Back from Finisher

Good things come to those who wait or something like that. Today I received the finished White Santa stand-up and a Herringbone Eyeglasses case in the mail.  I must admit that sending items off to another state for finishing incited anxiety a few times, but in the end I am delighted I did so.

Marlene's Custom Pillows in San Francisco did a beautiful job on both pieces, used quality materials, were reasonably priced and finished both pieces professionally. Very happy. Even the back side of the stand-up is lovely. For more information on stitches and threads used on White Santa, click here.

Next, another beautiful job on the eyeglasses case. This was the second of these that I stitched from a class I took (way back in 2009) at my local needlepoint chapter. It was laying around waiting to be finished (the first one I finished myself, click here) and I finally admitted that something needed to be done - action should be taken. So off to Marlene's. I totally think it was worth sending out. Again, very pleased.

I've been moving full speed ahead on Christmas Flowers and really have to push as Christmas finishing deadlines are fast approaching! This weekend I'm hosting, "Stitching with my Peeps IV" and have been getting ready for that too and working on the raccoon and the pilot class piece and beginning the season of art fairs and festivals. More on all this in a few. Thank you for stopping by today, hope you have time to come back soon.