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Miss Schatzi supervising snow removal... |
It's been a busy week, finishing up last minute deadlines and orders before I take a vacation - yes, you heard me, I am taking a REAL vacation (gasp!). Yep, I am getting away from heaping mounds of snow (and everyday stresses) and headed to the beach and SeaWorld...a true winter vacation with my family. I managed to get quite a bit on my list accomplished...I still have a few irons in the fire, but they will wait until my return...or at least I hope they will. I just finished up three ornament designs (one Halloween and two Christmas) for future Just CrossStitch magazines...and I am getting ready to start stitching my 2016 Komen fundraising Cross Stitch design. I have been sewing and quilting and pattern designing...and working on new pieces for my Etsy Shop - yep, my creative juices have been flowing...here's a few recent photos...
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An original quilt block design project I am working on... |
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Another deluxe pincushion I made for a friend...perfecting my pattern... |
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Sneak peek - I can't show you the fronts, but here are the backs of two new Christmas ornament designs for JCS magazine... |
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Sneak peek - I can't show you the front, but here is the back of a new Halloween ornament for JCS magazine... |
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A WIP update (And A Forest Grew by Rosewood Manor) - it will be done one day... |
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A snippit of a new St. Patrick's Day machine applique design/project I have been working on... |
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Simba keeping warm in his Michigan sweater... |
So, I will be away from my studio/office from this evening (Wednesday, February 3rd) through Thursday, February 11th...all correspondence and orders will be answered/filled in the order received upon my return on February 12th...I truly appreciate your patience! I am sure I will have some fun photos and things to share when I get back...sunshine, here I come...