Welcome the New Season, Friendship, and Hook-in

Since I mentioned the other day we are in a new season, I was inspired to welcome autumn with my swirled pumpkin stitching. I think it is sweet and I'm happy with it.

I want to thank you all for your encouraging words and prayers. You all mean so much to me and I do realize my life is good and I'm lucky to be loved!

I was so touched by my special friend Lori Eurto, a very talented jewelry designer - I blogged about seeing her recently at the bead show with Kelley Wenzel, who makes beautiful lamp work beads. We were looking at Kelley's beautiful beads and I picked up a gorgeous green elongated bead and told Kelley I loved it. She told me to take it (wow) and Lori said she would take it and use it in a piece of jewelry for me. Well, lo and behold, Lori being the incredibly generous friend she is, made a necklace for me with Kelley's bead, and made the necklace as a special gift to cheer me and give me encouragement to be strong and press on after my recent defeat!
I received the package today and was totally blow away - in addition to the necklace Lori added a pair of earrings she knew I liked, and it was all beautifully packaged with a lovely note.



I just love the necklace and the originality of it. You can see Kelley's lovely bead and I love that Lori chose the tree pendant - it speaks to me of life and strength.
THANK YOU Lori (and Kelley for that special bead).

I'm leaving for the beach (Long Beach Island, NJ) tomorrow for the "annual hooking at the beach" so I won't have time to blog. The forecast does not look good but who cares. It's the creative togetherness that matters. Chilly rain and wind are predicted for tomorrow, ending Saturday. Maybe Sunday morning we will see the sun before we go.
I hope the sun is shining for you - have a great weekend.

Generous Spirit

Wow - I'm so touched by one of the awesome individuals who is participating in the challenge - Get Excited and Make Things.
Tommye, of TJBDesigns on Etsy has insisted I donate whatever I was going to send her to a charitable or needy cause. Very generous Tommye and I'm honored to be connected with you. Thank you for humbling me!
Check out Tommye's shop - she has some great scissor fobs, and her blog, I'd rather by stitching is very inspiring to anyone interested in stitching.

Have You Had Your Vegetables Today?

Have you had your vegetables today?
How cute are these peas?
I did these 3 pieces ages ago and just came across them yesterday. I hate that they were just sitting in a drawer. I’m going to put them in my Etsy shop and hope someone buys them and will do something with them. I love the whimsy of them – they just make you feel good don’t they?
While it’s not an ideal situation being a casualty of a reduction in workforce, it is great to have so much time to catch up on stitching and creating. It is also so cool to have the time to do “spring cleaning” and find things that I’ve forgotten about like these wonderful vegetables.
We have 3 beautiful sunny days predicted for us starting today. I’m looking forward to wonderful natural light for stitching and getting some much needed fresh air. I hope the sun is shining on you too.