Red Thread, Red Wings....Red Clouds???

***Warning....lots to talk about...Please place your seats in the upright position and replace your trays***

Well folks, I had to show it off! Now, there is a story as there always is with me. Ready for story time? Pull up a chair and relax...here we go:

Here is my Red Thread all framed! Yeah!

Now as you are enjoying taking a closer look (sorry for the fuzzy on some of the pics) I have to tell you that I DID NOT pick out the frame. See, I told my wonderful husband about The Rocking Horses' 25% off framing sale for this whole month and mentioned to him that I would like to get this particular piece framed so I can get it up and over the pantry. No problem, he said! We can afford it this time around...sweet! Well...I would have to have gone on a Saturday, which I wasn't crazy about because the traffic to go there is a NIGHTMARE to say the least.

What does my DH do? Offer to take it for me while he has a weekday off. (puzzled look on face now...) you want to huh? YOU want to take my stitchy piece to pick out a frame for it and go by YOURSELF into a STITCHY SHOP?... again...by YOURSELF????? Brave man. I didn't know to if I should be grateful that he was taking it or jealous that he was going to a stitchy shop without me. (humpf...frumpy face here)

The funny part is that I was talking to my friend Mel and her reaction had me rolling. "WHAT? He can't go into a stitching shop...he's...well he's a GUY!"...rotf...yup and guess what? You're right Mel, cuz he wound up calling me from the shop in a panic because they didn't have the exact frame I wanted. I told him to use his 'metro sexual' self and pick out a similar one. I think he did FANTASTIC. How bout you? Oh and thanks Karen so much again for picking it up for me and saving me gas! Mucho Thanko.

I was watching the Red Wings while I was having these pictures download on Friday and sad to say, they LOST the Stanley Cup, as you are all probably well aware of by now. Oh well...onto baseball now! Go Cubs! (I'm really reaching I know but your not made a Cub fan, you are BORN one.)

I have started my HEAD, ya hear me? I have started my HEAD and I have red clouds. Red clouds? If you take a look at the picture in this post sure enough...red clouds. I guess it really didn't 'dawn' on me (sorry play on words) that they would be red?...Well I also had my fabric cut funky too but it will work out. I just have a little more excess from east to west than north to south. Oh well, hey it's my first time...be gentle. The first picture is a 4 day effort. The second picture is from Friday night to Saturday night. Moving right along, eh?

My stupid gel pens kept running out of ink, that is why my copy looks like someone threw up on my working copy (lol). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can do this and get it done. Believe it or not, I'm looking at more of these patterns. WTH? yikes

I went to sign up for that mermaid class that the Victorian Sampler had....guess what? SOLD OUT. I was so ticked. I really wanted it. I can only hope they do it as a pattern sometime so we can ALL enjoy it. I made the choice to either do that one or to sign up to get the class that the Silver Needle is putting on with Linda Ebright from Lizzie*Kate. Guess who got my money? Even though I'm not able to go to the exact class, I will still reap all the benefits from it.

Look what this Just Nan Queen of the Needle Needle case went for: HOLY CRAP! Too rich for my pocket book people. Wow...then *thud* And...I noticed that the seller has another one to sell to boot!

Before I sign off I thought you'd enjoy this one last little tidbit...I did our bank run for my place of employment and you know that the banking customer services reps know you a little too well when they say 'Oh hey Lori...hold on! Open your hand' and in it they place a handful of.....COLORED PAPERCLIPS!!!! YEAH!!!!! Can you see them reviewing those recorded cameras? (Hey Bob...check out this chick doing this...well what looks like a dance...with wait? what is that in her hand...colored paperclips??? oooooo kkkkkkkkkkk.)

I will be on vacation with the family next week so until then, I'll leave you hanging by a thread! I'll bring back lots of pics to bore you to death and hopefully a stitchy shop stop too! I'll give you a hint where we are going....'The bear went over the mountain, the bear went over the mountain, the bear went over the mountain to see what he could see'.

Lori