Good Grief Girdie's blog

sAve tHe dAteS.......

Trying to get my act together for spring and early summer classes.........here is what I have for some upcoming classes......a little basic beginner embroidery class/punch needle/journal/frayed bracelets (again if any are interested) / felt needle case.......photos will follow this blog but I do have the dates.....April 16/May 14/June 4 and 18........I am not sure what class will be on what dates but keep those dates open and I will get photos with the dates hopefully this week or next. Remember seating is limited.......hope to see some of you soon!

Have a great week......mine is going to be super busy but fun all at the same time....helping a friend frost 800 cookies...........!!!!!

finished........

I showed this a couple weeks back and finished this over last weekend.........

added beads and different threads and stitches.....now deciding what to do with it is another thing.............

 Working on the alphabet punch needle patterns and just about finished.......hopefully they will all  be ready by April 1 but don't hold your breath........it takes a while to get the patterns so when they are punched its on the reverse side so that has taken me a little longer .......

 

Enjoy your weekend people and get out and enjoy this beautiful weather........at least for this morning it is beautiful in Oklahoma!!!!!

Girdie's new interior..........

Finally got the ole gal's interior finished.......she's a little wild but when you have a look that isn't like the normal you can do anything you want  and that is exactly what happened. The gentlemen who did the interior went a little wild with the leopard on the door panels and even covered the ash tray and glove compartment with the leopard....If the color of the truck is called "Calypso Coral" you just have to add a little pizzazz to the inside.

Have a great tuesday..............  

 

the weekend.......

If you all follow this blog you know I have used several brands and kinds of thread in my stitching projects......trying to keep them all straight and organized is another thing!!!! Everyone has their favorite and so while I suggest when I teach classes which one I use doesn't mean it is the absolute one you need to use.  Whatever you use is up to you.....I hope that all makes sense.  Trial and error is the best way to go.  So many ways to go and aren't we glad we have so many choices these days!!!!!

 

on another note these bunny faces were a fun little night time stitching project...........don't know exactly what to do with them but maybe make into fun little brooches, who knows!

 

Hope you all are enjoying this spring/st. patty's day weekend.....................ENJOY!

alphabet patterns coming soon............

Since working on these alphabet patterns for a few weeks I thought I'd show you a little glimpse of how they look.  Trying to change up some color combinations and see how they work and also adding some seed beads......not sure I like the beads but for now I am just experimenting until I decide one way or another.......so until I get them all finished this is what has been on my worktable........

Happy rainy spring day to all..............

across the pond package.........

Always fun to see how other artists mail their goods........if you are a stitcher you may be familiar with Jessie Chorley from London. I have followed her for a while and just love her style. If I ever make it back over to London this would be one place on my list........she is one very talented fabric designer, stitcher, mixed media artist and so much more.  I decided to order a few things and to say the least I was not disappointed.  So if you are a stitcher and like this kind of thing I would definitely look her up and follow this talented incredible artist...........

 

Happy stitching tuesday.................

spring flowers..........

I think we all are ready for a little sunshine and flowers...........working on this little piece of fabric I found last week!  Thought it needed a little color so I got to stitching by the fireplace yesterday......

Happy Monday all and hope it's a great week.......

experiment stitching.........

Beads, yarn, floss, fibers.......you name it and this is what I have come up with on a new style of stitching for me.........I love the contrast of all the different elements you can use to make something look a little different than just stitching.  I am still experimenting but in the meantime I am way behind on my quilt projects......hopefully this weekend while we are snowed and iced in I can get my February quilt project completed.

Hope everyone has many projects to work on this weekend  if your weather is going to be as wintery as ours.......stay warm friends and create something fun today!

 

Happy Friday!

fun evening with friends...........

And look who showed up.........Miss Nan is finally back in Oklahoma City and stitching away once again, and we are so glad she is back!!!!!!! ( we sure missed Miss Beth and hope she is up and around feeling better soon)

They all went away with at least one completed bracelet and some even started a second one.......So much fun to be back not actually teaching but just showing them how to start these fun, free, organic looking bracelets!  No right way or wrong way just stitching , talking and a lot of laughing going on!  Thank You so much girls for coming and making this a fun evening around my table!!!!! Until next time enjoy wearing your bracelets, and remember the more you wear them the better they look!

 

Happy freezing ,cold, icy wednesday..............I may just keep stitching today!

Tuesday night Frayed Bracelet Class girls.......

I am getting excited for my first class of 2019........for all who have signed up for the "Frayed Bracelets" all you need for supplies is a pair of scissors and a few different sizes of sewing needles.....everything and more is included in your class kit.  See you all Tuesday evening.   I will have kits available if anyone is interested plus I may have a few bracelets to sell later . I will have photos of those when I am finished .  Email me if you are interested at jpeter@cox.net

 

have a great weekend............