Jack Black Saves Some Boobs

I came across this HILARIOUS video by accident today, and I thought you would enjoy a good laugh!

Consider the lilies...

Thank you so much for inviting me to join in contributing to a great cause!  My aunt is a survivor of many years now.  She had breast cancer twice, and the cancer spread to almost every other part of her body.  She had four little girls at the time, and it was very scary.

I remember when she lost her hair and started wearing a wig.  She had such a sense of humor about the whole thing that she would yank that wig off all of a sudden and make us laugh!  But she didn't stop there...as I got older, she would yank her shirt up out of nowhere and show me where her breasts used to be before her mastectomy, reminding me to always do my monthly exam.  Whoa!  Funny lady. :)

Anyway, on to what I am going to stitch for the auction.  The small "Fear Not" chart by La D Da came to my mind instantly.  I will post a photo of it when it comes in the mail, but it is three pink lilies and two bluebirds in a garden, and the verse is, "Fear not.  Consider the lilies and how they grow."

It's one of my favorite verses of scripture.  For God to remind us to be at peace, that He is aware of the sparrows and the lilies and, of course, aware of us and our trials and difficulties.  I thought this piece would be perfectly fitting for the cause at hand.  I can't wait to get started!

Thank you

Thank you for inviting me to join! I am so excited. If you read my blog, you know that my mom has been battling Breast Cancer for the last year 2009. She has had 2 all clears, but still has to get P.E.T scans till 5 years clean. We are praying for this. This is a way I feel I can help. I felt so helpless as she went through all the chemo and radiation treatments. I watched her fight for her life and become so strong and do things that is not to her liking but had to be done. That was her attitude, "I have to do this, to live." With the help of our Lord, she became a stronger person. She had loss my dad to a heart attack and then to discover she has Breast Cancer.....
So I will be donating a couple of stitched items. One for her, and another one for all the others that are fighting. I have pulled out all the stitching books, leaflets, and charts to look for those special Stitching I want to do. Hope to see what others are stitching.

Finally finished! yay!!

After sewing this piece two times with stuffing and not liking it. I decided to make it with cardbord in the middle

"Angel of Tulips" by The Goode Huswife OOP

Fibers unknown, from my stash. I changed the thread colors a little to show better with the fabric.

I sure hope this ornament is worthy.

Lets see what everyone is stitching, I hope this piece inspires you to get going on your ornament.

Ranae

Stitch By Stitch

Cathey

Would be okay for me to do a Hardanger piece of my own design? As I still haven't found the right thing to do, or a Needlecase?

My Choice

I think that I am going to pick the M Designs Hope Tree Ornament. I want to do it in pink, on some sort of pink sparkly fabric.

Dove of Hope

by Pamela Kellogg is what I've picked out to do. Need a kick in the pants to get started on it though :o)

How Is Everyone Doing?

Oh dear :o( I can't believe that I've been neglecting this Blog and I apologize! Hopefully things will get back on track.

First off, I want to know how everyone is doing with their projects? Do we have any pictures to post yet? I'm sure a few sneak peeks might help to inspire others ;o) I have decided that my felted snowman will be going to auction. If you don't remember what he looks like, here he is again -

I still haven't decided what to do about his arms but I'm sure some idea will come along soon ;o)

Little House Needleworks has put out a new design that is only available through Elegant Stitch -

All of the net proceeds from the sales will be going towards a breast cancer foundation. The pattern only comes in kit form and is a limited edition! I've ordered mine and I've decided I will stitch one up for the auction, and one for myself of course ;o) The kits are $30US and going fast so reserve yours now!

I also wanted to share with you another project that Jean from The Attic is doing. She is gathering recipes that will be published into a book this fall. The net proceeds from the sale of said book will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

So why am I telling you this? Because YOU can participate if you wish :o) All you have to do is forward your favorite recipe to Paula and in the Subject line state "Recipe For A Cure". No attachments please! You'll have to type your recipe in the body of your email and double check spelling and the accuracy of your recipe. At the end of your email, please include your first name and the State (if you are in the US) or country you are from. Please note: the deadline for submissions is July 15, 2010!

Angel of Tulips

is what I picked out to stitch

by The Goode Huswife

Slowly but surely

Update!

Hi everyone! I can't believe that we currently have 15 stitchers in place for this project :o) You are all helping me do something wonderful for people you don't even know and I can't tell you how much that means to me. But then again, don't they say that stitchers have the biggest hearts?

I've finally heard back from Jean. She was having computer issues so I apologize for the delay in getting this information to you. There were a few questions that people had and I hope this will answer them :o)

Due date: Jean states that the items should be in her hands no later than November 1. That way they can get the items listed, photographed and up for people to see ahead of time.

Mailing address: to reduce shipping costs, each of us will ship our items directly to Jean at -

Attic Needlework
106 E McKellips Road Suite 111
Mesa AZ 85201 USA

The only reason am I posting the address in public is because it's on the Attic Needlework website!

If you have any other questions or concerns, please leave a comment or email me and I'll see what I can do to help :o)

Hello

Hi everyone.  Just thought I'd introduce myself.  I'm looking forward to participating here and can't wait to see what everyone is stitching! 

Karen

Pretty In Pink

Here is as sneak peek at what I have chosen for my project:



Beginning Steps:

1) The linen is chosen, 32ct Carnation Pink Belfast
2) 21 flavors of DMC floss is ready to wind on some bobbins
3) Size 26 Tapestry needle (and a spare just in case)
4) Working copy of pattern, enlarged for my eyes to see
5) Fabric for back of ornament

Welcome!

First off, I'd like to welcome everyone that signed up for this project. It truly means a lot to me that you are creating something beautiful to donate to a cause that is very dear to my heart :o)

Just a quick recap, today marks my tenth year anniversary for being breast cancer free! In light of that, I decided that I wanted to do something special for myself but also for others :o) I have yet to decide what I will do for 'me' but this Blog was set up as my project (with the generosity of this group) to help support breast cancer survivors.

Each year, Jean, the owner of Attic Needlework, holds an auction with donated items from stitchers around the world. All the proceeds go to breast cancer research and last year they raised just over $20,000! I contacted Jean about whether she could use more donations and her reply was they can never have too many donated items :o)

So our goal here is to create our projects and have them mailed off to Jean before November 20. I am in the process of gathering more information for you all and will pass it along when I hear back from Jean.

I've created this Blog as a sort of support group :o) If you need help, just ask. If you just want to show off your donation, go ahead! If you can recruit more people, the more the merrier. Just remember, we're a team and a very talented one at that, so go forth and create!