Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Big Cats and Big News

Hi friends!

You all sure are quiet lately...
cat got'cher tongue?


On to the news... maybe not THAT big...
but I had to get your attention!

I can't decide if I am proud of...


or horribly embarrassed by....

the new "Friday Feature" on Hoffman's website.


Hmmmm.
Maybe a bit of both! 
: )  

~ M~






Monday, August 29, 2011

New Design!

Offering a new Halloween Design!

 Available here in instant download version:

Or here in paper pattern version:
 
: )
 
~ M ~

Friday, August 26, 2011

I'm Back! (Warning... LOTS of photos! : )

Hello my friends!

I missed you!

I am back from a marvelous vacation... 
my youngest is back in school.... 
my oldest is on a trip to Nashville with her friends... 
I have the 400 loads of laundry from the trip done...
the fridge has food in it...
the house is clean (sort of)...
and I am ready to get back to designing!

Couldn't resist adding some (many) photos of our trip to Lake Erie.
(Click pictures to enlarge... much better that way. )

Most of the days were like this....


BUT...
There was one particular evening/night that was QUITE stormy!

Can you believe that???
THAT is a tornado (waterspout) right next to our cottage!
Scary.. but still kinda beautiful. 

All in all.. a great time!
Now back to reality.

: )

~ M ~



Friday, August 5, 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011

They're Here! My 100th design!

Hello friends!

The 2 new designs are ready (with more in the works)!

So excited that these are my 100th and 101st designs! 

Take care all!

: )  

~M



 Available here in PDF instant download format:

Available here in leaflet format:

Monday, July 18, 2011

Finishes..... coming soon!

Hello friends!

Hope you are all doing well and staying COOL!

Today it was 94 degrees with 97% humidity! 
Ick. 
I feel the need to grow gills just to breath ...
I'm tempted to cut off all of my hair as it has frizzed into a giant round mass! 
It is so humid that the tree covered hills in the distance look blue... 
I'm guessing from all of the water in the air!

My only hope is that I hear thunder rumbling far off in the distance. 
Maybe it will rain and cool things off a bit!  : )

I've been trying to stay cool by stitching some fall / Halloween designs.... 
dreaming of crisp, sparkling days and cool nights!

Here are 2 of them that will be released this week.

Stay cool my friends!

~ M ~
"All Hallows Eve"

"Owl Hollow"

PS - Since I wrote this post a few hours ago...
we had a 15 minute MASSIVE storm....
explosive thunder and striking lightning....
LOVE IT!....
and, yep, it IS cooler now!
Hope you all cool off too!
: )

~ M ~


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Monday, July 4, 2011

July 4th Celebration!

Happy 4th of July to you all!

To celebrate....
I have put 2 of my July 4th holiday patterns on sale just for today!

Enjoy... and have a safe & happy holiday!

~ Maria

 

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Question for you all....

Hi My Friends!

I have a question for you all....

I am being considered for an ornament in the 
"Just Cross Stitch" magazine ornament issue. 

Hopefully the "Halloween" issue, 
OR... the "Christmas" issue. 

This would be huge!  : )

I have a design ready and stitched.... 
but I was wondering if any of you would be willing 
to take the finished stitched piece from me
and make it into an ornament for me? 

I would be happy to pay - 
or to trade in free designs of mine - 
but I would need the finished ornament back  
with simple directions of how it was made into an ornament
by October 1st!

A simple felt backed ornament with hanging
ribbon would be wonderful! 
Whatever,,,,
Anything easy....
No need to be too fancy.... just simple and easy to follow.

The finished piece must fit - fininshed -
into a sandwich sized baggie.
My stitched piece allows for plenty of room for that.

 I think I could give you credit for the finishing in the article... 
but I am not in charge of what actually gets printed... 
so I can't guarantee that that.
I will if I can!

Anybody interested?

Smiles....

Maria


Friday, June 17, 2011

They're ready! 3 New Designs!

 Available on my website:
or in my Etsy shop:

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  : )

M

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Sneaky Peak...Part 2

Remember the strawberries?

Here are the grapes!

: )


Thursday, June 2, 2011

Another Sneaky Peak...

Hello my friends!

Sorry I've not been posting lately... 
been crazy busy around here!
My daughter graduated from High School...
... WHAT?!?! 
Where did the time go??.....
Have had tons of family in town...
Now my (soon to be) 6th grader is done for the summer!
Ahhhh.. no more 6am wake up calls!
Happy! Happy!

Below is a sneak peek at a strawberry design that I am working on.... 
also will have some Quaker motifs included and
also one with grapes to match.

Remember the new "eXpressions" series from my last post?
It included "Halloween" and "Christmas".
I hope to have - within the next week...
"Valentines" and "July 4th" in the same series.

I know... I know... I'm all mixed up in my holidays...
Just going with what moves me at the moment.

Hope you are all well!

: )   Maria   : )


Wednesday, May 18, 2011

3 New Designs!

Hello friends!

Happy to announce 3 new designs available!










Available on my website in PDF format:


or in leaflet format on Etsy:

Monday, May 16, 2011

Sale! : )

Hello all!

I am offering... for a short time...
ALL 93 of my designs 
in instant download PDF format for just $3.00 each. 

I am thinking of decluttering my website 
and some designs may become out of print 
in order to make way for new designs... So...

Any design! 
Every design!
$3.00



So stock up for Summer Stitching...
or Halloween....
Christmas....
never too early to start!

Enjoy!

: )

Available here...


Saturday, May 14, 2011

Upcoming Designs

Hi everyone!

Here are some pictures of a few new designs that will be available soon.

These belong to my first "series" called "eXpressions" 
and feature small designs that can be used as pinkeeps, cards, ornaments, etc.

Whadaya think?

Here is "eXpressions : Halloween"

 and this one is "eXpressions : Christmas"


Sunday, May 8, 2011

Prom 5/7/11

My beauty-full daughter, Jess, and her best-est buddy Todd!

Senior Prom May 7, 2011!

Happy Mothers Day!

Sunday, April 24, 2011