Pretty in Pink

I've never met a monogram I didn't like.  And when I saw Elizabeth's Pretty Pink Tulips new monogram, I loved it. 

pve designs, a very talented artist!, painted the new monogram and the banner at the top of Elizabeth's blog. The two got together recently and Ta Da! Pretty Pink Tulips designs were created. 

While looking for some elements for a monogram in progress, I found some tulips in my computer design stash.  Aha - Pretty Pink Tulips.  Couldn't resist the urge and just had to stitch out a variation on Elizabeth's monogram.

A monogram can always side-track me from what I am doing.  Now back to the monogram already in progress....

Guys-Day Out

I had a guys-day out with the college-age crew!  We (me and a couple of my sons) headed out first thing this morning sending out text messages to their friends ---> wake up.  pick you up in 10.  going to watch the bridge blow up.

Wait......what??  Yes, bridge blow up.  The PA Turnpike built a new span across the Allegheny River and today was the day the old span was marked for kaboom.  After scoping out several possible locations, we decided the best spot was the McDonald's location right at the turnpike exit.  That seemed to be the place to be as there was a good-size crowd gathered.  McDonald's was doing a brisk business selling coffee and I applaud their hospitality.  The manager sent employees outside with trays full of frozen drinks to serve the bridge watchers for free!  A gracious host to an impromptu parking-lot-bridge-demolition gathering!

Unfortunately due to the abundance of tress, we mostly just saw a lot of smoke.  But the series of booms was deafening.

This is a helicopter view from the local news team.

Next off to the electronics store to return/replace the NEW computer tower that had a bad motherboard.  Hopefully this newer one is a keeper.  We checked out lots of electronics on our wish lists.  Then off to lunch -- Mexican food for all.  Back to the house for a short bit where the guys assembled my new desk chair -- "we don't need those instructions!"  Then out again to see the new Pixar movie "Despicable Me."

Fun day all around -- especially for me who is going to dearly miss all of them again next month when they head back to their various universities.

Classic linen

Linen + Summertime = Classic

Linen + Leather + Monogram  = Ultimate Classic!

Mission for Stitchfork

Good Morning Stitchfork. 

Your mission should you decide to accept it:

design a birthday gift

Goal and target:

PhD Chemical Engineer, Professor and Associate Dean of a prominent university

And she loves to cook

Result:

So what do you give a chemical engineer to wear in the kitchen? 

An apron with the chemical equation of sugar!

Sweet!

The monogram can be found on the spoon stitched on the strap.

Happy Birthday Dr. a!

Another successful mission concluded.

So which song is now stuck in your head? 

The theme from Mission Impossible or A Spoonful of Sugar from Mary Poppins??

Hot Monogram

It's another scorcher today!

Even the embroidery is on fire...

Sample design for a well-known rock band.  The initials have been changed to protect their identity. 

sshhh...don't ask...my lips are sealed!

Bells & Whistles

We are a household full of bells and whistles.  And I admit -- I love new bells

and whistles! This is my embroidery designing set up with two laptops and

 three screens to work from - sweet! 

 

We have what we call our 'main computer', a desktop tower, set

up in the living room. It has been acting very snarky lately. 

To get even more bells and whistles 

Before it implodes, it will be replaced with a new tower

ready to be taken out of it's box.

What will I do with the snarky computer tower? 

This is my first weapon of choice!

                                                         

Maybe it will be pardoned tho and donated to a good cause...

Happy 4th!

Bring on the BBQ!

Monogram Pose

jK

j looks like it has it's arm around K posing for this photo - say cheese!