Greetings from Florida

[karen4bells]

Hello everyone! I joined this forum a couple of days ago and have enjoyed reading thru so many fabulous topics. I live in Florida and am the mom to two adult sons. I have been stitching for over 20 years and to say it is a hobby is putting it mildly---it's an obsession and one I love! I look forward to enjoying this site and hopefully will be posting a few pictures of some of my recent finished projects

[Wandatoo]

Welcome from Canada!

[willow]

Hello, welcome to the forum. What sort of things do you like to stitch?

[pamelam]

Welcome to the forum! I'm obsessed with cross stitching too! Looking forward to seeing your pictures!

[karen4bells]

Thanks for the wonderful welcomes. As to what I like to stitch, that's a great question, varies at any given time, angels, teddy bears, santa, eeyore, wildlife--and so on

Here is one that I finished up a couple of weeks ago called Santa's Secret--worked up on 18 ct white aida and used some couching, metallic thread, and some half stitches, some of which used 3 and 4 strands, so gave it some nice dimension



Here is one I finished up in 2008 a marbek angel--stitched up on 32 count pale blue linen and using kreinik blending filament and metallic threads



and here is a vest that I added several butterflies on using waste canvas



That's just a sampling of some of my past projects. I'm currently working on a Lickle Ted design from a recent Cross Stitcher magazine

[willow]

Lovely work, my favorite one is santa, he looks so cheeky.

[bluenoseshelley]

hello karen and welcome to the wonderfull cross stitch forum i love it here as im sure you will too im glad you joined and hope to see you starting a gallery and posting more

[Happy Stitcher]

Hello and a warm welcome from New Zealand!
Thanks for posting your pics you have some lovely work! Looking forward to seeing more of it!
I'm another one who's obsessed with cross stitching and I enjoy this forum very much. I hope your going to enjoy it too.

[~threadbear~]

Hello and welcome aboard! Lovely to have you with us.

[Serinde]

Welcome from the West of Scotland. What lovely work you do... and you'd better hide that vest from quite a few of our butterfly-loving members here!

[Catwoman]

Hello and welcome. You have done some lovely projects, particularly the angel.

[Midge]

Hello and welcome. Your work is fantastic.

[karen4bells]

Welcome from the West of Scotland. What lovely work you do... and you'd better hide that vest from quite a few of our butterfly-loving members here!

LOL then I best not post a picture of the giant Luna Moth that is on the back of that vest---I really do love wearing it, but try to save it for only occasional use so as to make it last longer.
Again, thanks everyone for your very lovely welcomes

[K1nS]

Hello and welcome to the forum, you have done some lovely projects

[lwelizabeth]

Welcome to the forums, my fellow Floridian!!

[vanessanjf]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I had a look in your gallery. Lovely work, I especially liked your geisha

[Squirrel]

A belated welcome from me too - been rather busy with eldest DS 50th birthday at the end of the week

Your work is so lovely and I jsut love the vest, it is so colourful and different.

Your other finished pieces are great too and I do like the fairy one especially - great for a little girls room.

I look forward to seeing more of your work - what are you working on at present?

Squirrel

[karen4bells]

Hi Squirrel
Thanks for the welcome and the lovely compliments too. I'm currently working on a small project, it's a lickle ted, called dear santa---from a recent Cross Stitcher magazine. Will try and post a picture of my progress as soon as I locate the proper section for small projects. I'm still sorting out what to do next for a large project. I do have a couple of Lavender and Lace charts but have been thinking about taking the plunge and get my first haed, really like one called Angel and the Lamb

[Lizzy]

Welcome from me too and your stitching is lovely

[Lisa]

hey and welcome