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 

Mid Week Update

 Good Thursday morning!

I'm on vacation this week, pumpkin bread is baking in the oven and autumn has arrived. The day's are cooler, however still humid here in So. Fla., but I'll take it! We had a few low humidity days with a beautiful breeze, I was able to get the front yard re-planted for fall. Been out miracle-growing everything this morning as it looks like we have afternoon rain storms in the horizon. 

I've finished stitching a few pieces since the last time I posted and I wanted to share them with you. First up is....

Prairie Schooler 2020 Santa! Stitched on 14ct Fiddler's cloth using DMC threads. I had to outline the rabbits because you couldn't really see the little wind-blown bunnies on this fabric choice. Will finish as an ornament for this years' Christmas tree.

Next was....

Let It Snow and Stay Warm by Shannon Christine Designs, Christmas Club 2020. Both of these were stitched on 14ct navy blue aida using DMC threads, Mill Hill beads (00161) and DMC E5200 on the stars, mitten rope and edging of mittens and hat and also the fringe of the scarf.  I love how pretty these turned out on the navy blue fabric. 

Finally was...

Mistletoe by Shannon Christine Designs, Christmas Club 2020. Stitched on the same 14ct navy blue aida using DMC threads. I substitued the gold krenik with DMC 729 as I don't like stitching with krenik thread. Mill Hill beads 02013 are also used on this piece. Can't wait to finish these as ornaments. 

Here's an autumn/fall reciepe for you all to bake and enjoy (the house smells SO good today)

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                                                           PUMPKIN BREAD

3 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 2/3 cup water, 2 cups pumpkin, 1 cup oil, 3 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 tbsp. salt, 3/4 tsp allspice, 1 tsp. nutmeg, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 2 tsp. baking soda, 1 cup nuts, 1 cup raisins.

Stir and mix together all liquid ingredients, and then add in dry ingredients, nut and raisins. Pour into a greased and sugared loaf pan (2). Bake @ 350 for 1 hour. 

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Before I sign off...come visit my etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches)  and see these two items and more....

Also a shout out to my daughter who opened up her own etsy sticker shop. Come and visit her and see all her hand designed stickers for any occassion. www.etsy.com/shop/SmashCoStickers

Have a great day! Remember, you matter!

♥Elizabeth 

Sunday Update

 Good Sunday Morning!

Hope you all had a good week, filled with lots of little XXX's! My week was busy...let's start!

Started and finished stitching Hello Pumpkin by Stitching With the Housewives. Changed the word PUMPKIN to Autumn to fit in with the Autumn decor of my home. Changed the colors of the big top pumpkin to ____ and changed the blue pumpkin at the bottom to an orange pumpkin as we don't see blue pumpkins down here in FL. Stitched on 14ct black aida (Etsy ~ Annabelles). Used DMC threads.

Next was:

October ~ Truckin' Along by Stitching With the Housewives. I changed the left and right motifs from chickens sitting on a pumpkin to the original pumpkin from white to orange, DMC 921 and then a smiling, viney mini pumpkin (from the truck portion of the chart). The candy corns were SO easy and fast to stitch, finished in a few days. Stitched on 14ct black aida, once again from Etsy ~ Annabelles.

Then...

Little House Needleworks ~ The Post Office from the Hometown Holiday series. Remember, Diane is only doing a yearly Hometown Holiday chart from here on out. I changed the mailbox from a red one to a common blue one that we have down here in FL, DMC # 311. I adjusted the POST OFFICE words at the top because I didn't follow the pattern and had extra room on the right so I added a # as most post offices are numbered. 

I'll start finishing this series while I am on vacation next week and I will post my finishes. I can't wait to have this series up to date, finished and displayed this Christmas. Just a note...a bought a horizontal ladder shelf a few years ago to display this on, never opened and can't wait to get it out of the attic this year! EXCITING!

I have just listed the following items on my Etsy shop this morning...www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches.

Charles Craft ~ velour fingertip towels

Mill Hill Designs ~ coin purse. Cross stitched and beaded, Everything Mary Antique Purse Frame and 1/4yd of black wide wale corduroy fabric. Directions of how to assemble the coin purse are on the back of the purse frame packaging. 

Hope everyone has a great Sunday, filled with lots of XXX's and memories!

♥Elizabeth

Labor Day Weekend

 It's Labor Day weekend...don't forget...EVERYTHING in my etsy shop is 20% OFF! Visit today and do some shopping!

www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches

♥Elizabeth 

Good Morning!

 Just a quick Tuesday morning post...last day of vacation today! Fully finished my September things yesterday....

Setpember Word Play by With thy Needle and Thread. Stitched on cream 14ct aida using DMC threads.

Next... September Truckin'Along by Stitching with the Housewives. Love this series as I like monthly things that I can change out. Notice the little pumpkin button in the button right hand corner that I added. Stitched on brown 14ct aida using DMC threads.

And then finally...September..A Year of Celebrations by Hands On Design. Cute, simple little monthly  piece. Stitched on a scrap of white 14ct aida using DMC threads.

This was a piece that I doodle around with yesterday for my tier tray...The stitched piece was from Lizzie*Kate many years ago and I decided to make a back to school garland and jazz up the tier tray.

Have a GREAT stitching day and do what makes your heart happy!

♥Elizabeth 

Ornaments

 Good Morning!

These pieces were HOT off the needle this week!

This is a bonus chart from the Ornament Club by Shannon Christine Designs. I chose to stitch this on navy blue aida using DMC threads. There are accent mill hill beads #2013 for rudolph's bright red nose. A quick stitch. Will be made into an ornament, of course.

Next was:

This is chart #7 in CrazyAnnie's 2020 Christmas Ornament Tag series. I chose to stitch this on red 14ct aida using dmc threads. I changed the border to the black/white gingham as I do a black/red/white tree at Christmas time. I have already started to finish this series and will post pictures later.

Just a reminder ~ I'm offering a 20% off discount on my Etsy shop September 4th - 7th, 2020. I've got cross stitch supplies, finished stitched pieces and fully finished pieces in my shop! Stop by and shop! www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches

Have a great stitching Sunday...headed to the finishing room!

♥Elizabeth

Pumpkin Cuties!

 Look what I just put in my Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches). 

What a fun but tiring afternoon of putting these together! A pattern I have loved forever from a cross stitch shop I worked in back in the 80’s. 

Made into an ornament but can be used as a tier tray accent as well! Cute, cute, cute!

Have a stitchy kind of night!

🖤Elizabeth

Hello!

 Hi!

Greetings from windy So. Florida, so lucky that those two (2) storms ~ Laura and Marco have decided to take another path other than to our state. Prayers to those in their paths.

I've been busy doing some finishing the last few days, so happy with how these turned out. Take a look!

This is Blessed by Priscilla & Chelsea of Stitching with the Housewives (a freebie) and I just LOVE it! Makes a great tier tray accent piece. So pretty with the sunflowers! Stitched on a scrap of 14ct black aida using DMC and GAST threads. Finished using sticky board, buffalo check fabric, and a little dainty piece of lace trim!

Next...

I believe this was a piece by Little House Needleworks (LHN) or maybe Prairie Schooler. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Stitched on a scrap piece of 14ct white aida using DMC threads. Finished on sticky board covered with burgandy fabric and a green ribbon. Cute again as a tier tray accent piece or even nice on a small easel in the living room.

Finally, 

For Keeps by The Trilogy! I LOVE this one! So cute! Stitching on 14ct fiddlers cloth using DMC threads. Finished on sticky board covered with a burgandy/green paisley fabric and accented with a piece of ercu lace. Once again, a nice tier tray accent piece or even a nice stand up piece on a small easel in the bedroom on the nightstand!

ALL three of these finished pieces are available in my ETSY shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches?ref=search_shop_redirect

Come by and visit...I've got finished pieces, unfinished pieces (that you can finish) Xstitch supplies and more! Leave a comment when you visit! I'd love to hear from you!

Have a great Monday...back to stitching!

♥Elizabeth

Good Sunday Morning!

 Good Morning!

I missed last Sunday's post due to bloggers new way of uploading pictures. It took me a week but have figured it out! So here we go!

I'm going to start showing a previous finish with every post and then this week's stitching to give you a little bit more to read and stick around. 

This is Bent Creek's ~ Signs of Winter, Signs of Spring, Signs of Summer and Signs of Autumn. Stitched on 14ct aida using DMC threads. Design size 3"X5".  These are previously stitched and are for sale in my ETSY shop.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LizziesXStitches?ref=search_shop_redirect.

This week's stitching was BLESSED by Stitching With the Housewives. Stitched on 14ct white aida and 14ct black aida, using DMC and GAST threads. Will be finished on Wednesday and then released for sale in my etsy shop. 

Have a great week and check back often! Make every stitch count!

♥Elizabeth

Where There Is Life...

 Where There is Life There is Hope by Little House Needleworks and Country Cottage Needleworks. What a cute design and a quick stitch! I changed the colors a little and have shown my color choices. Stitched on creme 14ct aida using DMC and GAST threads.