Feb 1, 2010

Cube-tastic!


In my MM post, I mentioned I had a stitchy finish. Let me present my first ever cube!

Design: Love
Designer: The Stitcherhood
Fabric: 14ct pink hand-dyed (by me!) aida
Fibers: Rainbow Gallery Splendor Silk
#911 Christmas Red
Alterations: Added the border on the right side.

I want to stitch this one again and make it into a card. I think it would be a cute finish.


MORE BIRTHDAY GOODNESS!
I had not one, but TWO birthday surprises in today's mail. The last card from the CSE Birthday Floss Club arrived from Georgena:

Thank you, Georgena!


I'd already received a gift certificate from Nancy, so I was really surprised to find a "Happy Birthday!" package from her in my mailbox:

I just LOVE the ice cream card! Inside she wrote that this was Part 2 of my birthday gift. What are the little gifties, you're wondering??? Hmmm....

What a wonderful package. The bracelet is gorgeous! The photo doesn't do it justice.

64 comments:

Shari said...

your cube looks great Meari!!!! Congrats!

socialsue said...

Lovely birthday gifts! I like the cube too!

socialsue

Vicki in CO said...

Very nice cube! You did a wonderful job.

Anonymous said...

That is a nice cube, great job.

Marl

Carolyn NC said...

Your cube is adorable - great job! Love the BD gifties and goodies!

CJ said...

Love the cube. BTW - I got a package form you today. Thanks so much for thinking of me.

CJ

Cindy in MA said...

Very pretty cube. Great stash to

Katie said...

Great Job on your cube. It's perfect. I like your change to the design too. Congrats on the adorable finished finish.

Mel said...

The cube is amazing!!

Nancy M said...

Cute cube and I'm just amazed that I actually did 2 of those before you!!! How did that happen! Isn't it nice when your birthday seems to last for weeks???

Cynimin said...

I love your cube! And your dying job is great! One of my favorite colors. Happy Birthday!!! (sorry~late)

Donna said...

The cube is fabulous! And so are your birthday goodies!

Anonymous said...

It's adorable & you did a good job with the cube finish.

Christine (SNS2)

Anonymous said...

Your "Love" cube is so pretty Meari, nice job, thanks for sharing. Nice gifts too...

Shirley in KY

Anonymous said...

It’s beautiful! One of the things I get so frustrated with is finishing! Your finishes always look wonderful!

Carolyn A

Julie M said...

Congrats on the cube finish Meari! It's beautiful and I like the alteration you made on the chart!

Wonderful birthday surprises too!

Shona Cole said...

your cube is excellent!

thanks for stopping by my owoh giveaway, it is nice to 'meet' you
shona
http://shonastudio.blogspot.com/

Mary Ivancicts said...

your cube is great, nice birthday gifts!

Vikki Gable said...

Great job on the cube and happy belated :)

Mylene said...

The cube turned out great. Lovely gifst received too.

Lillie said...

Well done on the cube! Happy Belated Birthday.

Carissa said...

You're cube looks great Meari! I have a piece that I'm going to try finishing as a cube shortly.

Also, Happy Belated Birthday!

Unknown said...

That is so pretty! Congrats!

Rene la Frog said...

Love the finish! Very cute!

Nice b-day gifty and card.

Emily in NC said...

Your cute is so pink, very nice job. Such pretty colors of floss in your birthday packages.

Carol said...

What a pretty Valentine's Day finish, Meari!

Debra said...

Great finish! I think it will make a great card too. I always put the fold on the bottom. Nice gifts too.

Sue said...

Meari, everything you have received is so lovely! You have lots of great stitchy friends, and you most certainly deserve it; you are a wonderful gal! I love your first ever cube.....very, very lovely.

Hugs,
Sue

Shelley said...

Love your cube!!! Congrats on more b-day goodies.

Rachel S-H said...

It's all adorable. Love the cube!

Anonymous said...

Yur cube is beautiful. I love the fabric color. It's perfect for Valentine's Day. Kudos to you for dyeing it yourself. I wish I was that brave!

PennyB

Anonymous said...

The cube is gorgeous; you are so creative! I love the colors.

All the wonderful birthday gifts you received are very well deserved girlfriend; you are a wonderful lady.

Sue

Anonymous said...

Meari I love your cube.

Tina

Anonymous said...

That is a beautiful finish!!!! I too think that would make a great card. You got great birthday stash. Thanks for sharing.

Betty in AZ

Anonymous said...

Very Pretty. I love your cube.

Debbie

Anonymous said...

Your cube is just beautiful Meari congratulations on your first finish of the year! You have received lots of birthday gifts this year, happy belated birthday, looks like you got spoilt :)

Karen

Anonymous said...

I really like the cube very nice

Lorraine

Anonymous said...

I really like the cube very nice

Lorraine

Anonymous said...

Great job, Meari!

Betty W.

Carol said...

HI Meari. Your heart cube is lovely. Very nicely finished. Making another one for a card is a great idea.

MaryT said...

Really nice stitching and love the way your fabric came out. Nice birthday stash too.

EvalinaMaria said...

Absolutely lovely! Everything, the cube and the gifts.

Carol R said...

Pretty cube finish Meari! And great birthday gifts too - did I forget to wish you Happy Birthday? If I did Happy Belated Birthday!

Ranae said...

Your cube turned out beautifully

Lainey said...

Your cube is gorgeous!

Chiloe said...

What a beautiful cube Meari ♥ You are so talented !!!

Myra said...

Gorgeous cube! Love the pink fabric.

Daffycat said...

Awesome cube finish, Meari!

Jo said...

Lovely cube Meari x

Anonymous said...

Your finishes are nothing short of amazing, Meari. I love to stitch, but *loathe* finishing, and usually try to find someone else to do it for me! Those birthday gifts look good enough to eat. That blue fibre, in particular, is scrumptious.

Anne Sans Tete said...

love the love cube!!! wonderful presents as well!

Anonymous said...

its lovely, looks really good

sally

Kathy said...

Your cube is just perfect! You did a fabulous job on it. And the stitching is fabulous too.

And more fantastic B'day stash. Great post.

Mary said...

Your cube came out awesome! Definitely a finishing techique that works well for you.
Hugs!

princesssara said...

Very cute finish, I love it :)
Love the hand dyed fabric too!

Sharon said...

Meari, you cute looks wonderful! Congrats!

Jinger said...

Congrats on all the B-day goodies! :-) What fun!

Great finish!

Laurie said...

Happy Birthday! And thank you for stopping by my blog and entering my OWOH giveaway. I hope you'll be back soon! P.S. I'm 40-something, too, and just got my BA, finished last May, most of it online! Good luck with your class!

Anonymous said...

Great cube finish - it's really pretty :D

Kristin said...

Beautiful birthday goodies.

And, I absolutely love your cube!

Katrien said...

your cube looks good! Lovely birthday gifts

Unknown said...

Fabulous birthday gifts and I love the cube, I have downloaded the pattern thanks for the link.

Terri said...

This is awesome. And great Bday goodies :)

Jenna said...

I haven't had the guts to do a cube finish yet. Way to jump in and grab the bull by the horns. It looks good!