Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop

Hi friends! Welcome new friends! Happy Valentine's Day! I am taking part in the Valentine Blog Hop hosted by Jo/Serendipitous Stitching. Click on that link above to see the list of participants and you can see what Valentine each of them have received. I received this adorably sweet stitched Valentine.

Aww, isn't it precious? Now I just have to wait for my Secret Stitcher to stop by and tell me who they are.

I will soon share with you two Valentine pieces I stitched up earlier this month. I am waiting for my Sweetheart Blog Hop recipient to receive them first.

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1John 4:16

Stitching and praying,
Vickie

Secret Stitching Sweetheart

Happy Valentine's Day to you my friends! Welcome to new friends! I took part in Jo's Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop once again this year. It is fun! This is the sweet Valentine picture sent by my Secret Stitcher.

Now the fun part is waiting to find out who she is! Eighteen stitchers participated in the Blog Hop this year. My Secret Stitcher just needs to visit Jo's blog, visit the stitchers on the list and once that stitcher finds their Valentine picture posted here, well they leave me a comment here letting me know who they are. ;)

I took a bit of a break last week from Theotokos.( I am back at it now.) I stitched up my Secret Stitching and did the finishing on it too. I will show you that next time. Don't want to give away who I stitched for. ;) I also stitched up a freebie. Still need to do the finishing before I show you that one quite yet.

So, I suppose I can show you this.

No, I did not make this. I saw it listed on ebay, as a handmade doll house rug. It is signed and dated on the back. It was made in 1973! It is faded. The thread on the back shows the pastel pink the poodle was.

 

The picture on ebay wasn't very great. It was cheap and cute. So I was rather surprised when I received it, to find out those are all french knots! Shirlee are ya with me?! Shirlee? Have you fainted?!  Cool huh? Well, I think so. =)

I received a wonderfully sweet RAK in the mail from Beth.

A monthly planner from Marjolein Bastin! Isn't it beautiful. I love and admire her work. My favorite part of this planner, besides the artwork, are the pages for prayer requests. I love that. I am always straining my brain to remember all my friends and family who I want to pray for. This will get me organized. Thank you again Beth. =)

Have you read The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder? It was the last of her nine children's books, where she is married to Almanzo and they have Rose. I really enjoyed this one too.

I finished reading Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. I own this book. I have been picking it up and reading it here and there for months. I guess the best way to sum this book up, is to say that it exposes the lies that imprison so many women and sets them free. I like this book very much. I will be reading it more than once.

Thank you for stopping by today friends. I appreciate your friendship.

Stitching and praying,

Vickie

♥Secret Stitching Sweetheart Valentine♥

Happy Valentine's Day my friends!! ♥ I hope you have a LOVEly day!

This is the picture sent to my by Jo:

A sweet floral heart. With PINK!! =) Are you my Secret Stitching Sweetheart??

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Please leave me a comment,
So I will know who!

I was left a surprise this morning.
















The sweetest little, silver swallow earrings from Brian. =)

I received a surprise package in the mail from Peggy yesterday.♥

The finish she created on the paper mache heart is just wonderful. It is full of chocolates and red floss. Thank you dear Peggy.♥

I want to keep this post happy, BUT I firmly believe in prayer. Will you please pray for sweet Mabel? She just began another round of back pain from her slipped discs this morning. I was late in getting this post up because I sat holding the sweet thing's head while she shakes and shivers in pain. The pain medicine has now kicked in and she has begun her muscle relaxant and steroid as well. Here we go again. She was symptom free for over 3 months. Thank you dear friends.♥

Don't forget, my 200 follower giveaway ends Sunday. Take a look here.

Have a look over at Jo's blog  to see all the Secret Stitchers today. Find out who is stitching for who! You can see all the pretties sent along to friends. =)

Have a wonderfully Happy Valentine's Day!  Secret Stitcher, I am waiting.........(impatiently, yes!)

Stitching and praying,

Vickie