a pretty little pincushion!

yesterday i worked on a sweet little pincushion for my partner for the scrappy pincushion swap. she asked for something cute, and first thing to come to mind was the new japanese hokuou, and flower sugar collection that i just picked up from lecien. hope my little pincushion has enough cuteness!! i sure think so. :)

See ya next week!

more swappie goodness!

I finally am in the beginning stages of my Pillow Talk Swap pillow. Trying to figure out what would be the perfect pillow for my partner is always the hardest part. Once I finally pin down an idea then it usually is smooth sailin! :)

Also a new swap, The Scrappy Pin Cushion Swap. Here is a mosaic for my dear partner! No surprises in this one! :)

1. mushrooms, 2. Hedgehog pincushion, 3. My Abandoned Hexie Project, 4. for pretty Ane, 5. aqua and red buttons2, 6. Sew It Together name tag swap, 7. pink mushroom deer - pincushion, 8. Toadstool Cottage and Mushroom House #2, 9. Mushrooms coasters, 10. woodland animals, 11. Pink Toadstool Home Pincushion, 12. Little Red Riding Hood Doll, 13. Fofinho de ontem...

See ya next week!

spoiled with goodies!

The last few days I have received the most amazing packages, and all from my sweet online friends! Get ready for lots of eye candy!!

For the Urban Home Goods Swap I received the most amazing wall art and mini cushion from badskirt-amy! If you take a peek at her photostream you will be overloaded with cuteness!! I have been oohing and awwhing over her fabulous handmade items for quite some time and am now so excited that I actually have a couple of my own!! They are true treasures!! THANK you so much, Amy!!

Aren't those the cutest little crocheted mushrooms!! I LOVE them!!

The little fox and sled is in my favorites as an illustration from Mikimono. Amy contacted her and got special permission to stitch him up just for me!! I absolutely LOVE this adorable cushion!!

Isn't this the cutest cross stitch EVER!!

This adorable stitchery came the same day from Solidia, from my Hoop-Up! Stitch & Send swap group!! She is sooo cute!! I love how she used my sil's cute Little Red Riding Hood embroidery pattern!! Can't wait to get her hung!!

Look at this F A B U L O U S little pin cushion that just arrived yesterday!! And made out of the tiniest but cutest little hexies!! Made by the very talented Nova and was sent to me as a thank you for Heather and I's groups!! Thanks so much Nova, for such a thoughtful gift!! I absolutely LOVE it!!

Even the back is super cute!!

Along with Nova's package came this beautiful fabric stack from my sweetest friend, Heather!! YUMMMMM, love all those blues and greens from Anna Maria Horner's Garden Party collection!! THANKS, Heather!!

Now wasn't that the most amazing eye candy!! I sure could stare at those pictures all day! :) I am so lucky to have the most amazing online friends!!

Hope you are having a terrific Tuesday!

PS. Thanks for all the sweet comments wishing me a fantastic Mother's Day! It was a wonderful day!!

woodland happiness~ a wall hanging and matching pincushion!

My dresden mini wall hanging is done!! Yippee!! I am loving all the cuteness, with the Heather Ross new gnomies and mushrooms, flea market fancy seedlings, woodland creatures, and lots of polka dots!! All my favorites in one quilt!! This sweet little quilt is going to my swap partner for the Urban Home Goods Swap, but no tears for me cause I have one in the makes for my studio. :)

For the center I used the cute Russian Sweetie embroidery I did earlier this week. My partner also likes Matryoshka dolls so I thought it would be the perfect touch! I sure hope you like it, my sweet partner!! It was sure fun to make, trying to include all your favorites!! For the pattern, I used Oh, Franssons, easy to follow tutorial.

I also stitched up a cute pincushion to match the wall hanging. It is the first pincushion I have done and love how it turned out. They are so simple to make, so I will be making many more! The pincushion was inspired by these cuties.

I just love the gnomes in this color!!

One more thing! My sil, Tasha is having a GIVEAWAY on her blog and it ends tonight! Hop on over and say hi, and enter to have a chance to win $20 in embroidery patterns from her Etsy shop.

Hope you are having a fantastic Friday!!