Zombies in December!

Hey Blog Buddies,

Several days ago I was looking at my Victoria Sampler Tudor Tassel ornament chart--just the cutest thing--thinking I should start it, but when I started looking at the finishing instructions, it gave me a headache.  I realized what I needed to do at that point was some nice, mindless block stitching, so out came Crabby.  Of course, I'm a couple of months behind (October was up next) but who cares if Halloween was six weeks ago!  It finished up fast, so here is October from Crabby All Year:

I'm pretty sure those green things

are zombie hands coming up out of the ground

beside the headstone.

Again, I just placed the buttons on top of the piece.

I'm going to have a lot of buttons to sew on

once all the stitching is done!

The other thing I wanted to share with you

is a gift I received yesterday from my friend Anne.

Isn't this just the cutest thing!

It's about 3 inches long, and it's already on my tree.

Knitting a mitten is something I wouldn't do,

but I do love my newest ornie.

The colors are just perfect!

Well, that's it for this time.

I think I'm going to do something more seasonal

for IHSW this weekend.

Don't know what IHSW is?

Head on over to Joyce's blog

to find out about this fun monthly SAL and join us.

Until then,

thanks for visiting!

A Gift, and Liebster!

Hey Blog Buddies,

It's a gorgeous day here in "Chicagoland," the sky is blue, the temp is near 70 degrees F, and I got a birthday gift yesterday from my GF Averyclaire.  I like celebrating all month long!

Isn't this the most adorable pincushion ever!!

It's about 3" by 3" and I'm sure it must have been paper pieced.

I forgot to ask!!

And that's not all...

I also got a very debonair little mouse,

who looks like he was just made to sit on that cushion.

Thank you so much, Averyclaire!

How lucky can a Southpaw get?

Even luckier because I was given

the Liebster Blog award by Otter and Mary

Go check out their blogs, because they're great!

Thank you both very very much!!! 

 

Liebster is a German word, meaning favorite, dearest or beloved, and the Liebster is awarded by bloggers to other, newer bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers, to spread the word and help the new(er)bies gain wider recognition. The award comes with four conditions that each recipient must satisfy when accepting:

1. Choose five up-and-coming blogs (with fewer than 200 followers) to award the Liebster to.

2. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

3. Post the award on your blog. List the bloggers you are giving the award to with links to their sites. Leave comments on their blogs so they know about the award.

4. Share five random facts about yourself that people don't know about you. 

 

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Picking only five blogs to give the award to was challenging,

but the field was narrowed by the "less than 200 followers" rule.

Here are my five:

Kaye at Kitten Stitching

Shelley at Elsie's Girl

Lelia at Stitches of Life

Rahenna at Crafty Rahenna

Anna at Northwoods Stitching

They are all great blogs, and well worth your time.

And here are the five random facts

that you never wanted to know about me:

I dislike cauliflower.

I am an only child.

I'm studying Spanish.

I have an amateur radio license.

I'm addicted to the TV show "Revenge."

I'm continuing my trip around the Rainforest this week.

Photos soon.

Hope you're enjoying your day.

Thanks so much for visiting!