Les betes du bon Dieu

A traditional Irish Blessing -- with a not-so-traditional border.

Fabric: 32-count "Antique White" Belfast Linen from Zweigart stitched over 2 threads.
Design Size:10-1/2" w x 13-5/8" h
Count: 168 w x 218 h
Threads: DMC & Weeks Dye Works
Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack.
Mill Hill Shamrock available from your local needlework shop.

Irish Toast

A wonderful Irish Toast for St. Patrick's Day -- or any day!

Fabric: 28-count hand-dyed Jobelan in "Watercress" from Wichelt stitched over 2 threads.
Design Size: 6.7" w x 11.9" h
Count: 94 w x 166 h
Threads: DMC, The Gentle Art & Weeks Dye Works
Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack.
Double Shamrock by Charland Designs available from your local needlework shop.

Frame: Cinda Morehead of Framin' Frenzy

Family Blessing

A wonderful blessing to hang in the dining room for family gatherings.

Fabric: 32-count "Bittersweet" from Lakeside Linens stitched over 2 threads.
Design Size:7.5" w x 8" h
Count: 119 w x 127 h
Threads: DMC & Weeks Dye Works
Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack.
By Jupiter! Pinecone Branch available at your local needlework shop.

Time

A piece to ease the pain that loss of a loved one brings, or to remind us that with love and time, all wounds heal..

Fabric: 32-Count Belfast Linen in "Lavender Mist" from Zweigart stitched over 2 threads

Design Size: 13.1" x 6.1"

Count: 293 w x 98 h

Threads: DMC, The Gentle Art

Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack

Frame: Framin' Frenzy, Greensburg, Kansas

A beautiful poem by Major John McCrae.

Fabric:32-count "Cream" Belfast Linen from Zweigart stitched over 2 threads
Design Size:9" W x 13.3" H
Count: 144 w x 212 h
Threads: DMC Kreinik Blending Filament & Weeks Dye Works
Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack.
Frame: Cinda Morehead of Framin' Frenzy:
 

Fishers of Men

A reminder of the Christian call to spread the good news.

Fabric: 32-count hand-dyed Jobelan "Sandcastle" from Wichelt

Design Size: 10.4" w x 10.1" h

Count: 146 w x 142 h

Threads: DMC, The Gentle Art, Weeks Dye Works, & Kreinik

Embellishments: JHB Ladybug included in chart pack. Mill Hill Antique Glass Beads #03024 & 00123

Bee Happy

By the way -- this little guy doesn't want to sting -- his stinger is curled -- he only wants to dance among the flowers and gather honey! Bzzzzzzzz!!!!

Fabric: 30-count "Hushabye Yellow" from R&R Reproductions stitched over 2 threads.
Design Size: 7.9" w x 7.3" h
Count: 118 w x 110 h
Threads: DMC and Kreinik blending filament
Embellishments: JHB baby ladybug included in chart pack.
Frame: Three Rivers Framing, Sewickley, PA

Age

(Original poem by Chris Rabig)

No matter what your age, it is ALWAYS the heart that counts!

Fabric: 30-Count "Baby Lotion" from Wichelt

Design Size: 7.7" x 9.7"

Count: 123w x 155h

Threads: DMC & Weeks Dye Works

Embellishments: Mill Hill White Seed Beads, JHB Ladybug included in chart pack

Frame: Starla’s Stitch ‘n’ Frame

Ladybug Angel

Putting ladybugs AND Angels together -- a perfect combination!

Fabric: 32-count Summer Breeze from Silkweaver.

Design Size: 6.2" x 6.4"

Count: 99 w x 103 h

Threads: DMC, The Gentle Art & Weeks Dye Works

Embellishments: Mill Hill Antique Glass Beads #03049; Just Another Button Company Daisy #2220-T

Frame & Mat: Three Rivers Framing, Sewickley, PA