Attitude is Everything

Hello dear friends,

Christmas has come and gone and I hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends. Now we look forward to a new year. 
A new year of bright hopes and promises.  New beginnings, new attitudes, new goals, new births, new friends, and new projects.

So with that said, I would like to just take a moment to wrap up the year and a recap of the completed projects and move my focus into the new year.

Quilts (large and small)                                             6

Quilt Blocks                                                              3

Cross stitch (larger projects)                                     9

Cross stitch (ornaments)                                         29

Embroidery                                                               1

Pillows                                                                      7

Stuffed dolls                                                              2

Fabric Collage                                                           1

Cards                                                                         3

Sewn Items (miscellaneous)                                    11

Blog Award                                                               2

Blog RAK/Giveaway                                                5

Followers (as of this post)                                     106

Blog post                                                                 37

Alrighty y'all.            

If you may note, I have placed a photo of myself that my oldest DD took of me on Christmas day; but what I wanted you to capture were the quotes above the photo and the scripture below it. 

Attitude is everything.  Pick a good one. 

 I think this is so important and can be an effective tool in how we lead our lives.  The relationship we have with family, with God, our friends, our tone, our work, in our body language and just life in general.  Do you all think so too?  So going into the new year, I hope to continue a good attitude and hope you all will adopt this little saying too.
  
Okay now, in saying this, here is what I've captured underneath the photo which is also one of my WIPs I am working on. 
I want this to be a reminder to me from this day forward and throughout the rest of the year.

La D Da:  A Right Spirit

Psalm 51:10.  Create in me a clean heart; O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
                           
I am also participating in Blackbird Designs Yahoo Group winter SAL and so I thought I would show a pic of my progress.   

Blackbird Designs:  Winter Wonderland

Okie Dokie.  For those of you that are having snow.  I hope you all are enjoying it.

Glory Bee freebie: I love Snow days

I will close here and just now say "Thank you" all for coming by and visiting my blog, leaving your comments and for your friendship.  I have said in the past and I will say it again, and will continue to say it.  I appreciate you all and I am forever blessed by your comments and your visits.

I also want to wish you all a  Happy New Year and I hope you all will find a renewed spirit for 2011.

May God bless you all.
Hugs and hugs.
Jackie.

Blessed Assurance

"Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine... This is my story this is my song..."

Do y'all know this song.  If you know it, go ahead and say it to yourself.  Hum it if you would like.  Doesn't that make you feel good? Doesn't something just come over you when you say it, hum it.

Alright.  I know we are singing Christmas Carols, but, To God be the glory y'all. 

What a week dear friends. During the last post, I was nursing a little sniffle of the nostril but still functioning.  Soon after, I turned to feeling awful with the I don't know what I had. My dear husband, Mister, was certainly a true trooper during this time bringing me soups and tea and taking care of my little busy dd. I thank God for him and what a blessing to have him by my side.

Okay.  Not one, but several of the days in the past week while under the weather, I awoke with this song, Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine... in my little coconut head. 

and so... this is my story I wanted to share it with you all.

I didn't know what it meant to me at the time, but several days when  I was awakened with this song in my head I was feeling better and better by the day.  It is now clear to me that the Lord is always with me and he didn't forget about even me during this time and I sure thank my God for giving me this peace and assurance. I am not 100% myself, but I do feel 100% better than the last several days.

Alrighty, let me move along here.

I had been corresponding with my friend Joy at The Busy Stitcher's Babble and told her I think I am going to do a whole laundry list of things of whatever.  So what are friends for. Joy said that my laundry list of what I wanted to do was all good and reminded me that I am still sick. 
So Joy "Thank for a listening ear dear.  I appreciate your friendship."

Okay so Joy has gifted me with Little House Needlework freebie she and her DD finished into a box.  They did a fine job don"t you all think so?

I love it Joy.  It is beautiful and very me (in pink).  It will be nestled between some of my finest treasured goods and be a reminder of the friendship we share. 

Okay. Next are the last of the ornaments for my Bride's Tree SAL. 

September:  Teapot or Coffeepot ~ hospitality

finished as a tea cozy

November:  Angel or church ~ God's guidance in the home, spiritual guidance

Lavender and Lace freebie

December:  St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) ~ giving and sharing, unselfishness and/or goodwill

Heart in Hand, Wee Santa 2008

Here is an ornament I struggled to finish while I was sick for my friend Ms. Tencha, who is located here with me locally.

Lizzie Kate freebie

Okay, I've held you long enough. 

I am very backlogged on emails and visiting blogs and hopefully over the next few days in between cooking and entertaining my in-laws I can pop in for a visit or two as time allows; and so...

as we all are gearing up to celebrate the birth of Christ, the reason for this season and with keeping "Christ in Christmas," I want to wish you all Blessed Assurance and a Merry
Christmas with this piece I finished.  I hope you all like it.

Thread Primitives (Nan) freebie finished as a shadow box

and now finally,  I have just one more to ask of you all. 
Please say a prayer for our soldiers/servicemen and their families who are serving in our military here at home and abroad.   Some of them are without their families this Christmas and these are very lonely times.  So I ask you all to uplift them with a prayer or two and of course if you have another say one more for them.

Until next time again. May you have Blessed Assurance in your home this Christmas.

Always,
Jackie :)   



3rd RAK Winner

Hello Everyone,

Thank you all for the comments you all left for this giveaway.  I appreciate each one and each of you. 

For the ladies that signed on to follow, "Welcome" to my blog and I hope you will always find something inspiring when you come to visit.

So here we go.  24 names all in a bowl. Numbered chronologically as they came in.

But only one could be drawn.

And the winner was:

Congratulations LisaV.  I hope this will help dwindle your wish list down.

Alright for the rest of us.  If you've made a response onto the giveaway and if you all don't mind, please send me your snail mail at your leisure (if you don't mind) me having it to xsfriend@yahoo.com.

Your snail mail will be held in confidentiality.     

Until Next Time.

Always,

Jackie

RAK Closed

The RAK Giveaway is closed. 

Will be back soon.

Thanks.
Jackie

Third RAK Worked Out

Hello again every one.

Alrighty then.  Moving along here.  My 3rd RAK has been worked out and so I am back.  I have 100 followers listed over there on the right so let's do a giveaway.

Here's what's up for the taking. A $50 Gift Certificate from 123stitch

So here is how we will play.

1.  Please make a comment (about whatever you fancy) on this post that you would like to be entered.

2.  You must be a follower of my Blog. You may sign up to follow if you would like.

3.  If you do not have a blog, please ensure you leave your email address.

4.  Please do not post this giveaway on your blog.  This really is for the few of you that come by, leave a comment, and follow by your choosing, of which I am very appreciative; hence a giveaway.

5.  I will run the giveaway from Thursday, December 9, 2010 until 10 a.m. MST, Monday, December 13, 2010.

6. I will announce the winner soon after on Monday, December 13, 2010.

Alrighty.  I hope these time lines will give the winner enough time to place an order and hopefully get it prior to Christmas.

I will check in with you all on Monday and Thank you all in advance for entering.

                                         Always,
                                         Jackie.

RAKs (Calamity Jr. and Joy)

Hello.  Just a quick post.

In September at my one year blog anniversary, there were four people that left comments for my giveaway.  One was the winner, Karen, and two others sent me their snail mail as requested.  

At the time, I had no idea where I was going with this, but here is what I came up with.

Two RAKs for

Calamity Jr. (no blog)

freebie by Threadwork Primitives 

I didn"t know what to make for Calamity Jr. but when I saw this freebie I stitched for Calamity Jr.

I wanted it to look like a gift package and with this finishing I think I got close.

Here is a side view.

Here is a view of the bottom to show the bell feet, which also is utilized to have the piece tilted upward at an angle.

and the other for Joy @ The Busy Stitcher's Babble

Lizzie Kate, Quick it, Be Naughty

Here is a side view

Here is the bottom with pepermint feet which is utilized to have the piece titled upward at an angle.

Okay ladies.  These will be off in the mail tomorrow and hope you both like them and I know these surprises are usually shown after you receive the packages, but I thought I would do this a little different.

Okay.  For the rest of us, I will have a 3rd RAK as soon as I get it worked out.

Until next time.

Jackie.