And yes I dare you to say that fast at least 5 times! This is the last one that I finished and is the favorite of Nancy, the dear sweetheart who has volunteered to proof my stitchguides! To me this was challenging to come up with stitch ideas because of the stripes. The Deeva herself has named this one Southern Yellow Pine.

I was trying to use some more Swarovski crystals in this one, but it just didn’t work. I poured through my stitch books yet again looking for that purr~fect stitch and just nothing was talking to me! Nothing at all…so I counted the squares and the lines and just came up with my own. It worked and it fit and I am thrilled!

These will be available very soon, very soon! The club officially starts in August with NeedleDeeva and ask your shop to order them when they come to the Columbus market in June. If you don’t want to do the club thing, single canvases will be available soon or should I say just as soon as I redo the pictures in the stitch guides, finish writing 4 more guides and get the crystals counted out. The Deeva and I will have the Fab Firs that have been stitched with crystals come to you with the crystals, so you don’t have to worry about finding them!

The cacti are finally blooming and I am thrilled! Between the orchids and the cacti it is like I have fresh flowers all over the house. I just need to stop break the blooms off!

AlleyCat has been Miss Busybody this morning. Doesn’t it look like she is getting sleepy eyed sitting here?

Well she did decide it was nap time. Smart girl! and I think I am going to follow suit and go back to sleep myself. I am not feeling 100%, so I think that I will curl up on the couch with the kids and take a nap. and until next time…keep on stitching