Big News

My year is starting off with some excitement.




So I need lots of Inspiring visions around me.
And remembering where I started at here in the Big Web ~




And remembering some  of the special people I have met



And The Parties tht Ensued ~




Friendships forged and sealed.






Now for my news!
I am so very excited to have been invited into The Everyday Is A Holiday Design Team for Jenny And Aaron!
I am Thrilled to get started!
You can click on the "Everyday Is A Holiday Design Team" Button on my left
side bar to hop over to their place at any time ~
OR click "HERE" Jenny and Aaron to start meeting the Team as we are introduced!
Thank YOU!

XO, Mary

Big News

My year is starting off with some excitement.




So I need lots of Inspiring visions around me.
And remembering where I started at here in the Big Web ~




And remembering some  of the special people I have met



And The Parties tht Ensued ~




Friendships forged and sealed.






Now for my news!
I am so very excited to have been invited into The Everyday Is A Holiday Design Team for Jenny And Aaron!
I am Thrilled to get started!
You can click on the "Everyday Is A Holiday Design Team" Button on my left
side bar to hop over to their place at any time ~
OR click "HERE" Jenny and Aaron to start meeting the Team as we are introduced!
Thank YOU!

XO, Mary

I chose to do something in my 40th square.

#40 ~  This represents DREAMS.
Dreams that must be dreamt inorder for foundations to be built.
All of the wonderful ideas and plans.
The dreams for Amy's 40th year!

Cheers to Amy!!! HOORAY!!!

*the long stemmed sequin is a dream almost ready to pop! :)

Here is my finished sampler!



I really had fun doing this project and I met many wonderful women... such TALENT wow!!!

Thank You for following along as you watched the squares unfold and
Thank You to  those that followed as we stitched together.

And here is to New Friends!  Cheers!

Links ~ 

Amy.. stop in to see all of the finished pieces as they are completed :)

Hugs,

Mary

I chose to do something in my 40th square.

#40 ~  This represents DREAMS.
Dreams that must be dreamt inorder for foundations to be built.
All of the wonderful ideas and plans.
The dreams for Amy's 40th year!

Cheers to Amy!!! HOORAY!!!

*the long stemmed sequin is a dream almost ready to pop! :)

Here is my finished sampler!



I really had fun doing this project and I met many wonderful women... such TALENT wow!!!

Thank You for following along as you watched the squares unfold and
Thank You to  those that followed as we stitched together.

And here is to New Friends!  Cheers!

Links ~ 

Amy.. stop in to see all of the finished pieces as they are completed :)

Hugs,

Mary

Here it is... the final piece of my little puzzle...  can you tell what it is?  Does it remind you of anything?? hehehe.
Square #39
 

Does this give you a clue?


And what about this one  these two!
LOVE IT!


 And baby will make three ~


So then you have the petit version ~



Yes, it is in celebration of the banners that my daughter has designed. I love them!
And as you can see, BIG girls and boys love them also!!! :)

Oh, want one too!  Just pop over to NICE.

Links ~
NICE ~ my daughters shop
Wedding photography
"HOORAY For Babies"
Amy :)  See her finished embroidery sampler!!!

I will show you my finished sampler tomorrow for I have one more to share with you #40!

Hugs,

Mary

Here it is... the final piece of my little puzzle...  can you tell what it is?  Does it remind you of anything?? hehehe.
Square #39
 

Does this give you a clue?


And what about this one  these two!
LOVE IT!


 And baby will make three ~


So then you have the petit version ~



Yes, it is in celebration of the banners that my daughter has designed. I love them!
And as you can see, BIG girls and boys love them also!!! :)

Oh, want one too!  Just pop over to NICE.

Links ~
NICE ~ my daughters shop
Wedding photography
"HOORAY For Babies"
Amy :)  See her finished embroidery sampler!!!

I will show you my finished sampler tomorrow for I have one more to share with you #40!

Hugs,

Mary

This rocker was painted a few years after we moved here.
An early piece of mine
My home looks so funny in this photo... you can see the wood
moldings that the builder put in before we moved in.   Now
every room has painted white moldings.  I still have the rug but
it is not down on the floor anywhere.  The curtains are just panels
I made for windows in our previous home that worked in this home. 
I can not even remember where I found this great rocker! I found
the fabrics and made new cushions and even new burlap strapping
that support the seat. I think this rocker is is in a vacation home in
Wisconsin now.

Here is another piece to to my little puzzle :)
#38


Last puzzle piece tomorrow!

Links ~

Amy 

Hugs,

Mary

This rocker was painted a few years after we moved here.
An early piece of mine
My home looks so funny in this photo... you can see the wood
moldings that the builder put in before we moved in.   Now
every room has painted white moldings.  I still have the rug but
it is not down on the floor anywhere.  The curtains are just panels
I made for windows in our previous home that worked in this home. 
I can not even remember where I found this great rocker! I found
the fabrics and made new cushions and even new burlap strapping
that support the seat. I think this rocker is is in a vacation home in
Wisconsin now.

Here is another piece to to my little puzzle :)
#38


Last puzzle piece tomorrow!

Links ~

Amy 

Hugs,

Mary

I have yesterday's square a of "39 Stitches and today's also.  
I will be disclosing the last couple pieces of my "puzzle" over the next several days.   
By the 39th square the final piece will be disclosed :) 
And the little story along with it :)
I LOVE IT and I hope and believe that you will also :)

I do have a 40th square also... it is a special one to honor Amy.

#36


#37


I did not re ~ do the french knots for the fabric is a bit fragile.
I did back the fabric with a feather weight inter facing (iron on).

Links ~

Check out Amy's squares!!!

I have yesterday's square a of "39 Stitches and today's also.  
I will be disclosing the last couple pieces of my "puzzle" over the next several days.   
By the 39th square the final piece will be disclosed :) 
And the little story along with it :)
I LOVE IT and I hope and believe that you will also :)

I do have a 40th square also... it is a special one to honor Amy.

#36


#37


I did not re ~ do the french knots for the fabric is a bit fragile.
I did back the fabric with a feather weight inter facing (iron on).

Links ~

Check out Amy's squares!!!

Happy Easter

Joyeuses Paques  ~ Merry Easter ~ Blessed Easter Day.
So many things going on in our Country, and all over the world.
I do wish each and every one a beautiful day full of only love.

On This special day I choose to do a hyachinth plant, full of fragrance,
life, beauty.  I love to get these plants, usually white but this year PINK,
and enjoy them inside with their scent swirling through our home.   Afterwards,
I let them sit in our garage all summer then plant in my garden in the fall.  This year
I am going to try planting them after they are done flowering.  We shall see :)
I have a very special plant that arrived to day via a friend.   She gave me a beautiful petit  daffodil plant!!!   I {and my husband} had the joy of caring for her families dog,  Kailey for the past week.  She is a wonderful petit little lady who will jump up into your arms when she tires from our long walks*  (*long walks for little legs).  She is petit but her legs are long, a very pretty pup!  When she plays she reminds me of a cartoon of a lamb frolicking and enjoying the fields... in this case our carpet.  She loves to chase after her toys and she even herds them!!!  OH dear!  I am rattling on.  But she is cute!!!
back to today's square :)

#35  Easter Hyacinth Plant



Links ~
To see The cutest pup ever ~ {except for yours of course}
Amy ~ 39 Squares :)

Happy Easter!

Hugs,
Mary

Happy Easter

Joyeuses Paques  ~ Merry Easter ~ Blessed Easter Day.
So many things going on in our Country, and all over the world.
I do wish each and every one a beautiful day full of only love.

On This special day I choose to do a hyachinth plant, full of fragrance,
life, beauty.  I love to get these plants, usually white but this year PINK,
and enjoy them inside with their scent swirling through our home.   Afterwards,
I let them sit in our garage all summer then plant in my garden in the fall.  This year
I am going to try planting them after they are done flowering.  We shall see :)
I have a very special plant that arrived to day via a friend.   She gave me a beautiful petit  daffodil plant!!!   I {and my husband} had the joy of caring for her families dog,  Kailey for the past week.  She is a wonderful petit little lady who will jump up into your arms when she tires from our long walks*  (*long walks for little legs).  She is petit but her legs are long, a very pretty pup!  When she plays she reminds me of a cartoon of a lamb frolicking and enjoying the fields... in this case our carpet.  She loves to chase after her toys and she even herds them!!!  OH dear!  I am rattling on.  But she is cute!!!
back to today's square :)

#35  Easter Hyacinth Plant



Links ~
To see The cutest pup ever ~ {except for yours of course}
Amy ~ 39 Squares :)

Happy Easter!

Hugs,
Mary

Today is the day, the Saturday before Easter, that my family decorated eggs.   My Mom would "cook" up a huge batch of eggs so that we all had several to decorate.  I had one  older brother and 4 younger sisters.  (We had a lot of fun!)  For our own family we had the same Saturday tradition.
I remember the very first time my daughter Caitlin  was old enough to color Easter eggs.   I was in the Kitchen with the eggs all ready, and getting the dyes in the coffee mugs ready for her.  In she comes ~ about 2 years old, with her paint brushes!!!!  She wanted to "paint" her eggs just like she saw  the "Easter Bunny" depicted doing!!!  So I let her do it this way and they turned out beautiful :)  A few years later,  my second child, Doug, liked to dunk his eggs... as much as possible :)
#34 Easter egg .... ready and waiting in the Easter basket!




Links ~
Amy

Hugs,
Mary

Today is the day, the Saturday before Easter, that my family decorated eggs.   My Mom would "cook" up a huge batch of eggs so that we all had several to decorate.  I had one  older brother and 4 younger sisters.  (We had a lot of fun!)  For our own family we had the same Saturday tradition.
I remember the very first time my daughter Caitlin  was old enough to color Easter eggs.   I was in the Kitchen with the eggs all ready, and getting the dyes in the coffee mugs ready for her.  In she comes ~ about 2 years old, with her paint brushes!!!!  She wanted to "paint" her eggs just like she saw  the "Easter Bunny" depicted doing!!!  So I let her do it this way and they turned out beautiful :)  A few years later,  my second child, Doug, liked to dunk his eggs... as much as possible :)
#34 Easter egg .... ready and waiting in the Easter basket!




Links ~
Amy

Hugs,
Mary

I have been busily stitching away while tending to home and family this week.  I am also helping out a few friends :)
So let's play catch-up today!

The next in the series for Amy's  "I'm Stitching Along" group ~ 39 Stitches is a very special one which is actually second in a series of, mmmm six squares.  A puzzle if you will :)
#26


The next square is actually two for one. We all like a deal and this one is a pretty one. I love how the curtains in our home blow in the breezes that come in the open windows. I also love a big window ledge so that plants and things (pies?? hehehehe) can be placed on it. In this case no pie, but a pretty plant like I used to put on Caitlin's bedroom window sill when she moved out of the nursery to her big room.
#27 & 28


As I stated earlier in this wonderful stitch along, I love hearts. This one is very similar to a logo I have used for quite some time when I paint pieces for others.
Oh, minus the "LOVE".
#29


Somewhat self explanatory.  "H" for our last name.
#30


Have I told you in the last week how much I love Shabby Chic?? ok, ok. So another O'de to Rachel Ashwell :)
This photo shows one side of the iconic Shabby Chic Tags AND rumpled vintage "corsage" with "Simply Shabby Chic fabric:


And then my attempt to write at least as small as a June bug:


Next we have a square doubled up with love. My mom had a wonderful pin cushion with two beautiful strawberries. Then, Caitlin loved strawberries while growing up. OH, I guess a third, a favorite fabric since I was a little girl. velvet! :)
#32


Now we are caught up to today. For my family, an important Friday. Something that I appreciate much more as I grow older.
#33 The Lamb


Now we are caught up and will see you tomorrow! Yes REALLY!!! :)

Thank you for visiting with me. I do so appreciate it and Welcome all new Friends!

 Links ~

Sailing and curtains

Amy

Hugs,

Mary