Hello all! How are you enjoying March so far? We've been extremely blessed with many sunny, warm days here in western Pennsylvania lately (even though it rained here today). My husband is thrilled as he's been able to get out on several bike rides with his biking buddies after a long winter of being cooped up inside. Exercise can be such a mood lifter, can't it? I've been slowly ridding the house of all things snow and winter related and have spent time brightening up my decor with lots of green and lighter colors. Another instant mood lifter! We were also able to escape to Florida for a few days at the end of February/beginning of March--a real treat as the last frigid days of winter wind down here in the northeast.
I try to add at least one new piece to my St. Patrick's Day stitching each year. As soon as I saw this charming design in the monthly newsletter from Primrose Cottage Stitchers, I knew it would be my piece for 2025. Even better--it is a freebie! You can sign up for their monthly newsletter right here to get the free designs and see what is going on in their shop. Just scroll all the way down and click on "Stitching Newsletter" to have it delivered via email. They've generously offered so many cute free designs in past newsletters!
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My finish of "Happy St. Patrick's Day" by Primrose Cottage Stitches |
Dark Green: WDW Lily Pad
Black: CC Black Coffee
Gold: GAST Gold Leaf
Lettering: GAST Chamomile
The fabric for this latest St. Patrick's Day finish is 40 ct., but I'm not sure what brand as it was just a scrap. I used two different accent fabrics on the front and joined them with a decorative stitch. Just popped on a large black button topped with a polka-dot yellow bow to finish it off. I really love the way Primrose Cottage Stitches does their lettering--so whimsical and fun!
And below is a photo of most of my St. Patrick's Day stitching together. I used my grandmother's old dough bowl to display them this year--a quick, easy vignette to pull together! If you would like close-ups and more information on each finish, you may want to click on "St. Patrick's Day" under "Labels" in my sidebar. Do you put out a display for St. Patrick's Day? I love how it brightens up our kitchen side table--even though it will only be out for another week or two when the Easter bunnies take over.
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All shades of green appear in my March stitching |
I had one other wee finish this month--a small, but sweet birthday card. I stitched this sweet design called "Bird and Strawberries" which I had pulled from a British stitching magazine (unfortunately, I forgot to record the name and date of the magazine). This was stitched on 40 ct. white Newcastle linen with most of the suggested colors. I did have to darken the bird's belly so it would show up better on the white fabric. I also added another "swirly" motif on the left side to fill in the otherwise empty space. Hope the recipient loves it!
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A simple birthday card stitched for a friend |
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I'm using these plastic report folders to organize my special Etsy PDF purchases. Hope to get all of these stitched this year! |
As I mentioned above, we flew to sunny Naples, Florida a couple weeks ago for a few days of fun with the extended family. My entire family was there (except my middle son and his girlfriend) along with two of my husband's brothers and some of their family. There were 20 of us in total. Some ventured off to the annual Naples craft beer festival, but I had an even better time staying right at our AirBnb and playing with my grandson. While the others were gone, Mister B and I played many games of the card game Uno, colored, did puzzles, built Lego creations, and waded in the pool (I didn't dare take him swimming by myself as I'm not a strong swimmer). Another day, we all enjoyed some beach time and explored the Saturday morning farmer's market. And, of course, we ate lots of delicious food at our favorite restaurants. It was a wonderful five-day visit and everyone seemed to love the feeling of the warm sunshine on their faces.
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Mister B in the airport as he heads to Florida (with his brand new Spiderman-themed roller bag in tow) |
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Mister B and my husband watching the boats come in |
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My grandson loves animals of all kinds--even this sheep statue! |
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My niece's friends own a helicopter and did a fly-by on Naples Beach as we waved them on! |
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Love this nighttime silhouette |
When I got home, I began putting away the snowmen and winter decor and pulling out St. Patrick's Day and spring pieces--fluffing the nest so to speak. One of my favorite things to do! Here a couple of photos of spring scenes around my home...
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This little shelf in my kitchen corner cupboard always brings a smile. The framed print at the back says "My favorite weather is bird chirping weather." |
In an effort to eat healthier, I've been making most of our bread this year. I've shared this recipe with you before and it is my go-to for a nutritious loaf of bread with little effort. I do use my bread machine which makes it quite easy. The recipe for this Multigrain Bread can be found right here if anyone is interested...
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I can't resist fresh, warm homemade bread, can you? |
Is anyone else watching the bald eagle cam in California? I've found it fascinating and I so admire the eagle couple (Jackie and Shadow) as they sit protecting their tiny eaglets through howling winds and the snowstorm that recently dumped two feet of snow in that area. Sadly, one of the three babies has died... The snow is melting now and I saw the remaining two being fed pieces of a freshly caught fish by one of the parents today, so I'm hopeful they will be okay! If anyone wants to take a peek at them, you can find the live feed on YouTube right here: Bald Eagle Cam Live .
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The Bald Eagle Cam in Big Bear, California is so interesting to watch! |
I had planned on continuing my travelogue of our trip to Italy, but I just didn't feel like sitting down and going through the many photos while the weather is so nice. We'll get back to that in my next post. I hope the second half of March is good to you! Thank you, as always for stopping by and saying "hello." I do appreciate the fact that you take the time to visit and read my little stitching blog. Take care now, my friends--and happy stitching! Bye for now...
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♣♣ Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's Day ♣♣ |
7 comments:
Good solution to the pdf charts. I put them in plastic sheet protectors with notebook dividers in 3 ring binders, one is samplers, smalls, holidays. I can pull out the binder I want and flip through all the charts. Yes, it has been lovely weather, even with rain! Better than cold and snowy!
Good afternoon, Carol. It sounds like you had a wonderful time in Florida especially spending time with Mister B. Lots of fond memories were being made. Your new stitches are darling. I just adore your St. Patrick's Day display. So many pretties in your bowl. I look forward to seeing your Easter display in the near future. Have a wonderful week. Warm hugs.
Hi Carol, what a nice trip you had with your family. Mr B is so cute and getting so big! The time goes so fast with them! Thank you for sharing your conversion for the St Pat’s freebie. I’ve been going through my threads to stitch it so I appreciate the suggestions. Your finish is perfect, as usual. I do like Marly does, and put the freebies in sheet protectors and binders, but I have quite a stack to organize at the moment. And, thanks for sharing the link to the eagle cam. I watched a nest in Iowa quite a few years ago and it was so interesting to watch. They are such good parents and it’s sad that this pair lost one of their eaglets. It’s still pretty cold here, so enjoy your nice weather. Cherie in WI
Hello Carol, what a nice trip you had. And what fun to have nearly the whole family with you. Mr. B grows so fast , how proud he walked with his case.
Your stitching and finishing is a perfect as usual. St. Patrick's day is not known here in Germany. Thanks for sharing the link for the eagle cam. It is always very interesting to watch.
Spring has arrived and we had a wonderful week with sunshine and warmth. Didn't do much in the house and enjoyed with a friend the sunbeams.
Have a great week, till next time, hugs,
Gabi
I love your St. Patrick's Day embroidery! I love the idea of the Etsy pattern binders, I'll do that too!
Hello dear friend , what a great trip you had , wonderful times with your family.
Great post today of your beautiful stitching of your St Patrick's Day.
Love the display.
I must step up more with my stitching now we are getting more Spring time days .The light is becoming better to stitch.
Enjoy your week hugs June,
Hello Carol,
your newest finish looks great. I like your color choice.
Thanks for sharing photos from Florida.
We had wonderful and warm spring days at the beginn of March. Now it is sunny but cold. I like it.
Have a nice week. Manuela
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