Marvelous Monday Update 8/4/08

I had a rather uneventful week and weekend. I did get LOTS of stitching in on JG (see previous post). Other than that, it was the usual housecleaning, laundry, and yard mowing activities.


Stitchy Stuff
I found these things at a second-hand store on Friday. I figure the box can be stained with stitching put on top. The little brush is a nap brush for "fluffing up" fibers. I got both of these for a whopping 80cents, including tax!




Yum-Yums
I *really* need to go to the grocery store! I *really* dislike going. On Sun, I was *really* hungry. (LOL, see the theme?) So, I scoured the pantry and decided to make fried rice. A few carrots, green beans, onion, scrambled eggs, ground turkey and rice... viola!

In addition to soy sauce and assorted spices, I had two packets of Oriental Sesame dressing from Wendy's that I added. Quite tasty for something I just threw together!

Something For The Woman Inside Us

I've carried this in my date planner for years. I've always thought it was a good representation of how I live my life, and wanted to share it with all the other "good women" out there...


A good woman is proud. She respects herself and others. She is aware of who she is. She neither seeks definition from the person she is with, nor does she expect them to read her mind. She is quite capable of articulating her needs.

A good woman is hopeful. She is strong enough to make all her dreams come true. She knows love, therefore she gives love. She recognizes that her love has great value and must be reciprocated. If her love is taken for granted, “it soon disappears”.

A good woman has a dash of inspiration and a dabble of endurance. She knows that she will at times have to inspire others to reach the potential within them. A good woman knows her past, understands her present, and forces toward the future. A good woman does not live in fear of the future because of her past. She understands instead that her life experiences are merely lessons meant to bring her closer to self-knowledge and unconditional self-love. ~Author Unknown

Japanese Garden Update 8/2/08

I've stitched on JG five days this week! Here's what it looks like after 109 hours...

Other WIP pics of this project can be seen HERE.

SBQ - Magazines Galore

Do you currently subscribe to any stitching publications or have you in the past? (Either in print or online) If so, which ones?


In the 90's, I subscribed to several magazines:
- Leisure Arts
- Cross Stitch & Country Crafts
- For The Love of Cross Stitch

More recently, I've subscribed to:
- Stoney Creek
- Just Cross Stitch
- The Gift of Stitching

I save all my stitching subscriptions and whenever I've seen stitching magazines at thrift shops, garage sales, etc., I usually snatch them up cheap. Doing this, I've accumulated:
- Cross Country Stitching
- Cross Stitch Plus
- The Stitchery
- Cross Stitch Sampler
- Simply Cross Stitch
- The Cross Stitcher
- Cross Stitch & Needlework
- Celebrations
- Classic Cross Stitch

Mon Beau Sapin II

This was my version of Mon Beau Sapin by Aurelle. I stitched it for Margaret as part of the Christmas in July Exchange on the CSC board. I have received word that she received it, and loves it (as do her kids!). I started putting gold beads on it and after getting one side done, it looked like overkill to me so I took them all off and used pearlized ones. Thought it looked like snow. :)

Fabric: 22ct Green Aida
Floss: DMC Color Variations 115
Time: 6 hours
Embellishments: Gold Star Button,
Mill Hill Seed Beads, & Satin Ribbon