tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61893922012-02-16T03:10:06.962-05:00My life, sometimes stitching, othertimes bored.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.comBlogger10051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-65326923986539890912010-05-12T10:28:00.001-04:002010-05-12T10:29:55.272-04:00

Quilting! I've decided tuesday nights will be my craft night each week - starting last night....see my new blog for my project progress: Quilting

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-4691709678471465782010-05-05T11:03:00.002-04:002010-05-05T11:04:02.152-04:00

Celebrations last weekend! I wrote a full post at my new blog here:http://groudasfamily.com/nicolesblog/2010/05/celebrations-weekend/Finally some stitching going on :)

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-42907288567153486462010-02-19T09:29:00.003-05:002010-02-19T09:30:50.538-05:00

I am very negligent of this blog - but I have recently updated my new blog (which is focused more on the house): http://groudasfamily.com/nicolesblogAnd I've done a little stitching, but not much to show yet. I want to at least finish the current motif I'm on before taking a picture but it's all over one so it's a slow going motif. Plus I haven't had a lot of stitching time, I had one stitching

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-33368302806910591952010-01-11T11:54:00.002-05:002010-01-11T11:58:40.470-05:00

2010 Stitching - My Stitching TreasuresFinally some stitching! I got this pattern with the silk threads and charms for my bridal shower from all my friends (they actually paid for a shopping spree for me and this was the top of the list). So New Year's Eve 2009 I pulled it out - around 11:50pm actually and this is my foray back into stitching!I've now been organizing my sewing room again and

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-90034524342669121592010-01-04T15:54:00.003-05:002010-01-11T11:54:31.810-05:00

My other website is temporarily down - should be back up by the end of the week but I think I'll start updating this one on stitching stuff again ...The problem was I wasn't stitching AT ALL because of house related projects. So my other blog is all about the house.Of course the not stitching does not work for me :) So as of New Year's Eve I started a new project! I'll post a picture soon now

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-21614928828375665932009-10-22T17:00:00.002-04:002009-10-22T17:02:43.111-04:00

It seems I can't keep up more than a single blog - so I've switched over to a more family friendly blog that catalogs our activities. Unfortunately stitching isn't high on that list of activities lately since we're working on the house primarily but there will be halloween costumes up shortly since i'm working away feverishly on those.If you want to continue to follow my life the new blog is

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-82889849174353344532009-08-26T10:54:00.002-04:002009-08-26T11:31:45.344-04:00

Finally a picture!I framed the baby sampler yesterday - the baby's first birthday just passed so I thought this would be a good gift for her. I decorated the matte a bit because it just looked so plain when it was just white.in other news we just finished up our vacation last week to celebrate our 1 year anniversary! I can't believe it's been a year already! This time last year I was in Hawaii

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-28511127563767970162009-08-10T10:41:00.002-04:002009-08-10T10:45:16.493-04:00

A wonderful weekend!We worked on the house all weekend again, it was great. My husband installed the new bathroom window Saturday while I stripped paint off of the siding we removed. I also vacuumed the basement and sprayed it with a spider deterrent which will *crossing fingers* hopefully work!Sunday the stripping paint work continued - as well as some sanding of the siding so it's ready for

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-26552772623152160232009-08-07T11:03:00.002-04:002009-08-07T11:08:53.169-04:00

Running...I haven't seriously worked out in over a year now. After the wedding craziness and the weight I lost on the honeymoon I wasn't in bad shape weight wise but this spring when I started trying to run outside I realized how out of shape I was - from the itching!It turns out there's some condition that occurs in some people when they are out of shape - I'm susceptible because of my

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-59243068648805693482009-08-05T08:18:00.003-04:002009-08-05T08:21:31.020-04:00

A weekend at my sister's house in the sweltering heat! Well the attic was definitely sweltering at least and that's where we were.Projects included installing lights in a bedroom, closet and hallway. Installing outlets in 3 bedrooms. Installing a new light fixture in the hallway. - these projects were completed by my dad, my brother-in-law, my husband and I.My husband also found time to cut

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-84695487820211052432009-08-01T11:09:00.002-04:002009-08-07T11:12:22.689-04:00

July Goals:1) Finish baby sampler for coworker (frame) [nope - still need to buy a frame!]2) Finish Leanne's Quilt block 9 [nope - no embroidery this month]3) Start Leanne's Quilt block 10 [nope - no embroidery this month]4) Work on Celtic Banner (Maine trip coming up!!!) [YES - more than expected!]5) Wire bathroom and tv room [nope not yet]6) Finish (stain/poly) new door for tv room [Yes]7)

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-6777228198177456902009-07-29T08:53:00.002-04:002009-07-29T08:57:11.443-04:00

A weekend working on the house, socializing and I think life is back to normal again (after vacation).Last weekend was very productive, as productive as it could be in sweltering heat and humidity! We removed the siding from the driveway side of the house (first story only) where the windows will be replaced once they arrive. This went pretty well actually and now we just have to strip down all

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-31327695022030930222009-07-22T12:53:00.000-04:002009-07-22T12:54:06.758-04:00

I just got back from a 3 day vacation in Maine with Sarah. The 3 days included the drive up and back which is significant (just over 4 hours) but we got a lot of stitching done. We decided to continue the tradition of stitching on Celtic Banner which we started together in Maine 4 years ago.Progress was definitely made!This is the picture I took after stitching Sunday and Monday:And this is

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-78015801933723213462009-07-15T08:47:00.002-04:002009-07-15T08:51:34.144-04:00

Wow the month is half over and I haven't blogged at all.What have we done this month so far?Well July 4th weekend we went up to Lake Pleasant with my husband's family - it was great fun. We drove up friday and stayed through sunday. The weather was great for being on a lake but we made the best of it and had a blast. My niece is absolutely adorable and so much fun to spend time with that it

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-37360652754912684522009-07-01T09:01:00.003-04:002009-07-01T09:05:24.352-04:00

Goals - okay I missed June but I'm trying to get back into this:May/June Recap:1)Work on baby sampler for coworker - [done - just need to mat/frame now]that's really the only crafty thing I plan to do this month. most of my goals are house related:2) Finish framing of bathroom done3) Replace bathroom window not done4) Figure out Doorway in tv room done 5) Wire bathroom and tv room not done6)

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-13416485882283360072009-06-14T14:52:00.002-04:002009-06-14T14:58:16.113-04:00

Okay sounding like a broken record but we've had a very productive weekend again ;)Friday night we started right out with a bang, removing the aluminum siding on the lower left side of the house where we will be replacing the windows. We needed to do that so i could measure the windows and we could get an estimate for ordering new windows that will fit perfectly hopefully.After cleaning up in

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-72472330318697298232009-06-08T14:49:00.002-04:002009-06-08T14:52:24.292-04:00

Another extremely productive weekend...It has been a while since I really blogged consistently, it's difficult because work is busy, house stuff keeps me busy and everything in between.This weekend however my parents came out to help and help they did! My husband and I got started Friday night (actually I worked Thursday night too)... Thursday night - I continued moving the pile of dirt away

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-88716831882574104352009-05-12T11:05:00.002-04:002009-05-12T11:08:42.922-04:00

I've been following this blog for a while, she's extremely creative and some day I hope to be able to whip up these adorable outfits when the inspiration arises. This skirt is just very fashionable!Milk Weed SkirtAnd now she's linked to another sewer... a new blog to check out for sure:Loose Teeth Sundress by Loose Teeth

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-61110576555805216182009-05-11T14:15:00.002-04:002009-05-11T14:20:01.513-04:00

What a great weekend, I love weekends with family and getting stuff done all mixed in. Friday night we bought some more flowers for the garden and planted those (in the dark) :)Saturday we worked on framing, then had company, then worked outside some more.Sunday we finished up some framing, then I worked outside on gardens and moving dirt. It was a productive but relaxing weekend all in one.We

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-40775682187340225762009-05-04T10:08:00.002-04:002009-05-04T10:14:01.196-04:00

Celebrations weekend!Well it wasn't as big a weekend for me as it usually is but I just bought a house so I have other things to celebrate as well as xstitch :)Saturday my friends came up to my house, then we went over and shopped. The shopping turnout was actually a little smaller than usual but we each found something we liked. I usually have a hard time not spending too much but it was

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-49027086120193376742009-05-01T07:00:00.000-04:002009-05-01T07:00:01.326-04:00

May Goals1)Work on baby sampler for coworker -that's really the only crafty thing I plan to do this month. most of my goals are house related:2) Finish framing of bathroom3) Replace bathroom window4) Figure out Doorway in tv room5) Wire bathroom and tv room6) Prepare for insulation guy and set up appointment7) Set up roof repair appointmentApril Goals Wrapup1) Hem cousin's bridesmaid dress [Done

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-38336981535186312962009-04-30T17:24:00.002-04:002009-04-30T17:26:22.341-04:00

Celebrations this weekend!Due to the new house I did not sign up for any classes this year but I plan to go and shop on Saturday for sure! I can't wait! My sister's wedding last weekend was great, we had a wonderful time and took the scenic drive through VT home Sunday. This week has been a mixture of work and car appts (new tires and such before my inspection). I really can't wait for the

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-39199829133821364292009-04-22T16:46:00.003-04:002009-04-22T16:49:02.566-04:00

Only a few more days until my sister's wedding!As I had planned, I managed to hem the last bridesmaid dress last night. It went very quickly as it was an easy hem. I also restrung the pearls for both my mom's bracelet and a pearl necklace I wore at my wedding reception. I hope to re-knot the bracelet tonight and the necklace soon.Also tonight I got a new task added, I need to adjust the

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-14220810409919128882009-04-20T11:49:00.002-04:002009-04-20T11:54:05.813-04:00

A wonderful long weekend!And a great birthday! I took Thursday and Friday off last week to work around the house. We now have 3 rooms demo'd. The bathroom needed a new subfloor due to rot, so that's down and we started reframing the bathroom since it was lacking some studs...Friday afternoon we spent outside starting a small garden for my new birthday rose bushes. We'll see if i can get them

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-15932032846655515762009-04-07T13:21:00.003-04:002009-04-07T13:23:59.834-04:00

Well the month is moving along quickly - Easter is coming this weekend!We are having all the family up for Easter weekend, going to my Uncle's house for Easter dinner (saturday night actually), but everyone is sleeping at our house to celebrate my husbands' and my birthdays which are next week.I'm excited to have everyone up, I wish I had more done around the house but time is moving too quickly.

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-1466670463255770802009-04-01T08:16:00.002-04:002009-04-01T08:20:39.712-04:00

Well this month we will definitely be working on the house so those goals are mixed in :) Plus my sister's wedding is at the end of the month so all sewing for that must be completed!April Goals1) Hem cousin's bridesmaid dress2) Finish flower girl dress3) Work on baby sampler for coworker4) Complete demolition in tv room and bathroom downstairs5) Build trusses and complete framing for blue room6

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-23604745861821104222009-03-30T09:19:00.002-04:002009-03-30T09:25:07.366-04:00

Some more unpacking!We had a great weekend, we went back to my parents' house, spent time with family. My dad got us looking into spray foam insulation instead of fiberglass for our renovations, it depends on the price (if we can afford it) but we're looking into it now.Back home on Sunday I started doing some more unpacking (really just moving things around) and we put furniture up in the "

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-49293943334407031712009-03-26T08:27:00.002-04:002009-03-26T08:31:47.948-04:00

Allergy shots...So it has been determined that allergy shots would be a good course for me since I suffer from allergy attacks (while taking allegra every day) about 80% of the year. Because pollen season is about to kick in, we are starting very aggressively and I go twice a week for 4 shots! Tonight will be my second time going.I hate needles, i hate shots, but this isn't so bad (yet anyway).

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-54148170644143790272009-03-23T16:03:00.003-04:002009-03-23T16:07:24.199-04:00

Demo update...We had a very productive weekend with help! My husband's parents came out (surprised us!). It was wonderful. His dad is a demo maniac and basically did 3/4 of the demo himself! By dinner time Saturday night the room was completely demolished (ceiling too). Sunday we finished the cleanup and pulled out the old wiring. We did hit a few unexpected things that will be a little more

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-76697168265922449102009-03-20T13:28:00.002-04:002009-03-20T13:32:05.079-04:00

Happy Ostara!With stitch night last night I needed to start something new - it has been too long since I stitched! So I started the sampler I'll be using for a coworker's baby sampler (born last august but I was busy with wedding stuff so I gave myself until the baby's first birthday).Here is the start of The Rabbit Sampler by Elizabeth's Designs:Stitched on Silkweaver's Everglade on 28ct Lugana

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-57413960848748515392009-03-18T21:56:00.001-04:002009-03-18T22:05:43.439-04:00

Demo has begun!We're starting with the blue room... first we removed all the trim (trying to save most of it), then had to open up one of the walls just to see what we were in for.Behind this wall are 2x3 studs. This house is old!Here is step one of stripping the trim down. We did two coats of stripper and got down to the wood. Still need to do some serious sanding to get them paintable. This

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-85612381593650835372009-03-16T10:02:00.002-04:002009-03-16T10:05:20.928-04:00

Unpacking...That's what my life mostly consists of. This weekend we moved everything out of the blue room so we could start the demolition in there. This meant moving more stuff upstairs and strategically arranging things all over.Sunday I finally organized both the kitchen and diningroom. All our food/dishes are in cabinets, hopefully in spots that will fit them for a long time to come :) It

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-14450188209671928772009-03-12T10:13:00.002-04:002009-03-12T10:19:54.940-04:00

Whew! That was crazy but our furniture and most of what we own is now in our new house! Things are no where near organized and unpacked but I've started!It was so great having the whole family over for the weekend, and room for them all to stay with their dogs even! I really love our house! I got it cleaned up (and mopped) Thursday so the floors looked great. I also cleaned out the cabinets

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-34487471077943408182009-03-04T08:48:00.002-05:002009-03-04T08:51:52.271-05:00

6 day weekend coming up!Just have to get through a long day of work today. I took 4 days off work this weekend to facilitate everything we need to get done around the house. I'm so very excited!Thursday the electrician is coming and I'll mop the house and clean the kitchen while he's there.Friday I'll mostly be moving things in.Saturday the family is coming and we'll move all the furniture in

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-65485813300293059492009-03-02T13:59:00.004-05:002009-03-02T14:39:55.132-05:00

Our House:I'm sure I'll have more pictures to share as we start working on the house. This one was taken the second time we went to look at the house. We've already made some improvements (cleaning being number 1). The outside improvements will have to wait until Spring/Summer. With my sister's wedding in April I'm thinking June will be the earliest we do any real outdoor improvements.Even

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-88351090760704728732009-03-02T10:22:00.002-05:002009-03-02T10:24:40.693-05:00

February Goals Recap:1) Make favors for sister's shower [Done]2) Bustle sister's wedding dress [Done]3) Hem my bridesmaid dress [not yet]4) Make flower girl dress for sister's wedding [almost done]5) Make ring bearer pillow insert for sister's wedding [Done]6) Stitch something (bead Barnabee's Quest maybe) or start baby sampler [not yet]March Goals:Keeping this really really simple since there's

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-88482516314577748202009-02-27T10:17:00.002-05:002009-03-02T10:21:56.273-05:00

We Did IT!!!!! We bought a house!We're so excited. It's a beautiful Victorian style house, 2600 sq. feet approximately with a full basement and full attic (room to grow). It's currently set up as a duplex but we'll convert it to a single family. It's got lots of charm (including a 3 story turret running up the side!).The first project is to switch the electrical from fuse boxes to circuit

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-2678039063430440082009-02-24T12:00:00.001-05:002009-02-24T12:01:14.895-05:00

2 more days!!!! And we'll own a house!We're closing at 11am on Thursday so really - 48 hours left to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-73574023454729585342009-02-23T11:14:00.003-05:002009-02-23T13:12:31.858-05:00

Some weekend sewing...First I made up the new inside pillow for the ringbearer pillow my sister will use - it's the same hardanger piece but I made a blue insert instead of purple to match her flower girl dress.And speaking of flower girl dress - I finally did it! It's almost done - I haven't added the zipper, done the handstitching on the inner lining or hemmed it but the hard parts are done!

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-56117334060864817622009-02-23T11:11:00.001-05:002009-02-23T13:09:29.672-05:00

Finally pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I completed this a while ago but here are some pictures of the Necessaire from Celebrations - 2008? maybe 2007?I made some color modifications - using purples instead of pinks was the major change. Here's the back with my initials - see I was unmarried at the time :)Here it is all opened (the inside) pockets...And here's the whole outside, please ignore the crease

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-79403090412284019692009-02-19T14:52:00.003-05:002009-02-19T14:54:31.945-05:00

1 more week and we'll be proud (very proud) homeowners! I think we squared away the last of the details (i hope) and we're just waiting to hear for sure if that's the case.I started the bustle on my sister's wedding dress this week. I added the hooks last night and I'll do the eyes tonight. Then that will be done!Tomorrow i'll measure the flower girl so I can get a start on her dress this

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-53473146141329411242009-02-14T12:34:00.002-05:002009-02-14T12:36:42.213-05:00

Very good news - the house passed for FHA financing!!!! We are going to be proud owners as of Feb. 26th.For Valentine's day we celebrated by going shopping at Home Depot for a couple of things we need right away, couldn't wait and had a gift card from the wedding to spend so I got a shop vac with accessories! I'm so excited - now I have a reason to pack pack pack!!We will officially be moving

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-54254985749593774682009-02-06T13:48:00.002-05:002009-02-06T13:51:15.786-05:00

I have a good reason for being bad about posting (two reasons actually) -- I really wanted to have pictures the next time I posted (still haven't taken them) OR I really wanted some news about the possibly house purchase (no real news).We are still waiting to hear if the appraiser approves the house for FHA financing (this is very risky so we don't want to get our hopes up without this). We

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-84625534368850168312009-02-02T09:42:00.002-05:002009-02-02T09:45:26.637-05:00

January Goal Wrapup and February Goals:1) Finish Leslie's NRR and mail it. [YES]2) Make a birthday gift for mom [nope]3) Make fleece pants for dad's birthday [nope]4) Pull out something fun to stitch [YES - finished a few things]5) Make invitations for sister's shower [YES]6) Make favors for sister's shower [not yet]I finished Kate's Necessaire (putting it together) and beaded my Shepherd's Bush

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-16282897671227845452009-01-13T10:52:00.002-05:002009-01-13T10:54:45.236-05:00

Kate's Necessaire (from 2007 Celebrations)..Picture coming soon but I finally finished this! I spent time on Sunday putting this together and really enjoyed it. It was very relaxing and I'm so happy that this is finally completed!That ended a weekend of babysitting all three of my little cousins! It was a crazy weekend but they were on their very best behavior and we had a good time baking

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-21868528365410052202009-01-06T10:23:00.002-05:002009-01-06T10:51:09.408-05:00

Leslie's Neighborhood RR finished and on it's way home! I stitched Little House Needlework's Cherry Tree Inn (modified it a bit). I love this patter and it was a delight to stitch. I chose to do a bunny instead of the person because a person didn't fit in with the rest of the neighborhood.And here is Leslie's RR to date. She's going to unpick block one and Marie kindly agreed to stitch a

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January GoalsFirst the goals for this month - it's a busy month with trying to buy a house so I'll keep it to the important things...1) Finish Leslie's NRR and mail it.2) Make a birthday gift for mom3) Make fleece pants for dad's birthday4) Pull out something fun to stitch5) Make invitations for sister's shower6) Make favors for sister's shower2009 Goals (after January)1) Hem my bridesmaid dress

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Projects Finished in 2008:Stitching: 3/17/08 - Deb's NRR5/30/08 - Wendy's NRR6/24/08 - Hardanger for Ring Bearer Pillow7/26/08 - Glenna's NRR10/20/08 - Marie's NRR10/21/08 - Long Leggz Scary CarrieKnitting:1/08 - Black and White hat for mom1/08 - Black and White scarf for mom1/08 - Multicolor hat for mom1/08 - Multicolor scarf for mom2/6/08 - Green scarf for me4/6/08 - White Lamb for coworker

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2008 Goals WrapupLet's see how this year went compared to how I had planned it ...Stitching:1) Celtic Banner - work on page 3 [nope]2) Add beads/finish Shepherd's Purse [nope]3) Finish Celebrations piece (from 2007) [nope]4) Hardanger piece for Ring Bearer pillow [YUP!]Quilting:1) Finish embroidery on Leanne's Quilt [nope]2) Piece Leanne's Quilt [nope]3) Quilt/bind table runner [nope]Knitting:1)

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The Xmas Sewing completed! I finished the 2 other aprons the weekend before xmas as planned, they are both in Dora fabric and the pockets are embroidered in the girls' names.Then my new niece Jovi got an embroidered fleece jacket which she of course loved. This isn't her best picture but it's the only one I have with the jacket on her. She's a puggle (pug/beagle mix) and the most adorable

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More xmas craft progress!Pictures soon! I have now completed 3 of the 5 aprons for xmas gifts. This weekend I spent at my sisters' house teaching her how to use her sewing machine, we made curtains for her new bathroom and a dog bed for her puppy.When I got home last night, after cleaning, I finally got to settle in and do some of my own sewing. I made the inner block for the two Amish quilt

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Christmas is coming! And that means sewing!!!I spent last weekend trying to get into the holiday mood craft wise. I decided on some gift ideas that I can use my new machine for! For each kid (there are 5 - they were all flower girls too!) I am making a craft apron and buying craft supplies (each different crafts). So I went to Joann's Saturday and got some fabric, prompty washed it and Sunday

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December! I never even made a goal list for november - good thing since it's already over!We had a good thanksgiving, my husband got free box seat tickets to see the Trans Siberian Orchestra Wednesday night so we went to that show. Then did the drive back to NY after the show (arriving at 2am!). It worked out well though because we didn't miss out on any Thanksgiving day activities (baking and

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Merry Christmas to me!!!Well with the downfall of my sewing machine it was finally time for me to invest in a good one (instead of just what I could get at Target). I went to the Sew & Vac to check out the machines, hoping that my budget would include an embroidery machine... well...HAH .. not even close :)So I was bummed, I liked the machines but without embroidery they weren't special and I

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Oh my goodness - I can't believe how long it's been since I blogged. The month is just flying by. Of course work is busy so that helps.Anyway - I never posted a picture of the 3 halloween costumes I made. Here they are (sorry for the blocked out faces - it was easiest to show the costumes ON and I want to keep my cousins' privacy intact). So here are the costumes - Zombie, princess from

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Happy Samhain!!!!October Goals Wrapup:1) Finish Long Leggz [YES!]2) Stitch Marie's Spookie NRR and mail to Leslie [YES!]3) Make Zombie Costume [YES!]4) Make princess costume [YES!]5) Make third cousin costume (jasmine) [YES!]6) Block and piece baby shorts [YES!]7) Attach elastic to baby shorts [Not yet]Wow that was really good for the month. I've just been hesitating about putting the elastic in

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-49473145849469414472008-10-28T13:13:00.002-04:002008-10-28T13:15:23.574-04:00

Finished my halloween piece :)This is Scary Carrie - Long Leggz - and she was so much fun to stitch this month! I started this in celebration of Fall and never thought I'd get it done before halloween!

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Finally some pictures!I finished (and mailed) Marie's Halloween NRR to Leslie last Friday. Here is the whole NRR to date:And here is a close up of the house I stitched.I stitched Halloween House Sampler by The Drawn Thread.This was a real pleasure to stitch!

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Wow this month is going fast.I finished up stitching my halloween house on Marie's NRR and will mail that off to Leslie today. I'm hoping to finish Scary Carrie Long Leggz before Halloween and then finish Leslie's NRR to get it back home to her. Pictures are on the camera, just waiting for me to take them off!That's my stitching world. In the sewing world it's been quite an adventure. I was

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No camera this week :( I should have a lot of pictures next week to make up for it (hopefully).Anyway - last night I finished the Zombie costume! With no iron! The seams are not laying as nicely as I would like but it's a costume and I had no iron :) So I'm calling it done.I also worked on Marie's Halloween NRR last night - not only is the house complete but now I have the trick-or-treaters

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Back to my stitching...Well things have been weird lately - getting a lot of migraines, so the stitching and sewing had pretty much come to a halt (I've been working on Marie's Halloween NRR whenever I could and the house part is almost done!).Finally last night I started the first of 3 halloween costumes I'm doing for my cousins. The first is a Zombie - I finished the pants and shoe covers.

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Dragon pets...Sound i found this new website where you can gather dragon eggs and if they are visited by people they may hatch and grow. Unfortunately I don't do a lot online but I figured if I did a post on my website they might get a few views... if you feel so inclined and want to click on an egg or two, each click helps it to possibly hatch. We'll see how long this keeps my interest :)Here

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October Goals:1) Finish Long Leggz2) Stitch Marie's Spookie NRR and mail to Leslie3) Make Zombie Costume4) Make princess costume5) Make third cousin costume (as yet unknown)6) Block and piece baby shorts7) Attach elastic to baby shortsIt's going to be a busy month - I think I need the busyness to keep me going, last month was relaxing - time to get stuff done again!

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-17173802601486298712008-09-30T13:57:00.002-04:002008-09-30T13:58:20.275-04:00

September Wrapup:1) Stitch NRR and mail by end of september - Not yet - a little behind but working on it!2) Finish knitting baby shorts for coworker Finished knitting 3) Start halloween costume #1 for cousins (there are 3 most likely) Not yet - not sure what to make yetSince the month is in full swing I'll leave it at that. I also have tons of thank yous to send almost done, and photos to

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Long Leggz progress...I think I promised a picture.. this is the piece I started to celebrate Mabon 2 fridays ago. She's not getting a lot of attention since I have an RR but she's gotten a little.Unfortunately I made a boo boo but I think I can work around it so I don't have to undo so any more. I'm okay with leaving mistakes in :)Now that Brisingr is out I'm re-reading Eragon and Eldest -

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Now that the honeymoon has been fully documented, it's back to real life. And mostly by real life that means working - and working - and working some more :(I'm feeling horrible because I'm behind on the Neighborhood Round Robin - it's supposed to be mailed out by Oct 1st and I haven't started!!! I picked out a house and thread last night but was too tired to work on it :( I need to get

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Honeymoon ChroniclesDay 11 - Last full day! We had breakfast as usual outside and this little gecko joined us:Then it was off to the Volcano National Park to hike around the Caldera. Here the Caldera is smoking - volcanic ash - smells like high levels of sulfur!We hiked all the way around - about 8 1/2 miles! The second half of the hike is through the caldera on the old lava flows - and this

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Honeymoon ChroniclesDay 9 - goodbye Kauai - off to the Big Island. Arriving on the big island near dinner time - we drove to our B&B. The owner then told us that if we wanted to go see the lava, the best time to go was at night - lava! So we drove to the end of the road (about 20 minutes) and then hiked in the dark to get as close as we were allowed. The lava was spurting up into the air.

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-88022265374359501002008-09-22T10:31:00.005-04:002008-09-22T11:24:52.444-04:00

Day 8 - Napali Coast! Well sunburn or no - we needed to get out and do some hiking so I carried the backpack and we headed to the very end of the road on the north end of the island. There's this hike which is very very tough - we did only the first 2 miles- here's the sign:And a view of the Napali coast while we were hiking:Finally we made it to the beach and there were sea lions taking a rest

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Honeymoon ChroniclesDay 6 - Beach Day! We stayed at the local beach and swam, boogie boarded and just had fun. Then out to dinner. Unfortunately my husband got some sun burn on his shoulders :(Day 7 - Craft Fair - due to sunburn we decided to have another low key day - we hit the local craft fair for gifts and I got a henna tattoo - here in this picture it's still wet, after the green stuff

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Honeymoon ChroniclesDay 4 - Kapaia Stitchery! We needed a more relaxing day so we went shopping! There's a quilt store that I went crazy in - I got some wonderful fabrics! Next door was a wood shop and my husband got some gifts there as well as a hand carved box for himself!Day 5 - Horseback Riding! We did a trail ride - it was quiet and relaxing and ended at a water hole for swimming with

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Honeymoon ChroniclesDay 3 - Up at dawn! Perfect timing for a sunset view on the beach. This is Anahola Bay by the way:And here's the sunrise!Then off for a day of hiking in Waimea Canyon! Here's a view on the drive up the mountain:And a view while we were hiking Canyon trail:Another view of some wonderful rock formations:The hiking was strenuous but so much fun and just what we needed for our

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Honeymoon ChroniclesDay 1 - OahuAfter a long flight we finally got to Hawaii at 1pm in the afternoon! We checked into our hotel and this was our balcony view:Then I immediately took a nap because I was exhausted :) We went out to dinner and even with a nap i was tired early!Day 2 - OahuUp at 4am! That whole time change trickiness! We went to Denny's for breakfast at 5am when we realized we

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The wedding! I know this post is long overdue (well not a month yet at least). I have finally gotten my wedding pictures all posted on line. To be fair, my blog is quite public so I have blotted out faces and taken interestingly cropped shots to show things. That way the only person you will see is me.And without further ado...First up - the garter - made by my grandmother from my mother's dress

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September Goals:1) Stitch NRR and mail by end of september2) Finish knitting baby shorts for coworker3) Start halloween costume #1 for cousins (there are 3 most likely)Since the month is in full swing I'll leave it at that. I also have tons of thank yous to send, and photos to organize!

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We're back! And by "we" I mean me and my husband! Wow how weird is that!Anyway - proper posts are in progress, with pictures. I'm just getting back into the swing of things at work so it might be this weekend before any posts go up. Quick update though - the wedding was great! The honeymoon was even better! Hawaii is awesome! We had such a good time! My reading blog is going to be swamped

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Well hello there August - funny how fast the month goes when you're busy. And boy am I busy!Actually looking over my "goals" for the month - I've almost completed all of them already!1) Make guest list book (fabric to sign) [done]2) Hem 4 flower girl dresses [done]3) fix straps on bridesmaid dress [done]4) Hem wedding dress! [done]5) Make ring bearer pillow [done]6) Make veil [done]7) Make

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August Goals:This is it - the wedding is August 23rd - gotta get these things done!And that leaves only the following wedding things for August:1) Make guest list book (fabric to sign)2) Hem 4 flower girl dresses3) fix straps on bridesmaid dress4) Hem wedding dress!5) Make ring bearer pillow6) Make veil7) Make bracelets as gifts for the "mom's" - 38) Make some clothes for my honeymoon (dress/tank

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July Wraup -Sewing:1) Finish 5th flower girl dress [YUP]2) Fix purple flower girl dress [YUP]3) Hem 2 white flower girl dresses [nope]4) Bustle wedding dress [YUP]5) Hem wedding dress [started]6) start making Veil [nope]7) Hem sister's bridesmaid's dress [YUP]8) Make ring bearer pillow [nope]Stitching:1) Finish Glenna's RR [YUP]2) Start knitting shorts for a coworker's new baby [YUP]And that

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Glenna's NRR!Only about a week late in uploading the pictures :) I stitched Ladybug House by Elizabeth's designs for Glenna - here's my house:And the whole RR so far - only one spot left!:I thought I'd be stressed out about this RR since I'd be busy with wedding things but it turned out it perfectly filled some free time I had while house sitting when I couldn't be in my sewing room anyway!

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Peaceful Silhouette framed -finally a picture!This is the piece I stitched for my fiance for his law school graduation, he bought the kit and I stitched it. It is now happily framed and awaiting his new job in September where he will hang it. No point in bringing it to his current job with only 4 more weeks to go.I am continuing the schedule of getting up 6, working till 7, going home and

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Last flower girl dress is finished!!!I finished it up last night. I'm a little mad at myself for not being more careful when basting before attaching the zipper as the seams don't match up as nicely as i'd like but it's really not that noticeable and I was too lazy to fix it. I just know it will bug me now though :(All i have left to do on the girls' dresses now is to hem them and fix the first

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Stitching away on Glenna's RR! I finished the house last night and the fountain. I have mostly flowers left and the sun and bird. I'm stitching Ladybug House by Elizabeth's designs so it's got some specialty stitches that I always enjoy.I've been stitching while listening to my current audiobook - "Silent in the Grave" - which I'm loving!I forgot my camera while I'm house sitting this week so

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July Goals -Really getting down to the line here:Sewing:1) Finish 5th flower girl dress2) Fix purple flower girl dress3) Hem 2 white flower girl dresses4) Bustle wedding dress5) Hem wedding dress6) start making Veil7) Hem sister's bridesmaid's dress8) Make ring bearer pillowStitching:1) Finish Glenna's RR2) Start knitting shorts for a coworker's new babyAnd that leaves only the following wedding

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June Goals wrapup! - wow i can't believe June is over - 2 months till the wedding!sewing:1) Finish flower girl dress #4 [YES]2) Fix flower girl dress #3 [not yet]3) Finish dress form [yes but didn't work - so bought one]4) Start flower girl dress #5 [YES - top done!]stitching:1) Finish hardanger on ring bearer pillow [YES]wedding:1) Finish 4 other pearl necklaces [YES]2) Finish 5 pairs of

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Shower this weekend.. both kinds :)My sister threw a bridal shower for me this weekend, she did such a great job hosting a large part (about 30 people showed up with the potential for 40). I got to talk to lots of people I hardly knew but knew me (I grew up in a small town) and lots of people I haven't seen in a long time. And I got to give the bridesmaids these gifts I made (here is the final

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Very hot and humid!We spent the weekend sweating it out - not turning on the A/C just yet (turned it on today though!). So the weekend consisted of activities I could do in the livingroom and diningroom under the fans!So I've almost completed making a dress form that exactly matches me - pictures to come after I finish it hopefully Tuesday night. It's my height with my heels for the wedding on,

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Wedding Stuff...Finally - the wedding invitations are almost finished (I just need to print the important information stuff and attach) but the outsides are all done.. here's the basic layout:And here's my stack of 120 invites! The "happy" is embossed in white, the swirly pattern is stamped using versamark ink and the rest is pretty self explanatory.And as of last night I have 2 of the

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-57456809188046199282008-06-04T14:47:00.003-04:002008-06-04T15:05:29.725-04:00

Wendy's RR - finally some pictures!Here is the house I stitched for Wendy's RR - Acorn Hill by LHN.And here is the whole RR so far.This was such a treat to stitch, I did make some slight modifications to the actual pattern I used but I love this house (got it at Celebrations) so I was very excited to stitch it!

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I'm still here - i promise! Wow - May was a really light month blogging - things were just so busy with work!I did manage (after a late night friday) to finish off Wendy's RR so i could mail it to Leslie on Saturday morning! I took a picture so i'll post that as soon as i have a minute.This weekend we helped my sister move into her new house!!! She owns a very nice (and large) victorian in

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June Goals -lots to do this month for the wedding!!!sewing:1) Finish flower girl dress #42) Fix flower girl dress #33) Finish dress form4) Start flower girl dress #5stitching:1) Finish hardanger on ring bearer pillowwedding:1) Finish 4 other pearl necklaces2) Finish 5 pairs of matching earrings3) Make ring bearer pillow4) Attach wording to invites5) Mail invites!What does that leave for July -1)

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May Goal Recap...Sewing:1) Finish flower girl dress 4 [not yet]2) Unstitch skirt of flower girl dress 2 (purple one), needs to be fixed [not yet]Stitching:3) Start Hardanger for ring bearer pillow [yes]4) Stitch and mail Wendy's NRR [yes]Other Wedding stuff:5) Finish 3 knotted pearl necklaces [nope]6) Finish 2 pearl earrings (need to be designed still) [nope]7) Finish making invitations [yes]

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-3215847330632916922008-05-08T09:53:00.002-04:002008-05-08T09:56:46.874-04:00

Greetings from California (again). Man I get really bad at posting when I’m busy – and things have been busy. Let’s see – last time I posted was just before Celebrations!! What a great weekend that was! I’ll have to wait and make a proper Celebrations entry when I’m back home and can take pictures of my class pieces. I took 3 classes in all, the most important one being Beginner

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May Goals - Happy May Day!!!With 2 weeks spent in California I'm not sure what I'll get done exactly but here's a try:Sewing:1) Finish flower girl dress 42) Unstitch skirt of flower girl dress 2 (purple one), needs to be fixedStitching:3) Start Hardanger for ring bearer pillow4) Stitch and mail Wendy's NRROther Wedding stuff:5) Finish 3 knotted pearl necklaces6) Finish 2 pearl earrings (need to

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-67119449686862633022008-05-01T08:32:00.001-04:002008-05-01T08:34:24.480-04:00

April Review:Sewing:1) Finish flower girl 3 dress [YES!!!]2) Start flower girl 4 dress [YES!!!]3) Cut pattern sizes for flower girl 4 [YES!!!]Wedding:1) Emboss invitations [YES!!!]2) Make knotted pearl necklaces (3) for bridesmaids [1 done!]Knitting:1) Finish lamb for coworker [YES!!!]Stitching:1) Work on Necessaire [FINISHED STITCHING!!!]Wow that was an extremely productive month!

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Where is April going??I'm doing a slightly different schedule with work, trying to get home earlier and run which means I have to get in earlier, which means I go to bed earlier - it's rough but I think it's working out so far. And I even finished my project work for my class tomorrow (last class!!).So now i'm going to start a new book and snuggle in to bed after a quick crafty update:I've been

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Gifts and Treats!!First - is a lovely birthday surprise from Carol! This arrived the day before my birthday with Wendy's RR. It's my very first needleroll and so perfectly done, I love it! Without further ado:When I was in CA, my two friends out there gave me a wonderful birthday/wedding gift- it's preciously made by hand! It's a purse - dupioni silk and ribbon flowers and pearls on the front

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-55308523246797358832008-04-14T20:40:00.003-04:002008-04-14T20:47:44.790-04:00

A trip to California and some knitting.My oh my where is April going??? I can't believe it's half over already! (just about). Last week I unexpectedly had to go to California for work - I hate last minute trips but it was a good trip and I got a lot done. And before I left I made sure to get my little Lamby all finished up! Finally some pictures!!!Here's Sammy the Lamby!Here he is on his side

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-28768650477855216152008-04-01T09:27:00.001-04:002008-04-01T09:29:19.824-04:00

April Goals:- not much different than march :)Sewing:1) Finish flower girl 3 dress 2) Start flower girl 4 dress 3) Cut pattern sizes for flower girl 4Wedding:1) Emboss invitations2) Make knotted pearl necklaces (3) for bridesmaidsKnitting:1) Finish lamb for coworkerStitching:1) Work on Necessaire

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167387514881218393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189392.post-32388488967612126462008-04-01T09:24:00.002-04:002008-04-01T09:29:36.863-04:00

March Review:Sewing:1) Finish flower girl 3 dress Nope - but started2) Start flower girl 4 dress Nope3) Cut pattern sizes for flower girl 2, 3 and 4 Cut for flower girl 24) Get measurements for flower girl 5 Not yetWedding:1) Start invitations - punch all flowers and holes in flowers YES - start embossing Nope but got all cutting done - finish at least 10 as models Nope2) Buy beads for veil

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