Saturday Sampler: Bunnies and Babies Edition

 

Spring is springing around here, but before I get to that I want to thank you all for your kind and thoughtful comments on my last post. To reassure everyone, I'm NOT thinking of quitting. I just wanted to put some words of encouragement out into the universe for anyone who might be thinking they should quit, even though they enjoy it. Thank YOU for encouraging ME.

It's busy at my house. I'm cleaning, cleaning out, puttering outside and getting dirty, re-doing and streamlining my spring decor, planning my 250th stitching, shopping for Market goodies (good stuff this year!), working on Christmas Open House (!), and of course, taking care of Mr. Wonderful and the baby werewolves. They are busy as well, watching the birds and the squirrels, including the finches nesting on the front porch (more on that later). Lots of spring busyness happening here. 

I've got a few more non-stitchy posts coming up, but bear with me... I will get back to sharing stitching stuff! Hope you're all well and seeing signs of spring!

Happy Stitching!

Saturday Sampler: Mid-Winter Edition

 

Saturday Sampler: Pet Snowflake Edition

 

I've been digging through my Christmas finishing stash and decided I needed a little friend to sit on my craft table while I work, so I made a pet snowflake. No special purchases or instructions; I just used whatever I had on hand. He turned out pretty cute!

I also made a few more needle minders and maids-of-all-work. Info and links about how I make these and what the maids are for in this post.

I've also been playing with beads and trying my hand at making some new baubles for my stitching projects. More on that soon.

And I'm redoing my shelf-top stitching display to celebrate our 250th birthday! And have plans for a special decoration for our front door.

Busy, busy, busy! 

Saturday Sampler: All Werewolves Edition

 

Feverishly working to finish up Christmas Open House! I've never been this late before, but then, I've never had a year like this before. Don't worry, it's happening! My not-so-little fuzzy helpers are being very good and letting me work. Except when they need snuggles.

Happy Stitching!

Saturday Sampler: Stash & Werewolves Edition

 

She lives! 

I fear I have had to reassure y'all that I'm still alive an embarrassing number of times this year.  I've had harder years (2022 was a nightmare), but I've never had a year like this one. I completely lost April, May, and June to illness and injury, and it feels like I have never been able to catch up. But overall, we're okay. Thankfully. Mr. Wonderful is fine, the werewolves are thriving, and I'm okay... just bedraggled and behind. 

Anyway! Hi! I have some stuff to show you!

I astonished myself by actually having a finish to share. The little row of houses is from the 2024 Just Cross Stitch Halloween special issue. I stitched it with the recommended DMC on 32 ct. Sandbar from Under the Sea Fabrics, which has become one of my favorite neutrals. 

I also went on an Etsy spree and got a bunch of charts, all of which happened to be on sale! Nothing like a bit of stash to lift one's spirits.

October 2025 Kitty from Stitch with Coffee Designs. I stitched January Kitty here.

The stunning seasonal bird series is from nathnolu. I have had my eye on these for a while. The autumn bird just came out, and when I saw how gorgeous she is, I took the plunge and got all four of them. 

Wrens in the Fall is from Stitchy Princess, one of my favorite Ukrainian designers. There are two other designs in this series, a winter one and one with bluebirds. They're in my stash as well. I love a good series!

I got a few other charts, but I'll be showing those later. The beads are new colors of the ones I was raving about in this post, and used to make stitching tools in this post. These new ones are a light purplish blue and a beautiful olive green.

And that's what's new around here. Hope y'all are well, and enjoying the fall weather if you're lucky enough to have it. It'll be quite a while before it feels like fall here, but we pretend anyway.

Happy Stitching!