tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51745495846352826232024-03-19T06:39:50.126-05:00Panda PondersA lot about Pampered Chef, recipes, and of course... cross stitching. A little about everything else! :)Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-74611031672140429042018-12-10T20:52:00.000-06:002018-12-10T20:52:20.361-06:00Day 10: The gift of convenient homecooking!Have someone going back to school after Christmas break? This pasta cooker is perfect for the dorm room or even the break room! Itβs also great for the kids at home too! Or adults, who doesnβt crave some good βol Mac n Cheese? Always made with the best ingredients when you make it yourself!<br />
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Who do you know that loves to put on a good party? Our Stoneware entertaining pieces are the perfect addition to your get together a this season! The beautiful glaze makes these pieces stand out! Your dish can go from the oven to the table! Get a piece or a set and Entertain in Style!</div>
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Who doesnβt love a good pie or cobbler? This year add a homemade mini pie or cobbler to your gifts! Your friends and family are sure to love them and with our mini pie pan you can eat the whole pie guilt free! You can get the set or buy it individually! For those that love to top with whipped cream, check out our whipped cream maker so you know exactly what's in your delicious whipped cream!!!!!</div>
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Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-83511188931506852082018-12-01T22:03:00.003-06:002018-12-01T22:13:34.102-06:0012 Days of Christmas: Day 1!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love the cooler temps and the decorations and especially, the pretty lights! It's also a time to gather with friends and family. I want to help, so...12 days of Christmas Gift ideas starts now!</span><br />
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<br />Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-7949957961129694132013-08-19T16:09:00.000-05:002013-08-19T16:12:07.117-05:00Little ornament WIP!Tried to get a little finish in before my trip on Thursday but alas, my beads were either too big or too small for the bats! Luckily, my aunts have a trip to their LNS planned and the hunt will start again.<br />
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This is <i>Waiting </i>from the 2012 Halloween Just Cross Stitch. My brother chose this one and I made several changes. The fence was supposed to be black and a single thread, I used brown and 2 threads for the posts outline and 1 thread for the markings. The border was supposed to be blue-gray and I went with a dark navy. The sun was supposed to be bright orange and I used WDW Fiesta which turned out splendid, if I do say so myself. Baby bro chose Fiesta in about 2 seconds at the LNS and asked me what was so difficult about choosing colors. He lives, but barely! Haha. Anyway, this just needs some bats and it's done! <br />
<br />Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-78047415807571487322013-07-31T00:31:00.000-05:002013-07-31T00:31:54.307-05:00Recently...<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tora says time for sleeps not stitches! </span><br />
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Party nails for the celebration! Don't look too close, it was my first attempt! And no way I'm showing my right hand, haha. (Tutorial from Cutepolish <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqK8nE5Q_ec">here</a>.)<br />
<br />Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-84645519203058854282013-07-18T14:27:00.000-05:002013-07-18T15:05:24.783-05:00Halloween Stash & the Dallas LNS!A quick visit to the new-to-me Dallas LNS proved very pleasant!!! I love how open and spacious the store is and how they display their special floss. Each color for CC, GA & Weeks has it's own spot on the wall which makes choosing a color MUCH easier. The Kreinik is either in braids on a rotating stand or in beautiful wooden drawers by shade. They are kinda low on fabric but they do have some beautiful choices I hope to explore on my next visit. And they are just getting started! <br />
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Picked up some Halloween stash - JCS Halloween edition & a small black bat needle minder! So cute. Also got a couple threads and a Mill Hill Christmas kit.<br />
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The store was playing country music loud enough to hear it but not too too loud. Ya know? AND they had guard puppies! Who doesn't love a store with cute critters. The Westie is the more active guard puppy... also keeping the Mom on the ball with cookie time. The Scottie is more laid back and content to nap under a table. But, should someone walk past the store without entering, she can be called upon to bark her disappointment! It was an awesome fast trip! And it's always fun to recognize someone and be recognized in return! I fear the closeness of the location and the ease of dropping in may damage my budget. We shall see!<br />
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Also... Tora likes to help stitch by chewing on the fabric and frame! Managed to snap this shot before she did any damage to the fabric or my calm. We talked and she laid stretched out along my legs for the rest of her shift as helper. Progress, slowly but surely! Crazy cat...<br />
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Now... off to pick favorites from the JCS Halloween issue & compare notes with the <a href="http://thecopperfox.blogspot.com/">Stitchy Cousin</a>!Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-36413767148045570032013-07-17T11:00:00.000-05:002013-07-18T16:42:50.255-05:00Looking forward to Halloween?I am! And I know one other stitcher who is too!<br />
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This freebie is from <a href="http://crossmenot.blogspot.com/2010/10/pumpkin-time.html">Cross Me Not</a>. Stitched on 35 Onyx with DMC threads.Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-22438127039876400812013-07-15T19:52:00.000-05:002013-07-15T19:52:17.838-05:00123 Freebie SALs! <div style="text-align: center;">
This was catch-up month! Not sure I'll get them <i>finished </i>by show & tell but they are stitched and that counts!!! :)</div>
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Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-14394694118809217822013-07-15T19:37:00.000-05:002013-07-18T15:19:29.256-05:00More Tora!<div style="text-align: center;">
As requested, more pics of Tora! When we first got her, I texted a pic a day to our friend who was worried and missing her. </div>
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Her favorite evening activity is napping in Mom's lap when she gets home from work. </div>
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She also likes sitting on top of chairs. It did freak me out at first that she likes to stare at the floor... WHAT is she looking at? Do I need to kill something?? Nope, she just likes hanging on stuff. Pretty sure she's part monkey.</div>
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She loves long, skinny things... straws, pencils, cords. And by love, I mean completely obsessed. 120%. </div>
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Playing is hard work! She does that thing where she falls when she sleeps... the more asleep she gets the further she slides. Hilariously cute.</div>
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Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-85294115841029033802013-07-14T02:28:00.000-05:002013-07-15T19:37:17.455-05:00New Additions!We have two new additions to our house! One planned & long-awaited and one unplanned & sudden. First the planned... Jake's new car!<br />
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After looking at several cars (to see if he'd fit - 2 hits & 1 miss on that test!), finally he decided on a 2014 Mazda 6, currently unnamed. Jet Black Mica with a sand interior, 6-speed standard shift. Yes, he chose a manual that I can't drive yet! I'll learn one day and his total happiness over the purchase erased my angst.<br />
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And the unplanned addition... Tora! Tora was found in a box in a Wal-mart parking lot with a sign that said free cat next to a somewhat friendly but shady guy. She was very sweet and nice but had a matted eye and was generally in not good shape. Our friend decided to take her and get her healthy. The vet said she was too young to be removed from her mother causing her to be sick and gave her some antibiotics to straighten her out. Fast forward a few months... our friend's dad decided one day to lock her in the back yard with no notice or chance to get her a new home. So, we stepped in! We couldn't let such a tiny kitten be locked outside in the hottest part of the year! She's adapted very quickly to her new home but is very bitey and totally nuts. We're *hoping* when she's old enough to get fixed, it'll calm her down! </div>
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Oh, and she *hates* being locked out of the bathroom when someone is in there. It's pretty hilarious. She throws herself at the door hoping to get in, sometimes hanging on the door knob and scratching with her back legs. If we've not latched the door well, she gets in and sits patiently until we are done. Doesn't make another sound or cause any more trouble, no matter how long we take. Totally weird.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple weeks ago on the way home from our favorite cafe, we passed a creek that we have come to call turtle creek. These turtles do not hibernate and can be seen on any warm day regardless of the date. But... we have <b>never </b>seen this many at once! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Perhaps because they were still waking up, but neither turtle had any curiosity about their water dish nor their food plate newly filled with their favorite food. One brave turtle eventually made it to the fancy blue plate to dig in. What is their food of choice? Well, surprisingly it's turtle pellets -- Rep-Cal Box Turtle Food to be exact. Something they refused to eat at their previous residence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This one is a bit blurry because I was zooming in... every time I walked close, they would run. I guess they will have to get used to me all over again. Joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And in stitchy news... stash for the April freebie on the 123 Stitch Freebie SAL is all ready. Hope to get it started soon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-18530499701679875922013-04-02T21:34:00.003-05:002013-08-19T16:22:25.286-05:00Floss, floss & more floss! <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">A little over a month ago, a very kinda lady who frequents the cafe I also frequent had to give up cross stitching. She debated for a long while on what to do with her considerable stash collected over many years. Finally she asked a crafty chick who works there if she knew anyone who cross stitched.... my name came up! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got some new large boxes to organize the floss and am working my way through the bag slowly but surely. The first box is now full!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">And onto the next... :o)</span></span>Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-71704230710860971642013-03-22T20:26:00.002-05:002013-08-19T16:22:51.831-05:00Twelve Weeks!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you believe it's already twelve weeks into 2013? I can't! Things have started to slow down here. We have had too many funerals this year already, one wedding we had to miss because it was out of the <i>country, </i>and people in my house continue to get sick, ignoring my instructions to stay well! I've also been very busy with Key Way business and my stitchy sessions have taken a hard hit. My plans to be finished with all my 2012 WIPs and have a couple 2013 finishes has gone out the window. Hopefully, the spring will be more productive on the stitchy front! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Updates! First, my SAL with my stitchy cousin over at <a href="http://thecopperfox.blogspot.com/">The Copper Fox</a>. We're doing The Cricket Collection's spooky Skeleton Crew. I finally have the main sail completed and a small touch of brown added at the top. Next is filling in the spooky face on the sail and deciding if I want to work my way up the mast or down toward the boat. Decisions, decisions.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, one of my 2012 WIPs that is closer to being done now... Mill Hill's Moonlit Kitties. All the cross stitches are done and it all that is left is the beadwork and backstitching. I say "all that is left" like it's quick. It won't be! Haha :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do love how both are turning out and am really excited about the next phase on each project! Now off to make some progress on a special snowman... Have a wonderful weekend! </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-61563589940868036252013-03-05T18:42:00.000-06:002013-08-19T16:23:44.110-05:00Market Stash! <span style="font-family: inherit;">I enjoyed looking at the Market stash online last year but didn't find too many things I *needed.* This year however, was a different story! My LNS had a Market One-Day Sale today and I had a TON of fun looking at all their loot. For the first time in ... well... <i>ever</i>, I actually had to limit my purchases because there were so many items I wanted! I'm still mostly a rookie, remember. (Online, however, is a very different story!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Can you tell I like Sue Hillis??? I got the first 2 of her new Dessert of the Month series. I love how with the small squares you can complete a "month" and count it as a finish and come back to do another square later! I also got her Gingerbread Street and the Patriotic & Snowflake Santas from her annual Santa series. Also included was Ravenmoon Hall from Praiseworthy Stitches. Every time I look at this one, I see something new. It's my favorite of the Manor House series, at least for now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I should not look at the fabric section but I was walking by the table and it'd be rude not to check it out a little! I'm a sucker for the cheap little packets of fabric so I got small cuts of White Opalescent Cashel, Grey/Straw Gingham, and New Port Natural/Cream (the larger square piece) all in 28ct. There were more packets of PTP Solar - I adore that fabric but my willpower won and I let them keep it for now!. The floss is new from Weeks Dye Works called Tatanka and is a rich dark brown with very little variation. I was looking for a good brown with some variation and came up empty so this one was too pretty to pass up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And for my aunt who loves the Santa series from Sue Hillis... She now has all the ones she wants from this series and is done collecting them until #9 comes out!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think my first Market sale was a complete success and I hope my LNS is still operating and goes to the Nashville Market again next year!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-36549187936795971432013-02-15T08:00:00.000-06:002013-08-19T16:24:16.785-05:00A long overdue update & a surprise!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">SAL update! I have not <i>forgotten </i>to update. I have not had any noticeable progress. <i>Finally</i>, <span style="font-size: small;">some </span>progress on Skeleton Crew to be done by Labor Day (fingers crossed)! This is the largest sail on the main mast. <span style="font-size: small;">Thinking about doing one part t<span style="font-size: small;">hat is not winter white next, just to mi<span style="font-size: small;">x things up.</span></span></span> To be continued...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">And a surprise tease... here is one corner of the <i><b>completed </b></i>monthly SAL taking place on the <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-bin/BBS/bbs_forum.cgi">123 Stitch message</a> boards. It's a freebie called Spring, but that's all you get for now. Are you excited, Honeybee?!?! I am! I should clarify, this is not</span><span style="font-size: small;"> totally</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>finished</i>, it's stitched & signed. I need a second opinion on one aspect but that will have to wait for the big reveal...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">...which is on February 28th on the message boards and afterwards, I will post it here! It will be the first finish I post on the message boards, so a little excited about that also. OK, perhaps more than a little! Less than 2 weeks. (Insert Final Jeopardy music here.)</span></span>Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115284398948255631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174549584635282623.post-9446874548387766042013-02-14T18:41:00.001-06:002013-02-14T20:18:16.447-06:00Happy Valentine's Day! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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