Christmas in July

Greetings everyone. I have loved seeing photos of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their new baby boy. I was checking the internet constantly for updates after it was announced that the Duchess went to the hospital. Such an exciting time. When the birth of their son was announced, I was (and still am) soo happy for the royal couple. Our weather here has been in the 90's and really its been humid and muggy the last few days. I'm still not used to it, but I have been stitching:)

I received from Grace (Needles Pins and Dragonflies blog) this beautiful little bunny chart. As soon as I got it. I pulled my supplies and stitched it. All done. The gold frame was one of my finds from a thrift shop before they closed. I love it. Thank you Grace. I have the package of the chart that Grace sent to me & its still kitted. I didn't use any of the threads, 14ct aida piece of fabric or the card. IF you would like to stitch this next, leave a comment here on this post. If more than one of you are interested, I will draw a name.

 As you know, I had been the lucky Grand Prize winner of Terri's (Dixie Samplar blog) - 4 year Blogaversary giveaway, a $50 gift certificate. What a fantastic treat! I wanted to share with you what I ordered. 

                       "Bee Happy" by Homespun Elegance                                 "Old Nantucket" by LHN
                               32ct Smokey Pearl Belfast Linen                                 35ct Cocoa Linen size 17x26
       recommended 3 specialty threads & I have the DMC threads

 I had seen "Bee Happy" on Beth's Blog & loved it. She stitched this and I knew I wanted to stitch this. "Old Nantucket" is another design that I had been wishing to stitching. And thanks to Terri my wish came true. 

I also got some needed threads and a packet of beads for a chart I already have: "Pumpkin Blossom Needle Case" by BBD. I have been wanting these threads for so long for this project. I have a wish list on 123stitch.com.  That really helps me keep tract of what I need and want:) I received my order on the 4th business day. 123stitch.com  is located in Utah and I'm in California. I love their service.

 Also I ordered: 32ct Sea Storm linen for my chart "Mermaids of the Sea" by With my Needle.  32ct Light Exemplar linen is for another project (can't recall which one at the moment). What a TREAT! For me this was Christmas in July. Thank you sooo much again Terri.

 A little bit of progress on "Fairy Hill" Bothy Threads Cut Thru Monday SAL. I did the top left - green and the yellows for the wind chime. Too many interruptions last evening while I was stitching.
But I did work on it some this morning and completed another page. So thats 2 pages of 12 done:)

   "Candy Shoppe Ornament" kit by Dimensions

14ct adia I had in my stash.

This is a wip from beginning of last year. I had started it but put it aside till last week. I am doing well on getting some old wips done. So this one goes in the pile of "to be finished". Sorry I don't know why some of the spacing is so far spread apart. I tried to fix it but it won't co-operate:)

 "Gingerbread Street" by Sue Hillis Designs

As soon as I finished "Candy Cane", I pulled my next wip - "Gingerbread Street". I'm almost done stitching it. Then I have to go back and add the sparkly filament thread and of course do all the backstitching for this house. I can't wait to get this done, I'm so close. This is a series of 4 houses and this is my last one. I have the perfect frame just waiting for this project to be done.

 Here is the little kit and chart of the bunny I stitched from Grace. If you would like to stitch this next, just leave a commit on this post. Again if more than one of you would like "Birthday Bunny" next, I will draw a name. Hope you enjoy are enjoying the Summer.
With much Love and Appreciation - Annette