~*Friday Finishes*~

Hello Dear, Sweet Friends! There are several, fabulous ~*Friday Finishes*~ to share this week. Enjoy... and be ready to drool ~ they are all so GREAT!

These first couple are stitched up by Evelyn...

~*Blessings*~... and check out that dolly! DARLING!


And then a GREAT trash~to~treasure! Evelyn used the bird from ~*Oh Sweet Valentine*~ for the topper of her ~really cool~ candle holder. How sweet is that?!


I noticed on her blog too... she is also stitching up ~*Thankful*~. She is one stitchy gal now!

These next beauties are stitched up by Cindy... again, I just love 'em! She told me she had stitched them up to offer at the local mercantile for the Open House, but now is thinking of keeping them for herself. I would be thinking the same way.

~*Silent Holy Night*~


~*Thankful*~


A spooky, ~*Wicked*~ stitched by Carin... check out the fibers she used. Mustard Colored linen... how cool is that?


A darling needlepunch of ~*Falling Leaves*~ crafted by Laura...


Laura offers many of her great wares on Ebay... you can see them by CLICKING HERE or searching seller id appleberrycottage. She has this finish listed now.

Michelle has also stitched up ~*Wicked*~... another darling ditty! CHECK OUT THE SPIDER SHE ADDED! Creepily creative & cute!


Here is some sweet, prim~stitching by Rondell... ~*Falling Leaves*~...


and, still a work in progress... but I had to share it for the holiday... ~*Boo Jack*~...


Oh goodness... they are all so GREAT & bring such a smile to my face! Thank you, all of you, for stitching, punching, crafting, and sharing!

I would like to wish you all a very safe & fun Halloween... don't eat too many candies and watch out for those goblins!

Warm smiles to you...

Betty

~*Friday Finishes*~

Hello My Dear Friends! It has been another hectic week & it seems I've been so quiet on my blog. Ssshhhhh.... sorry for that! BUT, here are LOTS of fabulous freebie finishes to share! Enjoy!

From Gayle... the first shared finish of ~*Thankful*~. Isn't this darling? Making two pillows is a great idea! Gayle's color choices are so soft & comforting too.



From Iulia in Italy... another awesome ~*Wicked*~ finish. Striking!



From Karen... a super SWEET ~*Blessings*~ finish. Karen made this for a friend's baby girl for a Christmas present. Her choice of pink fibers, adding the crown, and personalizing with the name... so SWEET!



From Evelyn... ~*Silent Holy Night*~ finish. Would you believe this is her first cross stitch? Evelyn did a charming job stitching & finishing. And... I see on her blog she has also stitched up ~*Wicked*~ and is working on a ~*Blessings*~ stitch too. Great!



From Sadie... another sweet ~*Wicked*~ finish. She says she stitched this on a lazy Saturday evening. Hmmm... I don't call that lazy. Do you?



And from Robin... my super sweet, sister~in~law... a nifty, needlepunch finish of ~*Home Freebie*~. Robin used a palette of great Fall colors. I like how she used two shades of burnt orange for the house... gives it more detail & contrast. She offers many of her finishes wares on Ebay too... check 'em out by CLICKING HERE or searching seller id kansaskountrykrafts.



Thank you ALL ~ for stitching and sharing! I so LOVE to see these finishes! It truly warms my heart to know that you have all worked with loving care to craft these works of 'heart'.

Warm smiles to you...

Betty

~*Friday Finishes*~

Hello Dear Friends! As always... I'm truly delighted to share these fabulous finishes with you! Enjoy!

First, a few ~*Wicked*~ pieces...

From Phoebe ~



Don't you just LOVE this lil' pincushion? And the setting for the photo too? So totally DARLING! Oh, Phoebe's blog is in Chinese. Even if you can't 'read' it, you should swing by to take a look at her other finished stitches. They are all so beautiful! Be sure to see her Mary Wigham SAL!!

From Elizabeth ~



I just adore these too! The stars stitched above the crow are very cool! Specialty stitches & fibers of 'October Orange' ~ too sweet! Oh, these are BOTH freebies by me. The ~*Hallow's Eve*~ is a freebie I offered to the members of the Stacy Nash Groupies Yahoo group. Are you a member? The chart is available to group members. I'm sure you can become a member... swing by. It is a great online group!

From Mercy is a delightful, Autumn finish of ~*Blessings*~ ...



This one warms me inside... almost like homemade soup on a cool Fall afternoon (with homemade apple pie for dessert, of course!). Why do I get a warm feeling like that from a photograph? Silly me! Well, this is a super sweet finish ~ and again, I just love the display set up for the photograph!

Thank you Ladies for stitching and sharing! Each and Every finish warms my heart!

Please keep stitching & sharing!

Wishing you all warm smiles...

Betty

~*Because I'm THANKFUL for YOU*~

Hello My Dear Friends! The title of this post ~ and the freebie ~ say it all...


©primitivebettys 2009

77 by 60 stitches


This lil' freebie was designed without color changes because I want to see how YOU work it up. Will you keep a single floss color? Use a variegated, wonderfully dyed designer floss? Make the tail feathers an Autumn 'rainbow'? Stitch on linen, Aida, or prairie cloth? Ohhhhh... I'm seeing lots of warm, wonderful works in my mind!

I left the top left of the design bare... will you add a year? your initials? your family name? It will be so interesting to see!

Happy stitching!

As always... please give credit for this design to me ~ Betty Dekat... primitivebettys. Do NOT sell the pattern ~ but finished works may be sold on a limited basis ~ no MASS production please.

Please remember to email me a photo of your finish so I can share it here on my blog & post it on my picturetrail. :)

Warm Autumn smiles to you...

Betty

~*Friday Finishes*~

Hello Dear Friends! It is that time again... Friday Finishes! Today I have several sweet ones to share...

Barbara stitched ~*Wicked*~ and constructed this really DARLING lil' pillow. I just love the lace trim ~ still primitive, but with a shabby~chic touch. Sweet isn't it?



(Barbara is having a give~away on her blog too... to celebrate her 1000th post! Swing by & take a looksey!)

My good buddy, Sharon, has been stitching up a storm! She also stitched & finished ~*Wicked*~. Another GREAT one! I really like her display too. Gathering a bowl full of acorns is an inexpensive, but super sweet & warm Autumn touch. Sharon said her pinkeep finished to a size of only 2 by 6 inches. While stuffing it, she said she couldn't help but think it looked like a bone at that size... adding to the Halloween charm.



She also finished the ~*Blue Tulip & Bunny Sewie Roll*~... adding her own initials for that personal touch. (This pattern is available for purchase... you can see it HERE at my Etsy shoppe.)



Sharon used Valdani varigated threads for each finish. I have yet to try these ~ but really do admire the finished works I've seen using them.

This ~*Black Cat & Jack*~ finish has been needle punched by Laura. Another GREAT finish! I adore the horn book! Horn books seem to be very popular now. The ones that aren't exactly symmetrical from side to side are even more charming. To me, they are more early looking & warm.



Thank you ladies for stitching & punching... and for sharing! Keep 'em coming too! Email me finishes PLEASE so I can show them off!

Wishing you all warm smiles...

Betty

(seems I've used the word 'warm' several times in this post along... can you tell it is a cold Autumn day here?) :)

~*Friday Finishes*~

Happy Fall Friday to you, my dear friends! For 'Friday Finishes' I have a fabulous, ~*Wicked*~ freebie finish to share...



This was stitched by Bonnie (no blog or online album yet?). She stitched on osnaburg over over 2 & finished the pinkeep to be about 3 by 3 inches. She also stained it with black walnuts. (Just love those walnuts!)

It is a darling finish & will be perfect for Halloween decorating. Don't ya think?

Thank you, Bonnie, for stitching & sharing!

Hey friends... this is the only finish emailed to me this week. I have seen some other really AWESOME finishes popping up on Ebay ~ but I can't 'steal' the photos to share here on my blog. If you get a chance, please email them my way so I can show them off! My email is on the sidebar.

Wishing you all warm smiles on this windy Fall Friday...

Betty

~*Friday Finishes*~

Good Day Dear Friends! I'm keeping my promise of sharing ~*Friday Finishes*~! I've got to admit, I was somewhat worried about keeping a deadline... 'cause if you know me ~ you know how I often wait until the very last minute & stretch the limit with crossing the finish line. BUT... I've made it today!

I've received emails for two fabulous finishes this week. Both are in the ~*Halloween*~ spirit. Enjoy!

Nan has stitched up a ~*Wicked*~ lil' pinkeep...



The coffee stained linen and the touches of orange floss are perfect! Plus, the skeleton key is a sweet lil' accent. Wickedly Darling!

Cindy has punched up ~*Boo Jack*~ & placed it on the top of a paper mache' box...



The colors Cindy choose really add to the Halloween Spirit ~ the bright orange & purple border. So sweet! I really like how 'Boo' was punched too... kind of a ghostly lettering effect, don't ya think?

Cindy was offering this at her local mercantile. I was 'was' because she has already sold it. WTG Cindy!

Thank you, both of you, for working with the freebies and sharing. I do love to see finishes!

Everyone, keep 'em coming!

As for finishes here at home... well, guess I'm a slacker. I don't any new ones. Although, I have baked two batches of cookies, and several loaves of banana nut bread this week!

Wishing you all a fabulous Friday with many warm smiles,

Betty

~*Friday Finishes*~

Hello Dear Friends! I've done this on Friday before, but think it is a good idea to try from now on out too... to post ~*Friday Finishes*~. I'll save this day to post the finishes by others, and maybe some of my own along the way. Of course, I would love to share finishes everyday ~ but with life as it is, Friday seems like a good day to save them for. So... let me begin...

First up is a fabulous, ~*Time*~ freebie finish by Jackie. Jackie purchased the frame from her local Hobby Lobby. I thought it was a striking accent for her stitched finish. Don't you agree? Lovely, Jackie!



This one was punched by C.C.. It is from the freebie ~*Boo Jack*~. C.C. backed the pillow with black velvet & added a couple of tan, velvet tabs... then ran a beautiful, organza ribbon to finish it off. I love the color variation in Jack's face and the background. Very darling indeed!



Now for a finish that had lots of loving hands work tirelessly on...



Yup, our roof is finished. Hooray! We still need to add the lightening rods back to the top & place our vintage weather vane on its new spot (centered on the main peak rather than stuck off on the side over the garage)... but it is done. We couldn't be happier!

Thank you to Jackie & C.C. for sharing your finish finishes! Thank you to our great family for helping with the roof. :)

Wishing you all warm smiles,

Betty

Tonight we are headed out for some fun ~ the local car club is having 'cruise night'. Trinity has a few he would like to show ~ so we will see how he does. :) (He has a HUGE collection of HotWheels & has a few of his more favorite to put on display. LOL) I'm also thinking supper out would be a good thing too!

~*I'm Still Here*~

Hello Dear Friends! Yes, I'm still here... just have continued to be busy. That is just the norm now ~ must be. I have pictures ~ gobs of 'em ~ adding up on my camera that I desperately need to get transferred to the computer. There are pictures of the birthday bash from a few weeks ago, lots of crafty things, and lots of trash~to~treasure pieces that I've been working on. I want to share them all with you. Once I can find a few minutes, I promise to get caught up! I really do!

I need to apologize to Judy. She sent me a photo of her finished, first needle punch project almost a week ago... and I'm just know getting a chance to share it. Judy, I'm sorry to take so long with the posting. You have really done a marvelous job! The fact that you are a fine quilter shows in your craftsmanship. WOW! Perfecto perfection! :) Judy used the freebie doodle ~*Boo Jack*~.



Thank you, Judy, for working with the doodle & sharing!

Please keep an eye out... more posts to be written, photos uploaded, and sharing in the near future!

Wishing you many warm smiles...

Betty

~*Sharing Some Stitchin's*~

Hello Dear Friends! I've got several goodies I wanna share with you today... all crafy too!

My dear friend Lori has been punchin' a huge flock (or would that be herd?) of sheep!



She does a show each Fall where she offers the most spectacular hand~dids. I sure wish I lived closer to Michigan so I could see 'em in person... and buy! Lori used my ~*Symple ~ Herb Filled Sheep Ornie*~ pattern to make these. Aren't they just darling? She used match sticks that she painted black for the legs, hand stitched the backs, and then added a hanger to each. I just LOVE how she used different floss to add yet more variety. Awesome! She is gonna sell out fast ~ isn't she?

This darling, Halloween pillow was stitched up by Kathy (no blog or online album). Kathy has done a great job with her stitching and her display. What a great lil' Halloween treat indeed! The pattern for this ditty is one of my freebies... ~*Boo Jack*~ Cross Stitch Chart. I also offered this as a freebie doodle to use for needle punch, rug hooking, or whatever your desired medium.



This next ditty was stitched up by Susan (no blog or online album). Susan will be offering her delightful wares at Lori Brechlin's... aka Notforgotten Farm upcoming gathering. (The gathering will be held at Lori's shop on September 19th. To get more information for the gathering ~ click here.) Susan stitched up this pillow with inspiration from my ~*School Girl Pocket*~ pattern. She stitched on orange prairie cloth, filled it with rags (clean I'm sure!), and added a lil' decoration of a bow with black & white beads. This has become a great display piece for Autumn. Wonderful, Susan!

~*~*~*~ I'm editing to add... I just found out that Susan has an Etsy Shoppe that she will be offering her fine ditties on soon. She said after Lori's show, she will be adding goodies up for offering. You might want to mark her shoppe as a favorite & plan to visit soon. Her shoppe is called Olde Threads. Great name huh? :) ~*~*~*~



You can see my pattern offerings at my Etsy Shoppe if you are interested. Also, remember my freebies are all in one spot too... just click here.

What have I been craftin' on you might ask? Well, I have more naked dollies...



I probably should get away from the computer now & get them dressed!

Warm smiles to you all...

Betty

~*It Is Monday... already?*~

Hello Dear Friends! It is shocking to me that it is already Monday! Where did the weekend go? We were having so much fun! Saturday was the monthly hooking at Judy Cripps' place. (It was GREAT... as usual. :) Lots more showed up to hook this month than did last month. My sweet SIL, Robin, was able to make it this time, and so were Sher and JoJo. It is always nice to see such happy hookers spending the day together!) Then yesterday was our big, family birthday bash. (We had over 30 here for food, fun, and go karting. It was a wonderful time! I'll share more about this later.) PLUS, this weekend was an online stitching retreat for one of the online, cross stitch groups I'm lucky to be a part of AND an anniversary party for another online group. (I didn't get to spend much time socializing with them because of all the other happenings of the weekend... but aren't our online friends just AWESOME?!)

I did receive an email this weekend sharing this darling ditty... :) ...



This awesome ditty was hooked by Rebecca. The pattern is the freebie ~*Halloween Cat*~. It is GREAT too! I just love the variegated wool used for the kitty body. Makes me think of my own lil' Sarah kitty. (she is black, gray, and kinda tort-like) Rebecca offers many of her fine wares for sale on Ebay with the seller id Goodwool. She is also a member of The Primitive Rug Hookers group (on Ebay). Have you searched the groups goodies lately? Click HERE or do a search with the letter PRHG to see 'em all. It is a fun search to do!

Well, I must get back to stitching. My Momma's birthday is Friday and I only have her present about half stitched. I'll show you all when I'm finished so you can see.

Wishing you all warm smiles,

Betty

~*Sharing More Fabulous Finishes*~

Hello Dear Friends! Thank you to all of you for the kind comments about my latest patterns. There are more in the works & I'm doing my best to stay focused. School started yesterday. Trinity is loving 2nd grade!

The monthly hook~in is tomorrow morning at Judy Cripps' & I really should be getting something together to take... I have no idea yet what it will be even... but I've gotten several emails of FABULOUS finishes that I wanna share with you first... ENJOY ~

This one is gonna win a Blue Ribbon ~ I'm sure of it! My good friend, Kathy, punched up the freebie doodle ~*Falling Leaves*~ and has plans to enter it in the Fair next month. Aren't the leaves and background... well the whole thing really!... just AMAZING?! Stunning, truly stunning!



I've got a few ~*Wicked*~ finishes to share! :)

These lil' pillows were stitched up by Cindy & she has them offered in her Etsy Shoppe! (along with a few other familiar sweets too) These lil' pillows do look so darling in her display, don't they? Cindy has suggested they would make great Halloween Hostess gifts & I totally agree! Very cool!



This one is from Dora... no blog yet she says. Dora pre-stained Osnaburg fabric with coffee. She pre-stained it because she used some overdyed threads (Weeks: Bright Leaf, Sweet Potato, Swamp Water, Gentle Art: Simply Shaker Grape Arbor and DMC 310). That is a really good idea! (Overdyed threads are great, but they can bleed if they get wet. It would be terrible to put in all that work & then have the fibers stain where you don't want them too.) Amazing work!



And this one if from Jen & is so simply, perfectly prim! Her words "All antiqued and wrinkled..." Just perfect!



I just LOVE all these finishes! Don't you?! Thank you Ladies for working with the doodles & charts... and for sharing! You have all made super works!

Time to gather up my stuff for the hook~in. Other than linen & wool... I'm still not sure what to take. Hummm.... guess I'll report back on that later!

Warm smiles to you all...
Betty

~*Sharing More!*~

Hello Dear Friends! I've got more to share with you ~ more fabulous finishes that is!

This one is from Sam & such a unique finish too! Sam used the freebie ~*Black Cat & Jack*~. Isn't it interesting how she added her needlepunch to the lil' dust pan? It really is so neat to see all the different finishes of the freebies & this is no exception! Thank you, Sam, for punching & sharing!


These are not from a freebie pattern... but I wanted to share them anyway. My good friend, Sharon (who is just starting a blog & I'M SURE will keep it amusing with her witty sense of humor!) just punched up these dollies last week. This pattern is called ~* Punkin and Holly *~ and can be purchased directly from me for $10 if you are interested. (pattern has instructions for both dollies) Sharon does quality works always & has finished these lil' ones so sweetly!


Thank you, Sharon, for working with my patterns & sharing your finishes!

My NEXT post will be to announce my latest cross stitch finishes! I've got to take pictures & work up the covers... then they will be available. :)

Until then, warm smiles to you all...
Betty

~*More Fabulous Finishes!*~

Hello Dear Friends! Goodness, I feel like I'm behind on posting! It has been yet another busy weekend... seems that is the norm now days! (Have I said that before? probably!!!) There were several emails of fabulous finishes come to my inbox over the past few days ~ that I'm tickled to share with you. Take a look!

Karen has been craftin' up a storm! She has finished BOTH ~*Wicked*~ and ~*Halloween Cat*~! I love how she added the lil' extras on ~*Wicked*~... with the lace, buttons, and rusty pin. So sweet!





Karen is now offering her wares on Ebay. Both these pieces are for sale currently. Her Ebay id is krf89.

This one isn't a freebie, but I wanted to share with you just the same. This was stitched up by Ann. (no blog/album) She has stitched up my ~*Hope*~ pinkeep pattern and attached a linen string for hanging. I just love how sweetly, prim it is.



This one comes from Bill in Toulouse, Southwestern France. It was stitched as a gift for a friend using part of the ~*Spring Freebie*~. If finished so pretty & I'm sure is a treasured gift indeed!



It is so much fun & gives me such joy to see finishes from my charts & doodles! Thank you to all of you for stitching and sharing!

Wishing you all the warmest of smiles,
Betty

~*Stitches To Share*~

Hello Dear Friends! I've got some stitches to share! The first one is from Patti. I'm always delighted to see Patti's finishes. I love the way she incorporates antique skeleton keys on her keeps! They are so sweetly unique ~ don't ya think? Patti stitched the freebie ~*Wicked*~. Thank you, Patti, for stitching & sharing!

Patti offers many of her wares on TDIPT Mercantile. Watch for this pinkeep to be on her August 1st update.

Well, this next finish (finishes actually) are my dollies all dressed...

I did add a little bit of preserved Sweet Annie to each of them, tucked into the tie around their waist after the photo was taken, but they are finished! Some of you said you were not familiar with stump dolls. A stump doll, in my opinion, is just a simple doll that does not have any legs. This batch of dollies have been filled with fine sawdust and aged with my walnut & spice mix. I take great care with the finishing of my dolls. I use a machine to stitch the bodies, but always go back over the seams on the body with a hand stitch. I think this makes them more special. Adding decorative trims such as rusty pins, bells, old buttons, and a little bit of cross stitch are other things I do to make them even more sweet.

Most of these dollies are being delivered to friends, but a couple will be offered on Ebay soon, and one will be a giveaway as I said in a previous post. I'll let you know more about that this coming Friday.

Thanks for letting me share with you!

Many warm smiles,
Betty

~*It Is In the Air!*~

Hello Dear Friends! It is in the air.... Fall that is! I've been reading it on posts in the many online groups that I belong to, and chatted about it with friends... and am feeling it myself too. Maybe it is because the weather this summer has been so mild. Whatever it is, I know I am in the mood for Fall, Autumn, Harvest creating & have been crafting for the season.

Today, I received a delightful email from Michelle sharing a few of her freebie finishes. She stitched up both ~*Time*~ and ~*Wicked*~ and assembled them into, what she calls, "pillow cushions". I LOVE to hear the different names for these tiny pincushions ~ there are so many sweet names. Anyway, I don't know the fibers Michelle used... but they are just DARLING! A GREAT way to get into the Halloween decorating mood!

Thank you, Michelle, for stitching and sharing your spooky~great works!

The dollies from the previous post have gotten dressed. :) I'll be sharing their finishes shortly. I've also decided two of them will be lil' witches!

Many warm smiles to you...
Betty

~*Finishes to Share*~

Hello Dear Friends! The weather has continued to be AWESOME here this week & I've continued to work on my cross stitch models outside in the shade of the trees while Trinity and Brownie romp and play. I do have 3 models finished ~ as far as the stitching goes anyway. One is completely finished, one needs framed, and one needs some construction finishing... but I am getting closer!

I've received a few emails of finishes to share ~

It looks like Naomi is in the mood for Fall! She made her rendition of the ~*Black Cat & Jack*~ freebie... changing the key to a star. Although it hasn't been whipped, it is still super sweet! Don't you just love the look on Jack's face? I love it, Naomi! Thank you for hooking & sharing!


This isn't a freebie finish. It is Connie's adaptation of ~*1836 Spring Tyme Sampler*~. (Available in my Etsy Shoppe.) Connie has dedicated this to three women that mean a lot to her and share the same birthday of May 29. (Not of the same year though she said.) The year has been changed to 1885 because that was the year her Grandmother Kate was born. I do just love to see so many personal touches & influence put into stitches. Lovely, Connie! Thank you for stitching and sharing!


I'm headed back out to my shady spot!

Many warm smiles to you...
Betty