Happy Birthday Avery!

Hi Everyone!

Avery's big day was August 2nd and he is now

two years old.  Where has the time gone.  We

have all had so much fun with this little guy,

and his birthday celebration was no exception.

On Friday, Hollis and I took him to the Zoo.

He was so cute.  His reaction to the animals

was really funny.  Check out this picture.

And here he is in action ~

 He got a little mini birthday cupcake on Friday

since it was his birthday after all.   He blew out

the candle and we have no idea how he knew how

to do that.

Sheer joy.  Loves chocolate just like his Mama.

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Saturday was his party day.

Mickey Mouse is his favorite character

right now.  He loves Bubble Guppies

too, but Mickey won out for the party.

Hollis has been planning for this day for

months.  She made so many cute things-

The main man, except for Avery, of course! 

Hollis said this was the best money she spent.

He has played and played with Mickey.

I dread the day when he pops or deflates.  I

hope I'm not there.

Mickey Mouse Ear party hats!

Mickey Mouse favor bags!

Peanut butter and jelly Mickey Mouse sandwiches.

 Chicken salad and pimento cheese Mickey Mouse

sandwiches for the adults.

Mickey Mouse cupcakes.

Avery's cupcake!

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My son, Cameron, caught these great action

shots~

 Sheer happiness!

 More happiness!

 Sharing his cake with his little girlfriend Amelia!

 Avery being attacked by Mickey~

 Mickey loses the battle!

 He still loves Mickey!

Avery truly loves everyone and

we love him.

Happy Birthday Avery! 

Grammie

Trunk Show

Hi Everyone!

I am announcing a Trunk Show of my work

at 

Stitcher's Stash 

in Fairfax, Virginia.

10409 Main Street

703.218.3131

Lehmer and I drove the Trunk Show to this

lovely shoppe this morning.  We persevered through

the horrible traffic on 95N.  It just seems to get

worse and worse.  We finally made it and

hand delivered everything to this lovely shoppe.

If you live in the area, please try to stop by.

My models will be there until the end of the 

month, and I am scheduled to be there for

a "Meet & Greet" on August 24th from 

11:00 to 4:00.  I would love to meet anyone

who can make the trip to Stitcher's Stash.

This is a wonderful shoppe filled to the brim

with many, many wonderful patterns and

all the "stash" you need to complete your

projects.  Hope to see you there.

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This is what it looks like when I am getting

ready for a Trunk Show.  All the models with

the product for each one, laying all over the

place.  Once every design has its publication

with it, then we do an inventory, and then it

is packed up, and in this case, loaded in

my car.  Usually it is shipped to the shoppe.

Doesn't this look like fun?  It's fun when it is all

packed up and delivered.  Please wish me luck

for a successful Trunk Show.

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Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

New Scissor Fobs

Hi Everyone!

Taking a little break from getting ready for a new

Trunk Show.  Pulling together everything has given

me a headache, so I thought I would come chat with

you for a few minutes.

I have two new Scissor Fobs/Floss Tag to offer you

this week.

"COURTSHIP"

 "SUNFLOWER PROTECTOR"

Both of these designs are prints of my

original artwork that has been decoupaged

on adorable wooded pieces.

These new fobs are 3" long X 1 5/8" wide.

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Please note that the ring for your floss is not

included, but the cording is supplied.

$11.50 + $1.50 shipping.

These will be available in my ETSY shoppe soon.

In the mean time, you can just call or email

me.  I take Paypal, checks, Mastercard, and

Visa.  

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As I usually do, there will be a cross stitch design

to go with these fobs, not yet, but I promise

there will be.

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

In My Garden

Good Evening Everyone!

You might remember that back in the Spring I told you

Lehmer and I were killing my overgrown (30+ years old)

flower beds.  Well, it was a lengthy process and Lehmer

did most of the hard work.  It is really strange to look

at the beds now and see vast areas of mulch.  I did

plant a few perennials and will do more in the fall,

but now it is too hot and dry to do more. 

Even though it looks very sparse indeed, it looks better

than the weed infested snarl of plants that was there.

It broke my heart not to dig up and save dozens of

mature perennials, but you know what, if I didn't

work I could have done that, but sometimes you just

have to give in and say "I just can't do it all" and 

that is what I did.  Now, it is so nice to be able to

walk in the beds and deadhead the plants without

fear of the dreaded copperhead moccasin which

is abundant in our area.

As promised, here are some pictures.  Do you like

to decorate your gardens? I do.

I think it is a very similar thing.  I've been collecting

garden "stuff" for years and love moving it around

the garden every spring.  The only difference between

decorating inside and outside, is that I like colonial

colors inside, but outside I like pinks, whites, and blues.

Here goes ~~~~

 Boxes and boxes of stitched models are stored

in the little shed.

 Mint for my tea.  I found out many years ago

that mint needs to be confined to a pot.

 The upstairs of the garage is where I store most

of my inventory and other Homespun Elegance

stuff.  I make dozens of trips up and down

those stairs every week.  You would think I

would lose some weight.

Now you can see where I spent a lot of time

this Spring.  With this heat we are dealing with,

I only go out when I have to and that is to 

water my poor plants.

Anyway, there it is.  By next summer I will have

filled in with some more plants in the two beds

and it will look a lot better.

Hope you enjoyed my little garden tour.  

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra