Showing posts with label Designing Updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Designing Updates. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Tuesday is the BIG Day!!!

Hello all my dear stitching friends!!! I figured that I better get off my booty and give you guys an update on things!!!

The doctor appointment went great for my hubby Friday. We where hoping that this doctor would have a "Lets get this taken care of now" attitude instead of the "Lets do a ton of expensive test and then end up doing a heart cath anyway" attitude. Guess what, he had the lets get it done attitude and we go in on Tuesday morning for the Heat Cath. If there are any problems they will hopefully be able to get them fixed while they are in there looking around unless of course it requires more than stints or something! Back in 2005 when DH had the heart attack the artery causing the attack was 100% clogged but there was another that was 80% clogged that the doctor did not fix!!????!!!???!! This is one reason we do not go to that doctor anymore. So we are praying that stints will be all that is required! Thank you all so much for your prayers and thoughts and I ask that you continue to do pray for us!!!

On the stitching front . . . I have decided that I need to stitch something for pure pleasure for just a bit. Something that is for DH and I, instead of a model of one of my designs, so I have picked a new design and got it all kitted up last night and started stitching it. I should be able to have stitched in several days time. It is the new freebie from The Holy Needle. Given everything that we are going through, this verse/saying is just perfect and something that we must remember!!!!!
Here is a progress pic. Sorry it is not very good. My daughter has her camera with her and she is away staying with my dad and his wife. So, I had to use my phone!I have made some updates to my web site! I have improved it greatly due to Sandra from Joyful Expressions. She has been doing this for a while and has given me some great suggestions to improve me web site. She is the reason that I decided to offer PDF's of my designs. These are now available for Instant download!!! Yep, as soon as you make your payment, you will receive access to the PDF file!!!! I have also included the stitched area size on each description. Another great suggestion that she had for me is to include Anchor thread colors on my patterns. So, I am in the process of doing that!!!! I think Sandra so much for all the help she is offering me.

I also want to thank Lisa! Lisa has been so wonderful to me. She is willing to stitch just about anything for me and has offered a lot of great suggestions for me to build up my customer's. She is such a dear and special friend as well. If you do not visit her blog, you gotta! She does such beautiful stitching and she has an awesome family!!!

I would also like to invite my Christian stitching friends to join a great yahoo group! All the ladies that I have gotten to know from this group are just awesome! Anna, the leader, is really working hard to build up the activity in the group and the members. So hop over there and check it out!!
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Well I guess that is about it for now! I will update after Tuesday to let you know how things go with my husband procedure!!! Thank you all for the wonderful friendships and the thoughts and prayers! You are all so wonderful!!!

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Finally . . . NEW Release's!

I have finally just put up new patterns for sale on my website!! Click here to visit now! Lisa done such a gorgeous job stitching both of these pieces for me!!

Monday, June 29, 2009

Almost Time!!!!!

Hey everyone! Once again sorry that I am so behind on all my blog reading BUT I do have a good excuse!!! I have been working on getting my shop all set up for selling my designs! My friend Dottie has really gotten her stitch on in the last couple days and is getting her stitching finished and I have gotten all of mine done.

If you would like to help me out it would be great it you would help spread the word!!! You have no idea how appreciative I would be if you posted on your blog about the opening of my store and suggested people visit my store at cindymaedesigns.com

Anyway, after the grand opening I should have a bit more time and be able to get caught up on my blog reading and commenting. I miss visiting you all and leaving comments. It is sad but the real reason that I don't have that much time to visit blogs is because I am not working anymore. Sounds a little backwards huh? LOL The office that I worked in was very slow though and I had a lot of time to visit and comment on your blogs. Since I am not working I have to share computer time with the family and since hubby and daughter are both computer junkies . . . I don't have much time! LOL

Anyway, I will stop rambling for now!

Hope you all have a wonderful week! Happy Stitching,
Cindy Mae

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Lots of Pics - Finally!!

I finally have some pics to share so that you can get a glimpse of what I have been stitching on. All of my stitching lately has been model stitching for my designs. Here is a sneak peak of several of them that I have finished. This first one is called Spooky Nights
This one will be one of the three patterns that will be in my first series which I still have not decided on a name for. The name of it is Friendship Tree.
This is a bit from one that is called Alphabet Tree!
And then this is one is Called Bless All Whom Enter.
I have a couple of exchange items that I need to get busy on but at this time I am working really hard on getting all my designs stitched up so that I can open shop soon.

I am praying that it will help our family out at least a little bit. As of last week, I am out of work. I am the main bread winner in our home as my husband has so many health issues. So this is going to hurt us a bit, but we know that God is in control and that we will be ok, one way or another.

I have added a widget to my side by or some of the E-How articles my husband has written, so please feel free to check them out!!!

The kittens are now about 8 weeks old. I can not find them a good home and that makes me really sad. We just do not need any more animals, we have plenty already, more than enough! LOL These little babies have stolen my heart though. Especially the little gray one. He loves to cuddle and loves to play. The both love to play. Anyway, the first one is a pic of the gray one napping in the recliner with out little dog Belle. Belle was very nervious at first and then she finally relaxed and zonkered out!
Here is the little gray one taking a nap on the sheets from the bed before they went into the washer.
And his brother enjoying a nap on the bed after the sheets are in the washer!
Well I hope that everyone has a wonderful and Blessed weekend!!

Happy Stitching,
Cindy Mae

Friday, June 19, 2009

Cross Stitch Designing is moving right along!

Hello everyone! After my son and my mother in law ( I am her main care taker) being sick as well as a few other things this past week, I feel so out of touch!!! I am still working on getting caught up on my blog reading and I am making a dent in it but then all start updating and the dent has been repaired! LOL, just kidding I love all the updates! The more you update, the more I feel I get to know you all! I just love blogging!

So anyway, I have been stitching like crazy on my models for my upcoming release on my designs! I was going to start with 5 but have bumped it up to 7 to open my online shop. I have 3 models complete and a friend of mine, Dottie is helping me out and has 2 complete. With the my first designs there will be a Series introduced. This series will be things to stitch for gifts and exchanges and things like that. I am still thinking of a good name for the series. Each series will have 3 or 4 designs. Any idea on a name for the series? I had thought about "Gifties, Series ?" but not sure how that sounds! Many will be happy to hear that there will also be two Halloween designs among other things!

I have been trying to figure out if I have a particular style or certain things that I like to create, but I don't think that I really do. Not sure if that is a bad thing or not. I mean my designs are all simple and easy stitch, so I guess that counts. LOL

Ok, I am chattery and guess I better stop but before I do, DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY!!! I am going to do the drawing on the 23rd! So make sure and sign up if you have not already done so! Also make sure and mention it on your blog for a second entry. Many of you have got that second entry already but feel free to continue to spread the word! The more entries the better!!!

If you are still with me after all that rambling, I thank you very much! Hope you have a great weekend!!

Happy Stitching,
Cindy Mae