Styling your self!

Stitching at the Beach 2011 One month - and counting.... wooohooo!!! Guess who will be joining us????  :-) :-) :-) Paulette AND Tanya AND Marie of Blackberry Lane Designs Don't you want to join us too?  :-)

I have been stitching - FINALLY!  I went to the eye doc (again & again) and this past Thursday he put a contact in my left (and "new") eye for me to see close up!  NOW I can see to stitch, sew, and anything else close up.  The only issue is then that I can't see a thing past 5 or 6 feet.  Oh well, I'm not going to complain about that - it's much better to be able to see the computer screen, my stitching & sewing, my food, etc. than seeing the TV or a car driving by! ;-)  All I have to do is take the contact out & then I can see at a distance.  Amazing how ridiculous all of this has been really.....  but I'm happy at the moment, so we'll leave it at that for now.  I have been stitching and sewing a little - this is parts 1 & 2 of the MSAL going on from dear Carol at iStitch - she's so talented & I love so many of her samplers.  I have parts 3 & 4 done now too - will update with a new picture later.  :-)...

I'm in the Santa Sack Swap 2  that's being run by Carol at Carol's Crafty Creations (she's SO talented!) and Carol & I are partners (woohooo!).  If the  "sack" looks familiar, it's because it's her blog button that you see in my sidebar.  Now let me tell you, the "sack" is more cute in person than in the pics, and that's saying a lot.  :-)  My sister thinks I should use it as a Christmas purse & she's right, it's perfect for that!!  Problem is, we're supposed to leave all the wrapped gifts in it until we open them at Christmas.  Hmmm.... I think I can leave the gifts wrapped until then (though it won't be easy and my sister swears I can't do it! LOL) but I think I might just have to put them in something else, because that "sack" purse is going to be going with me when I go Christmas shopping and anywhere else! Do you ever find it hard to follow the rules too?  lol  Thank you again Carol - LOV...

YES!  I am still here - and I have a few things to share with you..... First, back in July I won a contest (imagine that, *I* won something!!) on Simone's blog . I received 2 patterns from Loft Creations right away (the Oak Park & Haliee bags - they're great btw - highly recommend them both!!) and also a charm pack that Simone had to mail to me. And look at those little shoes and the "Love" tag she included - Simone is from the Netherlands and I love to get something so adorable from another country, don't you??? Thank you again Simone, you are very kind! :-) Back in June (I think), I signed up for a PIF  with Terry at Terry's Treasures - and it just came!!  When I opened the pkg, this is what I saw....!  And this is what was inside of the fat quarter "wrapping" - what a lovely Table Topper!  She also sent along a handful of DMC floss too - thank you again Terry - everything is just wonderful!!! :-)  And now I need to host my own PIF......