Fairy Hill and Christmas Eve!

Happy September to you. One of my FAVORITE commercials is from Target where the dad takes the kids shopping for back to school supplies and hes kicking up his heals in the aisles, smiling and the kids are pouting. LOVE IT! Never gets old. Great to be able to load my photos for the post. Took me long enough today due to ??? I could get to:  chose files, then highlight the photos, then the next step wouldn't work. that's where the photo would show on the post where we are writing. I was lucky and found that loading one at a time was slow but worked (and some very clever double clicking and if the photo didn't load I would click on Chose file again and reload). Oh the joys of computers - lol.
Lots of stitching going on here and so sorry but I didn't work on Ann Dale this time. But she's calling to me and she's right next to my chair waiting. Still lots for you to view...

 

Last 2 weeks worth my progress update on Fairy Hill by Bothy Threads Cut Thru SAL.

The house is of my moms collection, David Winter - Stratford House, 1981. She loved these miniature houses and cottages. Always reminded her of Fantasy Land in Disneyland and her tiny Tinkerbell's are displayed around them. So to me these houses are all part of moms Tinkerbell collection. So charming -  Don't you think so?  

 

This cutie needlebook I had to make after seeing it on Elaine's blog HERE. I was enchanted by the look of a mini book. Emily gave the tutorial link to NanaCompany and you can see it HERE but I made my needlebook themed for Fall. It's a felt pumpkin I cut out for the cover, although it looks like a tomato -lol.

 

 The back of the book is quilted with tiny squares. It was a great idea to use up scraps of left over fabrics. For me? ha I pulled my fabrics out and cut away.

The inside. I completed this yesterday and today I made another one but a bit different.

Mail brought me a surprise from Grace of Needles Pins and Dragonflies. I had seen a pumpkin pincushion that I fell in love with and wanted to learn how to make one. Grace was soo kind that she mailed me the instructions and included a Sweetheart Tree kit with beads as another surprise.
Thank you very much Grace for all your kindness and thoughtfulness. You know what I will be making this week:)

 "Christmas Eve" - Prairie Schooler 

Remember my last post I couldn't find a packet of buttons to finish my Christmas ornament?
OH YES - Still no where to be found. One day the packet will make an appearance. In the mean time...  I wanted to stitch a Christmas ornament but I had this chart that I had bought last year and pulled it out and decided this was my next Christmas project. Already if you can see - the top border I stitched is too high. Noticed it after I stitched the top of Santa's head. I have studied it to see were I went wrong - no luck yet. But I did have a horrible headache when I was re-checking. Not wise.
Of course I didn't have the recommended fabric.

 I found in my stash a piece of Lugana (22 or 25ct I think). It originally was ivory or cream, I re-dyed it to the tan/pinkish color on the Left  TO the color on the right and started stitching last week. I love the Rit Dye Color Formula Guide HERE.  I did test a small swatch of the fabric first before dipping in my whole large piece to make sure I had a good color of what I wanted.

Hobby Lobby opened in our town :))))) And I had seen on Myra's - Gr8dame's Place blog, the beautiful red print Christmas fabric. A few days later our Hobby Lobby opened. My sister and I went and I happened to have found the fabric Myra had:) Oh I am soo Happy. I also picked up the holly berry fabric on the left to go with the red. And I was so surprised to have found 32ct Wichelt linen. Here in my town there is only Aida fabric to be found (even then its a hunt), Joann's has 2 - 32ct linens that's it! So I grabbed it and I had a coupon:)

Now for my next big find at Hobby Lobby, I found the boxes that are shown in BBD - A Stitcher's Journal. One of the projects shown this box and I couldn't find one. Now I have 2 boxes - thanks to Hobby Lobby. I must say though I still love Joann's and Micheal's. It seems each store carries different vendors and items. And I still order on line for stitching supplies.
Hope your all enjoying September so far. Here our weather was getting cooler but now its been hot again. This Friday and Saturday it's to be in the 100's. But I will be cool (sitting in the air conditioning) and stitching.
With my Love and Appreciation - Annette