Joy and Sorrow by My Big Toe Designs

. I loved this one. Thanks for looking

And the winner is..........Nataly K.Please send me your mailing addy to.kimbermart@comcast.net please so I can get this out in the mail to you. Take care and thanks for your comment.

Owl by JBW Designs

Owl is finished finally. If you want a chance to win this chart, please enter your name and email addy in the comments. Thanks and good luck.Kimberly

Today I shall work on Sheltering Tree. I will post an update later today. Have a Blessed day.Kimberly

A new finish. It's all good by My Big Toe Designs.  I used her other version instead.  It's all God. Thanks for looking,Kimberly

Yay, today is Friday.Woohoo. Love my Fridays. I will get "It's all God" by My Big Toe Designs finished this evening . I can't wait to have this one done and start on my next project. I have been a bad girl this year, all the ones I started in January for the 15 piece challenge have all fallen by the way side.lol. I managed to finish 2 of them and have been starting and finishing others instead or just "starting" others.oopsy.  Don't hold it against me.lol.  Take care and thanks for visiting my blog. God Bless You,Kimberly

Wip of I's all God by MBT Designs. I should have this one finished up by tomorrow,so come back and look. Take care,Kimberly

 

Another new start. This is It's All Good by My Big Toe Designs. I intend to have this one completed by the weekend. Wish me luck. Take care and thanks for looking at my blog.Kimberly

I didn't get much done on A Sheltering  Tree tonight. I fell asleep stitching.lol. But never the less, I have this to show for trying.

Today , I shall be a bad girl.lol. I will start Sheltering Tree today after I cook dinner and get a few things done around the house. I will put a wip picture as soon as I have something worthwhile to show you. I Hope  all you reading this are having a great summer and are doing lots and lots of stitching too. Take care and God  Bless you and yours,Kimberly

Live Simply

Well, I got the thread"cucumber 123" for my project "Live Simply" by Goode Huswife. I am having problems though. The color sent to me seems to be too light and won't match the thread I had used thus far. I am having to tweed a dark dmc green with a strand of the cucumber to make it "almost" match.bummer. I will have it done by tomorrow evening and will post my results. I'm not too worried about how it comes out as I am hanging it up in my hobby room anyway. I hope you have a blessed day. Thanks for stopping in to see my blog. It means alot to me when people view my blog and especially when they leave a comment just to say"hello"  Kimberly

A kind hearted woman helped me out with needed threads

A really sweet lady on 123 stitch board sent me one and it will be here by Monday. I am soo thankful for this.  I can't wait to finish my project. I think it may be the fastest stitched project for me.Bummer I ran out of thread or it would be done already. Oh well such is life.  I am getting irritated with this new blog set up crap. I am having issues making my blog nice like others. I may end up getting rid of blog spot and starting another one. Any suggestions friends?  Let me know what else is out there , oh and one other thing,it needs to be a free blog too. Take care and thanks for stopping by,Kimberly

What a bummer. I started "Live Simply" by Goode Huswife yesterday and I am nearly finished and I ran out of thread. I was using Olde Willow Stitchery color #123 cucumber. If you have this in your stash and are willing to sell it, I would love to hear from you.

   

I got a little more done on my eagles in flight piece. It is a pain in the neck doing so many darn half stitches. Here is what I got done this evening. Pardon the quality, I took it with my phone camera.

Here is my new start. I started from the left hand upper corner for a change. I usually start in the middle somewhere. I think this will make my project go faster.The pattern is in 6 pages too,so it only made sense to do a page at a time, which makes it less overwhelming.Thanks for looking. I hope to keep an update going on here,Kimberly

I started this one for my hubby last night and I am hoping to have it done by September 17th for our 21st anniversary. Wish me luck.lol. Thanks for looking,Kimberly
 

Nancy Turner of Victorian Motto is doing another great giveaway.Go have a peek.

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I found an old ufo the other day. It is "The Road to the House of a Friend is Never Long.  I put it on the rod and roll and have been working diligently to finish it. I will post a picture of my wip soon.Have a great day everyone.Kimberly

Another new finish. I found this UFO today and finished it up.yay.Thanks for looking

YaY,it is my weekend off . I am going to stitch,stitch and did I say stitch???????????  It has been a long time coming,believe me. I work my butt off 12 days on and 2 off and it always seems that family has something for me to do on my weekends off. I am doing nothing family oriented this weekend,unless they want to sit by me while I stitch.lol. Enjoy your weekend everyone.Love and stitches,Kimberly

Rosey by LHN wip. She is getting there slowly but surely. Thanks for looking.

Today I shall work on ":Rosey" by LHN. I worked on her a little last night. I will post a progress picture soon. I Hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather and sunshine. Take care. God Bless,Kimberly

I have a finish.yay. I finally have a new finish . This is Loving you by LHN.

What I shall stitch today

I think today I will work on Rosey by LHN,1 Good Mitten by CEC, and I'm in the Garden by Erynne Chard today.What do you think about that? I will be at church in the morning hours and when I get home I can goof off and stitch. I am looking forward to that. I will update with more pictures this evening. Have a wonderful day everyone.Hugs,Kimberly Martinez

I got some pink flowers done

I Am In The Garden by Erynne Chard

A little more stitched

A new start today

I know , I have been a very bad girl and bad blogger. I have been busy with "LIFE", but I am finally getting back to stitching again.Woohool. I started this piece tonight and wanted to share my little bird that I did in just 10 minutes this evening.Thanks for looking. I will try to be a better blogger.Take care,Kimberly  

Cute little owl freebie finish. I hope you like it

I started this one yesterday and finished it up this afternoon.

New wip I started last night

I have been working on a cute owl freebie last night and part of this morning. I will post my finish later today. It has no words on the pattern, but I am thinking of making it my own, but putting on it"Owl will always love you" or Owl always be your friend.I hope it doesn't sound too corny. Look for my post later.Kimberly

First finish for 2012 Away in a Manger by Poppy Kreations

Updated picture of I can do all things by MBT

New updates

I have more work done on Away in a Manger and I have more work done on Mad Blue Bird and more work done on Tribal owl. I will post pictures this evening. I hope everyone is doing well.Come back tonight and take a peek. Hope you have a great day.Love,Kimberly

Yesterday's day 15 challenge piece

This is My Big Toe's "Revelation" piece. I love how it is coming along so far.

Challenge piece day 14

This is La D Da "Watchful Eye" .I found this again recently and decided to do this for day 14 challenge.

Day 13 Challenge piece

this is Cast all your cares by My Big Toe Designs. This is an older start that I recently pulled back out to work on and I am glad I did.I worked on the cross tonight.My eyes are sleepy so I had to stop for now.Thanks for looking,Kimberly  

Yesterdays Day 12 challenge piece

This is yet another My Big Toe Design. This is called"Doxology" and I didn't have too much time to stitch yesterday, but what I got done, I love so far.Thanks for looking.Kimberly

Day 11 Challenge piece

This is Live Simply by MY BIG TOE DESIGNS.I love the wdw thread color blue heron. Making this look sooo pretty.  I also love this Irish linen by Charles Craft

Day 10 Challenge piece

This is quaker seasons by MY BIG TOE DESIGNS

Day 9 challenge

This is Peace by MBT Designs. I think I will love this one.I started with the bottom of letter"a" and will work outwards.Thanks for looking and rooting for my challenge.Kimberly

Day 8 Challenge

This is Fruit of the Spirit by MBT Designs. I started at the top and I am working my way down.Thanks for looking.

Day 7 challenge

I will be loving you by D Morgan and produced by Design Works

Day 6 Challenge piece

This is Away in a Manger by Poppy Kreations. I hope you like. This is stitching up fast which is good, most of the pieces I have chosen to stitch this year are big or just plain time consuming.Take care and thanks for looking.Kimberly

Day 5 challenge piece Mad Blue Bird Kit

I think I am going to enjoy this one. Love that blue birds face.Cracks me up when I look at him.lol. Thanks for looking.

I can do all things by MBT for the 15 piece project challenge for 2012

Day 3 project number 3

This evening I think I will begin "I can do all things" by My Big Toe Designs. I have been wanting to start this for a while now. I still need 2 colors which I will be picking up on January 14th when I go to stitch night, but I think I can start using the colors that I have already.   I will post what I got done later. I will also be separating my floss for my Mad Blue Bird kit that came in the mail today.yippee. I will work on that one tomorrow probably.

Day 2 15 piece project challenge

Here is my Tribal Owl

Day 2 15 piece project challenge

This evening I am working on Tribal owl. I love it so far. I will be posting my picture later this evening.

well I decided on "Rosey" as a day 1

I only stitched for 2 hours today and this is what I have for my 1st project of my 15 challenge. I hope you like her so far.Thanks for looking.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope all of you have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.  Let us not forgot all of those who fight for our freedom daily so we can be thankful to live in our country.  Thank God for all our bountiful harvest as well. God bless everyone of you.

I had fun at stitch night

I purchased Away in a Manger by Poppy Creations last night and started it today. I am stitching it up on Chesapeak blue by Weeks Dye Works instead of boring dmc thread. I will post a pic soon.

well this stinks....

Since I posted that last picture of Flowers for Mama, I discovered that I had been off a thread or two when I counted down and did part of mamas apron so when I stitched the little boy's cap and shirt, I was off count as well, so I had to frog out the entire little boy I had stitched and now I am in the process of restitching.ugh.I hate when that happens.  I would never have caught the mistake if I hadn't had my readers on. I started stitching this piece a few years ago and since found it in my closet and started it up again. I am wondering now if that is why it was in the closet,maybe I knew there was a mistake and didn't feel like dealing with it and now years later, I figured it out.lol. oh well. I am off to work on it again.I want to hang it in my stitching room when it is done.I have a yellow hobby room and it will look great in there. Take care and thanks for listening to my rambling.Kimberly  

I pulled out an old ufo and started working on it 2 days ago

Here is Flowers for Mama by Paula Vaughn. I hope you like

Be still and know wip freebie

Mill Hill Santa wip update

Tomorrow is a big day for me

I will be married to my husband Larry for 20 yrs tomorrow. Wow, how the time flies.That is quite an accomplishment in this day and time.So many people don't stay together anymore. I am blessed God gave him to me.I never take him for granted. We will go on a hike in the morning and fishing and then have some breakfast and then in the evening go out to dinner. I am looking forward to a day spending time with my man.
On a stitching note, I started a mill hill kit tonight.It is called Northwoods Santa.(Juniper Branch Santa.) I will have to scan it soon.I hope everyone enjoys their weekend. Take care,Kimberly  

I haven't had much stitching time here lately. I am working 2 jobs now. I work at Lancaster Christian Academy Monday-Friday. I go in in the mornings from 8:00 am till 12:30 pm and then I go back from 3:00 pm till 6:00 pm and I work every other weekend at Stones River Manor Assisted Living. I need to finish up  my wip of Angels unawares by My Big Toe Designs. I need to get more Red Currant thread by Cresent Colours next week from my LNS. I will be going to stitch night and will get the thread to complete this then. It is about 28 miles from my house and with working such crazy hours, I don't get there unless I plan time to go.What better time to take the journey than on a stitch night with my girls.  I"m sorry I haven't blogged in over a month, just been soo busy with work and life. I Hope you have missed me. I will try to get a balance of things here soon. I have lots of pictures to post too. Take care and thanks for dropping in to visit me. God Bless you and yours,Kimberly

Wip of Be Not Forgetful By My Big Toe Designs

I am stitching this with Red Currant and for the design and a brown I can't remember the name of.lol. Both by Crescent Colors.Thanks for peeking

wow what a week

I interviewed for a job yesterday at a Christian school and was wanting full time or better hours of part time. I got half what I wanted.lol. I got 3 hours a day from 3Pm to 6Pm for now. I guess I will have to live with it. IT really stinks because the rest of the day I have nothing going on and it would be too much on me to work somewhere else on top of this and my every other weekend job too.I went and got fingerprinted today for the job. I got my eyes checked today also. I havent had an eye exam in 20 yrs.lol. I have amazing vision. I just need "cheaters" readers for close up work like stitching and reading a book up close.Not bad at all. I had my eyes dilated and she said I have healthy eyes. Praise God for that ,after all, our eyes are the windows to our souls don't you know? I have been stitching mostly on "Be Not Forgetful" by My Big Toe Designs. I need to either scan it in or take a pic for all to see. I should be done shortly. I am ready to start or at least finish  another wip before Thanksgiving. I hope all my stitching friends are doing wonderful, catch you later..........Kimberly

cleaning

I am cleaning,rearranging and getting my cross stitch/craft/hobby/computer room cleaned up today. I am going through all my old bins of wips,ufos etc.I am finding lots I want to start,finish and just throw away.lol. I will post some of my old ufo's and wips so you can see what I am talking about. I want everything straightened up so I can find things easily.Have a good day everyone. I intend to.  I am still looking for a Mon-Thur job.It is sooo aggravating to lose a job I loved. I was working at a local church and they have decided to get rid of any employee that is not a member of their church. I already have a membership with a sister church and don't feel compelled to leave my church of worship and start at another church in order to keep my job. I feel this is ludicrous. I am just holding out on faith in God that he will replace it with something better in his time or that I will be a stay at home mom again and just work weekends. Either way I know it will be okay. I have so much time on my hands now, it is nice actually. I can stitch,sleep etc whenever I want.lol.

Tonight I

Tonight I stitched on "be not forgetful" by My Big Toe Designs. It is coming right along. I will try to post a picture tomorrow. I worked today from 5:30 am till 2:00pm and I am really sleepy. I will be better tomorrow. Night everyone.Have a blessed day tomorrow,Kimberly

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I am working on Be Not Forgetful

I am off to stitch for the next 2 hours or so on Be Not Forgetful by My Big Toe. I love all her designs.  I Hope everyone is getting lots of good stitching in and doing great.Have a good evening. Look back often for my newest updates. I plan on doing one tonight or tomorrow for sure.Kimberly

Had a good day

I had a good day at work today. Looking forward to goofing off and stitching allllll day tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good night. I am off to dreamland. Catch you all tomorrow.Night night

Happy Fourth of July

I hope everyone had a safe and fun day today. I worked this evening from 2-9 but enjoyed myself loving on people I care about.  Seems like just yesterday we had Fourth of  July and here we are again. Night everyone this old girl is tired.

Be Not Forgetful by Big Toe Designs

This is what I have been up to today

I hope you like these so far.

Not too much to blog about

I haven't stitched this past week. I was taking care of an older lady Annabel all week for 3 hours a day and then going home to clean,run errands,pay bills,etc.  I watched The Grudge 2 last night with my daughter and I crocheted another dish cloth.   I will try to post pics tomorrow. I am working today from 2-9 pm. I will try to get some stitching in this evening when I arrive home from work. I want to work on Sudden Showers and my LHN piece"May" and finish it up if possible this weekend. What are you plans for the 4th of July weekend? I will be sitting and relaxing this weekend and stitching of course. I will be working from 2-9 for someone at work on Monday (July 4th) and Tuesday (July 5th) from 2-9 also.  I hope everyone has  a great weekend . Stay safe and have fun,Kimberly

Tuesday June 21st

Well today didn't start out too well. I went to help a little lady from church. I am cleaning her house and keeping her company 3 hours a day. well. today I was trying to be nice to her darn pet birds and I got bit on my middle finger.I got a nice blood blister from it. I had never been bitten by a bird b4.lol. I cried, it felt like I shut my finger in a door or something. I wasn't expecting it to peck me.  I was trying to put fresh food and water in her cage. Her name is Simba, I guess I should have known that a bird having a lion name might be trouble.lol.  I'm off to get some housework done around here and will stitch this evening and post a picture if time permits.Hope all my stitcher  friends are having a good day. Don't feed the birds.lol    

Monday June 20th

This evening I took a break from working on Sudden showers and stitched on"May" by Little House Needle works.IT is coming along quite well.I will try to post an update tomorrow.  I hope all my stitching friends are doing great.Leave me a comment. I see lots of traffic to my blog, but nobody leaves a comment.waaaaaah.Take care and thanks for reading,Kimberly

Sunday June 19th Father's Day

Church was awesome this morning.I enjoyed teaching the 2 yrs olds about Elijah and how he talked to God and God answered his requests.  I am having some lunch now and then off to work I go. I work at an assisted living facility and I love what I do. I get to love on the elderly like they are all my very own grandparents that I no longer have.  Have a blessed day everyone. I will try to stitch later and update too.
Kimberly

Today I

Went shopping for Father's day for my hubby. I got him 2 computer games he wanted.He thought he would get just one.lol. I got him a brisket and some sugar free candy.  I stitched on Sudden showers some and took my dog for a walk. I'm about to stitch some more.  I will probably make another dishcloth too. Hope everyone has a great Saturday evening.(((hugs))) Kimberly

Sorry I didn't blog yesterday

I worked yesterday and I got home late. I managed to do a pink,gray,black and white dishcloth while everyone was asleep. It came out super cute, but I took the picture with my phone camera and can't figure out how to get it to my blog.lol. It is on facebook though.  I gave it to my coworker.She is from Kenya and was just over the moon to receive such a gesture.  I am off work today so I plan on working on Sudden Showers. I also while working yesterday met a gal coming in to see her mom. I work at an assisted living facility. Anyway I went in to see the lady that lives there and I saw needlework all over her walls.That was a great conversation piece. So I started asking her questions and she has alzhiemers, but managed to tell me she didn't stitch them. I then saw the daughter walking down the hall with her later. I asked the daughter who did such beautiful stitching and she told me that she did. I kept looking at her like I had seen her somewhere in my past. Come to find out, she was a framer at a cross stitch store that I thought was long closed.Well come to find out, not only is it thriving more than before, but it has all kinds of fibers such as Valdani and carries threads. I am sooo excited. I am going to stop in there on Monday and get my olive green Valdani threads so that I can stitch"Friendship is a sheltering tree" by Silver Creek.yippee.Also that lady is bringing me a tote of old patterns and stuff that she won't ever stitch again. I'm in seventh heaven. She was going to bring them to me at work today, but I told her I won't be back till next weekend, darn it, I forgot I am working tomorrow for somebody.lol.oh well.Well I am off to stitch on Sudden Showers and will post a pic as soon as I make some more headway on it.Have a great weekend everyone.

Well today was an average day

I got up at 6:30 am with the hubby. I made breakfast. I cross stitched from 8 -10:30.I went to lunch with the hubby and my daughter at a Chinese restaurant.Then I went grocery shopping at Walmart and then Kroger.
I cooked dinner and then goofed off on Facebook. I should be stitching right now. Oh yeah, I bought more yarn today while at Walmart. I am hooked on making dishcloths now.They got new colors in. I got one that is orange,brown and yellow and another with white, purple,blues and greens.Very pretty.I will try to update with another new picture of Sudden Showers on Saturday. I will be working tomorrow and hubby will be home when I am so he will be on my computer working from home. I hope everyone has a super day tomorrow and a good night tonight. Take care till next time, Kimberly

Here I finally found it again on my computer saved in a weird spot.

I am hoping to get this one done by the weekend,not too much left to it.I need to make that thing to the left that looks like an h become a house.lol

What I have decided to do

I have decided that instead of only posting when I have a picture to post, I will post anyway.
I am wondering how everyone is doing and what you are all working on?
I have been crocheting dish cloths and cross stitching. I have been pondering about making some jewelry and some sock monkeys. I see a girl online that makes tons and tons of them and sells them. I am trying to get to the Dominican Republic with my church. I was thinking of making some monkeys and trying to do a donation only drive. If they donate $5.00 or more, they can have one. Not sure if I would make enough that way to cover the cost of making them or not though.I have been stitching mainly on Elsa William's Sudden Showers kit and Little House Needlework's May kit and Little House Needlework's Always and Forever piece.  I will do my best to get pics up soon.  I hope all of you are doing well.Drop me a line and let me know what is new with you,Kimberly

Here are a few dishcloths I made and some yarn for future playing

My current wips

Funny I have a new wip of May by LHN and uploaded to my computer but now I can't locate it.errrrrrr

I got these at the last stitch night I went to

I can't wait to start these but I"m being good and finishing up Sudden Showers first.