What's the buzz?

 

I didn't realize how bad these photos were until I pulled them up on here. 

These are projects from a retreat in 2009. I finished the stitching part that year but never got around to the 'finishing' part until this year.

My finishing skills leave a lot to be desired. (framing, I can do - sewing, not so much)

I guess since I'm not entering any kind of contest, they will do. At least the front looks better than the back!

There is a piece of wool felt on the inside for needles - didn't get a picture with it open.

This was supposed to be a scissor pocket but it always bothered me that it would be upside down so I decided to make it into a stand-up. I watched Vonna's video years ago - maybe I should have watched it again before tackling this. Again, just for me, it'll do.

We are having some strange weather. It goes from sun to rain and back again. Did it all day yesterday - the rain part caught me while I was out - twice - I'm staying home today! LOL

Hope you are having a great week so far!

It's Quiet Around Here Today

        

We've had the kiddos around since Saturday

Which means it was noisy at times

but it was lots of fun!

Hubby spent a lot of time at the grill - we didn't go hungry! LOL

I didn't get a lot of pictures but I wanted to make sure I had one of all my guys together. This was Father's Day. Daddy was here but he left before we got around to taking photos, dang it.

Jason was here from Saturday until yesterday afternoon, Brian (and Brittany) were here from Saturday until Tuesday afternoon and Timothy was only here for a few hours Sunday afternoon.

The weather co-operated nicely and we got to spend some time outside but it's back to being hot and humid. 

The kiddos have scattered again and hubby has gone back to work. I have piles of laundry and lots of cleaning to do but that's okay, totally worth it! Having them all together at the same time is so rare these days. I can't wait until we get to do it again!

Hope you are all staying cool!

It's me again!

 

These are the companion pieces to the box I posted last time.

I had stitched these way back when but just now got them finished off. The one on the left was supposed to be a scissor fob and I had already trimmed it down before I decided I didn't want to make it into a fob so I made a tiny pillow. The one on the right is a needlebook. I should have put something beside them for scale. The needlebook is roughly 2.5" x 3.5".

Stitched in 2008, finally finished in 2021 - not much grass growing under my feet, huh?

At this pace, I will have to live a very long time to stitch and finish all my stash! LOL

Hope you are enjoying your summer so far. 

I don't care what the calendar says, when it's this hot, it's summer!