Squirrels Run Amok

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Hope Mother's Day was a good one! I got a gift which will be below. You should probably grab a comfortable chair because this post will be picture heavy! As my title suggests, the month of May was a crazy one. I jumped from WIP to new start and then back, and just couldn't stay with anything. So let's do this!

First order of business is Stitch from Stash:

Beginning budget-$69.17 (carryover from April and the 20 I allow myself each month). I had 2 finishes-31 October by Heart In Hand, picture at last post, and Lucky Love by Primrose Cottage, I think, all for $4.00 credit. Then the $59.99 for joining the Primive Hare Early Stitchers club,  subtracted for an ending balance of $13.18.

I have FFOs, progress on WIPs, new starts, finishes, and more!

So a week before Mother's Day, my daughter and I were in downtown Prescott walking through a couple antique stores. In one I saw a real nice flower frog with the bottom in amber colored glass. I told my daughter that they were all the rage sometime back because you can put embroidery scissors in them. I wasn't buying anything so we just walked on. Lo and behold, on Mother's Day, in walks daughter with the frog we were looking at, just for me!

Is that pretty or what! The bottom portion is like a sunflower. And she bought me two embroidery scissors too!

They're nice and sharp. Here's everything together...

The smaller scissors I already had. It was a great Mother's Day!

On the last post I mentioned I use scissors that are falling apart. Here they are...

See how the rubber has worn off? I'm still using them, haha.

Last month I took a couple of hours to count my WIPs, I have 26. Not too bad but 1 caught my attention and I thought I'd give it some attention. This is These Is My Words by LHN..

I stitched in the entire door and the whole right side of the cabin. It looks great. Then I stitched more of the quilt there at the left. After that, I was to find something else! So I picked up Mighty Acorn by BBD...

I extended the outer border and stitched in the inner portions. I'm missing Schneckley for some of the leaves but using a different DMC substitute for that. It's a doozy.

After that, I decided I needed a new start! So here's Lucky Love by Primrose Cottage, on 32ct black linen....

Just DMC used. It looks better in person. I'd like to get St Patrick's Day and patriotic designs stitched for a basket display. I don't have enough but I'm working on it.

I also started Grimalken's Apothecary by The Woolly Ewe...

On 36ct Straw linen, using GAST floss. My head is straightened out enough to join a SAL again, and it's working out. It's at Halloween Cross Stitch Challenge on fb called the Road Trip. It's been fun.

Speaking of patriotic, Notforgotten Farm  posted a freebie at her blog of Colonel Sammy aka Uncle Sam...

I'm using 36ct cinnamon roll by Silkweaver with half DMCs and hand dyed floss. I nearly have his face done. 

Today I decided to FFO a few things. First one is Land That I Love by not sure. It might be Mosey 'N Me...

My stuffing leaves a lot to be desired! I took a length of that rayon DMC floss and tied little knots on it, then used a dot of Aleene's on each knot to secure it to the fabric. It turned out cute. The FFOing continues tomorrow with this recent finish...

Freebie by PSS. The house color matches the background of the cotton fabric. Then I'll trim it with the chenille.

Slowly, I'm tackling all the finished stitching I have. Some I'd like framed but that will take awhile.

I thought it was a good time as ever to have a contest! Take a look at Christmas Garden and guess which is my favorite flower and vase duo. I always have a favorite motif! If there are more than 1 correct guess by the time the contest is over on the 24th, I'll draw names and send the winner a little something. You must be a follower of my blog and leave a working email because you'll get a notification. Sorry to say, this contest is only for US residents. If I could think of a way to buy a gift card from an overseas ONS for an overseas stitcher, I'd do it. I'll figure something out! Here's Christmas Garden, be sure to click on picture to zoom it. 

Good Luck and have fun!!

I think that's all, folks. It's the first week of June and not terribly hot. On Wednesday though, it's supposed to get to 90, so here we go! What's my stitching plans for June? In between stitching for the Road Trip SAL I want to get Sammy finished and FFOed so I'll have some patriotic decorations for the summer. I'll FFO the Christmas piece tomorrow. I have laundry to wash tomorrow too. 

A picture of a thistle that has grown in my yard..

Pretty in pink!

See you all next time! Take care!