New Project Lined Up!

After the large Deco Cat I am quite ready to stitch something small. I have my ornaments for charity that I could finish but I'm really ready to dive into another new project. Besides, ornies make good inbetweeners. While sifting through my stash (my favorite pastime) I came across these delightfuls, a gift from DD for my birthday last year. We didn't purchase the thread at the time since I knew these would be going straight into my 2011 project queue.

Obviously that didn't happen since I'm blogging about this today. After receiving permission by Ms. Sharon G her very self to "blog along," I opened up what I thought was the stitch guide for the dragonfly-thinking I would incorporate the stitches and threads of dragonfly into butterfly and be resourceful for once I only purchased the one guide. Lo and behold Sharon G. included guides for both canvases!  In addition her guides are only spectacular with color images of the stitch diagrams, large print, tips, not to mention clear and concise. This could turn into a dream project.

I headed over to my LNS and found all the "ingredients" to get started.  Turns out that out of all my stash, the only things I had was a tube of Sundance beads and the 2 pairs of Evertites-I need 4 pairs because I want to stitch them simultaneously. This should be fun.

There's a Japan Thread by Kreinik that is so shiny and a perfect choice for its application here; I hadn't even heard of Japan Thread previously. I'll also be using Kreinik Cord, Ribbon and Braid. The beads are a minute size #14 and I am not even sure I have a beading needle small enough, these are tiny.

I think I'm already to get started, so let the games begin! Wishing you a HAPPY 4th weekend to all who celebrate. It's a mild day here in the Rockies and tomorrow's predicted temp for Denver is 80 glorious degrees. Which means I'll have a sweatshirt on for the fireworks. Fine by me. Hope you have a fun day planned filled with friends, family and outdoor fun. You know where I'll be.

AMAZING Rocky Mountain High Birthday

I cannot believe I'm here, a most magical place. In honor of a "milestone" birthday DD arranged for family and friends to join us in Copper Mountain, CO for a week long celebration of reunion, friendship and birthday fun. The private home was phenomenal located within a ski in/ski out property, it was wonderful with family and close friends it was beyond anything I could have imagined.

How do you like this imaginative birthday throne? Isn't it wild! The brain child of a close friend who knew the birthday queen would love to hold court in style. The scenery from this home's many balconies was amazing and ever changing. We enjoyed Indian Summer, Fall and Winter all in the same week. It was glorious.

We played Mahjongg, cards and I stitched.The bird population alone was captivating providing hours of relaxation.

At over 9700 ft, this Gray Jay and Steller's Jay are very much at home in the high altitude and they are huge! We put out sunflower seed to attract them though they were happy to eat bread too. About 3 days into the week we had snowfall and the slopes were littered with snow making equipment to go along with the colder temps. I had never seen these in operation before--very interesting. I think the top summit in Copper is over 12,000 ft. We were definitely affected by the thinner air even though we live at around 6300 ft, it really made a difference.

We went into nearby Frisco for the birthday dinner and naturally we had to make a stop at Sarah's of Breckenridge Needlepoint store. It's a lovely shop and Sarah is always stitching something superb. Be sure to save time to visit this fun shop. DD picked out these two lovely Sharon G's canvases as Sarah was unpacking from a recent show. As a gift, I also received a new K's creations metal floor stand. Love it!