My Favorite Things

embroidery collaboration

I am so excited because my friend, Jen and I have decided to do a year long embroidery swap/collaboration.  I got to get us started with my contribution above.  For my pattern, I used the very fun rubber stamps created by Pam Garrison that I purchased at Crescendoh.  How this swap is going to work is we will work on two embroidery samplers at the same time (one for each of us).  Now that I am done with my first little creation, I mail it to Jen so she can have some embroidery fun.  The idea is that we will each have the samplers for half of each month, so that each month we will each have added something new to our samplers.  Unfortunately, I am already behind!  I was supposed to have this to Jen by the middle of April so she could work on the sampler and have it back to me to start in May ... oops. (Jen, if you are reading this, I am sure this is coming as NO surprise to you!)

I will keep you posted on our progress.  I am so excited to see what creations unfold with our embroidery swap/collaboration!

till next time,

melissa

 

views on the run series

Both of these pictures were taken while I was out on a run in Harrisonburg, Virginia over Spring Break.  We took our oldest daughter out there to visit Eastern Mennonite University.  When we left Illinois, nothing was in bloom.  So, when we reached Virginia, and were greeted with such amazing beauty, I couldn't wait to get out to the roads to run!  Albeit, the roads were MUCH hillier than in Illinois. 

When we returned to Illinois, the flowers had begun to bloom.  I just love running in the spring! 
 

till next time,

melissa

views on the run series

Such a sweet looking house!  My runners and I passed this house while doing a warm-up run during a recent track meet.