Much Needed Vacation

Wednesday has pretty much come and gone now as we sit on the balcony watching the tide come in and go out again with the moon shimmering...it's beautiful.  There is also an awesome heat lightening show going on out there.  Lighting up the sky with oranges and pinks with streaks of lightening slicing through the clouds.  An amazing display that only GOD can give us. 

We have really enjoyed out time here.  One more full day and then on Friday, we head home.  DH wants to stop by the Sportsman's Warehouse in Columbia, SC (he has for a long time, but we've never had enough time in our travel) on the way home.  That should be alot of fun (something new). 

Keep stitching and I will be back soon!

Much Needed Vacation

October 10, 2011

Well, I have left my cross-stitching project behind for this week as my DH and I have taken a vacation to the beach.  We arrived safely today and will be packing up to leave on Friday morning...but tons of fun in between!  We drive and arrived in the rain and it's very gloomy so far here, but we have high hopes of nicer days ahead!  I will pick my project back up again when I get home, finish it, frame it and deliver it to my friend and hopes that it will make her day!!  So, for now, happy stitching to everyone who is working on something special and I will catch you later!!

A Special Surprise for a Good Friend

I have been working on a surprise for a sweet friend for about 2 weeks now and am probably about half way done.  She is going to be so surprised to get it and I can't wait to give it to her.  I'll post more later along with a picture!!!  Can't give away too much right now!! 

What is Cross Stitch?

Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. Cross-stitch is often executed on easily countable evenweave fabric called aida cloth. The stitcher counts the threads in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance. This form of cross-stitch is also called counted cross-stitch in order to distinguish it from other forms of cross-stitch. Sometimes cross-stitch is done on designs printed on the fabric (stamped cross-stitch); the stitcher simply stitches over the printed pattern.