Clandestine...

Jumping of the fence brings pussy willow branches into the home.  Not only are they a favorite, it's fun to see how quickly the furry little catkins appear once brought indoors.

A favorite branch along with a favorite sampler brings a little early spring to the mantle.  The "Sarah Whiteley Sampler" was published in 1985 by Creative Designs with a price tag of $3.50 on the cover.  Now when was the last time you saw that price on a cross stitch pattern?!  Spring, spring...can you tell I'm ready...

Are you?

Emotions...

Seem to be running me to the brink of no sleep these days.  For me, emotions are just a roller coaster of life...not bad, not great.  Just life.  It's difficult to stitch on a roller coaster, so I'm sharing a little piece stitched for the youngest grandgirl.  It's by Homespun Elegance. Sorry to say the pattern is no where to be found.  I  will probably find it in the middle of the night. Who needs sleep?!! I do remember changing all the colors to match the little lady's taste. In the mean time...

How's your roller coaster of life?

Not blind or deaf....

But it sure is difficult to post comments with the recent change.  Yes, I realize there may be a need to prove I'm not a "robot", however, these are not easy to read...and this is an easy one!  Don't even ask what I think about listening for the word...it's crazy!?!

Or is it just me?

Hot Mess...

I'm thinking and she says, "Where's the tag?"  Well, maybe I did get carried away.  For those of you who don't know, last month a challenge of making a monthly tag of our First Friday adventures was begun.  Everything on this tag came from that outing.  Wow!  I guess I did go a little crazy...it does say February and Happy Valentine's Day...

Don't you think? 
Happy Valentine's Day...may your day be filled with love!

Love is in the air...

Every day love, that is.  Not being one to point out the day of my birth, I have to say I have been celebrating for well over a week now.  I am so fortunate to have friends and family that fill my heart with love.  I only hope they know how much I love them.  They certainly know my penchant for hearts. And with each of those hearts, I will be reminded of their love. Thank you, I love you...small words with great heart.

Every day, "Celebrate every love"...won't you?

First finish of 2012...

Has been completely finished for a time now, but doubts of the "finishing" kept me from sharing. Maybe someday it will be framed, yet today, it's finished and hanging on the new found storage cabinet!  I had in mind to stitch and complete a project before starting anything new.  Well, that idea is being trashed...it just isn't fun!  I do, however, have plans to use what I have "in house" this year.  The chart was a wonderful freebie from Beth at My Heartstring, the fabric I over dyed from the "I don't like pile" and the threads were on hand.

It's fun to begin (and complete) a new project while visiting with a friend...she completed hers too!  Better yet, the two of us play together on the first Friday of every month and she had the wonderful idea of making a tag commemorating our outing.  There are rules in making these tags---we cannot purchase in advance for future months and have to use what we find, and I do mean find, that day...note the rusty piece. (And to think I laughed while she was picking up objects on the street...check out her creation here.) I can't remember all the rules...I just know it's going to be a little bit of a challenge, but oh so fun!

What fun challenges await you this year?

Epic...

Sounds so much better than clutter, mess, total disaster...don't you think?  And this is just a very small spot in my "play" room.  All this for one little tag!  No storage space, my excuse for not having an organized room.  After all, isn't that what the floor is for?!?!  Well thanks to my thrifty side kick, there is now a great cabinet that will contain and hide the workings of my mind.  The goal is to clean and purge before even bring the new purchase into the space.  Wish me luck!

Do you create in clutter?