Several Icy Photos

Good Day! I hope you're having a better one than we are here in southern Ontario. I have several photos of our ice storm to share. Everything is well-coated out there!  The power is wonky at the moment so I'm trying to type this rather quickly before it cuts out again. I managed to get our coffee made so we're happy campers! 

It's one of those days to stay indoors and snuggle! :o)

Cheers,

Erynne in icy Orangeville

My Pinkeep Finish

As I sit here and think about what to write to start this post,  there is an ice storm warning afoot and my 18 month old daughter has just covered the floor in baby wipes.  I'm not sure which is worse but both are rather distracting.  If the power should go out due to the storm,  I will be stumbling around in the dark and the baby wipes will become as slippery as banana peels.  I really want to pick the wipes up but boy oh boy are they ever keeping my little girl quiet and amused. If she's quiet then I can continue with this post.  Hmmm, risk the slipping or risk the screeching if I take the wipes away?  Hmmm. I think I will just post the photos really fast, lol.  After all, a picture is worth a thousand words and I have five so when you do the math.....you get the point.

Here is my pinkeep that I finished off today. The pattern is a freebie called Amitié from Martine290 (merci Martine).  This was my first hide in the bathroom to stitch if I must 20-Stitches-a-Day project and I'm happy to say that I stuck with it. It's the only way I will have little finishes if I put some pressure on myself. It's so easy to get caught up doing everything else around here that too often my stitching gets pushed to the wayside. But you all know how it is.  So here's my pics:

To recap,  I used WDW 'Azaleas' as the main colour on 32 Lugana 'Mountain Rose' by Silkweaver and used WDW 'Linen' as the secondary colour which really does look like linen.  Pretty neat thread.  The cording that I used to trim the pinkeep was purchased from another stitcher online but I don't think she makes/sells it anymore.  I really like it and wish I could get more. I'm sooooo lazy about making my own cording. Ugh. If anybody knows anybody who sells handmade cording, please point the way.  Finally,  I added cute little buttons, ribbon and Swarovski pink and clear crystal beads to the nickel-plated, faux pearl-topped pins. I love, love, love Swarovski beads and have many left from my beading days to use in my projects. 

Well, that's all for now and I want to thank you for reading along! Hello to my new followers!

Edited to add:  Lily pointed out that I forgot to mention what I used for the backing.  Sorry about that!  I used a light pink cotton tye dye fabric that was new in stock at my local Fabricland.  It matches the lugana quite well!! 

Cheers,
Erynne

A Little Stitching Progress and Two 'Pretty Places' Free Patterns

Hello again! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and got to eat just a little more chocolate than usual. I admit, I indulged in way too many a few Cadbury Easter Creme Eggs.  So yummy!  On the stitchy front, I have been stitching a bit on two of my wips and hope for a little more time to wrap them up. They certainly are small enough that most stitchers would have them done in few days but not me, lol. Oh well. I try.

Here is an update of my wip of the pretty Amitié freebie from Martine290.  As you can see, I have a little helper. See how carefully she is pulling the thread? We most certainly have a future stitcher in the making here folks.

Again, I'm stitching with WDW 'Azaleas' as the main colour on 32 Lugana 'Mountain Rose' by Silkweaver and have added WDW 'Linen' as the secondary colour.  I was going back and forth between several colours for the second colour and driving myself nuts in the process; so many choices! I love the flower in this pattern!

Next up is my progress on my own pattern, 'Sweet Stella'.  I tried something different by stitching the outline of the chick first and this has worked well for me. I tend to make mistakes because of the distractions around here and don't want my precious stitching time to become frogging time.  The frog hasn't been by in while but watch, now that I'm talking about the beastie, he'll be here shortly. Tempting fate again....tsk, tsk.

Today I have a two-fer for you!  Two freebies in one post!  They are small, spring-like patterns that are part of a series called 'Pretty Places'. I will be adding to this series as more inspiration fills my head.  

'Primrose Farm'

(61 x 72 stitches)

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'Amethyst Acres'

(53 x 69 stitches)

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I hope you enjoy these little patterns! I must get going now....time for dinner and tacos are on the menu. I love tacos. :o)

Cheers,

Erynne