Finishes (whoop there it is!) and StSS update

This is Just Nan's Over the Top Needlecase for Snow: Before (and let me tell you people DO NOT let anyone talk you into the 'just enough fabric for finishing' idea. Um...do you see how much I had to work with in this picture? NEVER again. I swear (and I did too! Some very colorful words) this will never happen again. Anyway...before

and After!!!! (listen to Wall*E say 'ta da!) Presenting...well Nan's 'I'm done pulling my teeth out on this tin so I can prepare myself for the next one' Over the Top Tin and Needlecase Snow.

Now I bought two of these tins, one for myself and one for my DH's Aunt (because she ADORES birds of any kind). This one above was going to go to his Aunt. After the fits I had with the 'lack of fabric' on this one, trying to align the middle bead up (it's a two part bead, the red and the gold around it), and then having my wool 'grow' on my as I was stitching it....well let me just say it will be a while before I start on the second one. lol

Up next for your view pleasure is....nothing! Hahahahaha! This is a tease of what is to come...as Forrest would say "That's all I got to say 'bout that". Any ideas?

And finally some StSS updates! Yeah! I was going to work on this LAST weekend however the red birds above were pecking me to death to get them done, so thank you miss obvious as to which one I worked on. So....that left me some StSS to do this weekend! Yeah again! DH had to work (get this) almost 14 HOURS of overtime (and he's on vacation) for the Final Four (those MSU students LOVE to riot!). He was hoping that they would lose so that he wouldn't have to go through it again on Monday night....well we all know the rest of the Paul Havey now don't we? *Ugh*. Oh well, it will make for a nicey paycheck...but anyway off track...sorry my ADHD was kicking in....back to StSS...since I was all alone last night I started The Midwest late last night while watching Twilight. Here's how it went:

After a couple of hours with minimal distraction from Edward (one hot looking vampire I gotta tell you...) I at least planted some grass and a small tree started to grow....

After finding out that MSU won (I didn't watch the game...uh what part of bleed BLUE have you forgotten?) and having the kids run off to bed, my tree had obtained some Miracle Grow and sprouted up! The sun probably helped some too...

At 1:00 a.m., my flowers were planted, and Bob the Builder started on the outer walls, some windows and part of the roof. Now needless to say that I was getting quite tired of trying to wait up for Mr. Right to come home (when he works riots I get nervous...comes with the job of being a cops wife but I still don't get used to it) so I trudged upstairs to my own bed to await today and......

looky what Bob did all in just a few hours! We took the kids to go and see The Knowing with Nicolas Cage (that was a good flick by the way...creepy but good!), and when we got home Bob starting in again. Planted the flowers in front of the house and completed it as well. Good job Bob. So, since he only has one more contracting job to do, he called it quits tonight and may start again next weekend!.....maybe. But, here is a pic of everything so far to date!

Sorry the pic seems to be a little darker than norm, I think my batteries were going dead.

I did manage to make a trip today to Holly Hobbie (a.k.a Hobby Lobby) to pick up some chip board and some floss to make my Bent Creek Freedom and Liberty into cubes. Since the DH does have a majority of the week off, guess who will be cutting away for me while I'm slaving at work? Well, it sure the heck ain't Santa Claus! Oh, and did you ever notice that when you go to get floss at where ever you go, that when you reach down to get like the 3300 series skeins, you tend to walk back and forth looking for your color number hunched over like a chimp? PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one who does that? Why stand up again when ya know ya gotta go right back to bending over? I do get a little worried however when the sales clerk offers me a banana.

In other quick news I have a stash alert! I know what you're thinking....AGAIN? Woman get on the wagon 'cuz it is dragging you behind! Well, please tell me how I'm supposed to look away at some of the things of my wish list? Hmmm? TELL ME! (snicker) Anyway, I found these beauties on Ebay for a steal! So I got the 4 complete kits at less than 1/2 retail. These are oldies but goodies Bent Creek Tags.

Two out of the three of these were from my wish list. Lizzie Kate's Christmas Is and GPA's Halloween Sewing Set. The third is Lizzie Kate's It's a Girl Thing. Again, I can't pass up on these as they were clearance! Whoo hoo!

Lastly I also received my last installments of Lizzie Kates Halloween Flip Its which tells me that I HAVE to find some fabric to do them on. Here is my situation on it. I'm looking for a spooky brown. I like the WDW Mocha that Linda calls for BUT I want an overdye to give it some KAPOW. Know what I mean? Any suggestions? I really could use some! Please tell me tell me tell me!

Well, with that I leave you hanging by a thread. Have a wonderful week everyone and I truly appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to visit. It means a lot! Be safe!

Oh yeah, God help the DH...the kids are on Spring Break this next week...and YEAH! I get to go to work and get away from it! Bwhahahaha...method to my madness trust me.

Lori