Styling your self!

I ran across this website tonight and found this very moving - thought I'd post a link to the website & post this to make sure you read it - "This weekend I am going to do something different. I am going to buy some carnations each day and go to one of the nearby cemetaries and walk through the sections for soldiers. When I find a grave that has no flowers, I'll leave one and say a prayer for the family of that person, who for some reason could not bring their soldier flowers. I will pray for our country and all who serve or have served. For their families, who also serve by losing precious days, weeks and months spent with their loved ones who are off serving, preserving peace and the freedom we have in this country. I'll pray for the families who paid the ultimate price, who's loved ones died, or were taken captive and never returned. I'll pray for anyone who may still be held in captivity and thinks perhaps they are forgotten. I do NOT forget. I'll ...

Found a giveaway that you might be interested in at Cutie Pinwheels blog - (found it via Carol - thanks Carol!) Can't wait to see what the winner gets - it's bound to be something cute!!  I wish there were more hours in the day..... Happy stiching/sewing/stashing!

The 14th annual Pals Fall Fling in Myrtle Beach, SC - Oct 19-23, 2011 - FOUR days of stitching 8 a.m. to midnight in an wonderful ocean front conference center - what a view! - with some exchanges, games & giveaways thrown in for fun. Details found at the link above. There is also a yahoo group for those who are planning to attend - link is at the bottom of the page here .  E mail with any questions! Pass the info along on your blog if you will..... thanks!

I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have Blackbird's "Strawberry Garden" that they'd like to sell or trade?  If so, please email me! amycspals@yahoo.com Thanks, Amy Edited to add - I do have a few very early BBD Loose Feathers - including #1 that I'd be willing to trade....

Before I start talking about all the fun some of us had shopping at the beach, I want to thank Carol at Carol's Crafty Creations (she's SO talented!) for the mini charm packs I won in her drawing - aren't they great!  I can't believe I actually won - that so rarely happens!  Thank you so much Carol - I just love these!! And speaking of fabric.... we hit one quilt shop 3 times (or maybe they hit US, in the pocketbook!).... I LOVE fat quarters - think I picked out enough this time?  The bottom left is "Sunkissed", and two up above that is called "California Dreamin" which I had been looking for.  I was thrilled to find it & now wish I'd bought more.  Oh well... The two beside of CA Dreamin' is Lilac Hill, which matches the mini Charm Packs above...  :-) Some are just misc. pieces I wanted - some for Halloween finishing & some that I have planned for gift items.  Others are "just because" pieces and a few were from the $2 sale...

I'm home - did anyone miss me?  I was gone you ask? ;-) Yes, I spent the past 7 days at the beach!  It was wonderful.  When we left, we didn't know how long we would stay, but with the beautiful beach house we rented, the friends, good food & fun, we didn't want to come home after the week was up!  We stayed in a lovely oceanfront house - and here is the first pic I took from our balcony last Sunday a.m. just before the sun came up.....  And several more..... (probably on different days - I was up EVERY morning to see the sunrise!) I think the sunrise over the ocean is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.... I know this one was from the downstairs deck (house is on stilts of course) And this was taken on Friday from the bottom deck.  I wish we'd taken more pics but we were having too much fun to think about pictures I guess. and the house from the beach...  This is what we all stitched last week.... From th...

My friend Terry has set up a blog for those who like to stitch Fantasy designs - you can find it here.  http://fantasycrossstitch.blogspot.com/?zx=874e5fe50f05ae6b Join in if you like - Terry is wonderful & she sure does love the fantasy themes !  Happy stitching!!