GREEN THE COLOR OF SPRING AND --GO!!!

 I, actually,  most of the week was--working on a project I should of done--like--5 years ago!!

When I made the move back down here to Florida from New York State in Sept of 2019--I only had enough money to ship about 10 medium sized boxes--So-- I took all my Cross stitching projects out of the wood frames they were in, and sold the frames and gently washed the cross stitch pieces--some were old and dusty by then--only '1' had some red threads run--then I rolled them all up into a bundle and put them in a box and down they came--and then apparently--I put them 'in time out' and they never got put back into frames or hung up--the apartment upstairs I had here--I had the walls full of curtain rods with quilts hanging on them--here--new plan for the walls--

In NY I had also planned to frame some of my photos and to sell them-so I had ordered some mats for the framing and I still had alot left so they got brought out and I went to work--

But first--I have a finish --a finish from this week--a new project--

The top photo shows the last block I picked to do on this sampler--by Melisa--there is kids in the forest playing around--and you all know me--they had to have 'eyes'--I have to always have eyes on critters and snowmen and dolls!!!  Maybe they are trying to 'flag' down the one on the sled in Block #8????

and when that block was done--I realized, I had forgotten to stitch the snow under Mrs. Snowman--so I did that and then I framed it--

I can't believe I actually framed something as I finished it!!!

When doing the framing--actually matting--I also found another sampler by Melisa that I had done--

And there  happened to be just the right color mat to go with it and seeing how 'spring' is in 3 days--it needs to  be hung up and enjoyed!!!

When I went to Publix this week as I walked in the door I spotted this plant--and it jumped into my cart sooo fast--

Every year I want one of these--but am usually too late to get one--this one was $5.00!

and at Walmart on Monday I bought a couple new ones--

These yellow pansies are a nice bright yellow and yes I still have the purple ones and they are blooming too!!!

Before I show you the rest of the projects I framed--I did a couple other finishes--

This is a cross stitch I did along long time ago--it's an odd measurement for a frame so I decided it would make a nice pillow so that is what I did--

 I had stitched these '3' little strawberry samplers up last year from Melisa--but they went into time out for some reason--now they are ready to be enjoyed--

And I had this little doily with the word --Believe on it --that a friend sent me back around 2017 or so and she had it on canvas frame I believe--but something happened to it--but I was able to save the doily --and I had this pillow on my bed--so they become partners--

I just tacked the doily to the pillow--

This week in the evenings I have been working on 2 projects--hand quilting on the Blue Heart quilt and working on these Hexies--

I am sorry that this photo is going up and down--when it should be side by side--(I am using my cell phone for photos right now and it has a mind of it's own and I still can't figure out how to turn my photos--grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!)  Any ways-- there is '3' sections of Hexies there side by side--I did not have enough of the prints to do the flower designs and as it's an old fabric line couldn't find more of the fabric--so kinda came up with this design--we will all have to wait and see 'where' this project goes???

And here is more photos of my Cross stitch projects--this one was done round 5 years ago??

These 2 are probably at least 8-10 years old--and have been framed and displayed in the past--

This one has not been framed before--I believe--

The '3' bunny ones in the top row--are new to frames--probably done in the last 5 years--the bottom row--2 of those where done back in the early 90's--not sure when I did the cat one--??? but he is newer that the others--on this second photo the 2 in the middle--the house and the bird are the older ones--at least 20 years I believe????

These 2 I did not stitch and are thrift store finds--but along time ago--first time though I got them matted for framing and to display--

Now I am not finished--I still have at least 13 more to frame--those don't fit the mats I have and will need to wait until I find the right sized frames--but at least some are finding the 'light of the day' and feeling 'loved'!!!!

And here is yesterday's project--I redid my 'tea bar' stand and added lace doilys--

but first over it I added 2 cross stitch pictures--the blue house is an oldie-from 2006 and the stack of teacups are from 2024--

HAPPY ST PATTIES DAY TOMORROW AND HAPPY SPRING OR FALL TO EACH AND EVERYONE --KEEP CRAFTING AND STITCHING--

HUGS, DI