Crunch Time!

this is Tombstone Spots before framing.

I dropped off a few things to be framed for St Charles and am waiting for 2 more models to be finished, then I can pick out frames for those too!
It has been such a busy summer, I hope I can kick it in gear and get ready for market!

This has been one busy summer! Just got home this morning from Alabama and New Orleans. We had a great time, but it's always good to come home.
Mariah is all settled in at college and we are helping Cody move in Friday.
So it's time to get busy and get things ready for St. Charles.
I don't have any pics yet (but soon). So far it's looking like my new releases will be~~~
1. Witches Hollow~this is a pretty big design, Karen V did an awesome RR, and she so graciously allowed me to pattern my design from it. Charity is working away on the model.
2 Retro Halloween~this one is stitched (thanks to Marlaine) I just picked out a frame today. This design was inspired from a vintage piece of crepe paper.
3. Fly Needles Fly~ This one has a cool fall/Halloweeny verse, Julie is working on the model.
4. God Bless Us Everyone~this is a small Christmas design that Nicole just finished.
5~Let Your Life Speak~this is a Quaker type design that Eve is currently working on.
6~Tombstone Spots~this one is inspired by the grave rubbings Mariah and I did this summer. Laurie is stitching the model.
I think that about wraps it up. I'm stitching a witchy (what else?) freebie model.

Cape Cod's Boys is not quite done. I was hoping to have it done for St. Charles but it is not looking good.
Hoodoo Voodoo is also in the works.

A shout out to Just Cross Stitch for the wonderful article! Thanks so much!

WooHoo!!

I had such a great weekend!! We went to Philly and got to visit with Ryan and Megan (our oldest son and his beautiful girlfriend)







Here are some pics from The Richard Morris Arboretum in Philly













Then I met Siobhan, Sharon and Melissa!!! We had so much fun! And we went to Kathy Barrick-Dieter's house!!! (Carriage House Samplings) It is so darn cool!!! Here we are on Kathy's bed! Clockwise~ Siobhan, Sharon, Joanne, Carol, Me, Kathy, and Melissa! Thanks to Kathy's sweet hubby, Art, for taking the pic.







What an awesome time!!!

On the designing front~~ watch for Hoodoo Voodoo (here's a shout out to Siobhan, Sharon and Melissa for the idea) Thanks guys!! A new Quaker and Cape Cod's Boys.

Raspberries

These pics are the bushes in my back yard.






It's raspberry time in Ohio! Yeah!! My most favorite treat~

Here's a great recipe~
Red Raspberry Desert

Crust~
3 Cups flour
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 Cup oil
4 Tbsp. milk
Mix above together and pat in 9 x 13 pan. Bake 15 minutes at 375

Top~
2 Cups sugar
2 Cups water use less water if berries are frozen)
1/4 Cup corn starch (4 Tbsp)
1 small box raspberry jello
1 Quart raspberries
Cook sugar, water, and corn starch till thick. Remove from heat~add jello and stir til dissolved. Cool 45 min. to an hour in refrigerator.
add one (1) quart of raspberries just before you add to crust.

Filling~ (second layer)
8 OZ. cream cheese
1 Cup powdered sugar
1/2 of an 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip
Cream together and spread on top of cool crust.

Add one quart of raspberries to jello and pour over the cream mixture.

Refrigerate until set~about 3 hours
To serve: Add Cool Whip on top if desired.

Tip" Make sure everything is cool~it will set up better.

Enjoy!
Speaking of keeping cool, this is Allie trying to cool off in front of the fan!

It's over!

Wow! What a past couple of days. We had perfect weather and a great time.
Congratulations Mariah! I am so proud of you!

I was just thinking~A blog is like the ultimate brag book, TFL!!

It's a full moon tonight! Hope you can see it from where you are, in my neck of the woods, it's incredible!!

Sampler Sisters Of The Thread

WooHoo! Got this in the mail today! The awesome frame is from Valley House Primitives! Thanks Joy & Janet!

Grave rubbings

it was so pretty here




Mariah and I went to a couple graveyards yesterday and got some rubbings. I would love to go to some in Cape Cod where there are all those skull and angel ones (someday) but we did find some cool old stones~and that led me to an idea for a design, which I have started~motifs from old tombstones.
Here are some pics