First

"Eternal Father of my soul,

let my first thought today be of You,

let my first impulse be to worship You,

let my first speech be Your name,

let my first action be to kneel before You in prayer...

Yet let me not, when this morning prayer is said,

think my worship ended

and spend the day in forgetfulness of You."

- John Bailie

(taken from A Diary of Private Prayer)

New Mug Graphics- Hibernation Day

Just in time for winter and the Holidays, I have added two new mug graphics to my available collection. Both were taken from this year's Hibernation Day design.

This one is called "Hibernation Day"...

And this I call "Christmas Reindeer"...

As before, with the Harry Tyler's Lion, Baby Its Cold Outside and Never Let You Go mugs, you can either purchase the graphic through my etsy shop for $5 and take it to your own place to have made into mugs, or you can order completed mugs by contacting me via email (beth@heartstringsamplery.com).

If you choose to order a finished mug directly through me, I will work up an invoice for you based on where you live, for accurate sales tax and shipping charges. Cost per mug will be $14 plus state tax, and shipping (within the US) is $4.95 for the first mug, $1.50 for each additional mug... don't worry, I'll do all the calculations for you and send an invoice to reflect the total... just wanted to give you the ability to guess a ballpark figure.

These would be perfect for Christmas gifts, or "Just-Because" gifts, or for YOURSELF, to enjoy while you stitch.

I Couldn't Resist

I've been a little bored lately with the model I'm working on... Meanwhile, over the past seven weeks, I've been eyeballing Paulette's Mary's Sampler stitch along, and have found myself logging on each Sunday to see what more she's added to the design.

I rarely, if ever, stitch anyone else's design. Not because I don't think there are some highly appealing patterns out there, but I just always seem to be so busy with my own models, and continue to enjoy watching my own work come to life.

Well, I couldn't resist any longer, and finally joined in. I stitched the first seven weeks worth of installments in two evenings...

I can hardly wait until Sunday to get to work on it some more!

Thank you Paulette, from all of us who have itchy fingers. Your design is so sweet and provided just the right amount of diversion for me.

Lately

There has been a Continual Riot of Color...

and fun times with Grandma...

The Bulldozer and Farmboy have been hard at play...