Dont Scare Mom Cross Stitch Pattern

I don't enjoy shopping, but I do make an exception to visit HomeGoods now and then. I love HomeGoods--you just never know what little gem you'll stumble upon. I love it; it corrals small buttons, trims, and other accents just perfectly when I am finishing an ornament or small pillow.

And, I've been meaning to post this sweet little tool set that my daughter-in-law gave me for Mother's Day in May How pretty are these floral hammer, scissors, and tape measure? I have them where I can quickly grab them--right on top of my craft table at all times The handle of the hammer unscrews and is a screwdriver inside! How neat is that? And that hammer came in very handy yesterday as I finally got a finish all framed up.

I use the method outlined here to prepare my stitched piece for framing. The hammer tapped in all those tiny pins while saving my fingers lots of pain in the process! Who remembers this finish of "Halloween Is In the Air? Here is the framed finish--isn't it adorable? Many of you know that Halloween is a hard day for me My dad passed away four years ago on Halloween and since then I haven't decorated at all.

I've stitched a few pieces, but this is the first year I've done anything in the way of decorating. Just this one simple vignette It's not much, but I'm getting there! I really love the old-time vintage look of Halloween in this piece--the expressions on the moon's face and the candy corn "flowers" are priceless! I am not a fan of the bright purples and yellows and fluorescent greens that are so popular in modern day Halloween pieces.

I much prefer the duller oranges and golds and more muted tones of Halloween decor from the s and 40s. We have a winner! Yes, there were 15 entries for the Seasonal Kitties charts and the winning name drawn from the hat is: Patricia, please contact me email is in my "A Bit About Me" profile in the sidebar and let me know your mailing address. I will get these out to you this week. Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. If you didn't win this time--watch this space. There will be future giveaways! The synagogue shooting in my city of Pittsburgh has been simply heartbreaking and so horrific for the families of those killed, for the Jewish community, for western Pennsylvania, for the United States, and for the entire world, really.

We, here in Pittsburgh, have always felt a bit sheltered from "bad things. Our cost of living is low and we are lucky enough to have excellent educational, healthcare, and technology systems in place. You always think, "It can't happen here. My thoughts and prayers go out to each and every family touched by this senseless act.

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What I've been so proud to see during all of the news coverage of the tragedy are the many comments by outsiders and reporters of what a strong, resilient, and caring group of people make up the Pittsburgh area. We are a hard-working, friendly, "get right-back-on-your-feet" type and this will be evident in the days and years to come.

And I'm so proud to call this city my home As wonderful as Pittsburgh normally is, it's not known for an abundance of sunshine! In fact this list shows that it is the 11th least sunny city in the United States --right after Seattle And it's particularly hard in the fall and winter months when the weather turns too cold to spend time outside.

I've known that I'm prone to seasonal sadness and have finally decided to purchase one of those special lamps to use that mimic the sunlight and help battle depression during the winter months. Have any of you purchased one that you can recommend? I'm thinking about this one as it has excellent reviews and looks to be very portable and small. But, I'd love to have your input!

So, as I said--October My mom has been in and out of the hospital twice and I have been driving back and forth to New York to be with her. Hopefully, things are resolved for now--thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers for her health. They meant so much to us! I also want to thank you for your kind, thoughtful comments and emails. I wish I could reply to each of you directly, but many of you are "no-reply" bloggers--and it seems that more and more of you are ending up in that category, sadly.

For those of you who still take the time to read and comment, I so appreciate it!

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I was just checking my blog statistics and the number of views of each of my posts is about half of what they were last year. That really makes me sad and makes me wonder if blogging truly is a dying art. But, I'll keep plugging away for a while! Enjoy your November, everyone--may it be a kind month filled with the spirit of Thanksgiving.

All Through the Night , Christmas ornaments , freebies , gifts , giveaways , Halloween stitching , Pittsburgh. Thursday, October 18, Some spooky stitching and a cautionary tale. A frosty good morning to all! We dipped down near the freezing mark this morning in western Pennsylvania after an unseasonably warm October. I am so not ready for the upcoming winter cold, are you? The older I get, the more I seem to hate the snow and ice and layers of clothes I have to heap on to just to keep the chill off.

But, unless I move south, I guess I'm stuck with all of this, aren't I? So, how has your month been going so far? I've been doing some stitching, but not a lot and only have a couple of smaller finishes to share with you today. I stitched just the bottom portion of it for a cute, quick addition to my Halloween pillows.

My go-to fabric of 40 ct. That black cat is kind of crazy looking, isn't he? But, you long-time readers know what a fan I am of black cats and it's hard for me to resist charts that feature them! The little pillow combines two different fabrics and a thin handmade cording I only used two lengths of DMC to create it rather than my usual three or four.

At the very top I popped a black pin into the corded bow. I really love the tiny brown and black paisley fabric used on the lower half--wish I could find more. It is perfect for smaller projects like this one. Can you believe they will celebrate their one year anniversary on Sunday? What a joyous day that was as we welcomed a girl finally!! If any of my new blog followers would like to read about and see photos of their special wedding day you can click right here.

Don't you love the expression on the skeleton's face as the winding vines of that giant pumpkin encircle his legs? And can you spot the wee black buttons that make up the spider bodies? Luckily, I had three buttons in my stash that fit perfectly. Nothing fancy, but I think it fits the design perfectly.

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This piece is stitched on 30 ct. I'm happy to report that my son and daughter-in-law love their very first Halloween decoration and I hope they'll think of me each year when they display it. I wish them a first anniversary as joy-filled as their wedding day was And, a very Happy Birthday to my sweet daughter-in-law who celebrates today! An honor from Just Cross Stitch Magazine I was so surprised to get an email from Brooke Smith, managing editor at Just Cross Stitch Magazine, who asked if they could feature my version of "My Christmas Song" on their Facebook page on October 8th.

She went on to say that they loved how I "switched it up a bit" and what a "beautiful job" I did with it. Can you see me blushing? Anyway, below is the posting of it next to the original so you can see my version of this pretty design. Who knew that the folks at Just Cross Stitch read my blog? I'm truly honored--thank you! I do have a new start to share with you Any guesses as to what I might be stitching? Here's a hint--it's an autumn design with some leaves Ha ha--not very helpful, am I? I haven't had a giveaway in a while and I thought one of you might enjoy stitching these twelve kitty themed seasonal charts.

There is one design for each month that features the same kitty doing everything from building a snowman to gardening to celebrating Halloween. You could make them to hang individually in a wreath as suggested by the photo below or fill a basket or bowl with all of them. If you are interested in giving these charts a new home, just let me know in your comments and please be a follower of my blog. This giveaway is for three pages torn from an old Leisure Arts magazine-- not the whole magazine. If more than one person wants them, I will do a drawing.

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So, who knew that eggs could be dangerous? Certainly not me--or my dear daughter-in-law. She and I decided to share her story of what could have resulted in a very unhappy ending so more people don't suffer a similar trauma. It all began with a hard-boiled egg--a seemingly harmless nugget of white and yellow protein, right? Well, the trouble started when my daughter-in-law put her cold, shelled hard-boiled egg into the microwave for a bit to take off the chill.

This was something she had done many times before But, this time was very different. This time when she bit into the egg, it literally exploded in her month and sent boiling bits of egg everywhere. Her lips and inside of her mouth were injured along with a spot on her face. Thank goodness she had worn her glasses to work that day or her eyes could have been burned also. In the Emergency Room of the nearest hospital she was examined and told she was suffering from second-degree burns!

All from an egg--who knew?! I'm happy to say that my daughter-in-law fully recovered with just a bit of a scar visible on her face which will probably fade away with time. And from now on, I imagine she'll be sticking to cold hard-boiled eggs! The first half of October has passed in a blur At the beginning of the month, I was very busy with the return of my youngest son from Panama.

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He spent five days with us to retrieve all of his worldly possessions which had been "living" in our basement for the six months he was away. It was such fun to spoil him a bit and treat him to his favorite cookies, pot roast, turkey meatballs, and other goodies. He is now happily settled in his new condo near Washington, DC and we hope to visit soon! The rest of the month has found me driving back and forth to New York to visit my mom who has had some worrisome health problems.

I'm going up again on Saturday to stay with her for six days. But, before that, I will be heading off to a mini stitching-retreat today with four friends up in Erie. Last year, we weren't able to get together so it will be fun to see them and catch up over our stitching for a couple of days. Thank you all for your comments on my previous post and I apologize for not getting back to some of you. I truly appreciate each of you who takes the time to say "hello! Please make sure to include your email address if you have a question for me or if you want to enter the giveaway above; otherwise, I have no way of getting back to you.

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They seem like two such simple words, but I hope you know how much all of your support has meant to me since I lost my dad o Ornament Finishes and Giveaway Winners. Greetings from Pennsylvania on a lovely spring day! Yes, it is finally beginning to feel like spring after our record-breaking low tempera My lone August post Did you miss me? It's hard to believe a month has passed since my last post. August was a bit of an I've just returned from my monthly mile round-trip journey to visit and help out my parents. My first post of !

The slate has been wiped clean and January brings a fresh start. And, boy, what a start it's been for those of u Good morning my friends! And how is the countdown to Christmas progressing for you? I'm slowly making some headway, however it seems Noel" by With Thy Needle and Thread. I changed the wording of the sentiment.

Love the acorns in this piece! Gifts from one of my readers. I'm giving away this patriotic Santa stocking chart! Our backyard simply glistened in the ice and snow last week. A quartet of snowflake ornaments for four good friends. There's just something about red and white! All ready for gift-giving! Gifts received from stitching friends at our retreat--thank you all! A handy little Rae Dunn dish for my craft table. Some "girl" tools from my dear daughter-in-law! Finally framed after five years. Just look at that moon! A basket of Halloween. The giveaway winner is: The beautiful fall colors that brighten my yard.

Another pillow for my Halloween display! Any guesses as to what I am stitching? I'm giving away these cute seasonal cat charts. Cross-stitch figures for each family member. This is far simpler than it might sound -- if you can sew on a button, you can cross-stitch. Use graph paper to plan your people from head to toe -- or cowlick to sandal. Then thread your needle and start X-ing people off your list. And for iPhone addicts scared off by something so nontech, just remember: Use these clip art patterns as exact templates or as starting points for making figures that more closely resemble the people in your life.

You can personalize patterns by mixing and matching elements from the templates here: Swap in a different outfit or hairdo, change hair or eye color, and incorporate different details. Remember that the scale and grid encourage simplicity and adaptation. Sew Cute Plot out your design on graph paper: One square represents one cross-stitch. Use our examples as a start, and then improvise. The drawn patterns themselves are pretty adorable, too -- even worth displaying on their own.

Face facts We found that it works well to make adults' heads 10 stitches across and kids' heads nine stitches across. Babies' are even smaller -- just three stitches across.