08 April 2019

Signing Off for a While

Hey, y'all! One last post before I sign off for a while. Our moving truck arrives Friday, and Lord willing, we'll be in our new home on Tuesday of next week. I've been sooo busy since I last posted, but I'm happy to report I actually have a finish to show! This is a little Cricket Collection mitten freebie that I got from a shop when I placed an order a while back.

I'm also happy to report that moving preparations have not interfered with stash acquisition. I found an Etsy shop with some goodies I needed. The shop is called Snuggly Monkey (link is to the website; it appears the Etsy shop is on a break). I've never used Cosmo embroidery thread but I wanted to give it a try and chose this beautiful and unusual color to experiment with. I don't know if you can see it very well, but this skein is shades of brown and purple. I think it will be gorgeous for some fall stitching.

More from Snuggly Monkey, some lovely green perle cottons in my favorite chunky size 8...

and some very pretty little 3.5" embroidery scissors. These look like spring stitching to me.

I picked up this adorable bunny tin to put a few spring stitching things in for the trip. My mini stash is all small Christmas projects, but I couldn't resist kitting up one spring project for the road.

These are the stragglers from Market that I finally got my hands on. Two new Blackberry Lane designs I had to order. A word about Stitching in the Garden: This design used to be exclusive to a shop, but Marie re-issued it at Market this year. Even so, I had a really hard time finding it right after Market. It may be more widely available now--I haven't checked--but I found mine at Stitches 'N Things

A couple of other designs...

How cute are these?

So that's the round-up of the latest goodies. Thankfully--SO VERY thankfully--there is an LNS where we're going to be stationed and I can't wait to visit it.

I don't know how long it will be before I can post again, but rest assured, I have not abandoned my blog. We're headed into a challenging situation. If you've seen the flooding devastation in the middle of the country... that's where we're going. Our home is fine, but Mr. Wonderful's work situation will be a challenge for a while, and my priority will be to get us settled and comfortable as quickly as possible to provide peace at home to balance out those difficulties. We're still excited to go, but now what we're looking forward to is the opportunity to help put things back together out there. Y'all are always so sweet and supportive and I probably won't have a chance to respond to your comments, but please know that I appreciate y'all so much and am looking forward to getting settled and getting this old blog back up and running so we can stitch and eat and shop and talk and stuff.

Tiger Lily is ready. See y'all in a while!

19 comments:

  1. It was good to see your new post, Honeybee. Your last bit of market stash looks mighty fine. Thanks for sharing the link to the Snuggly Monkey. That skein of floss looks very cool. Best wishes to you as you get ready to hit the road! You, Mr. Wonderful and Tiger Lily will be in my thoughts and prayers.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Good luck with the move, I hope Tiger Lily doesn't find it too stressful.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Good luck with the move and I hope your travels are safe!

    ReplyDelete
  4. You will be missed! Wishing you every success in your new home. Look forward to your posts when you can resume.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hope everything goes smoothly with the move and that Tiger Lily settles in quickly. I pray that y'all will be safe and happy. Hope you are back posting soon. I will miss you and Tiger Lily, she looks so excited in that picture :o}

    ReplyDelete
  6. Safe travels hope all goes well. Will miss your words and miss tiger lily
    Darlene

    ReplyDelete
  7. Keeping all of you in my prayers that everything goes smoothly as possible!! You will be missed but it is wonderful that you both will be helping others!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Love your mitt stitch.
    Have a good move .

    ReplyDelete
  9. The mitten designs very sweet. I hope your move goes well. x

    ReplyDelete
  10. Cute goodies.
    Thanks for the link to what looks like a great shop.
    Wishing you, Mr. Wonderful, & Tiger Lily a safe, uneventful move.
    We will be waiting for you when you are ready to post again.
    Take care.
    Marilyn

    ReplyDelete
  11. So nice to see your post. You picked up some nice patterns and beautiful threads, too. How lucky that there is a needlework store near your new home! Wishing all of you a smooth safe trip and good luck settling in to your new home! We will look forward to hearing from you once you've gotten settled and are ready to post again. Take care!

    ReplyDelete

  12. good luck with the move, I hope all goes smoothly. Your mitten finish is adorable.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Hi,
    I was just thinking about you and wondered if you had moved yet. I read your beautiful blog regularly but seldom comment (but will try to do better). Wishing you a smooth move and all the very best as you settle into your new home. Take good care.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Just popping in to wish you all the best in your move. Hope everyone settles in quickly and you are back to your beautiful stitching very soon :) Take care now!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Best wishes for a good move! Your mitten is very sweet! And, I love the Blackberry Lane pillow! I bought that one too, it's so pretty! And I ALSO love the Russian dolls too! They ARE super cute! Can't wait to see how your stitching comes along-I hope you can sneak minutes in for it here and there to save your sanity but mostly, I hope your move goes well! "See you" when you "get back!" :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Best wishes on your move Honeybee. Love your sweet new stitch...it is adorable. RJ

    ReplyDelete
  17. Hope the move goes smoothly for you and your family and that Tiger Lily likes her new house! Love the cute rabbit tin and the pretty cardinal mitten. That Woodland Yule Christmas tree is the sweetest pattern :) Best of luck, and look forward to reading your posts again when you get settled in!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Best wishes in your new home. I hope you are settled and in a good routine soon! Love your blog. You inspire me.

    ReplyDelete
  19. I love the little bunny tin! I hope you’re settling in nicely!

    Donna in WV

    ReplyDelete