Peacock Handbag

Peacock Handbag
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Ok, so photography is not my medium! But I think this is enough for you to see, finally! I know Gina's been waiting on this photo.

I just love this handbag! It's hard to see but I used fuzzy, sparkly, black trim around the outside of the peacock and on top of that, some black gimp which I also used around the edge of the bag. Also on the edge, some beaded fringe.

Most of the trim was sewn on by hand so this one took me hours to finish but I just love it so much! It has "gypsy" look. Yes, I do love the Victorian gypsy look!

Stop by again tomorrow to see the handbag that I made this past weekend!

If you like the peacock design and would like to have the pattern to stitch, click here.

Thanksgiving Doorknocker 3

Thanksgiving 3
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I always do these little holiday doorknockers in groups of 3! This is the 3rd in my Thanksgiving series. I stitched on this quite a bit yesterday and plan to complete it later today. As you can see, I got a little creative with that blanket stitch! The next thing I'll add is some buttons and then I'll finish off the beading. I'll do the finishing on these over the weekend and add them to my Etsy shop next week.

My next project will be a set of 3 Christmas doorknockers. Then I'd better do my mother's Christmas gift.

Our New Truck

Our Truck
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Well, I added some USB thingy's to my big computer here so now I can transfer photos directly to this computer without pulling out my laptop! Yeah!!!

I had to try it out so I thought I'd share a photo of our new truck. Scott and I bought this just 2 weeks ago. It's the first brand new, "no one else ever owned it" vehicle that either one of us has ever had!

Isn't it gorgeous! And I love riding it. It's so comfy. It's a 2006 Ford F150. Scott is a Ford mechanic so we bought it from the dealership that he works for. I haven't driven it yet. It's much bigger than my Towncar but I plan to take it out and drive it this weekend.

Thanksgiving Doorknocker 2 Complete

Thanksgiving 2
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I finished this little doorknocker yesterday and started on the 3rd one. I didn't get very far on it so I'll scan my progress tomorrow.

I'll admit, stitching with these Autumn colors is a little boring! I'll be glad to get back to working with purple, pink and blue!

Blackwork Acorn Pattern

Motif Blackwork Acorn
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

It's a lovely Autumn day here in Northern Illinois. Sunny, and relatively warm outside! The orange and yellow leaves are falling off the trees now and it's time to cut my garden back. I'll be doing that this weekend.

I haven't yet completed my Thanksgiving 2 doorknocker so I thought for today, my readers might enjoy motif that can be used on crazyquilts.

This blackwork acorn can be stitched directly on your quilt using waste canvas or stitch it on cross stitch fabric and sew it into your foundation.

You can stitch this with whatever thread colors you like. I would probably use a dark brown for the top and a light brown for bottom. I would do the outline with 2 strands of embroidery floss and then the fill-in blackwork with 1 strand.

The design is 32 stitches wide by 38 stitch high. 14 count = 2 1/4 X 2 5/8 inches.

Enjoy!