Another Month

New Patterns

Fiesta Necklace made with seed beads, round beads, using herringbone stitch and stringing.

Hawaiian Necklace made with fire polished beads, seed beads, leaf beads and glass flower button style beads, using right angle weave and netting.
Dagger Necklace made with fire polished beads, seed beads and dagger beads, using right angle weave and netting.
Dagger Bracelet made with fire polished beads, seed beads and dagger beads, using right angle weave and netting.
Dagger Anklet, made with fire polished beads, seed beads and dagger beads, using right angle weave and netting.

Dagger Earrings, made with fire polished beads, seed beads and dagger beads.
Fringed Ndebele Herringbone Bracelet, made with seed beads and fire polished beads, using herringbone stitch and fringe.

The next two pictures are Embellished Bracelet, right angle weave then embellished.
Kayden

Of course trying to spend as much time as possible with Kayden. I took him to the Marshall County Historical Society Museum. He loves trains and they have one room set up with trains and it was decorated for Christmas.

Jobs

My new job is going really good and I am surprised how much I like it. It is in a group home for the MR most of them are elderly.

I gave my two week notice at assistant living, because at my yearly review, which was suppose to take place in August, but they didn't do it until last Monday. She gave me a crappy review so I won't get my raise and they wouldn't have to give me my back pay from August. So, I gave them my two weeks notice. My last day there will be December 31.

Crochet

I have been crocheting, sorry no pictures. I just have been using up my yarn, from all the yarn scarves I made for Christmas. Oh, I made 32 yarn scarves for Christmas this year, so far everyone has really liked them. I am woring on my crochet stitches by making dish clothes, I have a nice pile of dish clothes now. Some will go in my kitchen and the others will go in the gift closet.

Well, that is what I have been up to. I can't believe it has been almost a month from my last post. Hope everyone is staying warm, if you are in the cold, like I am. Humm, today or maybe tomorrow is the first day of Winter and I am already frozen! Count down to spring!!!

Christmas Decor

New Patterns

Ndebele Bracelet Pattern, made with seed beads and bicone crystals, using Ndebele herringbone stitch (which is a new stitch for me, I really like how fast it works up.)

Dragonfly Necklace or Pin, made with seed beads, bicone crystals, oval and round beads and oval flat beads, bead embroidery. (I love this one!)

Note from a happy customer from Etsy...

Just wanted you to know your pattern (Fire Polished Cluster Soleless Sandal) was a hit. I wore the sandals on a cruise and lots of complements. I love all your patterns. Lynne

Christmas Decor

Be working on getting all the Christmas decoration out, the beaded tree I made last year, (I think).

Christmas wreath, I made a few years ago. This year I added the beaded silver ribbon curls. Sorry the picture is not that good, it is kind of dark in that room and hard to get a good picture of it.

Jobs

My new job went really good, I believe this week. It is hard getting use to the hours though. I work 12 (midnight) to 8 am. It has been really hard for me to sleep during the day. I was only getting 2 to 4 hours asleep, just because I couldn't sleep anymore. Monday morning when I came home (Monday is the end of the week for me) I took a pain killer pill, I had left over from my last dentist appointment and I slept 7 HOURS!!!! It felt soooooo good. Yes, I am still working at assistant living too.

Well, that was my week. I hope you had a good one.

Jumping Through Hoops

Cross Stitching Progress

Hang Ten by Raise the Roof first picture is what it look like when I returned from the cross stitch retreat. Second picture is what it looks like today. I have finished 5 pages and I am now on the last page! YEAH!

Beading Designs

Butterfly Necklace or Pin Beaded Embroidery

Tropical Fish Necklace or Pin Beaded Embroidery Kimono Dress Necklace or Pin Beaded Embroidery

Blue Horizon Barrette beaded embroidery

I was asked by one of the girls that take my beading classes at Heartland Artists Gallery to make her a cross choker that she could wear for her wedding in 2012. I thought I would be make a lot of cross chokers before she found one that she would like but I made two and showed them to her and she liked them and wanted the Holy Cross Choker for herself.

And Cross Choker for her brides maids. I had to make three of these.

Double Cone Necklace

What going on...

A while back I had mention that I had applied for two jobs. Was hoping to get the one that was only 10 minute drive from my house, but never got an interview although I had to fill out tons of paper work. I did get the job that is 45 minutes from my house and last week I spent Mon-Fri driving back and forth to Fort Wayne for 8.5 hour classes, which made it 12 hour days with the drive there and back. So I watched the sunrise every morning on my drive there and the sunset every eve on my drive home. It was a LONG week.

But I passes all my classes and I start my new job tomorrow. I'll be working in a group home. So, please pray for me. I was so glad that when we did the "I'm safe, your safe" class that my partner was an experience employee that was there for refresher class that you have to do every year.

Well that what I've been up to. Hope everything is going well for you and yours.

Cross Stitch Retreat

Hoosier Stitchers Fall Retreat 2011

Thursday night Coleen gave Jodi her "Jodi Bag" for caring her scroll frames in. At the Spring retreat this year. Coleen bought the materials. Coleen I really want one too!!!
Jodi gave me all these pretty, pretty dyed floss and little tote, as a thank you for organizing the retreat.

Thursday night stitching, chatting and laughing.

Thursday night I showed the girls how to make no sew, no knit, no crochet scarves. It was a lot of fun. Everyone brought yarn, that wanted to play and we all shared.

Shirley showing off her scarf.

Picture of the scarves I made.

Friday some went to the House of Stitches and some went out shopping. I gave two classes on Friday one during the day then one at night on how to make tile coasters. Tutorial for coasters.

Janet & Shirley

Picture of a few of the coasters that were made.
Friday I went of a walk at Camp Barbee, here are a few pictures I took.

This was the view from the dining room.

Friday night we had two visitors, Leona and Rhonda. It was good to see you both again. Friday night stitching.

Jodi, met up with her daughter at House of Stitches and they were able to spend some time together. Jodi brought back button bracelets that her daughter is selling to go on a mission trip. Picture of Shirley's blue bracelet and my green bracelet.

Leona, gave me this pretty bracelet. Way-Way back when we were at Rockome Gardens for a Cross Stitch show, Leona won this bracelet as a door prise. I had said how much I liked it and she remember that and gave it to me.

At the retreat the girls gave me this beautiful bag, it has lots of room and pockets in it for my cross stitching. They also gave me a card stuffed with money! Was not expecting that, at all.

Friday night some of the girls tea dyed material. But Coleen was not happy with the results using well water. Saturday they did it again, using bottle water. Picture of Friday's material.

Friday night we played "Dirty Santa" game. Picture of Marcia showing the first bag she had picked. Annette, kept stealing her gift bags.

Coleen or Betty???

This is the bag I won, from Janet. Love the candle "Hometown Candle", I haven't lit it yet, just took the top off and it is in my studio, makes the whole room smell good.

More stitching and laughing.

Katie

Shirley and Michelle

Shirley, just too much excitement for one day.

Saturday night I had Natalie come in and she gave us all massages. I tried to stay up to stitch after that, but I just couldn't and went to bed early that night, it was so relaxing.

Show and Tell table, most of them were finished at the retreat.

This is a picture of Marcia's material she dyed Saturday night on the left, on the right is a picture of Al Capone "computer laying" on top of the material. What do you think?

Sunday stitching, just trying to get one more stitch in before we have to go.

We stayed in the Retreat House at Camp Barbee, it was built in 1922 for Al Capone by a man from a Chicago newspaper. Al Capone was known to hang out in the Barbee Hotel, in Leesburg IN. And a story is told of a young boy that delivered food to the house from the local grocery store, that he was to knock on the door, get the money, do not ask questions, do not go in the house.

I had a wonderful time and looking forward to the Spring Retreat. Thanks everyone for getting your deposit in on time, for doing your share of the cooking and the clean up grew was GREAT!