Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Virus
Hello! I just wanted to let everyone know that I might be MIA for a bit.... I got the dreaded computer virus that was all over the news. If anyone is trying to reach me, please be patient, I'll be in touch ASAP... And hope to talk more to you all soon! ~M
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
~ SIGH~.... of Happiness!!!!!! : )
Hi Y'all!
After 5 days... and temps very near 100 degrees for those 5 days... my power is finally back on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soooooo happy!
On a sad note - Friday - the catastrophic storms that hit much of the eastern US - came through my small neighborhood. I'd never seem anything like it, trees bent sideways.... 100 mile an hour winds... and lightening everywhere - many trees down...and once again the tornado sirens went off scaring my girls quite badly!
On a bad note... Power went out... and stayed out for a loong time. Friday to Tuesday. Temps were (are) an unbearable near 100 during the day... 80's at night. Had to throw away 3 trash bags of food from my very warm fridge since I had just gone shopping. Bummer! : ( Whole town was/is under a boil order and all stores were out of bottled water and ice. (at least now we CAN boil the water)
On a good note - there was one night of candle light, cooler temps and a portable battery powered DVD player with my hubby & daughter where we watched "Apollo 13" (man, those guys had it bad!) and ate pringles.
On a funny note - it took me 4 days to stop trying to turn on the light switch every time I entered a dark room - which was every time I entered a room!
On a happy note - it's back on!!!!! Sooo happy. Thanks to all of you who left lovely comments and if I've received emails from you... I'll be in touch soon. Working my way down the list and trying to get caught up.
I never realized how much I love my 'lectricity... but I do! I'll try to remember to be grateful from here on out!
Hope you all are doing well, staying cool, and enjoying some electricity! I'm off to do a few (hundred) loads of laundry!
: )
Maria
After 5 days... and temps very near 100 degrees for those 5 days... my power is finally back on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soooooo happy!
On a sad note - Friday - the catastrophic storms that hit much of the eastern US - came through my small neighborhood. I'd never seem anything like it, trees bent sideways.... 100 mile an hour winds... and lightening everywhere - many trees down...and once again the tornado sirens went off scaring my girls quite badly!
On a bad note... Power went out... and stayed out for a loong time. Friday to Tuesday. Temps were (are) an unbearable near 100 during the day... 80's at night. Had to throw away 3 trash bags of food from my very warm fridge since I had just gone shopping. Bummer! : ( Whole town was/is under a boil order and all stores were out of bottled water and ice. (at least now we CAN boil the water)
On a good note - there was one night of candle light, cooler temps and a portable battery powered DVD player with my hubby & daughter where we watched "Apollo 13" (man, those guys had it bad!) and ate pringles.
On a funny note - it took me 4 days to stop trying to turn on the light switch every time I entered a dark room - which was every time I entered a room!
On a happy note - it's back on!!!!! Sooo happy. Thanks to all of you who left lovely comments and if I've received emails from you... I'll be in touch soon. Working my way down the list and trying to get caught up.
I never realized how much I love my 'lectricity... but I do! I'll try to remember to be grateful from here on out!
Hope you all are doing well, staying cool, and enjoying some electricity! I'm off to do a few (hundred) loads of laundry!
: )
Maria
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
2 new designs!
Hello my Friends!
I hope this post finds each of you well and happy!
Sorry to be missing for so long... but...
I'm happy to say that I've been able to finish 2 new designs in the
last week while hosting my sister-in-law & niece in town
from Orlando...while ALSO moving my 19 year old daughter
into her first house.
last week while hosting my sister-in-law & niece in town
from Orlando...while ALSO moving my 19 year old daughter
into her first house.
Happy and Sad at the same time -
but my stitching has always been a great comfort!
She's settled in & happy & I'm already stitching new
designs & happy!
designs & happy!
BUSY but HAPPY!
Hope you like 'em!
: )
~ M
Available Here:
and Here:
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Published!
I've just discovered that the new "Just Cross Stitch"
Halloween Issue has one of my designs in it!
Top Left "Spells!"
Sooooooooooo excited! : )
Monday, June 4, 2012
There I go again!.... : )
I swear that I have been stitching and I do have some new designs in the works... coming very soon... but I watched this & I laughed so hard... well... I won't tell ya what I almost did... but good thing I wasn't drinking milk!
The quality stinks... but it sounds oh so familiar!
Tee Hee Hee.
Laughter is good for the soul!
Watch it when you get a minute!
http://www.rtbot.net/play.php?id=Xv1tMioGgXI
: )
~ M
The quality stinks... but it sounds oh so familiar!
Tee Hee Hee.
Laughter is good for the soul!
Watch it when you get a minute!
http://www.rtbot.net/play.php?id=Xv1tMioGgXI
: )
~ M
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
2 New Designs!
They're here! WooHoo....
2 New designs....
"My Magic Needle"
"Friends"
Available Here:
and here:
Enjoy! : )
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Funny... but not so funny too...
Funny picture... but really an un-funny subject!
Not only the right thing to do.... the LEGAL thing to do!
You'll notice that many designers lately are standing up for their rights...
their copyrights.
We are tired of thieves "sharing" and selling our patterns illegally.
They don't seem to realize that if they keep stealing our designs...
they will put us all out of business.
No new designs for anyone by anyone!
So sad.
Thanks to all of my loyal and honest customers out there!
You all mean so much to me! : )
They don't seem to realize that if they keep stealing our designs...
they will put us all out of business.
No new designs for anyone by anyone!
So sad.
Thanks to all of my loyal and honest customers out there!
You all mean so much to me! : )
Many thanks also to Lori from Notforgotten Farm for starting this
important topic.
important topic.
Thanks!
: )
~M
Monday, April 9, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Published
Hello... hope this post finds you all well!
I'm so excited, one of my designs "Bouncing Bunny" (below)
has been published in The Gift of Stitching magazine.
Very cool! : ) Happy. Happy. ~ M
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Florida....
Just back from Florida!
Trying to get back to reality after this....
From warm and sunny to cold and snowy.
Grrr. Ick.
BUT - spring is just around the corner!
: ) Thank goodness! : )
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Valentines Design!
Yup...
it's comin' up....
can you believe it...
February already?
This sweet design is perfect for Valentines Day, or simply for that someone special on any day!
Enjoy... and... Happy Stitchin'! :)
Available here through my website in PDF:
http://www.thestitcherhood.com/patterns/
or available in leaflet AND PDF in my Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitcherhood
it's comin' up....
can you believe it...
February already?
This sweet design is perfect for Valentines Day, or simply for that someone special on any day!
Enjoy... and... Happy Stitchin'! :)
Available here through my website in PDF:
http://www.thestitcherhood.com/patterns/
or available in leaflet AND PDF in my Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitcherhood
Friday, January 20, 2012
New Design!
Hellllllloooooo! : )
I have a new design all ready! I am excited about this one... it was a request by a lady who lives in New Orleans and she was looking for a "Happy Mardi Gras" design that was similar to my "Merry New Year". I didn't have one but thought.... I'll make one! : ) So, Gwen, here ya go... hope you like it!
Available on my website here:
http://thestitcherhood.com/patterns/
and in my Etsy shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitcherhood
If any of you others ever have ideas for designs, please just let me know. I've got tons on the back burners but will add them to my list!
Have a great week-end!
~ Maria
I have a new design all ready! I am excited about this one... it was a request by a lady who lives in New Orleans and she was looking for a "Happy Mardi Gras" design that was similar to my "Merry New Year". I didn't have one but thought.... I'll make one! : ) So, Gwen, here ya go... hope you like it!
Available on my website here:
http://thestitcherhood.com/patterns/
and in my Etsy shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitcherhood
If any of you others ever have ideas for designs, please just let me know. I've got tons on the back burners but will add them to my list!
Have a great week-end!
~ Maria
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Happy... Happy... Happy!
Hello my friends!
Hope your holidays were wonderful... and your New Year has been fantastic so far.
I am feeling good, healthy, groovy, happy....
feelin' fine!
I have a new design (inspired by my 12 year old daughter) to offer today...
Hope it brings a smile to your face!
: )
~ Maria
Available here:
and here:
PS - Thanks again for all of the wonderful supportive comments!
THEY make ME smile!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
New Design!
Hi my friends!
Thank you all sooo much for the kind words of encouragement! All is going well with me. Getting back to work and back to my routine at home (WooHoo!).
I am offering my first design since coming home! This will be my only Christmas release for 2011, unfortunately. I had so many planned... but what can you do, right? Sometimes your plans just don't work out.
Oh well... I have too much to be grateful for to worry about it too much. : )
I am extremely happy about this design that shows a lovely Christmas feather tree adorned with red ornaments. Says "Merry Christmas" and has a fun red border. Primitive and Sweet! Simple and Beautiful!
Hope you all are well and if I don't talk to you in the next few days - Happy Holidays!
Wishing you all my VERY BEST!
Maria
Thank you all sooo much for the kind words of encouragement! All is going well with me. Getting back to work and back to my routine at home (WooHoo!).
I am offering my first design since coming home! This will be my only Christmas release for 2011, unfortunately. I had so many planned... but what can you do, right? Sometimes your plans just don't work out.
Oh well... I have too much to be grateful for to worry about it too much. : )
I am extremely happy about this design that shows a lovely Christmas feather tree adorned with red ornaments. Says "Merry Christmas" and has a fun red border. Primitive and Sweet! Simple and Beautiful!
Hope you all are well and if I don't talk to you in the next few days - Happy Holidays!
Wishing you all my VERY BEST!
Maria
Available here:
or here:
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Hello friends!
I am so sorry to be missing for so long... but I assure you that I do have a good excuse. I lost a month!
On Friday October 14th - I went to bed just like normal, but woke my husband up around 5am with the worlds worst headache! I knew it was severe enough that I asked him to take me to our local small hospital where they immediately did an MRI only to discover that I has a massive brain aneurysm that was bleeding into my brain!
They called a Columbus hospital (the closest big city to us) and asked them to send the life flight helicopter.
As soon as I arrived at Riverside Methodist Hospital - they deposited me into ICU and proceeded to do a 10 hour surgery on my brain.
They shaved my head - I look so silly (spooky), and I have a giant incision along the right side of my head that will hopefully soon be covered by hair. (For those of you that know me.... I have always had long hair, so it is odd to have hair that is only about an 1/8th of an inch long... and it's cold!)
Prior to the surgery - I am told that they had to bring my body temp down to 16 degrees Celsius, stop my heart, ... and drained a large portion of my blood to prevent further rupture and bleeding ....
It took me 2 to 3 weeks before I knew what was going on! I awoke in the hospital in completely unfamiliar surroundings! Wondering... what the....? What happened? It felt to me like my husband and kids were gone. My house was gone. My dog & cat were gone. My clothes and possessions were gone. Everything was gone and I didn't know WHY. All I wanted was to go home. I was SO homesick! I had no memory of the last 3 weeks... to me it was still Oct. Little did I know that I had missed Halloween, the leaves turning, etc. A whole month had gone by without my knowledge.
Luckily my dad (living nearby) visited often. My nurses were wonderful. My surgeon was amazing. My husband (my hero!) & kids drove 4 hours to visit me as often as possible. I had many friends and family pulling for me! Thanks to you all! : )
So, I finally made it home! I am told that, alone, is a miracle. I still have physical therapy to deal with - but I am looking forward to anything and everything as long as I can be home!
I want to thank my doctor for his skilled hands, my nurses for all of their time and energy & caring natures : ) even in the light of my "ornery" behavior, my daughters and husband for sticking with me and keeping the home fires burning beautifully! Thanks to all of my family and friends for their prayers, well wishes, cards, love, good vibes, warm thoughts, well wishes, etc.
If I really am the miracle they say I am through all of this... I have no doubt that it is a direct result of all of those good wishes & prayers so please keep 'em coming as I am far from done with all of this! : )
Thanks again... and MUCH LOVE to you all!
Maria Warmke / The Stitcherhood
PS - I am slowly getting back to stitching (Christmas is coming!) but it is very slow as I only have 1 good eye at the moment. However - it is just so wonderful to be back to stitching, no matter how slow. LOTS to be Thankful for this year! : )
I am so sorry to be missing for so long... but I assure you that I do have a good excuse. I lost a month!
On Friday October 14th - I went to bed just like normal, but woke my husband up around 5am with the worlds worst headache! I knew it was severe enough that I asked him to take me to our local small hospital where they immediately did an MRI only to discover that I has a massive brain aneurysm that was bleeding into my brain!
They called a Columbus hospital (the closest big city to us) and asked them to send the life flight helicopter.
As soon as I arrived at Riverside Methodist Hospital - they deposited me into ICU and proceeded to do a 10 hour surgery on my brain.
They shaved my head - I look so silly (spooky), and I have a giant incision along the right side of my head that will hopefully soon be covered by hair. (For those of you that know me.... I have always had long hair, so it is odd to have hair that is only about an 1/8th of an inch long... and it's cold!)
Prior to the surgery - I am told that they had to bring my body temp down to 16 degrees Celsius, stop my heart, ... and drained a large portion of my blood to prevent further rupture and bleeding ....
It took me 2 to 3 weeks before I knew what was going on! I awoke in the hospital in completely unfamiliar surroundings! Wondering... what the....? What happened? It felt to me like my husband and kids were gone. My house was gone. My dog & cat were gone. My clothes and possessions were gone. Everything was gone and I didn't know WHY. All I wanted was to go home. I was SO homesick! I had no memory of the last 3 weeks... to me it was still Oct. Little did I know that I had missed Halloween, the leaves turning, etc. A whole month had gone by without my knowledge.
Luckily my dad (living nearby) visited often. My nurses were wonderful. My surgeon was amazing. My husband (my hero!) & kids drove 4 hours to visit me as often as possible. I had many friends and family pulling for me! Thanks to you all! : )
So, I finally made it home! I am told that, alone, is a miracle. I still have physical therapy to deal with - but I am looking forward to anything and everything as long as I can be home!
I want to thank my doctor for his skilled hands, my nurses for all of their time and energy & caring natures : ) even in the light of my "ornery" behavior, my daughters and husband for sticking with me and keeping the home fires burning beautifully! Thanks to all of my family and friends for their prayers, well wishes, cards, love, good vibes, warm thoughts, well wishes, etc.
If I really am the miracle they say I am through all of this... I have no doubt that it is a direct result of all of those good wishes & prayers so please keep 'em coming as I am far from done with all of this! : )
Thanks again... and MUCH LOVE to you all!
Maria Warmke / The Stitcherhood
PS - I am slowly getting back to stitching (Christmas is coming!) but it is very slow as I only have 1 good eye at the moment. However - it is just so wonderful to be back to stitching, no matter how slow. LOTS to be Thankful for this year! : )
Monday, October 10, 2011
I LOVE this conversation...
Hi Ladies!
(my apologies if there are men on here.. if so...
let me know! You deserve a medal!:))
I am sooo pleased to see the conversation going on here!
Missy choose "Bloom" as her free pattern.
I had so much fun with this free drawing,
and love to see
the spark of conversation it spurred....
I think I might do this again next week.
However...
Unfortunately, for ME,
I have 2 days of 3 hours each of dental procedures
coming up this week
(ick....eeeew... owww.)
but after that... I'll be back and spunky!
Hope you all have a spectacular week (free of dentistry)!
~M
Sunday, October 9, 2011
And the winner is.....
Heeeelllllooo!!!
: )
It was so good to hear from you all!
Glad to know you're still there... makes blogging much more fun!
So, I took all of the names from all of the comments
and stuck them all in a basket.
I picked on out of the basket...
and the winner is....
Missy !
Congratulations...
I will send you an email to see which design you want.
For all the rest of you... don't fret...
this was so fun I think I'll make a habit of it!
Happy Sunday to you all!
~M
Friday, October 7, 2011
((( Helllloooo!)))) Is anyone out there?
Okay, my peeps...
I am not always so good at regular posts...
and I apologize for that.
BUT
I've not heard a single peep from any of you!
You still there?
According to Blogger, there are 187 of you...
so speak up!
Hmmm....
In order to spark some kind of life here....
I am going to offer a FREE PDF design of your choice to be emailed to you.
Pick ANY design from my collection on my website -
In order to win this PDF design... simply comment here with an email address.
I will put all entry's into a hat on Sunday, 10/16, and pick one.
Thanks Ya'll and Happy Fall! : )
~Maria
Thursday, October 6, 2011
New Design!
Hello my Friends!
I have a new design ready....
It's a companion to my last release "Be Witched".
Both available
in PDF format on my website :
or in leaflet version in my Etsy shop :
Friday, September 30, 2011
Re-done and Ready!
Hello!
Thanks for your patience on this.
I had spotted a goof in this design
(luckily BEFORE it went into circulation! : )
So I pulled it and completly re-did it.
I changed a few things... and I think it is even better now!
Coming soon... a matching "Be Jolly" design for Christmas.
Have a wonderful week-end!
~M
Available here:
My website in instant PDF format -
My Etsy in leaflet format -
Sunday, September 18, 2011
2 new patterns! Woo Hoo!
Hello friends!
I have 2 new patterns that have just been released....
The first is my version of The Samplermakers Autumn Challenge.
We were all given several Autumn motifs and then were to use those
to make our own design with them. It has been so
fun to watch everyone's different designs!
Notice the new look?
Whatchoo think?
: )
Available on my website: http://www.thestitcherhood.com/patterns/
Whatchoo think?
: )
Available on my website: http://www.thestitcherhood.com/patterns/
Or in my Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitcherhood
I had one all finished... and then found a goof, so I
have pulled it and will repost after it is fixed.
At least I caught it BEFORE it went out all over the place! : )
I had one all finished... and then found a goof, so I
have pulled it and will repost after it is fixed.
At least I caught it BEFORE it went out all over the place! : )
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)