Hello Dear Friends!!!

What a grey snowy day it has been today!

I had told you I would post the pictures of the girls in the Thursday night group last week, so here they are! There are 2 missing, Sheila and Joann.~ Let me just say, these women are accomplished needlewokers. I am so lucky to be a part of this group, getting to see all the wonderful things they make (with so much love) with their hands! God Blessed us all with a passion of needlework and creativity, I can't imagine life without needlework and all the other things I enjoy making. Being with like minded friends is just so much fun! I am always looking forward to Thursday nights!!!

Hope you all have a great week~ Thanks for visiting~

Best Wishes~

Kim

Me! and Ella

Kim and Dee

Joan, JoAnn and Carla

Rhonda, Cathy, and Beth

Linda, Diane, Ella and Pat

Denett, Barb and Barb's Mom

Joyce and Nancy

Gift Exchange & Husband Update

Hello Dear Friends~

It has been a long time since my last post!! Since my husbands accident~ he is doing so much better, but not back to his job yet. He is on restricted light-duty working only 6 hrs per/day. It has really taken a toll on him, not sure if he will get back to where he was before the accident~ but what I do know is that we are so Thankful he survived, that God had his hands on him and it wasn't his time to go yet.......there is a whole new vibe around here and it's all good!


Thought you would enjoy seeing the gifts that were exchanged with some of my Dear Friends from the Thursday night stitching group at our Christmas party. We had such a nice dinner together, such a good time was had by all. I am so Blessed to have these wonderful ladies in my life!! I am going to post their pictures next time!!

I have missed my blog, and all of you~

Best Wishes Always~


Kim

The Beauty of Fall & My Husbands Accident~

Hello Friends~

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful Fall weather we are having this weekend. I am loving all the beautiful colors of the season and I am especially Thankful for my husband!!!!!

My husband was in a terrible accident last Saturday while he was delivering bread to a Mr Hero in Middleburg Hts, OH. He was standing at the counter (with his back to the window) when an elderly man crashed through the window pinning him to the counter. See the pictures below. He was taken to Metro Trama Center in downtown Cleveland. They had to cut his clothes off and his entire body shaking from shock. He ended up with a bruised pelvis and hips and a deep puncture wound. He was told he was a very lucky man. It could have been so much worse. He was in the hospital for 4 days.


I have to pack his wound twice a day, (very intense) it couldnt be stitched up because it has to heal from the inside out. He is walking now, slow but steady. The wound specialist said it would take 6-8 weeks for the wound to heal. We go to the the Dr tommorrow and I think he may need some physical therapy to get the strength back to his legs.


Not sure when he will be going back to work and it doesnt really matter, as he he is facing a long recovery, but he is still here with me and my son, and we love him very, very much. God was watching over him, keeping him safe in what could have been a fatal accident.....

Thanks to everyone for all the calls, visits and the food brought to our house!!

Hope you enjoy the other pictures I posted!!!!

Best Wishes Always~

Kim



Here are two photos showing the SUV that crashed through the Mr Hero that hit my husband and pinned him to the counter.

A little bit of Fall Decor!!! Lori Baker Teddy Bear & Squirrel pin cushions, fabric pumpkins and needlepunch pillow made by Primitive Betty!!!

I adore Mums!!!!

This is a Stacy Nash pattern I am working on. It is one of the kits that I get from County Samplers four times a year. It will become a pillow at some point!!!!

Here's a picture of a necklace and earrings I recently made. I wanted something special for fall, so I used carnelian faceted tube beads, some handblown beads, little silver crystals, czech beads and some vintage chain. I also used some vintage chain on the earrings. I was really pleased with the finished piece!

Road Trip to Stitch Shops!

Hello Friends~

Yesterday, JoAnn R, Joann H, Rhonda and myself took a trip to pick up some framed pieces. In Strongsville, OH we went to Just Stitching where their favorite framer, Bonnie works. JoAnn had 3 finished and JoAnn H had one. As you can see by the pictures, Bonnie does a wonderful job, and she has many choices to choose from. We stopped and ate at some cool cafe, the food was delish! Then we traveled to another shop, Crafty Ewe, and let me tell you, the fabric selection they have at this shop is like no other, I was in fabric heaven!!! I got some linen and also a roll-a-frame, I have been wanting to try one for a while. I usually hand hold when I stitch, but sometimes use a q-snap, and the bigger samplers are sometimes hard to hand hold~

Hope you have a Great Week~
Kim



This is JoAnn R framed sampler, Sun and Moom by Scarlett Letter, you can's see it in the photo, but the frame sides are very deep, and it is so unique looking, I wanted to take it home with me!!!

This is JoAnn H framed sampler, Ann Pennsylvania Peacock, by Little by Little! It is so beautiful and the frame looks wonderful, JoAnn's house is filled with amazing samplers. She gives many of her samplers her daughter, Bethany~~~lucky woman!!!

This is JoAnn R framed sampler JesseyLambert, an English Sampler from Scarlett Letter!!! This is so sweet and the frame is amazing!!! This was an exciting day for JoAnn, picking up 3 framed pieces~

This is JoAnn R framed Isabella Johnstone, the frame is so pretty!!! Wish it was mine!!

It Has Been a Long Time....

Hello Friends~

No, I havn't forgotten all of you!! I just have been in a summer rut, just too hot!!! I don't like the high humidity at all!! So I have been indoors quite a bit, you'd think I would be stitching away, but I am also in a stitching rut~ Isabella Johnstone and I had a falling out, so I had to put her away for a while. Then I did sitich the top border of Ann Wheaton, then laid her down, so I have been stitching on a Halloween chart from the Primitive Needle. I will post that next time!!

Below is a picture of a necklace I made today, it was fun and quick and the faceted beads are such a beautiful pale blue, beige and brown color. The pendent is from Kathy Barrick's shop on Etsy, she sells some of her cool stuff there!!!

Then below that is Rebecca, she had The Fab5 over for lunch not too long ago, JoAnn, Maureen, Carla and myself. We all brought over a dish and enjoyed our time together on Rebecca's enclosed porch. It is just awesome at Rebecca's, she lives in a Saltbox and the period decor is out of this world. The food was delicious, but most of, our long friendship is something I am very thankful for!! We looked at Rebecca's Sampler stash patterns and just went crazy with desire, I hope we live long enough to stitch them all (yeah, right??!!)

Thank God for Friendships & Creativity~
Kim

My Dear Friends, Rebecca (top) JoAnn & Maureen and a photo of Rebecca's primitive cupboard filled with all kinds of ecletic collections.

~ My Beloved Mother ~

May 25, 1929 ~ June 20, 2009

Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on. Cherished memories will never fade, because a loved one is gone. Those we love can never be, more than a thought apart, for as long as there is a memory, they live with in our heart...........

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss my Mom. She was my friend, a wonderful loving Grandma to Noah, and she treated Jeff like her own son. We will not forget the joy she brought to us!!! I love you Mom~

Your Loving Daughter,
Kim

Beautiful Roses and my son Noah!

Hello Friend~
Thought I would share a couple pictures of my son Noah and his friend, Morgan. It was her first visit to our house yesterday! The three of us ended up going to Panara for a bite to eat and then to Borders to hang out out. It was fun and Morgan is very sweet. Hard to believe my son has grown up so quickly and will be starting high school this fall. Life is flying by~
The roses were such an unusual color, I had to post a picture~
Hope everyone has a wonderful week~
God Bless!
Kim

My son Noah and his friend Morgan!!

These are the beautiful roses I recieved for Mothers day~ the color was just amazing!!