Two blooming hearts

Two blooming hearts,that's right. Both are lovely enough to make my heart spitter spatter. Little things can exite me...lol.

First I started "Where my Heart Blooms" by Blackbird Designs and loving it. It's such a lovely design and a pleasure to stitch.

After ordering and waiting for ages for the recommended fabric to arrive I decided I don't like it. So I went into my stash, grabbed some Belfast Light Mocha, made some week coffee and dyed it myself. . Although I'm quite pleased with the result, I hope the white will show off enough. If not, I can backstitch it can't I? At least I'm happy with it...lol


And the next heart IS a blooming heart. Isn't it lovely? I got that heart from Sarah who stitched it for me for the Prairie Schooler Seasonal exchange. I LOVE IT. It's gorgeous, from front and behind.  Receiving this gorgeous heart surely made my day bright. Sarah took the design from PS "Garden Blooms" and the tulip looks just fantastic on the heart. Love that little bee too.

And at last one more thing that made my day. A new flower frog for my scissors. It's not a new one of course, it's an old one, and I was after one just like that for a while. Found it at the other end of the world..in Canada. Featured with some of my newer scissors....

On my way to Amsterdam

I surely am on my way to Amsterdam...half way to be exactly. While stitching away I just realized that I was just a tad over the half way mark. Needless to say that this made my day!!!

I took also part of two exchanges at Hooked on Exchanges...and both pieces arrived at their new home :)

Gwen was my partner in the Prairie Schooler Seasonal Exchange and she choose the season Summer.  I finished it as  a project bag. The pictures are a bit crappy, but I don't have any better ones.

 Prairie Schooler Prairie Seasons

Fabric: hand dyed Jobelan "Summer Sky" 

Fibers: DMC, but changed almost all of them to my likings

Sadie was my partner for the Snowman Ornament Round at Hooked on Exchanging and this is what I stitched for her...

Let it Snow

Designer: Country Cottage Needelworks

Fabric: Belfast Summer Khaki

Fibers: Threadworx, DMC, Gentle Art and Crescent Colors

Hope all is well at your part of the world, here it surely is. Even the sun is shining today for a change :)

Birds of a Feather Part one finished!!!

While watching tennis it got finished. It was so much fun to stitch. This little sampler is rather addictive and  I'm still in love with the colors. Now I have to wait until the second part gets released. I'm SO curious.  Thank god I'm not impatient (sorta...lol). Is it the June 10th yet???? No? What about now?

Anyway, here it is...

.What about now??? (I had some lessons from my kids in that...LOL)