This is part of my Ginger scissors.  I have large ones for sewing also.  I don't use these to often.
So as you can see I really have a thing about scissors.  I found another pair of scissors the other
day that I will order soon.  I'm certainly not a scissor snob I love most all of the.  The more unique
the better.  But the finger holes have to be big enough for my big fingers.

More on the Great Scissor Scamper

In this photo are some fun things.  The lttle red handled scissors are a pair of dog scissors.
They're really cute.  The little red square handled scissors I found on a cross stitch website,
the same website as the dogs.  In fact I think the pink polka dots scissors were from there
also.  I think I bought them at the same time.  The scissor fob on the bottom was purchased
at the Quilt Museum in LaConnor Washington.  The beaded scissor holder was purchased
in a little quilt shop near the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal.  For the life of me I can't remember
the name of the town.  Its leather lined and it is hard.  It's one of my favorite things.

I'm pretty sure there are some duplicate scissors here.  The needle holder in the middle was
made for me by one of my beading The little stubby blue handled scissors are the first pair
I found that were The gold scissors on the bottom were from a sewing basket I won on ebay.
I love to buy old sewing baskets with all the goodies still inside. 

It's time for some blog-hopping with the Great Scissors Scamper! 

Trica from Friendly Stitchers Yahoo Group has started the "Great Scissor Scamper" on her blog.
http://thestamperss titches.blogspot .com/2012/ 03/great- scissors- scamper.html
She has some great scissors on her blog and I am going to try and add the photo's I've taken of my own scissor collection.  I have been collecting all sizes of scissors for years.  I began sewing when i was 7 years old.  I don't have scissors from that time but I do have lots of scissors from my cross stitch days from the mid 1980's.  Some are older and some new as in less that a month.  So lets see if I can add my pictures.  I didn't get all my pictures to post so I will go back and try again.  There will probably be some duplicates.

Its Sunday March 4, 2012

I'm getting a little better at posting on my blog.  Its still cold here in Anacortes!  I hope that spring will show up soon.  I'm really tired of the cold, wet weather.  I'm looking forward to my husband's retirement in a few years.  We'll be moving back to Bakersfield California.  We lived there for 13 years.  Mike took a job there at Texaco.  We then transferred to Washington.  I thought we would retire here.  That was the orignal plan but I just can't take the gloomy weather.  I love rain but not non stop heavy drizzle.  Any way.

On March 10 my brother's youngest child will be getting married.  Sharene is a lovely young lady.  She has met a wonderful young man named Travis.  They are a great couple together and Travis is a wonderful dad to Sharene's daughter.  I'll be having a house full of company for the weekend.  My husband (Mike) and I will be hosting a family get together on Sunday for Travis' and Sharene's families to meet.  Sharene and Travis will also be opening their wedding gifts.  With the help of my sister (Debbie) we've planned a nice light lunch for everyone.

I had a great start on my 1st cross stitch project.  I was moving along and had nearly half of the design stitched.  I was working on 28 count even weave cloth.  The problem with my choice was being very careful counting.  I thought I was but all the sudden I was off by 1 thread.  So I took out some stitching and low and behold there was another single thread mistake.  So what makes me think after very little stitching in about 12 plus years that I could start back in with sitiching over 2 threads.  Its much nicer but sometimes we have to start from square one.  So after frogging for awhile I decided to just start over on 16 count aida which I don't remember from the 1980's and 1990's.  The stitching is going so much faster and I'd say as of today I am at least half finished.  I've decided to  to work these 4 designs which are baskets, one for each season into a long picture.  WIth that I will be able to have it framed or make it into a bell pull.  I've been shopping on one of the online cross stitch shops and have found some super cute things to stitch.  For some reason I'm into the 4 season's and there are plenty of charts out there.

Happy stitching my friends,  I'll try and figure out how to up load some pictures of my older cross stitch pieces and the chart I'm working on now.

Sandy

Been a while since I posted

Its been over a month since I have posted on my blog page.  I need to see if I can upload some
photos to share.  I finally started stitching a Lizzie Kate chart.  I bought the four seasons baskets
on ebay and have started one.  I will post pictures of all four charts and my start on the first one.

I'm busy stitching on my embroidery machine.  For Christmas I bought myself a new machine
that takes a memory stick instead of of the cards.  Its a Brother 770.  It stitches beautifully but
they keep making the space where you thread the needle smaller and the needle threader to
figure out.  Oh, one thing about me is that I hate to read.  I'm working on hankies for my nieces
wedding.  Gifts for the Moms and Dads.  I got one stitched out very nicely.  Started my practice
stitch out on the second and I got the worst thread jam.  That after having to change thread because
I couldn't get the spool I was using to thread through the needle.  I really don't like having issues
when I'm working on a project. 

I was asked to put a party together for my niece and her new husband the day after the wedding
so the families can get together and have a light lunch and watch the newlyweds open their gifts.
I'm working on the menu and the decorations.  I have exactly 3 weeks from today to get this all
planned and excuted.  I think that I should make some sort of an invitation together with my
address and info for the family to get to my house.

I have my work cut out for me for the next 3 weeks.  I have family coming from Oregon, Washington
and California for the wedding.  I hope I don't become over whelmed.

Sandy

Here it is 1-2-2012

Where  has time gone?  It seems that time just flies by so fast now.  I hope everyones new year is
starting out perfect!

I've been asked by my niece to make the mother of the bride, father of the bride etc gifts for her
wedding.  I've been stewing on this for awhile.  At first i was going to use my new embroidery
machine but realized very quickly that that would involve a new program.  And then I wasn't
sure if that program would work or would I need another program which is about 10x's the cost
of the first.  So now I've decided that I will chart out the wording and cross stitch it.  This will
save me some time becasue I was going to make the articles I needed to work on and now I can
purchase them ready made.  Now to get them charted and embroidered.