Wednesday, March 19, 2008

An Amazing RAK

I was flabbergasted today to receive the most wonderful gift from Staci! She sent me a beautiful floss ring tag that looks just like the one she made for her tutorial, in fact it's the same one. I can't tell you how surprised and moved I was when I opened the package (which also contained a whole bunch of great freebie charts). Never had I imagined that I would be privileged to be the recipient of another stitcher's work. My stitching is so slow and basic that I've never been able to envision myself participating in exchanges; it's all I can do to finish something for myself, let alone anyone else, though it's a someday far-off goal to try. Today has been a very gloomy and cold day here and I've been working on our taxes, so to find this in my mailbox just made the sun shine all over me! Staci I can't tell you how much your random act of kindness means to me. I am honored to have become your friend.

Here's the gorgeous floss ring tag she sent me:


Front



Back


In use

Staci has also been encouraging me about my current projects. I haven't gotten very far with Gingerbread Cottage since I finished the house; I've just managed to do one tree. I decided to use DMC Light Effects for the snow on the tree; somehow all the white in the chart didn't look right and I thought some sparkle might liven it up. Now I'm trying to figure out where else to use Light Effects and where to stick to the white floss. But I've found that right now the project isn't holding my interest the way I'd hoped. Maybe the end of winter just isn't the best time to be doing such a project when I am yearning for spring.

So when Staci suggested I do something with a bit more chance of quick gratification, I decided to try my first scissor fob. I saw a post on the Christmas Ornaments SAL blog and fell in love with this wee bird. He seemed like the perfect motif for a fob. I stitched him mostly while watching American Idol last night. I'm about to start the backstitching, something that's not my forte, but I'm determined to get this thing done. I want to put my initials on the back; does anyone have any links for alphabets that they like?

Thank you to everyone who commiserated with me on my eBay fiasco. I haven't left negative feedback for the seller because she hasn't left me any yet, and I'm afraid she will post something critical if I do so (eBay's policy of not allowing sellers to post negative comments doesn't become active for a few months yet). I contacted eBay to ask how I could avoid negative feedback if I asked for a refund, and they were less than helpful, saying that even if I got such feedback I could do a reply and people would see my response. I am very leery of wrecking my 100% feedback score, so I'm going to wait awhile and see if she leaves feedback (though I bet she won't). Sally, your idea of contacting Mirabilia is a good one. I'll bet they would be very interested in knowing that this kind of thing is going on.

Now I'm off to tackle the backstitching - another round of American Idol is coming up!

9 comments:

staci said...

Oh Michele, I'm so happy that it brightened your day a little~~truly my pleasure!!!

I love how GC is turning out, the tree is adorable :)

And love your little birdie! I hate backstitching...a LOT!!! But the effort is worth it in the end :)

Kim B said...

That is such a sweet gesture from Staci! Lucky girl!! And I love how GC is coming along. I think in the dead of summer when the heat index is above 100, I'll start it :)

Anonymous said...

Staci is the queen of these beauties, isn't she!! I know, I have one of her stunning floss ring tags too... LOL!! Gingerbread House is coming along beautifully and and I just know the wee bird is going to make the cutest fob!

Lelia said...

Beautiful Floss Ring! Staci did a marvelous job stitching & finishing : )

Your Gingerbread Cottage is lovely -- I look forward to seeing it finished up ... very nice fob, too. I've been stitching very slowly lately, and have not really finished anything!! oh well. Eventually ... eventually

Enjoy the day

Tanya Willis Anderson said...

That wee birdie is adorable - it's printing now. So cute!!!

Tanya, another Idol fan ... go Jason Castro!!!

Michele said...

what a lovely RAK :) that was really sweet of Staci :)

I'm loving GC! You are doing great!

That birdie will make an adorable fob .. might have to do one too!

Sally said...

What a lovely gift from Staci!

You are doing a lovely job on GC. It is such a pretty design. Love your wee birdie too. So cute:)

Carol R said...

Stunning floss tag from Staci. Love your little birdie too.

Sonda said...

What a wonderful little surprise fom Staci. I love that bird!!