Ellen said...

What happiness! Your wedding picture is so lovely. Congratulations upon celebrating 18 years together, and Happy Birthday to your dear husband too.

Love the beautiful pictures of your beautiful flowers and fresh strawberries too. You are right...there is nothing that can compare to a strawberry fresh from your garden.

Your Patriotic pieces are all very special. I especially love the LHN "Bluebird" piece.

Have a very special Memorial Day weekend!

Anna van Schurman said...

You were a child bride! Happy anniversary.

Melanie said...

Happy Anniversary!!!!
Great little finishes too. :)

Peggy Lee said...

Still trying to get caught up on my blog reading/commenting. A very happy anniversary to you both...a very lovely picture!!
Love that little fob. I really need to get busy and make myself a few scissor fobs.
I would love to stitch that LHN Bluebird. Any chance I could trade you a chart for it...or just borrow it for a short time?

Carol said...

Such a lovely bride and groom! Happy 18th Anniversary, Catherine. I hope you share many, many more happy years together :)

Your patriotic stitching is adorable--especially love that tiny eagle. And I love how the LHN piece turned out. Will you frame it?

I'm afraid with being away for almost two weeks, my garden is looking very woeful. I haven't even bought any flowers yet! Hopefully, I'll be feeling well enough this weekend to get out and get some. (Yes, the plane flight home really did a number on my ears...)

I'm sure you'll enjoy a busy, event-filled weekend with the guys--have fun!

Scully said...

Happy belated anniversary! I have not been blog reading or stitching, but I appreciated you coming by to my blog. Looks like you are keeping busy, all the stitching that you are doing!

Pumpkin said...

Happy (belated) Anniversary! May you have many more :o)

Beautiful flower pictures.

I think everyone must be on a patriotic kick lately. LOL! I can't believe how tiny that fob is!