Shoot me now

This post has been deleted due to the author having been severely stressed out and having temporarily lost her mind.

My apologies.

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xox 

September ORT Report

Great progress this month! Lots of Halloween colors in my ORT jar. Aren't those cute scissors? I wish they were mine but they are a gift from Kathy, of Kathy's Sit and Stitch for the TUSAL giveaway! Luckily, they arrived in my mailbox before I posted my ORT report! Thank you Kathy, these are simply adorable!

Join us for the next Totally Useless Stitch A Long on the next New Moon, October 26th, 2011. Grab an empty jar, save your ORTs and show us a picture on your blog!

No, no ~ I am up for hosting the stitch-a-long next year. I didn't mean to make anyone think I was tired of doing it! I will post a sign-up when it gets closer to the New Year. Some changes perhaps but it will be the same old orty fun.

I leave you with a photo of Taco pretending she is Maru. Miss Taco has enough grace to choose photo worthy boxes to play in!

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xox

Frightful

It isn't too early for Halloween stitching is it? I didn't think so. It seems as soon as September gets here my fingers start itching for the black, orange, green and purple colors of Halloween stitching! This sometimes leads to designing cross stitch patterns. Isn't that lucky for you? I had a wonderful time creating this little freebie and I even stitched him up. I hope you like him as much as I do!

Frightful Black Cat

To receive a PDF copy of this design please email me at daffy-cat AT hotmail DOT com.  Be sure to tell me which pattern you are requesting!

 

You must have the free Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view/print the pattern (or a similar PDF reader.)

New here? Click the dancing cat under "Daffycat Designs" in my left sidebar to see more of my free cross stitch patterns.

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xox



You need to post to your blog!

That's what I've been saying to myself for many days. I just keep finding better things to do. What could be better than Daffycat blogging? Stitching. Dying fabric. Designing more freebie patterns for you. Reading your blogs. What a boring blogger I've been!

Design ~ Boo Club Brew

Designer ~ Lizzie*Kate

Fabric ~ 28 count Daffycat dyed Jobelan

Fiber ~ DMC

Brew by Lizzie*Kate is proof of stitching. This was a fun stitch! I changed the colors around a bit ~ since I used such bright orange fabric, some of the suggested colors looked a little funny to me. I have no plans for finishing yet. Somehow I am in "stitch only" mode. I also dyed a divine piece of purple Jobelan and have started another Boo Club piece. It's just black checkerboard border right now so no boring photos of it.

You read correctly, I've been designing! I'm currently working on (yes, Barbi) a new reindeer and a little Halloween design. Hopefully, I will feel they are ready for publishing soon.

I have also been pondering the Totally Useless Stitch A Long. (See the new poll in my sidebar.) Do I want to host next year? Do my readers even want me to host next year? What prize or prizes? Or do I or you want a giveaway attached? I'd love to have your thoughts on the matter, comments please!

 Thank you for visiting my blog today!

xox

A Ladybug Smile

A little freebie for you! I adore ladybugs or ladybirds as they are also known. There is just something about them that captures my heart.

Ladybug Smile

When I went to upload this file to Photomaniak, the site I've always hosted my PDFs on, it was gone! It has a message saying it closed September 1st and the files will be removed. I checked ~ and as of this moment my old freebies are still opening when you click their links. That may change soon! If you want copies of my old patterns and the link doesn't work just email me!

If you would like a copy of this design please email me at: daffy-cat AT hotmail DOT com (remove spaces and replace CAP words with their symbols) or click the email link in my profile. Tell me the name of the design you are requesting!
I may get backed up replying to emails ~ you never know how popular a freebie will be ~ but I won't ignore a request. If you don't hear from me within a few days: double-check the address you sent the request to, check your spam folder and then email me again.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

xox

Aug ORT Report

Doh! I was so tired after work, I nearly forgot the Totally Useless Stitch-A-Long. Here is my ORT collection for the New Moon. The teal threads from Peacock Cypher kinda took over but there are a few different colored threads at the very bottom.

I had an itch to stitch something new so I'm whipping out a Lizzie*Kate. Always great for an easy and fun stitch. This will be Boo Club's Brew. The fabric is one I dyed last year, almost tangerine in color. Fun!

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xox

To The Top

I make you look at my stitching before letting you see who won the giveaway...

I made it to the top of Peacock Cypher! Once I am finished with this line of over-one lettering, I will need to check for dropped stitches. Then the beading. Lots of pretty beads! It will be such a fine feeling to move this WIP to the finished pile.

It took much longer than expected to tally the giveaway entries. Holy crows, I should know better to add so many variables into the draw. Anyway, I finally finished this morning and the winner is Virpi from Crossed Stitches by Virpi. Congratulations, Virpi! I will email you to get your address today.

Thank you all so much for entering my giveaway and for posting links far and wide. I'm now well over the 800 dreamed-for followers. Wow ~ thanks!

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

xox

Best Brownie Recipe Ever

These are such yummy treats!

You will need:

1 box of Ghirardelli Ultimate Fudge brownie mix.

Water.

Oil.

Egg.

Creation effort: minimal.

Preparation time: approximately 3 months.

Instructions: Purchase ingredients. Place box of brownie mix into the cupboard. Now, it's a little iffy. You need to wait until husband (or significant other) gets tired of looking at said box of mix languishing in the cupboard and bakes them. Mine took three months, your wait time might be shorter or longer, depending. See? I said they were easy! Almost effortless! Yummy too. Just wait & see.

I'm teasing, these brownies were actually made by me as a surprise for Dash when he gets home tonight. But every time we make them I do remember our very first box!

Just a little fun to tide you over until I can gather all the info needed to draw a winner for the giveaway. It might take a couple of days. I will try to hurry!

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

xox

Freedom Isn't Free

Spc. Jordan Morris of Stillwater, Oklahoma paid the ultimate price on Aug 11, 2011. Although I never had the honor to know him, I thank him for my freedom. May God bless his family and friends.

My husband, Rick (aka Dash) is the Patriot Guard Ride Captain for Stillwater. He had the responsibility of leading the PGR yesterday, August 20, 2011 as they honored Spc. Morris and his family. A big job but he loved doing it. Dash had 257 motorcycles, trikes and their riders to guide. (The unofficial count was 288.) That is my husband saluting the family with his fellow riders behind him. 

The PGR in the funeral procession to the cemetery. That's Dash, on the first bike. You can't see it but bikes are still turning the corner waaay back. Wow, the Patriot Guard turned out en masse!



This video shows the riders traveling to the funeral site after being briefed on the mission. Many, many people volunteered efforts to keep the riders fed and hydrated during a long, long hot day. Thank you! Another big thank you to all the other Ride Captains and riders that assisted Dash yesterday.

Why does Rick use the road name Dash? Click here.

What are The Patriot Guard Riders? Click here.

Obituary for Spc. Jordan Morris. Click here.

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xox

From My Gnome To Yours

An end-of-summer giveaway! Stitched items and Stitching stash are neck and neck in my poll.

I stitched up this little scissor fob and magnetic needleminder using parts of Bent Creek's Gnomes in the Garden Row. Isn't it precious? ABCD on the front and WXYZ on the back with Mr. Gnomes' lady wife on the needleminder. Stitched over one thread ~ these guys are tiny. I stuffed the fob with crushed walnut shells for weight. Pretty red scissors are included.

Design ~ Gnomes in the Garden Row

Designer ~ Bent Creek

Fabric ~ 28 count Monaco

Fiber ~ DMC 



To have a chance to win:

1. Leave a comment on this post. Everyone is welcome ~ I can mail anywhere.

2. You must be a follower! I only need another 26 followers to reach 800. Can you help?

3. Please leave your email address if it isn't available on your profile.

4. Those of you posting a link to my giveaway on your blog will receive an extra entry, indicate this in comments.

5. I will draw a winner sometime on Tuesday, August 23rd.

Good luck to all!

This giveaway is now closed.

The Winner will be announced as soon as possible!

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

xox