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the blahs . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Todd and I both kicked off Thanksgiving week with the crud. He went to the doc on Monday; I went on Wednesday. Luckily we had delayed our Thanksgiving celebration until Friday (to be able to celebrate with Joc and her family), but both of us left the doctor's office with antibiotics (among other meds), which meant by the time we celebrated, we both felt better, but still not great. It is what it is. The two of us spent Thursday quietly. We watched my one of my favorite Christmas movies . . .

The Homecoming. It was the pilot for The Walton ...

added by Denise :) 1 week, 3 days ago. under autumn , border , camp macoba , christmas , embroidery , granddaughters , guild , handwork , hexie , photo , pumpkin , slow stitching , wool

beginnings and ends . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I love finishes! This morning I can share not one, but TWO! Well, perhaps I should clarify. Not two completely finished, ready-to-put-up-and-enjoy-and-never-need-to-be-worked-on-again projects. But two projects on which I've finished the embroidery stitches! I wrapped up my pumpkin piece (by Crabapple Hill Studios):

I just love this sweet stitchery. I love the character and variety of stitches and colors. It was truly like painting a scene. It's so yummy!

And I finished my teapot table topper . . .

I think the last time I shared anything on it, I was still whipping the hexies together! I finished the hexies up ...

added by Denise :) 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under alabama , blog hop , embroidery , hexies , photos , pumpkin , roll tide , sampler , slow stitching , snowman , stitchery , teapot

a good deal . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

. . . of fun. A good deal of weekend fun!

It was a lovely, busy weekend with lots of stitchy-crafy things going on. On Thursday I was inspired at work to turn our 3D Popcorn Box die cut into these darling little favor boxes . . .

I used Christmas images (I printed seamless background images onto the cardstock), but these could be done for *any* holiday or themed event. They were fast and easy to put together, too -- a happy bonus. I love it when I find a fun something!

I found just the thing I needed in my floss stash to finish up ...

added by Denise :) 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under acorns , bowl cozy , craft , embroidery , photos , pumpkin , slow stitching , stitch-in , stitcher's group , stitchery , wool acorn

Thanksgiving Ideas to Try Something New from From My Carolina Home

With the holiday coming next week, preparations here are well underway. Decorating, cooking and sharing time with friends and family is the heart of the holiday. With over five years of posts, sometimes it is good to revisit past posts with holiday ideas. In looking back, I realized I’ve not done a post on stuffing/dressing. I’ll have to get some good photos this year for one on the many variations I like to do. This one was made with sourdough bread, onions, bacon and mushrooms with sage and oregano, a recipe from Bon Appétit from at least ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under cooking , holiday , pumpkin , thanksgiving , turkey (Comments)

excessive stitches . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I've got a couple of different hand-work projects in progress right now. Because I can't focus on just ONE thing. No, I have to have THREE things (or more) going on simultaneously. LOL!

In yesterday's post I talked about a dream quilt (literally, a quilt I designed in my dreams). I (day)dreamed up another little piece ... a hexie mat. I'd done one years ago for my mom (the pattern for it was in a magazine, but I don't remember which one--I blogged about here in 2012!) . . .

But I ran across some really cute teapot ...

added by Denise :) 1 month ago. under autumn , embroidery , handwork , hexies , photo , poinsettia , pumpkin , slow stitching , snowflake , stitchery , tea pot

Autumn Jubilee Cooking – Pumpkin Tart from From My Carolina Home

Nothing says Autumn has arrived more than the aroma of something with pumpkin baking in the oven. When I found a recipe in my Milk Street cookbook that combined pumpkin with bourbon, I had to try it. Those who know me in real life know that I love to cook with bourbon, and sometimes I put it in the food (LOL, I know, old joke!!). There is an alternative for those who don’t do alcohol. Today, with permission, I will share this great recipe for a lighter Pumpkin Tart from Milk Street. This is a wonderful alternative to the ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under autumn jubilee , cooking , milk street , pumpkin (Comments)

day four . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's MY turn for sharing on the Witchy Stitchy Blog Hop! Annnnd . . . it also MY BIRTHDAY!

♥ Local grandgirls visited for a birthday eve visit yesterday! ♥

Hexie Pumpkin Mug Rug
(this is the fourth or fifth I've made...but this one is for ME!)

A birthday means there's a giveaway in here somewhere. ;)

So when I signed on for this hop in July, I gave myself ~~a couple of hours~~ ~~several days~~ ~~weeks~~ until five days ago to figure out what I wanted to make/share. I love autumn and the less ghoulish elements of Halloween and I ...

added by Denise :) 2 months ago. under birthday , blog hop , book , epp , giveaway , granddaughters , hexie , mug rug , photo , pumpkin , spider , witchy stitchy , yo-yo

Scrappy Pumpkin Quilt Block Tutorial from Goer

Welcome to my stop on Tutorial Week with Finish-a-Long. I'm sharing my process for using scraps to create pumpkin blocks.

Grab your orange (or yellow or white or whatever color you want your pumpkins to be) scraps. Depending on the size of your scraps and the size of your desired pumpkins you can use your scraps as is (which I've done with my single fabric pumpkins) or you can piece together your smaller scraps to form a scrappy slab (as shown in the large pumpkin) before constructing your pumpkin. You'll also want fabric for a stem and ...

added by sarah 2 months, 1 week ago. under fall , halloween , pumpkin , quilt block , quilt tutorial , quilting , tutorial (Comments)

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