Today finds me weary. Weary of giving it all away and not saving any for myself. I just want one day where I can stitch and watch movies and bake cupcakes and not have to do something to make sure someone else's needs/wants are met.
Country Cottage Needleworks Strawberry Shortcake Cottage Cake thread pack is all ready to be stitched! I have the 40 count Lakeside Linens Buttercream linen ready on the Q-snap, and all of the threads and pattern are organized to my liking. I hope to put in a few stitches tonight. I will be stitching this 1 over 2.
I did find out from Jill that there is a new book coming out in July in the Pretty Little Liars series called Twisted. I LOVE those books and look forward to this new one. Apparently the author, Sara Shepard, decided in December 2010 to add four more books to the series.
Yesterday I purchased a new fax/copier/color printer. Take a look here. It's an HP Officejet 6500. LOVE it.
Here's hoping YOUR Monday is less wearisome.
In peace, love, and stitches,
Danielle
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Day 5 and The Lying Game
I just finished a great book!!! The Lying Game by Sara Shepard. I love young adult books, especially mysteries. The Lying Game totally fits that bill. This is the first book in the series. The second book does not come out until August 2 of this year!!!
I also read the Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard, which were also fantastic. However, I discovered those books once they had all come out, so I read one after the other after the other. There were 7 in all and I probably read them within two weeks. I was reading all the time, at breakfast, lunch, before bed, wherever I could. Ah, the joys of finding a great book.
Day 5 brings me a bottle of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Purple Potion nail polish! Purple is my favorite color. LOVE IT! Thanks, P!
Last night we went to Ollie's Bargain Outlet to look around and I spotted this vacuum cleaner. We have been looking for one to keep upstairs for quick vacuuming. This one is awesome! It is a Bissell Easy Vac. The store model was a bright blue one. I did not care what color it was. But when I opened the box this morning, I discovered our version was pink!!! Awesome!!!
I hope to finish Mr. Snowman today! Have a smashing good Saturday!
In peace, love, and stitches,
Danielle
I also read the Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard, which were also fantastic. However, I discovered those books once they had all come out, so I read one after the other after the other. There were 7 in all and I probably read them within two weeks. I was reading all the time, at breakfast, lunch, before bed, wherever I could. Ah, the joys of finding a great book.
Day 5 brings me a bottle of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Purple Potion nail polish! Purple is my favorite color. LOVE IT! Thanks, P!
Last night we went to Ollie's Bargain Outlet to look around and I spotted this vacuum cleaner. We have been looking for one to keep upstairs for quick vacuuming. This one is awesome! It is a Bissell Easy Vac. The store model was a bright blue one. I did not care what color it was. But when I opened the box this morning, I discovered our version was pink!!! Awesome!!!
I hope to finish Mr. Snowman today! Have a smashing good Saturday!
In peace, love, and stitches,
Danielle
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
A finish!!
I finished Live Simply last night. My second finish for 2011.
Lizzie*Kate Live Simply Quick It
Fabric: 28 ct. Toasted Almond Cashel
Threads: Weeks Dye Works and DMC
Started: 1/16/11 - Finished: 1/25/11
My latest great makeup purchase was, surprisingly, at The Dollar General store near our home, where I went with the intention of only buying washcloths. But I stopped to look at the makeup and saw this lipgloss for $1. So, throwing caution to the wind, I bought it, and it's fantastic!! The brand is L.A. Colors and it says "moisturizing lipgloss" on the label, and it actually is! I bought Altered Beige, but I am going to go back and get more colors. I think they had three or four altogether. I love it when I come upon stuff like that!
I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! Only two more days until the weekend and American Idol is back on tonight!
In peace, love, and stitches (and an anti-snow dance),
Danielle
My next Qsnap project will be La-D-Da's 'Tis Green from the July/August 2010 JCS ornament preview issue.
However, mine will be 'Tis Pink, as I am using Weeks Dye Works Emma's Pink on 28 count Toasted Almond Cashel.
My latest great makeup purchase was, surprisingly, at The Dollar General store near our home, where I went with the intention of only buying washcloths. But I stopped to look at the makeup and saw this lipgloss for $1. So, throwing caution to the wind, I bought it, and it's fantastic!! The brand is L.A. Colors and it says "moisturizing lipgloss" on the label, and it actually is! I bought Altered Beige, but I am going to go back and get more colors. I think they had three or four altogether. I love it when I come upon stuff like that!
If you have been reading this blog from the beginning you know I love to read. However, this year I have had trouble finding a book that captivates me enough to finish it. Thank God for the Kindle app for my iPad that allows me to sample a book before buying it. It is very disconcerting, as I want to read a good book.
So, this morning I was awake very early and decided to peruse the Kindle section of Amazon and find me a book. And I have! My favorite genre is the mystery/thriller one, and I also like young adult/teen books. Crossing by Andrew Xiu Fukuda fits both, and so far it is very good. And only $3.99 to boot! I will post a review when I finish the book.
We are supposed to be hit with a snow storm tonight. Bah! Someone on Facebook posted that the kids in our area this year have been deprived of snow days, so we need more snow. Get out of town I say!! (and that is a much nicer way to put it than what I am really thinking) The children in our county have already had the last two days off for semester break. They need to go back to school, for the sanity of the parents if nothing else.
When it snows heavily most times BF has to work overtime, I have trouble getting the dogs to go outside, and if we lose power I am not able to work or do much of anything. So, in short, snow, snow, go away, and never come back another day.
So, this morning I was awake very early and decided to peruse the Kindle section of Amazon and find me a book. And I have! My favorite genre is the mystery/thriller one, and I also like young adult/teen books. Crossing by Andrew Xiu Fukuda fits both, and so far it is very good. And only $3.99 to boot! I will post a review when I finish the book.
We are supposed to be hit with a snow storm tonight. Bah! Someone on Facebook posted that the kids in our area this year have been deprived of snow days, so we need more snow. Get out of town I say!! (and that is a much nicer way to put it than what I am really thinking) The children in our county have already had the last two days off for semester break. They need to go back to school, for the sanity of the parents if nothing else.
When it snows heavily most times BF has to work overtime, I have trouble getting the dogs to go outside, and if we lose power I am not able to work or do much of anything. So, in short, snow, snow, go away, and never come back another day.
I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! Only two more days until the weekend and American Idol is back on tonight!
In peace, love, and stitches (and an anti-snow dance),
Danielle
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
A Bit More...
A bit more on Where's The Party?
I finished Neighborhood Watch (so great!), so I am in search of another book to read.
I also watched Extraordinary Measures this morning with Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell. Very inspirational.
I went to Kohl's yesterday and found a few new clothing items. I could not even remember the last time I shopped for clothes. I am not a shopper at all, except for stitching items! It seems every time I go in there and look at shoes, the ones I want are always out of my size. I found these great black leather clogs. 9 must be a popular size. Passing by the men's section I noticed a stand of wallets and remembered that that was the first item BF talked about wanting and which I had not gotten, so I picked that up and The Clapper for him as two last-minute gifts. We see the commercial all the time and laugh and BF says he wants that for our bedroom, as we both get in bed and the light is still on and then we look at each other like who is going to get up and turn off the light? LOL. I think he will laugh and be pleasantly surprised.
I have a massage tonight at 7pm. Ahhh, can't wait! It's been almost a month since I've had one!
And a stitching question for all of my readers: Have you ever NOT stitched a pattern, even though you loved it, because of the way the pattern looked, i.e., small print, color chart on another page, etc.? If the print is too small on a pattern, I have to admit that I will not stitch it.
Have a great Tuesday, everyone! Only FOUR days until Christmas!
In peace, love and stitches,
Danielle
I finished Neighborhood Watch (so great!), so I am in search of another book to read.
I also watched Extraordinary Measures this morning with Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell. Very inspirational.
I went to Kohl's yesterday and found a few new clothing items. I could not even remember the last time I shopped for clothes. I am not a shopper at all, except for stitching items! It seems every time I go in there and look at shoes, the ones I want are always out of my size. I found these great black leather clogs. 9 must be a popular size. Passing by the men's section I noticed a stand of wallets and remembered that that was the first item BF talked about wanting and which I had not gotten, so I picked that up and The Clapper for him as two last-minute gifts. We see the commercial all the time and laugh and BF says he wants that for our bedroom, as we both get in bed and the light is still on and then we look at each other like who is going to get up and turn off the light? LOL. I think he will laugh and be pleasantly surprised.
I have a massage tonight at 7pm. Ahhh, can't wait! It's been almost a month since I've had one!
And a stitching question for all of my readers: Have you ever NOT stitched a pattern, even though you loved it, because of the way the pattern looked, i.e., small print, color chart on another page, etc.? If the print is too small on a pattern, I have to admit that I will not stitch it.
Have a great Tuesday, everyone! Only FOUR days until Christmas!
In peace, love and stitches,
Danielle
Friday, December 17, 2010
Gimme an N!
And another letter complete on the LK Kit. I love working on this one.
I think I have solved the fabric riddle. 28 cashel in Toasted Almond. I e-mailed Lizzie*Kate again and basically said, okay, you have to give me something more, like at least a few names of fabric that you used so I can have a starting point instead of just "various neutral fabrics." She e-mailed back and said offhand she remembered Light Mocha and Toasted Almond. Hmmm, I had not seen Toasted Almond on any of the sites I had looked at. Eureka!! I think that is it! Wyndham Needleworks had some, so I ordered an 18 by 18 piece. I had found a piece of Light Mocha yesterday and held it up to the kit fabric and the kit fabric was just a little bit darker. I hope it is Toasted Almond. It is a really nice color of fabric.
I just received an e-mail from 1-2-3 Stitch they were not able to process my PayPal payment for the fabric I ordered yesterday that I told you all about. I don't know why that happened, as I had a PayPal payment go through to Traditional Stitches for two magazines just yesterday. Maybe it is a glitch in 1-2-3 Stitch's system? I don't know. But I just cancelled the order outright because I am pretty sure the fabric is Toasted Almond, so there will be no fabric giveaway :( but I'll be saving myself some $$$.
And, ooh, I found the most AWESOME board game yesterday, thanks to Plum Street Samplers. Dixit. It has bunny pieces and art and the board is very pretty. I e-mailed my brother yesterday to see if he had already bought my Christmas present, because if not, that game was what I wanted. Alas, he had already bought it. I mean, it is December 17th, you know? So, it is on my birthday/Christmas list for next year. One of my resolutions is to also not buy everything I see that I like, as I am apt to do, but instead put it on a wish list, so when someone asks next year what do I want, I have an answer. I told BF about the game and about my list. I said I am going to have the LARGEST list of anyone in the world! And he just laughed.
I received some goodies in today's mail. First up is the first thread pack in the newest Country Cottage Needleworks Cakes thread packs, Strawberry. I can't wait to start this!
Next is my fabric and threads for iStitch's Sew Golden: Crescent Colours Finley Gold and 28 count Ruby Cashel.
Happy Friday to everyone! Let the weekend begin! Only 8 days until Christmas!
In peace, love and stitches,
Danielle
I think I have solved the fabric riddle. 28 cashel in Toasted Almond. I e-mailed Lizzie*Kate again and basically said, okay, you have to give me something more, like at least a few names of fabric that you used so I can have a starting point instead of just "various neutral fabrics." She e-mailed back and said offhand she remembered Light Mocha and Toasted Almond. Hmmm, I had not seen Toasted Almond on any of the sites I had looked at. Eureka!! I think that is it! Wyndham Needleworks had some, so I ordered an 18 by 18 piece. I had found a piece of Light Mocha yesterday and held it up to the kit fabric and the kit fabric was just a little bit darker. I hope it is Toasted Almond. It is a really nice color of fabric.
I just received an e-mail from 1-2-3 Stitch they were not able to process my PayPal payment for the fabric I ordered yesterday that I told you all about. I don't know why that happened, as I had a PayPal payment go through to Traditional Stitches for two magazines just yesterday. Maybe it is a glitch in 1-2-3 Stitch's system? I don't know. But I just cancelled the order outright because I am pretty sure the fabric is Toasted Almond, so there will be no fabric giveaway :( but I'll be saving myself some $$$.
And, ooh, I found the most AWESOME board game yesterday, thanks to Plum Street Samplers. Dixit. It has bunny pieces and art and the board is very pretty. I e-mailed my brother yesterday to see if he had already bought my Christmas present, because if not, that game was what I wanted. Alas, he had already bought it. I mean, it is December 17th, you know? So, it is on my birthday/Christmas list for next year. One of my resolutions is to also not buy everything I see that I like, as I am apt to do, but instead put it on a wish list, so when someone asks next year what do I want, I have an answer. I told BF about the game and about my list. I said I am going to have the LARGEST list of anyone in the world! And he just laughed.
I received some goodies in today's mail. First up is the first thread pack in the newest Country Cottage Needleworks Cakes thread packs, Strawberry. I can't wait to start this!
Finally is the newest issue of Bookmarks magazine. I LOVE this magazine! It always has in-depth reviews on the latest books and I never come away without having found a new book to read.
Happy Friday to everyone! Let the weekend begin! Only 8 days until Christmas!
In peace, love and stitches,
Danielle
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The letter I & Enya
I finished the letter "I" this morning and put the snowflake button on. This project is looking better by the day as I complete more and more. And for the first time I did not stitch with the TV on. Instead, I listened to Enya on my Ipod dock. Her music is very calming and soothing. It was heavenly to concentrate just on the stitching and not be looking up every few seconds at the TV.
In my quest to find out the exact color of the fabric used in this Lizzie Kate kit, I decided to order a few pieces of fabric from 1-2-3 Stitch. I ordered a 13 by 18 piece of 28 count Cashel in the following colors: Clay, Flax, Summer Khaki, and Light Mocha. The reason for this quest is I want to stitch the new Country Cottage Needleworks Cakes thread packs on this particular fabric, as white floss shows up really well on this color, and there is a lot of white in those thread packs, and I just don't want it to disappear, you know?
Once I find out the color, I will be hosting a giveaway for the remaining fabrics, plus three pieces of 32 count Lambswool Jobelan that I know I will not use. So, you, stitching friends, will benefit! And I always like to give back, especially around the holidays, and especially stitching items! So, stay tuned for a future post about this giveaway.
Lately, I have been wishing to purchase/receive an Apple Ipad. I have watched all of the tours and looked at all the specs on the Apple website. I especially like the blogging applications available. However, this item is $500. Expensive. BF said it would be a good birthday gift for me. My birthday is in May. A recent episode with The Daughter, though, made me realize that I don't need this item, I just want it, and always wanting is not the way to bring balance and peace into my life.
We currently have two dogs, a cat, and a hermit crab. I have expressed to both BF and The Daughter that any more pets in this house will be a hardship for me, as I am the one that takes care of them for the most part.
BF's sister recently purchased a few 300 gallon fish tanks and when The Daughter and BF went to visit them over Thanksgiving, they helped set them up. Now The Daughter wants a fishtank and/or a bunny. Both time consuming. Just the fishtank costs $550, not counting the fish or any other stuff. And she is obsessed. BF told her that she can have those items at her mother's house. And I realized that I have obsessed a bit about the Ipad, and that's not how I want to be. I don't need a $500 birthday gift.
I also broke one of my resolutions last night, Facebook. I had been talking to BF about The Price Is Right game on there, and he said last night after dinner why don't we play? OK. So, I unplug my laptop from in my office and bring it downstairs where we spend each evening. BF has his laptop and I have mine and we both sign in, but realize that we are not playing the same game. Then the next time the game comes on we try it again, but this time I click on something and some other screen comes up and it's too late, he has already started playing, but I can't get out of whatever it was I clicked on and I just lost it. A few expletives came out of my mouth and BF says, honey, calm down, it's only a game, and it was like a light switch flipped. I stopped, quietly closed the game, and then checked e-mail and took care of a few work items before watching TV the rest of the evening with BF. I saw the dark side of myself in that minute, and did not like it one bit. And we realized that to play the same game one of us has to invite the other one to play. But we did not figure this out until we had stopped playing.
So, this morning I plug my computer back in and my printer won't print. So, I spend about 20 minutes getting that working again. Was this God at work showing me that my resolution is a good one and that I need to keep it? I think so.
I started a new book this morning, Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern. Very good so far. Books have to catch me on the first page for me to continue, and this one did.
I am very proud that I have kept most of my goals so far. I have stitched, read, and blogged this morning, all of which has made me happy.
Happy Thursday, everyone! 9 days until Christmas!
In peace, love and stitches,
Danielle
In my quest to find out the exact color of the fabric used in this Lizzie Kate kit, I decided to order a few pieces of fabric from 1-2-3 Stitch. I ordered a 13 by 18 piece of 28 count Cashel in the following colors: Clay, Flax, Summer Khaki, and Light Mocha. The reason for this quest is I want to stitch the new Country Cottage Needleworks Cakes thread packs on this particular fabric, as white floss shows up really well on this color, and there is a lot of white in those thread packs, and I just don't want it to disappear, you know?
Once I find out the color, I will be hosting a giveaway for the remaining fabrics, plus three pieces of 32 count Lambswool Jobelan that I know I will not use. So, you, stitching friends, will benefit! And I always like to give back, especially around the holidays, and especially stitching items! So, stay tuned for a future post about this giveaway.
Lately, I have been wishing to purchase/receive an Apple Ipad. I have watched all of the tours and looked at all the specs on the Apple website. I especially like the blogging applications available. However, this item is $500. Expensive. BF said it would be a good birthday gift for me. My birthday is in May. A recent episode with The Daughter, though, made me realize that I don't need this item, I just want it, and always wanting is not the way to bring balance and peace into my life.
We currently have two dogs, a cat, and a hermit crab. I have expressed to both BF and The Daughter that any more pets in this house will be a hardship for me, as I am the one that takes care of them for the most part.
BF's sister recently purchased a few 300 gallon fish tanks and when The Daughter and BF went to visit them over Thanksgiving, they helped set them up. Now The Daughter wants a fishtank and/or a bunny. Both time consuming. Just the fishtank costs $550, not counting the fish or any other stuff. And she is obsessed. BF told her that she can have those items at her mother's house. And I realized that I have obsessed a bit about the Ipad, and that's not how I want to be. I don't need a $500 birthday gift.
I also broke one of my resolutions last night, Facebook. I had been talking to BF about The Price Is Right game on there, and he said last night after dinner why don't we play? OK. So, I unplug my laptop from in my office and bring it downstairs where we spend each evening. BF has his laptop and I have mine and we both sign in, but realize that we are not playing the same game. Then the next time the game comes on we try it again, but this time I click on something and some other screen comes up and it's too late, he has already started playing, but I can't get out of whatever it was I clicked on and I just lost it. A few expletives came out of my mouth and BF says, honey, calm down, it's only a game, and it was like a light switch flipped. I stopped, quietly closed the game, and then checked e-mail and took care of a few work items before watching TV the rest of the evening with BF. I saw the dark side of myself in that minute, and did not like it one bit. And we realized that to play the same game one of us has to invite the other one to play. But we did not figure this out until we had stopped playing.
So, this morning I plug my computer back in and my printer won't print. So, I spend about 20 minutes getting that working again. Was this God at work showing me that my resolution is a good one and that I need to keep it? I think so.
I started a new book this morning, Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern. Very good so far. Books have to catch me on the first page for me to continue, and this one did.
I am very proud that I have kept most of my goals so far. I have stitched, read, and blogged this morning, all of which has made me happy.
Happy Thursday, everyone! 9 days until Christmas!
In peace, love and stitches,
Danielle
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