Free Stuff

Yesterday we went to our local Food Lion.  The Cabot lady was there.  She gave us this free stuff AND we got a coupon for a dollar off 2 packs of cheese.  Cabot cheese is the best.  Sophia and I went home and made mac and cheese!  Yummy!

Wysocki Cross Stitch - The Magic of Summer

My mom gave me this cross stitch kit years ago for Christmas.  I take it out and work on it and get bored or move on to other things.  I worked on it it some in Sicily.  About a month and a half ago when we were repacking our shipment I came across it and brought it to the apt. I have been working on it again for a couple of weeks now and making some great progress.

This is what it will look like when it is done.  I have a ton of stitching to do!!

Charlotte, NC

 Duke Energy Building - the funky looking one

This gorgeous mural was downtown.  If it was sunny it would have been a better photo!

We drove to South Carolina on Saturday to look at some land.  Of course we had to drive right through downtown Charlotte to get there.  Somebody tell me what is up with these GPS directions!!  I got some photos of the buildings and Panther Stadium on the way back.

Tea Towels Are Finished!!

Don't these look pretty hanging on my stove??  I am going to do more of this.  I have big plans!

Coffee Embroidery

I have gotten tired of knitting.  I picked up this iron pattern and a few skeins of thread (all of my stuff is packed away).  I haven't done any embroidery in a long time.  The "cappuccino" is almost done.  I have to outline the spoon and the steam.
A friend is having a baby girl in a few months and I was thinking of doing something for the baby.  Maybe an Alice in Wonderland theme.  I must think on this awhile!!

Snowstorm Hat

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/90022AD.html?noImages=

i knitted this hat for Sophia.  I thought she had downloaded photos of her it but I guess they are on her camera.  It's VERY EASY.  The hardest part was getting used to the size 15 needles I used.  The pattern calls for 2 skeins of yarn but I only used one.  I didn't make the pompom, though.

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I got a book from the library about embroidery (my stuff is still packed away!). I liked this book a lot.  It has some really fun things in it.

The author of the book has a website. http://littledeartracks.blogspot.com/
Aimee has some really cool stuff on this site.
She also has another book out too.  I must see if the library has a copy of it.
Do you embroider???