MY OFFICE AND WHERE I WORK

These are some pictures of my office where I design,
and  work 10 to 12 hours a day. As you can all see the
walls are all full of samplers and I have run out of space
to hang any more samplers in my office walls,  I have hung
some of my other samplers in my bedroom, family room,
stairs and the kitchen. I wanted to share with you all
where I spend my days.

I love my office my husband gifted me with because I
can work in peace and concentrate on my future designs,
and nobody can bother me since I lock myself in.

I also have my treadmill so I can take some time to
work out when my back and legs get a little stiff, right now
I am doing a overall spring cleaning since it was a mess and
I had to organize everything in order.

Right now I am dedicating my time to my garden and doing
fun things with my family, especially the grandchildren. When
the weather gets warmer we will be going to the beach, camping
and hiking and lot of outdoor entertainment, which I need after
the cold weather and being indoor so much. I need to get some
vitamin D in my body.

Thank you for stopping by and would love to hear your
comments.

Many blessings, Vilma

NEW RELEASE FOR APRIL 2010

This is the latest of my designs and will be available for purchase the end of next week.  It is "The Shepherd and Shepherdess'.   It was stitched on 36 count linen using NPI silks.  The stitch count is 200w x 252 h.  It is by no means a small sampler.  It is quite large and takes a bit of time to do.  The model was stitched by Kathy Bonham, my wonderful madstitcher.  Thank you Kathy for a wonderful, wonderful job, as always.  I don't know what I would do without you.

I also want to make a note that the Shepherd and Shepherdess are 82 and 83 stitches in height.

I will not be releasing any more designs until the end of the year and these will be the ones that I already have stitched and framed. I am taking the summer off to spend time with my family and my garden. I will be stitching for myself and enjoying my needlework again.

Thanks to my dear friend, Maria, for sending me this line by Sir Walter Scott.  It really speaks to my heart.
 
God Bless, Vilma

O MANY A SHAFT THAT RANDOM SENT, FINDS MARK THE ARCHER LITTLE MEANT, AND MANY A WORD THAT RANDOM SPOKEN MAY SOOTHE OR WOUND A HEART THAT'S BROKEN    .........    Sir Walter Scott

EASTER SUNDAY & DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY

Easter Sunday was my daughter's birthday and we wanted to do something special for her. So after having an Easter Egg Hunt with the boys we had dinner and a lovely cake with pink dots for Jeannette. Everyone had so much fun. The boys outdid themselves finding the Easter eggs and seeing what was hidden inside. Alex seemed to find all the ones with money in them and Grant just wanted to play with them and the plastic toys in the fountain. He kept coming back over and over again and each time he got wetter and wetter until finally he was Naked! I wanted to share some photos with you and I couldn't decide which ones to post so I ended up posting quite a few. I hope you do not mind. I do love my family so much. The first ones are of Jeannette, her husband Steve, my husband, Harold and Alex and Grant at the dinner table with the cake. The rest are of the Easter Egg Hunt. I hope you enjoy them.

God Bless, Vilma

O MANY A SHAFT THAT RANDOM SENT, FINDS MARK THE ARCHER LITTLE MEANT, AND MANY A WORD THAT RANDOM SPOKEN MAY SOOTHE OR WOUND A HEART THAT'S BROKEN ......... Sir Walter Scott

SHARING AND BLESSINGS

Thought I share some other samplers that I have stitched
through the years, the top one and the bottom one are from
SD and I stitched them as birth samplers for my son and
daughter, the other two I wish I could remember who they
are from since I stitched them years ago.

What a wonderful week I had in spending time with my
family, wow it was just so nice to relax and do other things.

Right now I am getting ready to hide the eggs for my grandchildren
who are coming over for a easter egg hunt, wow will they have
fun. Also fixing a early dinner since it is also my daughters birthday
and she does not know about it, I had a beautiful red velvet cake
made for her and she will be so surprised, but then that is what
mothers and grandmothers do. I will post some pictures later.

I would like to wish you all a very blessed Easter on celebrating
the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessings to all, Vilma