Easter Egg for Mom

Hi all!




I saw this idea on someone's blog, and now I can't remember who's blog. I thought it was a cute idea so I made one for my Mom for Easter this year. I have been CQing for over 2 years now, and this is the first piece that I have made for my Mom. I was so apprehensive about it for some reason, like maybe I just wasn't quite good enough yet, but she loved it! I had so much fun making it for her, just trying to think of things that she would like on it. I think it turned out pretty!

As spring is now upon us in full force, I am starting to get busy again, so if I don't get back to ya'll right away, know that I haven't left town, I'm just busy! As of the moment, I have fences to repair, a huge stall to clean out, (good this time), manure to spread and weeds to pull. Yep, weeds. Already. They are officially growing faster than my flowers now, so I need to get on that soon or they'll be out of hand before I know it. Not to mention that the critters have done an excellent job of fertilizing my yard all winter and my grass is the greenest on the block. Believe it or not, it could use a mowing already, but I'm holding out, I don't even want to start that yet! Something or someone done some major damage to our freshly stretched fence for Cherokee this winter, I suspect it was a happy snowmobiler that didn't know it was there. Guess that serves them right, as they don't need to be using my fields for their fun anyway! I didn't notice it until last Thursday, and thankfully, Cherokee hadn't noticed it yet either. Of course, he hasn't been out there a whole lot, but he did get out to play in the snow a couple of times this winter. Anyway, don't give up on me, I'll be around!

Have a great Monday!

Christy

Time For A Change!

Good Morning!

I was tired of looking at that old background, so I figured it was time for a change! I love the new Hummingbird layout I found! My previous background was from Pyzam, but this one came from Pimp-My-Profile. I hadn't been able to get the layouts from PMP to work here, but apparently, they do now! YAY! They have tons of gorgeous ones, so if you are searching for a new look for your blog, go check them out! I still need to add a few more things to my layout, but that will wait for another day.

In other news, spring has officially sprung around here! FINALLY!!!!!!! The critters are all gettin' frisky, the birds are starting to build nests and my flowers are popping open everywhere. I have pictures, yes, or course, but not for today. I have spent waaaaaay to long playing with my layout to even think about uploading the 100+ pics on my camera this morning. So, check back, they'll be here soon.

For now, I'm off to tell the kids goodnight and hit the hay!

Happy Sunday to all!
Christy

Yummy Yummy For Your Eyes!

Good morning!

I've finished both of my food fight blocks for the swap over at CQ for Newbies. I changed the Strawberry Daiquiri block to include the saying, "It's 5 O'clock somewhere". Thanks to JK for that suggestion, I love it!

Here's my Daiquiri block:

Since Daiquiri's are tropical drinks, I went with a tropical theme, adding a "grass skirt" and flip-flops. Can't wait for those hot summer days now!

This block is for my Corn and Mac recipe. We typically use this as a cook-out or carry in dish as it is quick and easy to make and most people find that they really like it once they try it. I used patriotic themed fabric to represent cook-outs, as that is generally when we have them is on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. I also added a couple fireworks on the yellow patch on the left.
There hasn't been a whole lot going on here in my little world lately, which is perfectly fine with me. I have been cleaning house trying to get ready for Easter with my parents though. I really do believe that there is a little gnome that lives here and has parties when I'm not home! I can see all of the garden gnomes from around the neighborhood coming by and tossing down some Strawberry Daiquiris......

Also, we had the blacksmith back to work on Cherokee some more, and he is doing fabulous! So full of life and very, very impatient. He's actually becoming hard to keep up with! Not too sure I like that so well....but I am very happy to see him in such good spirits. We are really looking forward to this summer with him!

Well, I'm off to bed, I hope everyone has a wonderful day and a Fantastic Easter weekend!

Hugs,

Christy

Drinks anyone?

Good morning! Finished my first Food Fight swap block, Strawberry Daiquiris. I really like how it turned out! Hubs said I must have a hangover after working on it for so long, LOL.....with the headache that I've had for the past day, I think he may be right.

I'm glad to have this one finished, I'm working on my second one now. I have it about 1/4 of the way embellished already. It is going a lot quicker than this one did, I'm not sure why either. I thought that this one would be easier!

They are saying we are going to get another snow storm Friday-Saturday, this time the early prediction is 6-9" of snow and 35 mph winds. I just don't think winter is ever gonna be over this year. Although, I now have 3 Robins in the yard, so maybe spring is right around the corner!

Enjoy the day,

Christy

Ooops!

Good Morning!

I forgot that I had promised my friend Lisa that I would make squares for her family members who had breast cancer. I got them finished just in time to pop all of the in the mail ON TIME! Woo hoo! Thank goodness for the Leap Day! HA!

Here are the 3 I did for her. Her Mom, Grandmother and Aunt all had breast cancer, so it was very fitting that they be included as well! I wanted them to be related, but different, so I used butterflies and silk ribbon embroidery to tie them together.

And here is a picture of all 7 of my squares:

I am so thankful to have been a part of this project, and I can't wait to see the finished doll! To see more of the squares that other folks have made, visit the "Girl Gone Thread Wild" link on the right of my blog!

Have a wonderful Leap Day!

Christy

Pink Artist Square, In Honor of My Aunt

I finished my last 2" square for the Pink Artist Project. This one is in memory of my Aunt who had breast cancer.

She had a Pug for many years, and that pup was just her sweet little baby, so I cross stitched a Pug face to put in the center of it. She also loved pearls and cameos, so I had to include some of those. I don't have too many memories of her, she died when I was pretty young, but I do remember that she had a gizmo that made ribbon roses, and she made everyone a rose tree for Christmas one year. I just love them, they are so pretty! So, I included some silk ribbon roses to represent that. I stitched her name on there as well.

Okay, I'm still recovering from my car having a mind of it's own, so I'm headed to bed!

I hope everyone has a great day!

Christy

T'was 10 Months Before Christmas

Well, here it is! It's finally home! YAY! I was ready to send out an APB for this little sucker! HA!

Thank you to JK, Lesa and Lori for working so hard to find my little lost block and getting it home to me!

Also, thanks to all of the ladies who worked on it! It looks great!

Have a super Tuesday!

Christy

What a day....

Yesterday did not go very well for me, and I may be MIA for a few days while I recover....

It started off bad, the roads were in decent shape for the most part, until I got towards the end of my route. Then it happened. I have been driving for over 10 years now, and I mean driving, lots. I have NEVER lost complete control of any car, until yesterday. I was coming up to a T-road and I hit a patch of ice. I slid completely through the intersection and off into the field. In the mean time, I jumped a ditch with all 4 wheels off of the ground. Thank God the field was frozen of they would have had to bring a backhoe out to find me! I drove on through the field and came out a little ways on down the road. Naturally, this scared the holy crap out of me, as it was a feeling that I had never experienced before! I actually had to pull over and calm myself down! I didn't tear up the car, (for once), but it did a job on me. My back is very sore, my neck hurts and I have a bump on my head and bruises on my legs from the steering wheel. I'm sure that I'll be fine, but I'm just not feeling to swift today. I saw tonight where I went off of the road, and I am totally amazed. I went between 2 signs and a telephone pole. Scary.

Then, just as I finished telling my Hubs about it tonight, (as we were driving to the farm to take care of Cherokee), the car died. It just died. So, being the good mechanic that he is, he hopped out in a raging snowstorm and popped the hood to find out that we weren't getting any spark. (And thank you, but that has NOTHING to do with what I did, LOL!) So we called my Mom and she ran us to the parts store to get the part the he needed to fix it. Thankfully, he thought to get a second part that could have been wrong, because we were getting ready to leave the farm and it died again! So he got out again and replaced the second part. So far it has been running ever since, but who knows what will happen tomorrow!

I'll try to check in as often as my back will allow me to, sitting in the chair isn't the most comfy for me right now.

I hope everyone has a safe and super weekend! I'm going to bed and try to sleep now! Ha!
Christy

Private Heart Swap

Hi all!

Just got a phone call from Ing, and she reminded me that I hadn't posted a pic of the heart that she and I are privately swapping. I swear, I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached....so here it is!

I have a heart of hers, and I'm embellishing it, she has mine and she's embellishing it. We're then gonna swap back so that we have our own heart. It makes it nice to do it that way, because I do a lot of swaps where I make things from my fabrics, and I never get to see them again, but this one is coming back to me! YAY! Now, what to do with it when it comes home......

Now, if I can find the camera, I'll take a pic of Ing's block.

Hugs,

Christy

Spring Block Update II

Good afternoon!

I finally got my Season to Season Spring block half finished and in the mail. I could have finished this one, really easily, but alas, I could only do half. Maybe my partner, Rebecca, will be able to read my mind and finish it the way I wanted to. Doubt it, but hey, one never knows! So anyway, here's the pics!

Here's the whole block:

A closeup of the butterfly:
And a closeup on the ducks playing in a puddle:
I haven't gotten anything else finished, life keeps getting in the way as usual. I'm working on my food fight blocks too, so be looking for pics of those in the coming days.

We found out what was wrong with my car finally....I'm glad I married a mechanic! I have a bent valve in one of my heads, so it's off to the machine shop for them! Let's pray that he can get it all done by the end of the week, as sharing a car with him is killing me slowly! HA!

Have a super Sunday!

Christy