My virtual reality tour of the beach that is! Just can’t get that sand in my stitching, just wouldn’t! I hope that everybody had a enjoyable 4th of July weekend. I know that I did as I worked, I played and I stitched, what could be better than that?

The stitch guides for the pixies that I finished for Ruth Schmuff are winging their way east as we speak. The issue of Needlepoint Now for the September/October issue continues to keep me very busy even though I did take the weekend off from the Mac. I enjoyed dining out for breakfast a few mornings at The Cottage in La Jolla and a little shopping in the village as I took in the amazing views of the coast. Lots of stitching and allot of baseball.

Now that the curiousity, just like the cat has gotten the best of you…you wonder about this canvas that you see here. The Happy Hearts series from Needle Deeva has been so successful and I have been driving the Deeva absolutely wild by asking her, no begging her over and over for more hearts! please more hearts! ooh please! So she has given in and been designing at the speed of light. This was the first one she did, which I think is in honor of Miss AlleyCat. There are more being painted right now and even more on the drawing table! I am so excited.

The threads and beads have been selected for this one and I am ready to start stitching away! I will look through some needlepoint books for a few ideas for small stitches for the background. I have a few in mind, but I want to see if I can find something new and exciting. I have been stitching away on the Needle Deeva Easter Egg House and my goal is to have it all finished except for the flowers very soon.

My orchids and succulents got some tender loving care early yesterday morning. Every so often the orchids take a journey over to the sink so that I can give them a little extra attention, dust & check the leaves and trim the bloom stems when needed. Of course Miss BB and that would be Miss Busy Body was right in the middle of it all in her best supervisory position. and until next time…keep on stitching