tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159213602011-04-21T17:31:50.572-04:00Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-17733795361883491802007-12-05T10:09:00.001-05:002007-12-05T10:09:35.799-05:00

I moved! My blog can be found here.

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I don't know why blogger ate my pics, but I'm working on getting them back up.Update: I uploaded the pictures on my gallery so blogger shouldn't eat them anymore. If you are still having problems seeing the pics, you can see them here.

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Yesterday, I got my birthday order from SB&B. It had everything except for my Pomegranate GAST. These LHN charts were calling out to me the loudest. If I could spend like crazy, I would probably buy them all. :) For this order, I got:Dear Diary - Abigail WinslowLavender HillThread Gathering KitCappuccinoFrappuccinoHome Sweet Home by CCNAll Heart by Elizabeth's DesignsI also got some

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I admit, I get a bit crazy with the camera. I take pictures of almost everything. This post will have lots and lots of pics. I hope it doesn't take too long to load for you.******Two nights ago I decided that it was time to really organize my floss. I need a better system. I am supposed to have a complete set of DMC wound up in bobbins and stored in 4 bead boxes. The extra DMC are

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When I designed and stitched Inspiration a few months ago, I wasn't sure if I was going to frame it or turn it into an ornie. Yesterday I decided to turn it into an ornie. I didn't want to finish it the usual way, so I tried a new technique. I've seen a few ornaments finished this way, but I never read instructions on how to do it. I basically winged this yesterday and I really like how it

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I am definitely on a roll! Here is happy dance #18. It is Emblem of Friendship by Louise Henderson of Cherished Stitches. The design is from the 2006 JCS Ornie issue. I started stitching it yesterday (while "cooking" my fabric) and I finished it today. I was a bit concerned about finishing it as all my other ornies were either square or rectangular. Lo and behold! This was actually very

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In the spirit of trying something new, I gave fabric dyeing a shot yesterday. I finished my 2nd cup of French Pressed coffee when I thought, Why not use the grinds to dye fabric? So I warmed up some more water and let the coffee brew. Meanwhile, I cut up some fabric pieces. I poured the brewed coffee in a bowl and dunked my fabric pieces. I let it steep for about 15 minutes before checking

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This is now Happy Dance #17 for 2007. I started and finished this today. It's Merry Christmas by Nancy Boyarsky of Glory Bee. I was lucky enough to find the JCS 2003 Ornament issue when I went LNS hopping with Jenn back in May. I stitched the ornie on a piece of 32 count Queen Anne's Lace Jobelan using DMC 115, GAST Blue Spruce and Toasted Marshmallow. Its a really small ornie and was a very

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I finished TW's Beginner's Whitework Ornie V 3.0 last night. The stitching was completed in 2005 and it lay patiently in a Rubbermaid bin for over 2 years before I finally picked it up yesterday to do the finishing touch. It was stitched on white DMC linen (yuck) using Passion Flower Needle Necessities floss (# 1941).I think that is it for my unfinished ornies. Now to finish

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I was going through my stitching albums last night and realized how the camera and/or scanner just do not do justice to a lot of my stitching. So I decided that every other day or so I will revisit an old HD and try to take a better photograph. I've also been inspired by other bloggers who take angle shots of their work to show of the texture of their stitching. Very artistic indeed!So here is

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As promised here is Coffee Menu by LHN. I am having so much fun with this design. I usually start stitching either from the center of the design or from the top left corner. With this project, I stitched the border first and then I started at the bottom left and I'm working my way up. I made a boo-boo in the project. I counted wrong and had to fudge a bit. The original design only had 2

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I can't believe its been 2 weeks since my last post. I've been busy with this and that (work and family). Ayame went to the doctor on October 25 to get her shots. Yes, a bit late but we had insurance issues. Anyway, she cried a lot when they gave her the shots (5!!! I'd cry too). She weighed 14 lbs 6 oz (up 5 lbs since the end of July). She is now 25 inches long and her head measures 40 cm

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I don't think there is anything quite as depressing as cleaning the bathroom and the kitchen. If ungratifying was a word (and its not), that would be the best way to describe the two chores. It doesn't matter how much effort I put into it. It doesn't matter how many hours I spend cleaning (when I could be stitching instead). The kitchen and bathroom will remain clean for a grand total of 30

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"The Enrichment Center once again reminds you that android hell is a real place where you will be sent at the first sign of defiance."T got The Orange Box and has been playing Portal. I even gave it a shot. It's really fun and absolutely funny! "Please note that we have added a consequence for failure, any contact with the chamber floor will result in an unsatisfactory mark on your official

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This is my 16th stitched project for 2007. Its Pumpkins by LHN. I loved working on this design. I stitched it on 28 count light gray Jobelan using the Crescent Colors floss provided in the chart pack. I wish there was more contrast between Brandied Pears (wagon) and Cocoa Bean (wheels), other than that, I like the results.

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I finally finished Spot of Coffee. It took me almost a month, but then there were some days when I didn't get to stitch at all. Also, having multiple projects slowed it down. I stitched it on 28 count tea-dyed Charles Craft linen using DMC floss. I did not like the linen at all. The weave was very lose and the texture was a bit rough. I really like the design though. I haven't decided

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As promised, here is Version 2 of TW's ornie. I used some cream ribbon for the handle and the bottom bits. I originally wanted to have a bow for the bottom, but my bow making skills aren't as good as I would like.I also wanted to thank you guys for the comments on Inspiration. I have a couple more designs in the works. I have a basic idea of what I want them to look like but the execution

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I have a job!!! Whooohooo!!!!!! My old boss sent me an IM yesterday asking me to call the office. He said that if I was interested he had a job for me. So you're offering me a job that I can do from home, working with people I like... of course I'm interested! Its nothing glamorous or exciting. I will be doing a lot of grunt work (research, Excel sheets, database stuff), but its work. I

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Lo and behold! Happy Dance number 14 for this year!I stitched it on a piece of hand dyed linen purchased from The Needle Hive using DMC 3865. The design is called Inspiration and ***I*** designed it! :) Yes, I am so proud of myself. I originally designed it to be a little bigger, but I excluded the outer bits. It looks so light and delicate right now and the waffle stitches that I was going

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Bassinet: $125. Formula: $25. Diapers and wipes: $15. Baby who soothes herself to sleep: Priceless!******As promised, here is a progress pic of Spot of Coffee. I didn't get to stitch at all last night. A design idea popped in my head and I had to focus on that before it went away.

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As promised, here is my TW Whitework Ornie. You can get the chart here. I stitched this in 2005 and finally *finished* it properly over the weekend. As you can see, I chose the simplest method of finishing. I didn't know better back in the day and didn't leave much room for margins. I purchased the ribbon back in 2005 after all the stitching was done. I think it needs a bow though. It

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We didn't go to Salem but we did walk around the mall and had dinner out. It was so much fun to get out of the house. Ayame loved the mall and was just fascinated with everything she saw. She did really good and wasn't fussy at all. She fell asleep when we got to the restaurant and I was looking forward to a nice dinner. Ayame had other plans. She woke up and was sooo fussy. I ended up

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Susan's blog reminded me of my first ever visit to NY/NJ. It was the summer of 2001 and I had a wonderful time. My dad's cousin in NJ took me on a tour of Liberty Island. I'm not sure exactly where this photo was taken (I think it was before we got on the boat going to the island). I remember being absolutely upset that I couldn't get a picture of me with the Empire State Building in the

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My current WIP is LHN's Spot of Coffee. I am stitching it on a piece of Charles Craft 28 count Tea Irish Linen using the recommended DMC floss. I am enjoying the project so far despite cutting the fabric wrong. There seems to be enough margin on the right side, so its not so bad. One thing though... I am not too fond of this fabric. I only bought a small roll to try and I will not be

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As promised, here is Arabesque Alphabet A by Passione Ricamo. I stitched it on 32 count Queen Anne's Lace Jobelan using Iris Waterlilies.I am still working on my LHN project. I think its going well considering I don't have as much time to stitch as I used to. I'm hoping to finish that in about a week.

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Before giving birth, I read somewhere to expect some postpartum hair loss. Fine, whatever. No problem. I've been told more than once that I have enough hair for 3 people. I pity the poor girl who has to wash my hair at the salon, and I feel totally horrible for the poor girl who has to blow dry my hair. But I digress. No one told me CHUNKS would fall out! I'm not even exaggerating. I

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I decided that it was time for a new look. I'm sticking to the coffee theme, but the look is completely different. I also did a blogger upgrade. I kinda like how you can just drag and drop blog elements.I know I promised a scan of my latest happy dance, but I'm still waiting for UPS to deliver my new power supply. The old one died back in Buffalo and I mailed it back to Antec a couple of

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Can you believe how big my baby is now? Time is going so fast. It seems like only yesterday that I gave birth. A few hours after birthOne month old 2 months old 3 months old************************I finally finished Arabesque A for Ayame. The last 3 rows on the right side took me about 3 days to finish! I can't really stitch while holding a baby. LOL. The picture is crappy, but I promise to

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I finally got Ayame to smile for the camera. She's been smiling for weeks now, but has been terribly camera shy until today. :)

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I'm alive and doing well. I have been very busy though, that's why I haven't posted in forever. BTW, we are moving to Boston!!! To see Ayame's latest pics, please see her gallery. She's so big now!

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Oooh. I am in love with this design! It's ABC Tapestry by Rosewood Manor. It is GORGEOUS! I wish someone would post a better picture. I would love to see the details on it. I am really lusting over all the monochromatic designs that are coming out. Now do I really need to buy all of them? No, but its not a question of need anyway. :)I also recently purchased Long Dog's Paradigm Lost. I

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... I better blog about the details. This will probably be horribly TMI, so don't read if you're squeamish.Sunday, May 27th - At around 3:30 am, I woke up because I felt a trickle of pee. I jumped out of bed feeling horrified that I had lost control of my bladder. So I went to the bathroom and "finished peeing". But when I tried to get up, there was more pee. Fine, whatever. After a few

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Thank you everybody. :) I agree, our baby is GORGEOUS! :) She's sleeping with Daddy right now so I have time for a quick post. Still have a lot of cleaning to do. We haven't even set up her crib yet, but she has a bassinett.On a side note, my mom is insisting on calling her Alexandria and has told everyone she knows that that's her name. Grrrr... I had to send a "clarification email"

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My water broke around 3:30 am, May 27 and at 5:43 am Ayame Alexandria Lamay was born. There was no time for drugs, but I somehow made it. She weighed 6 lbs 2 oz, 19.75 inches long. We are now home adjusting and recovering. Tom is being such a wonderful dad and hubby. :) Ayame got so many presents! We still have a baby shower on Sunday. hahahaha. That's what happens when baby

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OH MY GOD! I finally finished The Token aka The Purple Project!!!! Whooohooo!!! It used up a little over 10 skeins of DMC 3041, stitched on 28 count light gray Jobelan. I am so happy to finish this project. I don't understand why I dragged my feet with finishing it, but it is finally done. :)In baby news, I had FIVE medical appointments this week. FIVE! Monday, sonogram and non-stress

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I finished this cute design Sunday Morning. Its called Lavender Bag by Shirley Toogood. I stitched it on 28 count white opalescent Lugana using DMC's Color Variation floss. The design originally used pink and green floss, but I decided to change it up a bit. The design was featured in Cross Stitch Collection Issue # 115.Right after I finished Lavender Bag, I decided to re-start Season's Tweetings

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I can't even remember the schedule for my baby showers! Monsoon, they're not in June, they're in May. One is on May 14th and another one one May 26th. I can't comment on the foot in the rib problem. The baby hasn't done that to me yet. Some nights I look like I have a 3rd boob growing. LOL. Its really freaky and gross and crazy.Other things I forgot to blog about:RED ROBIN ROCKS! They opened in

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According to Baby Center, "By now, your baby probably weighs almost 4 pounds and is almost 17 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. She has tiny toenails now, and her fingernails have grown in, too. Some babies have a head of hair already; others have only peach fuzz." She is definitely taking A LOT of space. She really needs to get out of the habit of head-butting my ribs. Its

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Wow there was a huuuuuge gap between HD #10 and #11. I haven't had as much stitching time in April as I did in March. Plus running out of floss did NOT help speed along the process. Thanks much by the way to Carol and Beth for sending over the flossies that I needed to finish this project. It's Oh Holly Night by San Man Originals. No, that's not a typo. The original design says, "Oh Holly

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I have gestational diabetes. I'm on a 2200 calorie diet and ice cream and candy are forbidden. I have a handy dandy glucometer, aka the stabbing machine. I tried it at the doctor's office. Its not horrible, so I won't bitch about it... yet. I have to stab myself 4 times a day (when I wake up and 2 hours after each meal). But I get to have a snack after the stabbing. Yay me. You're jealous

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Here is my latest pic. It looks like I have a scar! Really, its not that red in real life. How vain am I? LOL. I have some stretch marks in the lower front of my belly. I also have this dark stripe that runs the length of the front of my belly. It almost looks like a scar, but its smooth. It looks very weird. The pic on the left is week 27 and the pic on the right is week 29. I feel

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I had my glucose test last Friday. My appointment was at 9. I don't know why I bother setting an appointment since Quest doesn't follow it anyway. They got to me around 9:30. I got poked on my right arm first then she made me drink 10 oz of orange crap that had 100 g of glucose. For a while I was worried that I would have to drink 3 bottles of the crap since this test was 3 hours and the

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I not-so-recently discovered San Man Originals. The designs are so adorable! I joined the BB and so far I am having lots of fun drooling over everyone's finishes . Sandy gives out a lot of freebies to members, so come and join us!Here is my first ever San Man progress pic:It is called Oh Holly Night. Its part of the monthly SAL on the board. I decided to use GAST floss instead of the

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Yes, that is the official word for finishing an ornament. :)I worked on this yesterday but was too lazy to take a pic, hook up the camera to the puter, re-size the pic, etc. so I did that today. :) I really like how it turned out. I just used some white cardboard, used acid free glue to stick batting to both sides, then tucked the padded cardboard into the ornie. The next time I finish an

Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-50924584032723155782007-03-25T15:58:00.000-04:002007-03-25T16:02:56.894-04:00

I cannot believe that I've finished 10 project for 2007 already. Its a bummer that I can't share one of the HDs yet, but that's okay. The latest finish is On The Hunt by Brittercup Designs. Its from the leaflet, A Touch of Wilderness. I started this project on March 15th and finished it today. It was a fun project to work on. The design is relatively simple, but I still ended up having to

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I get a call from my doctor's office today saying that the results of my glucose test were high and that I will need to do the 3 hour test next week. Lovely. They have a script ready for me and the doctor will explain more when I see her on Monday afternoon. Great.I get to be poked at least 4 times next week. I'm supposed to get blood drawn for my monthly Thyroid test and then the glucose

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I know I whine too much. But it really was one big ugh. I set my glucose test appointment over a week ago for 9 am today. I dawddled too much and didn't get there until 9:12. Oh well. The tech didn't call me until 9:30. So she makes me drink 10 oz of crap that had 50 grams of glucose in it. Imagine cheapo, generic orange soda that was left in an open container for 3 days. It was sweet, it

Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-53456391300845360172007-03-19T21:27:00.000-04:002007-03-19T21:35:15.579-04:00

I promised to take better pics of my Bloom ornie, so here you go: I also had DH take a piccie of my belly. Here are the before (2 weeks ago) and after (tonight). This is week 27 and I'm at 110-111 lbs. I have a VERY active baby. She likes to kick a lot... unless someone actually wants to feel her kick, then she stops and stays still for about 2 hours. I have co-workers trying to bribe her

Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-26589427387682438142007-03-18T13:16:00.000-04:002007-03-18T13:21:34.563-04:00

I went off my schedule a bit and started stitching On The Hunt from Brittercup Designs' A Touch of Wilderness instead of working on Long Dog's The Token. I started this project on March 15th. It seems like a very simple design, but I've had to re-stitch the foxie's back 4 times. I was off by 1 stitch the first time, off by 2 stitches the 2nd time and off by 1 stitch the 3rd time. 4th time is

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I purchased LHN's Home of a Needleworker in late December. I received my order in January. And now I cannot find it anywhere!!!! Argh!!!!UPDATE: All I had to do to find it was to bitch about not finding it! Whooohooo! It was stuck inside a Herrschners catalog. :) Sooo happy now. :)

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I have a new happy dance. Hopefully this will bring good ju-ju and spring will come sooner. :) It's Bloom from Lizzie*Kate. Its a freebie and I just used good ol' reliable DMC floss to stitch it. It was a really fast stitch and I had lots of fun working on this project. I also figured out how to do 2 colored cording. Yay me! I also finished stitching (not finishing) Home for the Holidays

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Four years ago, on Saturday March 8, T & I were married in the little town hall of Middletown, NY. :) I cannot believe that it has been 4 years already. Sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday.Fast forward to present time, I am now 25 weeks and 4 days into my pregnancy. Here are some pics taken last Tuesday.Talk about a big belly! I knew I was big, but I didn't realize just how big

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I think my Japanese food craving has finally passed. I had it for lunch AND dinner on Friday, lunch on Monday and lunch again today. My meal was great but as soon as I finished it, I knew the craving was gone. It was the same feeling I had after I finished my last strawberry milkshake. I can't really describe it, I just know it.***************************I've been playing around with my blog.

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I have been a total slacker and haven't bothered to post HD's or update my gallery. Shame, shame, shame. I finally got off my slacker butt and found the batteries for the camera (they were in the glove compartment in my car - how they got there I have no clue), and took pics of my HDs.You can read the details in my gallery. Not only did I finish my model today, I also finished Dragon

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I was quite upset that I couldn't find my extra skein of 796 I needed to work on my model. After moping for a few minutes, I decided to go through my WIP pile and work on Dragon Dreams' Morning Fairy. Here are the before and after pics:This project should get finished this month as well. I will probably attempt to lace and frame it myself, if not, I can try to make a cube-it. The fabric was a

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I have never set monthly stitching goals. A bunch of friends at the Needle & Thread BB do it and I thought I would give it a try.1. Finish Project X (my model) - I'm almost done and I was SURE that I had an extra skein of 796 and now I can't find it. Must go to the store tomorrow and get the skein (among other things) and finish this one up.2. Finish The Purple Project (Long Dog's The Token)

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T and I went to Michaels on Saturday. Their cross stitch section has really gotten smaller and smaller. But I was so happy that they carried Ginghers. I bought the 3 1/2 inch Lion's Tail Embroidery Scissors (in chrome). Its so pretty! This is my 2nd Ginghers... the first one I purchased from ABC, the 3 1/2 Epaulette. I must make fobs for them! I also bought some DMC Perle Cotton floss to

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2007 will be the year of ornaments. I am still working on my model, Project X but I try to break up my time by stitching and/or finishing some ornies. The goal is to have some ornaments ready for Christmas 2007 as well as have some other seasonal ornies. I finished this freebie from Clioratha for St. Patrick's Day. I chose not to do the backstitching/outline in her design. It was stitched

Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-38448257821580169112007-02-19T22:51:00.000-05:002007-02-19T23:06:04.323-05:00

I saw this on Christine's blog.More than 85 movies apparently means you have no life. There are a total of 239 movies on this list.(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show(x) Grease(x) Pirates of the Caribbean(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest( ) Boondock Saints(x) Fight Club( ) Starsky and Hutch(x) Neverending Story( ) Blazing Saddles(x) Airplane - Saw it ages ago, can't really remember much

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Today, T and I ran some errands. First stop was the car parts store to get a new battery and new windshield wipers for his car. Next stop was Perkins! I LOVE Perkins. They're almost always packed though and there are a bunch of diners closer to home, so we haven't gone there in ages. But I had a craving for strawberry (what else?) waffles and I also wanted hash browns - not home fries, hash

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I am just absolutely exhausted! But the past few days have been very productive, so it's worth it. Saturday, I slept in, had lunch with T, went shopping for a bit, then went home. Realized that the shoes I purchased while we were out was not going to work at all. So I went out again by myself and returned the shoes and went on a quest to buy decent, warm, non-slip, FLAT boots. I finally

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Why on earth did I have lasagne for dinner? Why? Why? Why? Coz I had a craving? No, it wasn't a real craving. I was CRAVING a strawberry shake, but didn't have cash on me (as usual). I WILL have a strawberry shake tomorrow though. Back to the lasagne... It looked good on the menu. And I've had it before, and I liked it. To be fair to the lasagne, it really was good. Now I'm paying for

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I cannot believe I have announced it everywhere but here.We were *really* hoping for a boy, but found out last Tuesday that we are having a girl. She's doing really well. Heart rate was at 156 beats per minute and very LOUD. She was moving around a lot during the ultrasound which meant a lot of pushing around the yucky gooey stuff across my belly as the tech chased her around to get pictures. At

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I have been on a stitching frenzy and I didn't even realize it until I used up my skein of DMC 3041. This makes it 1 bobbin and 8 skeins so far. I stitched our anniversary date and our names on the motifs and I'm almost done with the bottom motif. I'm really having so much fun with this project. It will have to be interrupted for a little bit though as I have to work on Project X.

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Hello everyone! December was a very, very busy month for me. I got to go shopping not just once, but twice! The first shopping spree was for my birthday. A bit late, but it was still lots of fun. I went shopping at ABC Stitch and got the following:Woodland Sampler by Something in CommonFox Forest by The Workbasket (and all the WDW floss needed)In the Woods by Prairie SchoolerDragons by the

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I am alive and I still stitch. I've been busy working on a model so no progress pics for that. I still find time here and there to stitch on my Purple Project. Here she is 1 Bobbin and 6 Skeins of DMC 3041 later...

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I've been focusing on 2 main projects. Project X, which is top secret and therefore, no pics. And the Purple Project (aka Long Dog's The Token).I've stitched a couple of motifs on the Purple Project and I've also started working on the top, leftmost motif. I think I'm about half-way done on this project.

Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-1163213448882151962006-11-10T21:42:00.000-05:002006-11-10T21:57:13.440-05:00

Buffalo got hit with a crazy snow storm on October 13 and it did this to our house:We didn't have power for almost a week. And we didn't have cable or internet for 10 or 11 days. It wasn't fun.******************What else is new? I turned 30. *gag* Moving on...******************I have been stitching. The purple project is going well. Currently tho, I am working on a secret project that I

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I stitched this for Anna and Kirk. :)I used a piece of 28 count light gray Jobelan and DMC 498 and 3865. I also randomly stitched a "top leg" using a strand of opalescent Kreinik blending filament. I used the same DMC colors for the cording.

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I love this ornie! Its so cute. I really like how it turned out. I still need to work on my ornie-making techniques though.I used a whole skein of DMC 51 (variegated) for the handle. This is my best attempt at making cording so far.

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Whooohooo my dear readers! I have another happy dance. :) I started this cutie last night and I put in the last stitches as soon as I got home from work. He is the newest freebie from Dragon Dreams. He stitches up really quick and he is such a cutie.I really wanted to stitch an ornie for Halloween and this one was perfect.An ornie needs a reverse side, so I decided to stitch this:I used the

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First of all, one big hello to my 8 readers!!!! How is everybody doing? I haven't abandoned blogging, there just hasn't been anything to blog about... plus I'm lazy. ;)Anyway, I finally, finally finished Fox Hollow by Bent Creek. It took a while as I had to stitch an ornie for a co-worker who got married last weekend. The project was supposed to be quick and easy, but after realizing that I

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I started this little cutie Sunday afternoon and I finished the final stitches on him a few minutes ago. This is Dance of the Bumblebee from Bent Creek. The chart was part of my birthday shopping spree last year. I'm so glad that I decided to work on him.

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You two better do well in Survivor darnit or I will be *very* upset with you!No Fox Hollow progress pic just yet. I've been working on trees and the road... so not much to look at really. I'll prolly post something this weekend.*********Whoohooo! I have 7 readers. I am *SO EXCITED*!!!

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Hello to the 3 people who read my blog!!!! LOL!!! I missed you guys!!!I am now a proud owner of a brand new (to me at least) 'puter! Whooohooo. Its so purty! And fast. OMG. I had no idea I can scan and edit crazy high res pics in Photoshop that fast!Here is the latest Fox Hollow pic. As you can tell, I ran out of GAST Sable and had to use some that were from a different dye lot. I think

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Oooh. How exciting! Another progress pic. I actually wanted to wait until I finished the house closest to the fox before posting a progress pic. But then while cropping the pic in Photoshop, I realized that I forgot to the stitch the white picket fence. Oh well. Something new to see for the next progress pic. :)I am really starting to like this project. I have decided to stitch the road

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I finally got around to stitching. We've been so busy with traveling and visitors and family that there hasn't been as much time to stitch. I'm hoping that this week is my "back to normal week". Anyway, here is the latest pic of Fox Hollow.

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I started Bent Creek's Fox Hollow on Tuesday night and I managed to finish the schoolhouse before bed time.I didn't bother to rinse any of my floss before stitching and now I am a bit worried about DMC 815. It's quite fuzzy and I am keeping my fingers crossed, hoping that it won't bleed and ruin this project. This project seems simple and uses several colors of GAST. I'm stitching it on 32 count

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I decided to return to my Purple Project. I worked on these two motifs. I couldn't finish the one that says "A Token of Love" because it would have the date of when I actually finish the darn thing. I really like this project, but I don't have the focus that I used to have. I used to only work on one project at a time until it was completely done. But since finding the BBs I've started to work

Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583768221864878596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921360.post-1152751515587675302006-07-12T20:32:00.000-04:002006-07-12T20:45:15.626-04:00

I started this project on Saturday night and finished it last night. I'm quite happy with it. Its a freebie design from Better Homes & Gardens Australia. I first saw this as a WIP on Anne's blog. The fabric I used is a SW solo which was a RAK from Reba. I stitched the design using Pistachio Nut Caron Waterlilies. DH helped in picking out the colors and I really like the results. :)Now, what to

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I was getting tired of the pink Hello Kitty blog design so I went searching for a new one. I knew I wanted something that had more space for text and pictures. I didn't like the blogs that stayed mainly on the left side of the screen. I couldn't find any nice Hello Kitty ones. Although, I was very tempted to use this one.Then I did a search on coffee and found this new design. I absolutely love

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I've been busy stitching, but haven't really been motivated enough to blog. The Purple Project is truly a Purple Monster. I got tired of stitching on it and thought that perhaps a smaller project would be finished faster and would be more encouraging. I started Dragon Dreams' Morning Fairy, but I have yet to finish it.I am using a piece of fabric that was a RAK from Laura (Under Welkin) from The

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I just went through a major stitching slump this month. Thinking that I was just getting tired of the Purple Project, I went ahead and started something small, but not too small, easy but still fun. My Morning Fairy is still a WIP and who knows when I'll get around to finishing it.I did manage to finally use up the last bit of skein number 3 for the Purple Project.I really need/want to start

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Here is my third progress pic for Long Dog's The Token. So far, I have used up 1 bobbin + 2 skeins of floss. I've noticed that I've been a mix of floss miser and floss waster for this project. I just hate having to start over another length of floss when I only have this much to stitch and I hate it more to have to start a section with a partial length of floss. *shrugs* But that's just me.******

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I didn't get as much time to stitch this week as I wanted. I've been feeling tired lately. I'm not sure why. I'm glad that I finally finished my skein of 3041 and I can take a progress pic.I really love working on this project. Not having to worry about changing colors is very relaxing and I'm very happy with the color I picked. :)

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Its finished! Finished!!! Finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May I present my Blackwork Dragon With No Name:

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I tried to ignore the screaming, but The Token would not leave me alone. It kept begging for me to start it. So I did. :)I started this project on April 7th. This picture was taken yesterday, April 9th after I finished off the DMC 3041 on my bobbin.

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I have used up one whole skein of Flame Caron Waterlilies. I really love this project. Unfortunately, it will have to go back in the WIP pile until I can order another skein (among other things).

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This Blackwork Dragon project is such a fun and fast stitch! I finished filling in his crest tonight. I have a teeny, tiny boo-boo in it. If I didn't stitch the lines so randomly, I would've fixed it. I decided to leave it as it was tiny and I didn't want to have to cut up a whole section just to look for one little, teeny boo-boo.

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Okay, I've been trying to post forever but Blogger won't let me. I hope this works. *fingers crossed*I finished something, so now I get to start something new. :) Kati gave me the Dragon Dreams' Blackwork Dragon chart ages ago. I think its about time I started it... so I did!I didn't read all the instructions carefully so I ended up confusing myself. LOL. After lots of help from Suz, I finally

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Yes, I saw the boo-boo I made. I posted a picture, saying that I had a happy dance, when I noticed that I forgot to stitch the top 2 leaves on the right vine as well as a little leaf/flower. Oops. My bad. Of course I couldn't just leave it alone and go to sleep. So I stitched the missing bits at around 1 am last night. I was too tired to scan the piece again tho. I'll scan it tonight and post the

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I finally finished Ye Olde Coffee House. I don't know why I dragged my feet with finishing this project. I think the last section took less than an hour to finish! This design was stitch on a piece of 32 count Country Mocha Belfast Linen, using 1 strand of DMC floss, to create a delicate effect.

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I have been too busy with work and just plain too tired to blog lately. I haven't had time or energy to go to the boards that often either. It sucks to feel so tired and run down all the time. I could really use another 3-day weekend. Hmm... I wonder if we get any days off for Easter?

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As promised, here are my latest progress pics.I had to frog the lower left vine as well as the top most part. The design was charted wrong and I hadn't noticed it until I had to stitch the very bottom. If Coffee quits screaming at me to work on it, I will finish this YOCH this week. *fingers crossed*As you can see, I started Coffee in the middle. The middle is definitely more fun to stitch than

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I listened to Jo's advise and worked on Ye Olde Coffee House. I finished all the vines on the left and I just have the right side to go. I will definitely finish it this week.I also listed to Mia and took out my poor neglected Coffee project. Unfortunately, I experimented and tried the parking method and after ignoring it for several months, I was completely lost and confused. So I decided to

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This is my latest finish. It is Celtic Heart by Moonflower Designs. Its a freebie I got from SB&B. I started it on February 21, 2006 and I finished it today. I used DMC 600 to outline it and DMC 48 as my overdyed. I originally wanted to use DMC 107, which is a darker pink, but I couldn't find an appropriate solid color for it.Now what to work on next? I am so tempted to start something

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Whooooohoooooo!!!!! Yay Sasha Cohen!!! That program was absolutely amazing!!! I hope she does as well in the long program.

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Here is my square for Laura's quilt. It is a section of TW's Pennsylvania Dutch Heart. The design looks so small I think. I may have to add some leaves to the side to fill the square out more? On the other hand, I like how delicate the heart looks. What do you guys think?

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I spent this week with my Blue Topaz project. I am very happy with this project and I am quite happy with my progress considering that I didn't have too much time to stitch this week.I think I will put this aside for now and work on my square for Laura's quilt. I will be stitching the heart from TW's Pennsylvania Dutch Heart.

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As soon as I finished my Dinky Dyes ornie, I started looking for another project to start. I remembered seeing this wonderful pillow design in a magazine before but I could not remember which magazine, who the designer was or what the title of the design was. All I could remember was that it was blue and yellow and it was so pretty.So I looked through all my magazines until I found it. My new

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