Nancy's Needle Notes

Nancy's Needle Notes http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:49:28 -0000 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:10:22 -0000 Nancy's Needle Notes http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/logo http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/ 100 100 1st day of Spring or Summer, is it June or March? http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/197/1st_day_of_Spring_or_Summer_is_it_June_or_March <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/49/154"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/49/300x300/154/DSCF4508.jpg?et=c0C,dcnW7VByTmeIDLnDhQ&nmid=45824044" border="0"></a>I know this is a stitching blog, but I have to start out with the fact that we are consistently having 80 degree days in March and everything is about 5-6 weeks ahead of schedule around here! That and the fact our furnace has been off for a week and we have been leaving the windows open at night too! I've been missing lately because of work on my craft room and having a 9 day vacation to California. My room is coming along and right now I can only show my desk and wall unit, as the rest of the room isn't finished yet. It's all painted, but I need to get some more things installed and then rehang my photos. Now that the weather is so nice, it's being ignored again! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/80"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/172/300x300/80/IMG-1023.JPG?et=zY4KMRNFSt1J+LwhtsPAvw&nmid=428756508" border="0"></a>This picture is right after painting the purple and green walls. This one is the desk I put together. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/87"><img style="width: 255px;height: 192px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/172/300x300/87/IMG-1059.JPG?et=KtLiDp2VEdR4HMtQ9rY,gA&nmid=428756508" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/94"><img style="width: 251px;height: 188px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/172/300x300/94/DSCF4504.jpg?et=BOJmX3,V06VHRPIvbFe9Nw&nmid=428756508" border="0"></a> I took some ideas off the internet for material storage and ribbon storage. This is my wall unit and close ups of my finishing materials and the bottom is my cross stitch material. If you look closely you can see some of ... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/197/1st_day_of_Spring_or_Summer_is_it_June_or_March Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:10:22 -0000 Holidays collide! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/196/Holidays_collide Either that or I can't figure out what holiday I want stitch right now. I have finished a Christmas ornament, a Valentine piece and I started a Halloween piece! First up is the tiny ornament from LHN 2011 series "snow in love" stitched over one on PTP 25 ct Earthen. I seem to be having trouble getting a fabric dark enough to really show the white nicely. I placed the quarter to get a feel for the size.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/180/2"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/4/photos/180/300x300/2/DSCF4386.jpg?et=sDTHe2NDLfpF9Pl4+wIg5w&nmid=511268158" border="0"></a> I finished the February cottage several weeks ago but I couldn't find the right color green felt anywhere. Little did I know there was a<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://woolfeltcentral.com/12x18.html"> website</a> that had EVERY color (thanks to Vonna for the tip) So today I did some finishing using her directions for a flat felt ornament. I did the snowmen ornie first and I like how the cottage felt looks with my 2nd try.  There is a technique to get the cuts just right.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/180/11"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/180/300x300/11/DSCF4402.jpg?et=SzxEv+3IRinVr9,hKKmZFw&nmid=511268158" border="0"></a> I think I need to take my time on stitching these cottages up. I got so many good ideas AFTER  mine was done from the<a href="http://ccn-cottages.blogspot.com/"> SAL blog </a>. Like using Rhodes Hearts to do the hearts... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/196/Holidays_collide Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:05:11 -0000 First finish of 2012 http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/195/First_finish_of_2012   Now granted, it wasn't started just this year. So I don't want anyone getting their panties in a bunch and say how fast I was!!!! I started it in Dec and I just couldn't seem to put it down! These are so fun to stitch after working on a Mystic or something where you constantly have to be counting. I can outline these and fill in the colors! This is stitched on PTP Doubloon Belfast 32 ct. It measures about 10 X12. Do they make that size frame???<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/180/1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/180/300x300/1/winter-2011-077.JPG?et=ikA3P4fOJ43xRBFROaIxDA&nmid=511268158" border="0"></a> I have my <a href="http://ccn-cottages.blogspot.com/">CCN February cottage</a> waiting to be started. I picked a rosey/pink material  from PTP called Truffle to use for it. But it doesn't even seem like winter around here. Yesterday was 50 and I walked the dog in beautiful sun and a spring coat. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/8284"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/M4AONZlJj7qraEWXcedcgw/photos/1M/300x300/8284/winter-2011-078.JPG?et=rrF9SVWULbEfS75pWftD7Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a> The Detroit Lions are in the playoffs for the first time since 1999 and they play tonight. So we are having friends over to watch the game. I'm not real confident that they will beat the Saints....but at least we are there! We always root for the home team, even when they went 0-16.... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/195/First_finish_of_2012 Sat, 7 Jan 2012 21:08:51 -0000 2012 Finishes http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/180/2012_Finishes Projects finished in http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/180/2012_Finishes Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:34:55 -0000 And the year comes to an end http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/194/And_the_year_comes_to_an_end I have to say that 2011 hasn't been the best of years (losing my Dad) but I am looking forward to what 2012 brings!!! I'm not one of those that makes resolutions or even a list of things that I want to stitch. I will just update you with my resent WIP and finishes.And I'll just surprise you with what I can come up with in 2012. I did one final ornament for Amberlyn. She loves horses so I did this one from the JCS 2009 ornament issue.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/55"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/13/photos/171/300x300/55/horse.JPG?et=TTtgAdr2ccFQrjyNfCSdMg&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a> Next, I finished another page on my Mystic! 14 pages done and 7 left to do. This was started mid 2010. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/25"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/10/photos/57/300x300/25/Copy-5-of-photo.JPG?et=SZOrzZxpMaqvZDWNP+0BZA&nmid=339665950" border="0"></a> I got a little bored with all the blue, so I picked out a material from my stash (I really don't like doing that part) and started the Lizzie Kate 6 Fat Men Series. I'm doing them all on one piece of fabric. It's on PTP Doubloon 32 ct Belfast linen. They are taking only 1-2 days to complete each pattern. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/56"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/171/300x300/56/Copy-7-of-photo.JPG?et=c29adlOwkd0MBQ8fXylVMw&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/57"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/171/300x300/57/Copy-of-photo1.JPG?et=+mojhXNesrXR5ycgWuCx4A&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/58"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/171/300x300/58/Copy-of-photo2.JPG?et=30Qk9i7CQGOlIz3QietzFQ&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/8278"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/f8T5AhreSaamp30oNDfhBw/photos/1M/300x300/8278/Copy-of-photo3.JPG?et=KEmJxZz5sfTGQWJQuaMjmQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a> And I had Carl remove the painted apple tree off my wooden calendar my Dad made me and I finished my January cottage in the <a href="http://ccn-cottages.blogspot.com/">CCN Cottage SAL</a> to put on my... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/194/And_the_year_comes_to_an_end Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:41:57 -0000 Mill Hill Christmas houses finally mounted http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/193/Mill_Hill_Christmas_houses_finally_mounted I wanted to do something besides framing so I tried this technique. It's not awesome, but if I decide after the years I don't like it, I can always get it framed....so here are some photos to try and capture the beauty. Which photos really don't do! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/23"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/169/300x300/23/DSCF4286.jpg?et=Sf7kFuEY61QW8Vs8pPMP7g&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/25"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/3/photos/169/300x300/25/DSCF4290.jpg?et=7Twpo8adfcgnKeBFtMEqbg&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/24"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/3/photos/169/300x300/24/DSCF4287.jpg?et=yWAv2Me4ZJlUwJ,FotutZQ&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/26"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/169/300x300/26/DSCF4291.jpg?et=6VFEb2,SuNZjmXtSXAFo4w&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a> And here is Amberlyn helping decorate our tree last weekend. I have one more tree to put up and hope to do that today while she is here. All of her ornaments ended up on 2 branches, so after she left I had to do just a bit of rearranging! LOL Hope everyone has a happy Holiday!<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/8254"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/6K5BgL+AIsu74NTw6fpByg/photos/1M/300x300/8254/photo-1.JPG?et=h0oRtKPfkHJsmZw0m7LlUg&nmid=0" border="0"></a>  http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/193/Mill_Hill_Christmas_houses_finally_mounted Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:22:32 -0000 Finishing Fool! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/192/Finishing_Fool I lost the whole month of November! Oh well, this will just be jam packed with photos then. First let me share my works Halloween costumes....and yes we worked in them ALL day. And if you didn't know I work in an Orthodontic office. I am Peppermint Patty, standing next to Charlie Brown (the boss!) <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/8242"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/F-GPwOmU1iOoPABaYY659A/photos/1M/300x300/8242/photo-3.JPG?et=%2BBY41L%2BShSlY2BdOC4wtBQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a> And then to get you into the Christmas mood, here is my view as I was driving into work on Nov 30th. That should do the trick! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/8244"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/RJvgMXh3cVHNzkkUzcPyUA/photos/1M/300x300/8244/photo-5.JPG?et=PSBHgh8yzgvg%2BjJE3G2VRQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Now the stitching....here is a progress picture of one more page finished on my Mystic- Seasonal Collide. I am actually close to completing another one, but I'll save that for when it's completed. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/23"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/3/photos/57/300x300/23/photo-4.JPG?et=MiKr,rjYMn9vFwCYAdTiyg&nmid=339665950" border="0"></a> Now onto the title of this blog. I have taken a break from stitching for a few days and gotten some finishing done. Here are all the fruits of my labor. A freebie from Madame La Fee.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/43"><img style="width: 193px;height: 257px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/6/photos/171/300x300/43/DSCF4265.jpg?et=F5TT8AGK+HZvVnHQMlvwHw&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/44"><img style="width: 202px;height: 269px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/171/300x300/44/DSCF4266.jpg?et=zoy8I1BgQ2wCfjfkiXqLYw&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/41"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/2/photos/171/300x300/41/DSCF4263.jpg?et=y5POt216S+IhK15alt3Jfg&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a>Another freebie....that I have NO idea where I got it! I used Carries Joy Noel threads. If anyone recognizes it, please let me know where it came from! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/42"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/3/photos/171/300x300/42/DSCF4264.jpg?et=cvk62xyU0zF2EUmIVJnUCQ&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/39"><img style="width: 266px;height: 199px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.ndmurdock.multiply.com/image/4/photos/171/300x300/39/DSCF4270.jpg?et=Q19i1uf61,CSq+Z66P5Drg&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a> This one I changed the pattern to make it a ... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/192/Finishing_Fool Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:21:39 -0000 Seasonal Collide 12 th page completed http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/190/Seasonal_Collide_12_th_page_completed <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/7853"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/DTQVT8YY1FwqSFK76xbslA/photos/1M/300x300/7853/cross-stitch-003.JPG?et=uvYxXqBd%2C9IvHcVUnHwoww&nmid=0" border="0"></a>Only 9 more to go!! I have 2 pages on this right side and then one whole row across the bottom.Photo is clickable to enlarge http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/190/Seasonal_Collide_12_th_page_completed Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:45:21 -0000 Forgive my delay! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/189/Forgive_my_delay I just haven't been in the blogging mood! Figures when I offer to give away a chart, I get lazy! Anyway the winner is....<a href="http://kilijosmusings.blogspot.com/">.Carissa. </a>She entered on my blogspot blog. So Carissa, email me your address and I will get it off in the mail to you! Onto what I've been up to for the last 6 weeks now! First up,  I framed Witches Wheel. I think this is the exact frame they used for the chart photo.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/27"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/171/300x300/27/Summer-2011-043.JPG?et=OeWCG7sE+MWRCIm+ILQz6A&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a>I don't want to rush summer away, but I really want to put this one out of display. The last time Amberlyn was over she was standing on my couch looking at one of my Paula Vaughn cross stitch pictures and starts saying "kitty, kitty". Then I notice that it's the one with cats on the quilts! So I want to see if she can see the designs in this one. I also tried a new finishing technique that will substitute for framing. I just picked a material to put on foam core and then mounted my stitched piece to that and added a cording. It's hard to see the cording in the full picture, so I added a close-up... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/189/Forgive_my_delay Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:35:02 -0000 Another month, another update, another giveaway!! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/188/Another_month_another_update_another_giveaway <a href="/photos/hi-res/165/152"> </a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/165/123"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/24"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/69"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/69"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/60">I really don't know how some people can post updates weekly, or more! I guess it's not my favorite thing to do, although I do read other peoples updates daily! </a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/165/152"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/60"> 1st up....I have two finishes! Witches Wheel by Glendon Place was completed in July sometime. I ordered the frame for it today, so it should be done WAY before it needs to be hung for Halloween. The material for this is really what sold the pattern to me. It was th</a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/24"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/60">e first time I had seen any material dyed this way</a><a href="http://www.picturethisplus.com/"> Picture This Plus i</a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/60">s a fantastic store for hand dyed fabrics!</a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/37"></a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/24"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/19"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/9/photos/171/300x300/19/DSCF3801.jpg?et=7q1EdHVQFUZ1zE327c3DIw&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/37"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/165/123"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/24"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/171/2011_finishes#photo=21">You can see more closeups in this album: </a><a style="background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/171/2011_finishes#photo=21">WW</a> there are 5 more photos. 2nd- I was the lucky winner of a blog giveaway of <a href="http://theflyingneedle.blogspot.com/">Kate's from Australia. </a> This is Lizzie Kate's 2010 snowman. She mailed the pattern to me on Monday, I received it Thursday and I finished it on Sunday!<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/19"></a> He is just so cute I couldn't resist. Not only did Kate send me the chart she also sent a GC for $20 to 123stitch for me to buy the material for it! Little did she know... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/188/Another_month_another_update_another_giveaway Tue, 2 Aug 2011 23:49:16 -0000 2 True finishes http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/187/2_True_finishes_ <a href="/photos/hi-res/168/11"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/168/11"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/171/15"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/14"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/171/300x300/14/cross-stitch-finishing-005.JPG?et=PFvW4vbPtoA6HhQ9pRQvFA&nmid=422377060" border="0">And don't faint because I have 2 posts in 2 days!!!</a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/15"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/15"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/14"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/15"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/171/300x300/15/cross-stitch-finishing-003.JPG?et=QMpZU+iQ1uaznRCs1LxpGQ&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/14"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/15"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/16"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/171/300x300/16/cross-stitch-finishing-006.JPG?et=GTkvPOlwaK3ZTmIRIS8JTQ&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/14"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/15"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/168/11"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/168/300x300/11/cross-stitch-finishing-011.JPG?et=x94ADeIlOPo+nCOYz+xnuQ&nmid=411816064" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/14"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/15"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/168/13"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/168/300x300/13/cross-stitch-finishing-008.JPG?et=ICuCILUTYZi7pAnimeCBPg&nmid=411816064" border="0">I spent the last couple days putting the finishing touches on these pieces. I used ruched ribbon technique for the first time and I also made a button for it. The bottom ornament I used my Crop-a-dile and threaded ribbon thru the front and back. Both ornaments are backed in the material they are laying on.</a> http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/187/2_True_finishes_ Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:32:55 -0000 A summer update http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/186/A_summer_update What's happened since last post? Well my bedroom is finally DONE!!!<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/61"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/172/300x300/61/Summer-2011-030.JPG?et=OeqsCRgoWZmVjs8,vSdSgw&nmid=428756508" border="0"></a> Funny how one picture (over the bed) inspired my accent colors. I'm happy with it and that's all that counts.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/61"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/61"></a>  Now the outside project begins. All I have is before pictures since the concrete won't be done until later this week. Keeping my fingers crossed. You know how contractors can be! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/61"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/27"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/174/300x300/27/misc-010.JPG?et=vN2uf4TU0N0d+8x,vAJ2Hg&nmid=438886546" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/27">This is what it looked like before we took the deck down.</a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/174/25"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/174/300x300/25/Summer-2011-049.JPG?et=YLGzt4W5JHMY,JfBMd3KHg&nmid=438886546" border="0"></a>And this is what it looks like now, with no deck. Just love letting the dog out now so she can bring in all that dirt when the grass is damp in the mornings and evenings!! On to the stitching: As most people, not a ton of stitching going on in the summer. But I did manage a finish or two and worked on a couple more pieces. I finished the 2nd piece for my bedroom <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/13"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/171/300x300/13/cross-stitch-002.JPG?et=Rrhr6mblcjHf0dkILLO8zQ&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a>(another My Aunt's Attic freebie) and took it up to my LNS for matting and to my surprise, it had closed!!! I took my pieces into Hobby Lobby and looked at mats. The mat colors there are slim pickings so I'm going to... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/186/A_summer_update Tue, 5 Jul 2011 22:05:02 -0000 Hang on, it's picture heavy! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/185/Hang_on_its_picture_heavy <a href="/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a>It's been a long time since my last update and there has been lots going on around here, so hope you can stay for the ride! In May my husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary! He bought me <a style="text-decoration: underline;font-style: italic;" href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/173/Gifts_2011#photo=5http://">diam</a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a><a style="text-decoration: underline;font-style: italic;" href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/173/Gifts_2011#photo=5http://">ond and pearl earrings</a> (Pearl is for 30 apparently-he googled it!) If you click the link you can see the other goodies I got too. We went to Pittsburgh fo<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a>r the weekend and stayed with friends and toured the city and took in a Tigers/Pirates baseball game.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"><img style="width: 261px;height: 173px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/175/300x300/5/Pittsburgh-2011-015.JPG?et=98DpNxe5udLFPxCivBdtlA&nmid=448915282" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/5"></a> This is us before our anniversary dinner and then the skyline of the city. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/13"><img style="width: 282px;height: 211px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/175/300x300/13/Pittsburgh-2011-025.JPG?et=76iefO+VDcZdMeU15KM2TQ&nmid=448915282" border="0"></a>May was also my birthday month and I had told Carl about wanting a cross stitch floor stand. So he told me to buy one for my birthday. Well I will be honest and say I actually got it in March (you know, to see if I liked it!!!) and wasn't supposed to really use it much until then. But I didn't put it away! He said at least he knows it's something I like! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/173/1"><img style="width: 278px;height: 208px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/10/photos/173/300x300/1/winter-2011-033.JPG?et=Om6rdeYFngCUWmZu5CoO4Q&nmid=428763732" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/175/13"></a>It's a Needlework System 4 and so far I just love it. It's very light weight too, so I can see me t... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/185/Hang_on_its_picture_heavy Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:29:23 -0000 Cold weather = stitching time http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/184/Cold_weather_stitching_time <a href="/photos/hi-res/144/23"></a>They keep trying to tell us there is global warming, but try and tell that to those that live in Michigan. I think it will be June before our trees have leaves! Here it is May 4th and the leaves are just barely budding out. The trees still look like winter! Temperatures rarely get into the 60's and that is just not right! Since there isn't much to do outside I'm taking advantage an<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/23"></a>d stitching <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/23"></a>as <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/23"></a>much as possible. My 2 projects the past few weeks is Witches Wheel<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/23"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/23"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/4/photos/144/300x300/23/cross-stitch-005.JPG?et=N61816uL8xhgbUvZYOB9zQ&nmid=295689753" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/23"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/24"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/144/300x300/24/cross-stitch-007.JPG?et=DVz2zII,lffs1,ffxcDVxg&nmid=295689753" border="0"></a> which is now 1/2 stitched (minus all the beads) and Seasonal Collide.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/24"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/18"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/57/300x300/18/cross-stitch-004.JPG?et=4GBruF,Fp4t0QsUNKVDBeQ&nmid=339665950" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/24"></a> I now have 9 pages complete, only 12 to go! LOL And silly me, I bought 4 more Mystics this week! <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/24"></a> Our remodeling is coming closer to the end. We have carpet picked out (just need an appt to lay it) and the shower door was the wrong size, so we are waiting for the right size to come in. I bought a new picture for the bedroom<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/7491"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/zhPqyNTTYCxwoGYIProNuw/photos/1M/300x300/7491/photo1.JPG?et=thXTYJRP%2BMCVAOSpGyCU%2Bw&nmid=0" border="0"></a> and I am going to use some of the free patterns from the <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/24"></a><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.gancedo.eu/content/square-motifs">Tantes Zolder Blog</a> and make some cross stitch pictures to match. Here is our ne... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/184/Cold_weather_stitching_time Thu, 5 May 2011 01:05:14 -0000 23 days after the last post http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/183/23_days_after_the_last_post <a href="/photos/hi-res/83/1"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/7449"><img style="width: 190px;height: 253px;" class="alignright" src="//multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/eex7tfbvem58tImkqJnvKw/photos/1M/300x300/7449/DeRights-009.JPG?et=SuHHo3H9M25mcSSEyIpSqQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/83/1"><img style="width: 184px;height: 276px;" class="alignleft" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/8/photos/83/300x300/1/Stan-1944.jpg?et=Batn3FtpCrD3owGomVzBvw&nmid=108601502" border="0"></a> and things have changed in my family. I lost my Dad on April 7. He was a part of the "greatest generation" and he proudly served as a navigator in a B25 in WWII. He had a great life of 85 years and I will miss him dearly. The last few months I had the pleasure to spend a couple days each week with him and I will treasure that time I had. I got to say goodbye too, which some people never get to do and I am thankful for that.....as hard as it was to do. My husband didn't get that opportunity. Now onto the stitching since that is what probably brought you here! I took my stitching with me to my parents and finished a couple pieces while there. My 2 year Mill Hill RR is done. I finished the bakery and then I added all the buttons (except one that broke). My plan is to mount it onto another piece of foam core that is wrapped in Christmas material. If I don't like it, I can always change my mind, but that's my idea for now.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/171/7"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/171/300x300/7/misc-004.JPG?et=KbfX+skLlo7rsMgqBOTmPg&nmid=422377060" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/21"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/10/photos/169/300x300/21/DSCF3282.jpg?et=t8bwNqVDpZ7QVHSs7qmaKw&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a> Some of my XS friends decided to do an ornament kit exchange. Yo... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/183/23_days_after_the_last_post Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:18 -0000 One down, last one to do! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/182/One_down_last_one_to_do Well since my last post I got all the beads on the house and I have started the last house. I will have this done WAY before Christmas, but I might need all that time to figure out if I'm framing or something else. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/8/photos/169/300x300/19/DSCF3225.jpg?et=E1kKnLIPquKlxcT+Rigs8w&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/20"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/169/300x300/20/winter-2011-036.JPG?et=Y6eUVpb0SkoiXOL7RR4YqA&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/20"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/20"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/20"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/20"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a> I also finished another section on my Mystic. It's the same page but I stopped right at the black design break. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/17"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/57/300x300/17/cross-stitch-002.JPG?et=,6LTMLGDPO6GvzcWbm8SXg&nmid=339665950" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/17"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/17"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/17"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/19"></a> I decided to start on Witches Wheel and I finished a full page. I think there are 6 pages, total but not all are full pages.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/144/21"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/144/300x300/21/winter-2011-034.JPG?et=e6kqCAVgutAZ1YXUm0+uMQ&nmid=295689753" border="0"></a> We have begun some updating around the house and bought a new foyer and dining room light. Had to get rid of the glass and polished brass from when we built the house 16 years ago. Wonder why you can't find a single polished brass fixture anymore! LOL <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/9"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/172/300x300/9/winter-2011-008.JPG?et=AU6E,zqaMLyQD91WDrmOVA&nmid=428756508" border="0"></a>Before<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/172/14"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/172/300x300/14/winter-2011-029.JPG?et=qfFhZtFrksh4B9fPUHCmzQ&nmid=428756508" border="0"></a> After, and yes that is my Chatelaine Tuscany Town Mandala hanging on the wall. We are also redoing our bedroom and bathroom, but those photos will have to come later when we actually get some good progress. We've had Amberlyn quite a bit the last week or so. Had her spend the night one nig... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/182/One_down_last_one_to_do Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:42:23 -0000 Gifts 2011 http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/173/Gifts_2011 http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/173/Gifts_2011 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:12:36 -0000 2011 finishes http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/171/2011_finishes http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/171/2011_finishes Sun, 6 Mar 2011 15:48:20 -0000 My Mill Hill Round Robin is home!!! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/179/My_Mill_Hill_Round_Robin_is_home <a href="/photos/hi-res/169/1"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/169/1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/169/300x300/1/cross-stitch-001.JPG?et=YS9,xIo1yXI9nT8qh,pwCg&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/1"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/169/8"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/169/300x300/8/cross-stitch-008.JPG?et=gdzLMSMSH,bQ5gx7gcGkAQ&nmid=412355390" border="0"></a>After being gone for 2 years.....it's finally returned home and it looks incredible. I know how much time each of these kits take. The stitching, back stitching and beading!!! I appreciate every person that worked on it for me!!! I have a whole album of progress photos and close ups of all the buildings <a style="text-decoration: underline;font-weight: bold;" href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/169/Mill_Hill_Buttons_and_Beads_Round_Robin">HERE. </a> I have just 2 buildings to stitch and it WILL be finished for this Christmas. I love the idea so much I have just purchased 3 of the Halloween Buttons and Bead kits for a smaller version to have this fall. They have the slate blue background and not the brown. I used this weekend's Super Bowl sales to get them. http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/179/My_Mill_Hill_Round_Robin_is_home Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:48:39 -0000 Mill Hill Buttons and Beads Round Robin http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/169/Mill_Hill_Buttons_and_Beads_Round_Robin Started 2009, returned home http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/169/Mill_Hill_Buttons_and_Beads_Round_Robin Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:13:03 -0000 Finishing more than stitching http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/178/Finishing_more_than_stitching Somehow during the New Year I think I lost my stitching Mojo....don't know exactly why. It might be because my Dad's health is failing and I am spending more time at their house, or if it's just a phase. But I did have a deadline to get a birthday present done (which I presented in the last entry). Now my problem was "finishing" it. Both my Mom and my MIL can sew. I asked both of them if they would make my butterflies into a pillow. Both were too scared to ruin my stitching......hmmmm, what's a girl to do? Well I guess you bite the bullet and try something new. So since we had a blizzard, I used my "snow day" to try my hand at a pillow. Here is a photo, but I have a <a style="text-decoration: underline;font-weight: bold;" href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/167/A_pillow_in_process">whole album on Multiply</a> where you can see what I did step by step. It's really easier than it appears and I am very pleased with the outcome.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/10"><img style="width: 236px;height: 177px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/167/300x300/10/winter-2011-017.JPG?et=5qn3gaWEHHDUxammYHA4EA&nmid=411188004" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/11"><img style="width: 220px;height: 164px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/167/300x300/11/winter-2011-018.JPG?et=,4+NDL1tEWbqY5z1j59,vA&nmid=411188004" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/10"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/11"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/10"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/11"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/167/10"></a> Then I have had another piece of finished work (Stephanie's) that she gave me almost a year ago and wanted me to do "something" with it. I've been carrying it around with me tryi... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/178/Finishing_more_than_stitching Fri, 4 Feb 2011 21:43:18 -0000 Finishing techniques http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/168/Finishing_techniques No sew cube, flat fold, oval http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/168/Finishing_techniques Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:58:39 -0000 A pillow making process http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/167/A_pillow_making_process My attempt at a tutorial while I was making my first pillow. I was forced into trying it myself since my Mom and MIL both refused me! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/album/167/A_pillow_making_process Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:05:00 -0000 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/174/Its_beginning_to_look_a_lot_like_Christmas <a href="/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/49/146"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/49/300x300/146/cross-stitch-005.JPG?et=rCFMGOzbxFpdEmjyYHJLZA&nmid=45824044" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/49/146"></a>As you can see....this is our first real snow of the year and it's the wet, stick to the trees kind! Very pretty, but glad it came on a Sunday and I can stay inside. Lots of stitching photos to catch up on since the last post!<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"><img style="width: 175px;height: 233px;" class="alignleft" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/4/photos/68/300x300/40/Holidays-2010-008.JPG?et=X53vXJ++cXRE7wZfws+TDw&nmid=314424120" border="0"></a> First up I had Lauren pick out Amberlyn's <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/42"><img style="width: 186px;height: 139px;" class="alignright" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/3/photos/68/300x300/42/Holidays-2010-012.JPG?et=dFKKCs,VOCo6SN7yHu8Ogw&nmid=314424120" border="0"></a>ornament for the year and she picked one from the JCS 10th Anniv. ornament book. The hair took me over 2 nights to do! I don't like cutting oval f<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/40"></a>orms and it has me looking to find what I can buy to cut perfect ovals. I'm really not interested in cutting my own mats for framing, but I do want to cut perfect shapes.  I guess I need to see what my options are. Anyone have suggestions? Next up is a new start and finish! In one of my groups we started a "mystery" start. If you guess what it is, you get to start a mystery. I've had this pattern for at least a couple years and just never got around to doing it. So I started, and finished! I have the buttons on order. He should be holding 3 snowballs. Then I'll turn him i... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/174/Its_beginning_to_look_a_lot_like_Christmas Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:21:37 -0000 A special get together!!! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/173/A_special_get_together <a href="/photos/hi-res/149/9"> </a>Before I get to the good stuff  I have to say that I got back on a roll with my Mystic and wor<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/149/9"></a>ked on it pretty much exclusively the end of Oct and beginning of Nov. I don't know why these pieces are so hard to put down. There wasn't lots of confetti so I made some nice progress.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/10"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/7/photos/57/300x300/10/cross-stitch-003.JPG?et=wQV01pJ,lcaPl2oDEx0zvA&nmid=339665950" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/149/9"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/149/9"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/149/9"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/149/9"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/149/9"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/10"></a> But the most exciting thing is that 5 of my stitching friends (from 5 different states!) took time out of their busy schedules to come to Michigan and spend some quality time together.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/10"></a> We met at my house, did some hot tubbing, wine drinking and non-stop conversation. The next day we headed over to the West side of the state and stopped at Stitching Bits and Bobs. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/10"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/162/11"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/162/300x300/11/friends-011.JPG?et=8EvUQ4kbSLK2QUSOUBl6Ng&nmid=384731976" border="0"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/162/11"></a><a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/57/10"></a>Spent almost 3 hours there and then to South Haven (on Lake Michigan) where we had rented 2 cottages. We shared our WIP, purchases at the store and finishes. We even had a couple finishes over the weekend. A cube and and a flatfold. I learned a new finish and got a lesson from Karen on how to make a beaded scissor fob. Isn't it pretty?<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/162/30"><img style="width: 188px;height: 141px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/162/300x300/30/friends-033.JPG?et=Yez0Hbwf2pRVtoEjOe+sSw&nmid=384731976" border="0"></a> There re... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/173/A_special_get_together Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:01:54 -0000 On a roll! http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/172/On_a_roll <a href="/photos/hi-res/68/28"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/68/28"><img style="width: 191px;height: 145px;" class="alignright" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/6/photos/68/300x300/28/cross-stitch-004.JPG?et=HLLxkH0KT1j7yFQ6r+TbUA&nmid=314424120" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/68/27"><img style="width: 182px;height: 136px;" class="alignleft" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/6/photos/68/300x300/27/cross-stitch-002.JPG?et=ovKqOktUxjR,jhP7Vn0cfg&nmid=314424120" border="0"></a>I did even more fi<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/28"></a>nishing this week. I finished a LHN piece into a flatfold for ME! I've done several and have <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/28"></a>never kept one. I still need to get so<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/28"></a>me trim for around the edge, bu<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/28"></a>t once I find it, it will be quick to finish. Every photo should be clickable to enlarge. And then I finished <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/28"></a>another ornament. I don't know why the left side looks lopsided, it really doesn't look like that in real life. Maybe it was the way it was laying on the counter.   I have only 2 stitched ornaments and one little wine piece to "finish" into something and ALL my things are completed!!! No stitched pieces languishing in a drawer somewhere.<a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/68/26"><img style="width: 183px;height: 244px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/8/photos/68/300x300/26/cross-stitch-001.JPG?et=,FRcwd36jg6QiOFK6zyYEg&nmid=314424120" border="0"></a> This week most of my time was spent on my Chatelaine Fairy Flower Garden. I am now 1/3 of the way done. The whole bottom is finished except for the crystals which go on last. <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/138/31"><img style="width: 251px;height: 188px;" class="alignleft" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/4/photos/138/300x300/31/cross-stitch-001.JPG?et=GPuBLGC6wrYYLaJLC6ueMA&nmid=282672485" border="0"></a> <a href="http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/138/32"><img style="width: 213px;height: 181px;" class="alignright" src="http://multiply.com/mu/ndmurdock/image/2/photos/138/300x300/32/cross-stitch-002.JPG?et=oOVC8hgUKqGXQmd2XhXdZg&nmid=282672485" border="0"></a> I also received the final RR of the year. Natalie's 2nd piece to go around, since the first one was done!!!! It's 2nd chances by Ink Circles. I have finished 6 motifs just this week! I ... http://ndmurdock.multiply.com/journal/item/172/On_a_roll Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:26:45 -0000