Hello~ It's February!

 It's February! Happy February 1st!  The month of hearts and love!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

2/2 Groundhog Day

2/14 Valentines Day

2/20 President's  Day

2/22 Ash Wednesday

PREVIOUS FINISHES:

This was a chart from Sam Sarah Designs, stitched in 2009!

                                   If I remember correctly, this chart is by Bent Creek. I'll keep

                                   researching to make sure!

WHAT'S IN MY NEEDLE NOW:

I am currently working on MARCH ~ WREATH SWAP 1 by Stitching With the Housewives. I would like to fnish this series this year. 

RECIPE OF THE MONTH:

Red Velvet Cake

Cake Batter:

2 1/4 cups cake flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1-2 tablespoons red food coloring (I use the whole little bottle)

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsps white cider vinegar

1 cup buttermilk

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease 2 (9 inch round) cake pans; line bottoms with wax paper and grease paper. Set aside. (I use a regular sized bundt pan, sprayed with non-stick spray)

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flor, baking soda, sanlt and cocoa. Transfer to a piece of wax paper.

In saame bowl, beat sugar and oil on low speed of an elecric mixer until well combinded. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add food coloring, vanilla and vinegar and beat until blended. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Keep mixer speed on low so you don't overbeat and toughen cake.

Divide mixture between two prepared pans and bake in center of over 23-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comees out clean. Remove pans to wire racks to cool.

Cool about 5 minutes before removing cakes from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Use can use this cake plain (no frosting), or frost with a whipped buttercream frosting or with a cream cheese based frosting!

ENJOY!

INSPIRATION: 

As I was reading Stitching Dreams blog, I was so inspired to read that as you finish your stitching piece, get up and fully finish it! Don't put it in a drawer or in a spot that 'you will get to later', you'll never fully finish it! Get up and fully finish it NOW!

And....I'm Back!

How I miss blogging! It took me a few nights to get it all together so I could get my blog back (since Google bought out BlogSpot some time ago!) but I'm back! I'm hoping to post everytime I finish/or fully finish something so I can share with you my accomplishments.

Come back often and see what I'm up to!

♥Elizabeth M

Oh be my Valentine!

 All these little beauties were taken from FEBRUARY Truckin’ Along by Stitching With The Housewives. I looked at the whole chart and chose my favorite things and made them into ornament sized pieces. Stitched on 14ct black Aida using DMC threads. All the pieces of fabric, ribbons and trim are from my stash! The only thing I purchased were the paper roses from Michael’s. (upc#191518860757, Craftsmart). I can’t wait for Valentine’s Day!

💕Elizabeth

Headed to the finishing table!

 Finished stitching FEBRUARY Truckin’ Along by Stitching With The Housewives! Stitched on 14ct black Aida using DMC threads. Changed the chickens out on the February sign, put in a 4 heart and the little love envelope. Filled in the trucks’ door heart with the hot pink color and made one of the roses pink as well. Now to pick fabrics, trims, ribbons and bows, oh my! I can’t wait!

🖤💕🖤

Elizabeth

Sneak Peek!

 Good Morning!

I saw a sneak peek on Stitching With The Housewives flosstube this past Saturday ~ Chelsea kept winking her eye and Priscilla showed a black and white checkered stitched heart. Suddenly I had visions on pink fabric, so I’m ready to see what’s coming on Wednesday!

🖤Elizabeth 

 

Roses & Hearts, oh my!

 Here’s todays stitching! All the red DMC 304 is done! Roses & Hearts, oh my! This is FEBRUARY TRUCKIN’ ALONG by Stitching With The Housewives. Stitched on 14ct black Aida using DMC thread. A slight change was made from the original design...since chickens are not my thing I used other ‘pieces’ of the chart to take their place. I think it turned out cute. Now for more colors...

🖤Elizabeth 

Beep! Beep!

 The color comes next! This cute little rose truck will start to come alive in the next stitch session! This chart is the FEBRUARY Truckin’ Along by Stitching With the Housewives. Stitching on 14ct black Aida using DMC threads. I can’t wait to show you the final finish from this chart! Stay tuned!

🖤Elizabeth

Happy New Year!

 Happy New Year! 2021 is here! Let’s make it the best!

I’m up early stitching on FEBRUARY TRUCKIN’ ALONG by Stitching With the Housewives. Stitching on 14ct black Aida using DMC threads. All the 3865 is almost done hopefully I can start with some color later this morning.

Working later today (major southern grocery store chain), store has early closing hours so will be home early. 

Have a great day and a wonderful new year!

🖤Elizabeth

Hello!

 Wow~ I can't believe I haven't posted in approx. 2 months! It's not that I haven't been busy, I've been traveling with my kids (by car) and stitching up a storm! Where do I start to catch you up!?

Let's start with the completion of the last post...I have stitched all of the Hometown Holidays by Little House Needleworks over the past few years and decided that this would be the year that I fully finish them and display them this Christmas season. Here is the final finish and display!

I am SO happy I finished this and that the family can enjoy it! I would like to add little add-ons over the years. I found some ornament cars that I added on each level. I added brush trees and mini lights. 

I've decided to finish up some of the 'series' pieces that I have started ~ Hands On Design A Year of Celebrations (I just have December to stitch), Crazy Annies 2020 Gift Tag Ornaments (just have #12 to stitch), Stitching With the Housewives Truckin' Along (February - July), Shannon Christine Christmas Club Ornaments (part 5).

I have started to stitch Hands On Design A Banner Year (Snow Much Fun) seems to be a quick stitch so far. Still working on (and need to finish) Country Cottage Needleworks  Ho Ho Ho and Away We Go. 

I recently stitching the December Truckin' Along (Stitching With the Housewives), What's in my Cup Silent Night and Hello Winter by Stitching With the Housewives too. You see I've been busy but just can't find a few moments to update my blog, sorry!

I'll get pictures up with I fully finish the pieces...stay tuned!

I've changed my Etsy shop from finished stitched pieces to fully finished pieces. It seems that no-one wants un-fully finished cross stitched pieces. So I will go throught what I have and see what I can fully finish and perhaps sell some of this pieces from the dresser drawer storage area!

Come and visit and see what's new...limited quantity pieces! www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches

♥Elizabeth

Good Sunday Afternoon...

 Good Afternoon!

It's been a busy week following my nine (9) days off from work. A nice stay at home vacation trying to get things done around the house...there's always something to do around here, how about where you live?

I got ALOT of stitching done while I was on vacation so here we go...

My first project that I wanted to work on was my HOMETOWN HOLIDAY series by Little House Needleworks.

I've got all the buildings stitched and now it's time to put them together! I decided to do flat fold stand-ups using this material for the backing:

with mini white pom-pom trim. All the chip boards are cut and batting is attached, fabric is cut and everything is ready to assemble.

Hopefully I can get upstairs to the finishing room sometime today and start the assembly. I can't wait to show you! Stay tuned!

Other things I finished stitching are:

SURRENDER the treats by Hands On Design. She published this complimentary chart in her latest newsletter, it stitched up quick. I made an ornament for my halloween tree and will assemble another stand-up version and put it in my etsy shop.

I finished stitching....

BASIC WITCH by Stitching With the Housewives. Such a cute stitch for halloween. I changed the spider color and the color of the mug to make is more 'Halloweenie'. Am going to try to finish it into an ornament for my Halloween tree. 

My October marker was this collage of previously stitched pieces that hang around in my home all year.

Bent Creek, Lizzie*Hand and Heart in Hand. Older charts can be found at your local/online LNS.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my latest things I stitched, as I LOVE posting them for you to see. 

I'm currently stitching GOOBLE (what's in my cup) by Stitching With the Housewives, and have something in mind for my etsy shop for Thanksgiving. You can visit my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches.

As always before I close, here's a shout out to my daughter's etsy shop, www.etsy.com/shop/SmashCoStickers. Here's her latest that in the shop now.

Have a great stitching week and I'll post again next Sunday!

♥Elizabeth