Stitchin' and mendin'

Sorry so dark...sick room. 

Yuck! Today I chose to stay home while my body is fighting off some type of stomach bug. I can be fine for a little while and then whammo the churning starts all over. So what do I do in the moments while I feel good? Why cross stitch of course!
As others have said it is quite therapeutic to pull needle and thread through fabric and watch as art appears before my eyes. Today's little project is a topper for an altoid box. I saw the cutest little boxes on Pinterest and decided to give it a go for some make ahead gifts for family members. So as I make myself take it easy,
we shall see how this one will end up. Sure feels good making progress on gifts and taking advantage of the down time.
Until later...
Bev

New Beginnings

Happy New Year 2018!!

I hope your new year is off to a great start like mine. New years always bring me so much anticipation of what the year could be like. One thing we all have to remember is that we will have difficult days but we can't let one day spoil several by our attitudes and the way we handle them. That is just when we dig in a little deeper and surround ourselves by those positive people in our lives.

I don't like to say I make new year resolutions, but instead I make new year goals. One of my goals this year is to make awesome gifts for people ahead of time and shower my family and friends with little gifts along the way. After all, the investment I am making into those who are dear is well worth the time and brings fond memories to both of us.

This is a sample of a new project that I began during the holiday and my GOAL is to finish by month end...framed and all. Now that is what kind of start to a new year that I love.

I love pouring over all the lovely ideas on Pinterest. My stitching friends are all posting some great projects. So, if you are so inclined, hop on over there and see if you can find your project to work on. Good luck in only picking out one or two.

Cheers and Happy New Year!!!
Bev