(Finished #25) October 26th, 2018
October Snapshot from Pine Mountain Designs
Stitched on 32ct Lambswool Evenweave
Threads are Suggested DMC
Started Sept 29th. Took me 8 Days.
Started Sept 29th. Took me 8 Days.
All 12 Months Finished Now Took 83 Days Total
I wanted to do this series for the Smalls SAL in 2017. They aren't as small as they should have been for that SAL. Plus with 2017 being really busy I had 3 that didn't get finished and I added them to my list of Must Finish in 2018 list. This is the last one now. As I said above the whole series took me 83 days to complete. I really enjoyed each one. Now I need to figure out how I want to finish them so I can display them each month.
This weekend I received a fun giveaway in the mail...
Cross Stitch Angel blog had a fun giveaway for these cute Joan Elliott magazine charts. I couldn't help but enter. She also included two beautiful floss and adorable koala stickers. Thanks! I will hopefully find time to stitch these adorable charts next year for Halloween.
This weekend I received a fun giveaway in the mail...
Saturday morning Jeremiah, Fred, and I loaded up and headed north to Michigan City, Indiana. It's about a 3 hour drive. When I get up that direction I just have to stop at my favorite LNS (local needlework store) House of Stitches. It's a fantastic store that I always LOVE stopping at. They have everything you could want and more. I had 4 projects I wanted to get fabric and threads for...
On the left is Autumn Blessing from Waxing Moon Designs. I got a sparkly piece of 28ct Crystal Mello Lugana and the pile of Weeks Dye Works for the beautiful leaves around the border. Next is Thankful Pumpkins from Lucy Beam Love in Stitches. I got a piece of 28ct Flash Lugana and the Gentle Art Sampler Threads it called for. The last one is the one my hubby is so excited about the Beer Dragon from Paine Free Crafts. I got a piece of 32ct Lambswool Jobelan since it's full coverage. I haven't kitted up the DMC for it just yet. According to hubby it must be started soon haha. Yes I said I had 4 projects Santa has the other one so you will have to wait just like I do for that one.
After the stop at the store we went to visit friends. In 2006 we met this family and we became best of friends. Our sons are best friends too. We have done so many camping trips and adventures together. They aren't friends any more now they have become family. Geocaching brought us together and we can't be more thankful for that. Bernice (the mother of the family) had a severe stroke last June and has had a very hard recovery. Now she was getting more sick and after many tests and frustration we found out she has small cell lung cancer which spread to her brain and other multiple places. She was given 2-6 months left to be with us. It hit us so hard. The world just won't be the same without this sweet woman. We decided to treat Damein (their 16 year old son and Jeremiah's best friend) for the night. We took him out to eat a delicious steak dinner. Then we got a room at a hotel with a pool. For a bit they shared the pool with a gaggle of girls but then...
They got one on one time to just be best friends. It was fantastic. Damein was able to reach out and talk about hard things. We felt like we did the right thing to have this time with him. To give him some time to feel the love we have for him. We took him home the next morning and visited with everyone a bit longer. They are dealing as anyone can with this type of news. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts/prayers.
6 comments:
Congratulations on your finish and for completing the whole set. Can we see a photo of them all together please before you finish-finish them?
Your new projects look great, and with some really yummy threads too. One of the projects in my stash calls for WDW and GAST threads but I'm going to chicken out and sub for DMC!
As for your friends, life can be so unfair. My thoughts are with them. :)
Another great finish for Halloween! Those snapshots look great and I'll bet you are happy to have each one finished now! Love your new stash and it includes a new dragon too!!
How sad for your friend. Cancer sucks big time and seems so unfair. I don't understand why there is not a cure for it yet. Great for you all to be there for Damien and give not only the parents but him a break for the evening.
I love your October Snapshot! Have you seen how some stitchers are finishing them by changing them out on a magnetic board? I'm thinking of doing that with a monthly one I have.
What a fun giveaway you won, I'm sure that won't take you very long to finish.
I'm with Fred, get that dragon started!
I'm sorry to hear about your friends, but how wonderful for you to be there for them, especially for the boys.
The October snapshot is great
Nice new goodies you purchased and such a fun giveaway you received too.
How lovely the boys were able to have some fun time together, sad to hear about your friends. I would think they valued your visit more than you could imagine.
Congratulations on your finish, and your shopping finds. It's always great when our favourite stores have what we need. How lovely of you all to treat Damien - and how very sorry I am for Bernice and you all x
The October Snapshot is definitely one of my favourites from this series. I'd also like to see all 12 together.
So sorry to heat about your dear friend. I am sure her son appreciated the time with you all and the chance to talk too.
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