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Sunday, November 25, 2012

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas...

       It's beginning  to look a lot like Christmas at Corgi Cottage.  We will be having our family Thanksgiving today so I was able to spend the past few days decking the Cottage for Christmas. Emma found the entire experience exhausting and needed to take a nap.





   
      I also got to celebrate another sampler finish. I put the final stitch into The ES Spot Motif Sampler last night. Don't you just love the birds and squirrel???



The ES Spot Motif Sampler
Of Female Worth
36 ct. Lakeside Linen
Hand-Dyed Cotton
       If you are a lover of The Scarlet Letter samplers or would like to be... be sure to check out Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year Challenge. I have a feeling I'm going to be adding many more samplers to my 'Must Stitch' list in the coming year. Why don't you register, join in on the fun and make new stitching friends. 
     I'll be working on this WIP and hope to have it completed by the end of 2012.
 Emma Miles 1848
The Scarlet Letter
40 ct. Lakeside Light Examplar
AVAS silk

  Until next time... Happy Stitching!
     Laurie    

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

A Sigh of Relief

    Two weeks ago my Owen had surgery to repair a ruptured ligament in his right hind leg. I thought Owen's recovery period would be difficult, time consuming and painful for my little guy. I had a room prepared with his crate, favorite blankets, water and quiet. Owen wanted none of it. All he really wanted was for life to get back to 'normal', they way it was prior to his injury and surgery. I took my cues from him and allowed him access to both the couch and the bed, under my supervision. Owen has far exceeded both my and his veternarian's expectations. His incision is healing well and he's been putting weight on his leg since the day he came home from the clinic. Here's a couple of photos of him relaxing, in a sunbeam, on the kitchen floor.


It's getting a bit chilly here in northeast Iowa. We've already had snow showers a couple of days. Now  we just need Owen's fur to grow in quickly to protect him from the frigid Iowa mornings.
      Owen wanted me to thank all of you who sent get well wishes, prayers and positive thoughts. He's looking forward to the Spring when he can run in the prairie again.
      Emma is ready for her brother to be all better too. She definitely feels she's been neglected and has made sure we've both been aware of her feelings. My little diva isn't happy unless 80% of my attention is focused on her and that's just not happening.
      Just look at this sad, dejected pup....
 

      I have managed to get a little stitching in along with my nursing duties.
There was one more Pineberry Lane Christmas design I wanted finish this year.
Merry Christmas Hanging Sampler
Pineberry Lane
40 ct Silkweaver Purely Primitive
Hand-Dyed Cotton

      This poor little stitchery almost met its doom before I even got to blog about it. I didn't realize the piece slid off the table. Owen found it, chewed on it a bit, and I found him sleeping with it clutched between his two front paws. The thread color bleed around the capital C and the sled. An overnight bath in cold water got rid of the bleeding.

      I think I'll be using some rusty jingle bells attached along the bottom of this hanging sampler. I'm slowly building up courage to  do some finishing. 

      I also worked a bit on ES. Here's my progress to date.
The ES Spot Motif Sampler
Of Female Worth
36 ct. Lakeside Linen
Hand-Dyed Cotton

      Thank you to all who have purchased the charts I have for sale. I continue to add to the current lists and add more designer pages of charts for sale. I took half of the proceeds to help with Owen's vet bills and the other half went to the Hurricane Sandy NJ Relief Fund. I grew up in NJ and have fond memories of days spent at the Jersey Shore. My heart breaks for all those who have been affected by the storm. It will take years to rebuild but I have confidence that Chris Christie will get the job done.

      Until next time, happy stitching!

      Laurie

Friday, November 2, 2012

Smalls Redux, Victorian Motto Giveaway and More Charts for Sale

       Hello Peeps. I'm really getting all caught up in the needlework smalls and have completed the stitching on a few more of those wonderful Pineberry Lane designs. But first up is Happy Haunting, a freebie design offered by Paulette of Plum Street Samplers fame. Now I just hope I'll be inspired to do some finishing work on all these smalls.

Happy Haunting
Plum Street Samplers
40 ct. Lakeside Vintage Examplar
Hand-dyed Cotton

 Bringing Home the Tree
40 ct Silkweaver Purely Primitive
Hand-Dyed Cotton 
Peace on Earth-Good Will to Men Pinkeeps
40 ct Silweaver Heritage
Hand-Dyed Cotton
Pineberry Lane


      I also started stitching The ES Spot Motif Sampler. I think it falls more in the range of a medium sized project. I fell in love with this sampler when I saw the stitched model at Country Sampler. Somehow I managed to forget all about this design and the chart got buried under the pile. When I was going through my stash to find treasures for my Charts for Sale page I found ES. I love the cheerful reds and pinks of the border flowers.
The ES Spot Motif Sampler
Of Female Worth
36 ct. Lakeside Linen
Hand-Dyed Cotton

      The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having a 25 Days of Christmas Giveaway. Be sure to stop by her BLOG and enter your name to join in on the Christmas fun.

      I've come across more charts to add to my Charts for Sale pages. I have quite a few Blackbird Designs OOP charts on offer. Click on the tab at the top of the page found underneath my header. I'm also parting with some wonderful Barrick/Carriage House Samplers charts. I've created a separate page. Click on the tab at the top of the page found underneath my header for the CHS Charts for Sale.

      I love reading and responding to your comments. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I'm always disappointed when someone asks me a question, which I'd love to answer, but they are on No Reply. Please be sure to include your e-mail address in your comment so that I can answer your questions. Thanks!

     It's been a chaotic time at Corgi Cottage. My sweet boy, Owen, ruptured his cranial cruciate ligament and had to have surgery to repair the ligament on Wednesday. Owen got a trick for Halloween that he wasn't expecting. He's at home recovering now and after resting for a couple of weeks he'll have four to six weeks of physical therapy. 
      WARNING: The following photos are not for the squemish. 






 If I knew how to knit I would make Owen a leg warmer to cover his poor shaved hind quarter. 

Until next time... Happy Stitching!

Laurie