And Finally A Finish

Hello friends !!!

Has it ever happened to you that you stitch and stitch but don't really  have much to show for?  Well, that is my case.  I have been stitching, but I only have one finish to show you ! Please see the picture below and let me know if you like it.  It is My Handworke by Plum Street Samplers.  Such a pleasure to stitch...

"My Handworke" by Plum Street Samplers

Stitched on 40ct Newcastle in Terra Cotta

NPI silks called for

The thing that attracted me the most to this little sampler was the verse.  Isn't it just absolutely beautiful and meaningful.  I do hope God will allow us to stitch in heaven, don't you?

There are so many different motifs and below are my favorites.  The peacocks.....

The gentleman with the doggie.....

And my very favorite of all, the lyon and the lamb.....

I am so excited about the next project I am starting.  It is a design that I have always loved.  The picture on the chart doesn't do it justice at all I think, but when I saw the conversion at The Attic, I knew I had to stitch it...,  It is the Kingsford Sampler by Carriage House Samplings.  I am stitching it on 40ct Vintage Pecan Butter with The Attic conversion to Au Ver A Soie.  So excited about this one.  I'll show you a bit of progress as soon as I start.

I am so grateful that tax season is over !!!  It is such a busy time and it really doesn't leave me much time to work on my stitch wallets.  Now that all is quieter, I've been able to make some new stitch wallets.  You can see them below :-)  Let me know if you are interested in any of them...

.... And these are some of the fabric combinations that I have bought to make into wallets.  I have so many beautiful ones.  The outside fabrics are the ones on the top and the inside fabrics are the ones underneath.  I am looking forward to some free time to work on them!!  

Below are the latest fabrics from Blackbird Designs (I think they are the latest ones anyway, I've never seen them before).  They are just so beautiful.  I had to buy some extra fabric to make some wallets for me also !!!  

And last, but not least, I wanted to mention that I was, very graciously offered, the Liebster Blog Award by Betty from Samplers From Spring Creek as well as Jane from Stitching In My Garden.  I was so touched by their thoughtfulness.  The Liebster Blog Award is given to blogs with less than 200 followers and these are the rules (in case you care to know them :-)

    1. I must acknowledge the person(s) who gave me the award by posting a link to their blog (check !)

    2. I must post the award on my blog (check !)

    3. I must pass the award to other five bloggers, post links to their blogs and let them know they are the recipients by commenting on their blog (check !)

    4. Share five random facts about myself (oh boy !) (check !)

So the five bloggers I choose to pass the award to are:

  

Gr8dame's Place

Maude and Mozart

Porcupine Needle

A Stitching Expat Life

Corgi's Cottage

Five random things about me are:

1.  If I were born again, I would be a violoncello player.  I absolutely love the sound of the cello.  

2.  I have fulfilled my dream of swimming with dolphins.

3.  I can't stand the smell of matches.

4.  I played basketball competitively for many years..

5.  I have hiked three mountains over 14,000 feet tall.

Well, this is one very long post, but it is mostly pictures.  Sorry if I bored you to death.  I hope to be back again soon.  Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment.  I really appreciate them !!

XXOO

Natalia 

I am way due....

.... for a new post, aren't I???

Hello friends ! It has been a while but here I am (since Christmas. Yikes !)  I don't have much to say, other than life is good and I can't complain.  I have been busy with work and life in general, but I've still found some time for stitching.  I have finally finished my Spanish Mystery Sampler by Shakespeare's Peddler and I absolutely love it !!!  I can't stop looking at it.  I am getting ready to pin it and frame it.  

I also have some new wallets that will be in my wallet blog very soon, and there are many more to come.  Some pictures are below.  Please enjoy the pictures and let me know what you think !!

Hola amigas !!  Ha pasado un tiempo desde que escribí algo en este blog (desde Navidad !!).  No tengo mucho nuevo que contar.  La vida sigue y yo no me puedo quejar.  He estado ocupada con el trabajo, familia, etc, pero he encontrado un poquito de tiempo para hacer punto de cruz.  He terminado mi  Spanish Mystery Sampler de Shakespeare's Peddler, y me encanta.  Me queda enmarcarlo y encontrar un buen sitio en casa para colgarlo.  Abajo podéis ver varias fotos del Sampler y de otras cositas que he estado haciendo.

Spanish Mystery Sampler 

by Shakespeare's Peddler

Stitched on 40ct Light Vintage Examplar

with the over dyed cotton it asks for

In January I attended The Attic Symposium and it was lots of fun.  I know many people have posted about it, so I won't bore you with all the details again, but I wanted to show you the cute pin cushion that Paulette from Plum Street Samplers designed for the class.  Paulette is so very talented and I love this little guy and how it came out.  I stained the fabric a bit with coffee (much to my friend Sherry's dismay :-).

En Enero fue a pasar el fin de semana a AZ y a participar en unas classed ofrecidas por una tienda maravillosa que se llama The Attic. Una de las instructoras fue Paulette de Plum Street Samplers y este es el pin cushion que diseñó para la clase.  Paulette es una diseñadora encantadora y con mucho talento.  

Right now I am working on another one of Paulette's designs called My Handworke and I had to stitch it because I love the verse in it.  Take a look below:

Ahora mismo estoy bordando otro diseño de Paulette que me encanta.  El verso es precioso....

And this is my progress on it.  I almost have the border finished and I hope it will match !!

Casi he terminado el borde y espero que encaje !!

Our guild is having a couple of classes by Jackie DuPlessis from It's Fine-ally Finishedl.  One of the classes is called Briar Rose Etui and there is some pre-stitching to do over one.  Here is a picture of the finished Etui.   

Nuestra asociación de punto de cruz ofrece una clase de la diseñadora Jackie DuPlessis (It's Fine-ally Finished) que se llama Briar Rose Etui.  La clase requiere que llevemos el bordado.  Abajo podéis ver una foto del diseño ya terminado y lo que yo llevo bordado.  No es mucho, pero poco a poco....

Here is my progress so far.  I tend to rebel against pre-stitching because I like to go at my own pace and I stress out when I have a deadline, but I guess I have to do it, since I paid for the class, right?

And finally, here are some new wallets that I'll be adding to my wallet blog soon.  I have many more in the works, but not ready to show you yet...  There are so many beautiful fabrics out there and I just want to buy them all !!!  Enjoy...

I hope you enjoyed this post.  Thanks so much for stopping by..... I do love to read your comments.  

Esto es todo por hoy.  Gracias por pasados por aquí, os agradezco todos vuestros comentarios :-)  Un abrazo.

Madelyn's Stocking and Hi !

Hello my friends !!  It's been so long since I've posted something.... Life seems to spiral out of control around this time and it is hard to find the time to blog.  I've continued to read your posts, though, so I feel I haven't lost touch with you.

Well, I should probably let the pictures do the talking, so keep looking and reading and I hope you enjoy !!  It is good to be back :-)

On the stitching front, I haven't done as much as I would have liked to, but I managed to finish the Christmas stocking for my sweet Madelyn.  I've also finished a cute Lizzie Kate Christmas ABCs and another little design that I stitched for my neighbor whose last name is Yule, but that I never framed.  Yikes !!!

Hola mis queridas amigas.  Cuanto tiempo sin oír nada de mi.  Parece que mi vida pasa muy deprisa y apenas tengo tiempo de escribir un nuevo articulo para mi blog.  Lo bueno es que sigo leyendo vuestros blogs, asi que no pierdo contacto con vosotras. 

Bueno, voy a dejar que las fotos hablen por si mismas, asi que seguid mirando y leyendo.  Espero que os guste todo.  Me alegro de estar de vuelta.

No he tenido mucho tiempo para hacer punto de cruz, pero de alguna manera me he apañado para terminar una media para Madelyn.  También he terminado Christmas ABCs de Lizzie Kate y otro proyecto pequeñito que bordé para mi vecina que se apellida Yule, pero que no he enmarcado todavía !!

I also had some time to decorate my home for Christmas.  My husband loves Christmas (and so do I), so I got over my laziness and tried to go all the way.  I've never shown any pictures before, so here you go:

También he tenido algo de tiempo para decorar mi casa para Navidad.  A mi marido le encanta la Navidad (y a mi también), asi que me sacudo la gandulería y decoro, decoro y decoro.  Aquí podéis ver unos detalles de mi casa.

One of the highlights of this year was my trip to Spain to my niece's wedding.  It was wonderful to spend three weeks at home with my family and catch up.  My mom's food is so yummy and I ate so very much.  Now that my clothes don't fit, I do regret it.  LOL !!!

Uno de los mejores momentos del año fue mi viaje a España para asistir a la boda de mi sobrina.  Que maravilla poder pasar tres semanas en casa con mi familia.  Comí todas las cosas buenas que prepara mi madre y más.  Ahora que la ropa no me cabe me arrepiento !!!

My niece Amanda went from this beautiful little girl.......

Mi sobrina Amanda paso de ser esta niña tan chiquita........

To this beautiful bride.....  (where has time gone???) (blurry picture, sorry)

A esta novia tan preciosa...... (como ha pasado el tiempo)  (la foto esta un poco turbia)

She started crying even before the wedding started !!!! So cute...

Empezó a llorar antes de que empezara la boda !!!!  

My mom and dad :-)  Love them !!

Mi padre y mi madre :-)  Cuanto los quiero !!

My whole family: mom, dad, brothers, sister and me.  I am so blessed to have this family 

Mi familia: mama, papa, hermanos, hermana y yo.  La verdad es que Dios me ha bendecido con una familia maravillosa.

Of course, I've been busy making some new wallets and fulfilling orders.  I have lots of new fabric but haven't had enough time to make the fabric into stitch wallets yet !!  Below are some of the recent ones.  If there are any that you can't live without, just let me know :-).  Check all of them here

También he estado ocupada con mis carteritas.  Aquí podeis ver algunas de las nuevas.   Tengo mucha tela preciosa y muy poco tiempo para hacerlas !!!

Here is Rio with the Navy colors.  Well, I truly couldn't help this...........GO NAVY BEAT ARMY !!!  (I love you my army friends).

Y mi perro Rio, con los colores de la Marina.  El equipo de fútbol de la Academia Naval (Naval Academy) venció al equipo del Ejercito de Tierra (Army), asi que siendo de familia marina, teníamos que celebrarlo.

And this is for today.  I am not sure when I'll post again, but I'll be keeping an eye on all your beautiful projects.  Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment.  

Y esto es todo !! No se cuando escribiré otra vez, pero ya os sigo en vuestros blogs.  Gracias por pasaros por aquí y por vuestros comentarios. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

FELIZ NAVIDAD !!!!