bitten by the bookmark bug

Although I’d hoped to get all six bookmarks done for the kids’ teachers this weekend, I can’t say that I’m unhappy with having five of them done. Especially as Sunday was Father’s Day and not a whole lot of stitching went on. The top two you’ve seen in a previous post. Below that is a bunny and flowers taken from a DMC book, then an alligator taken from a Noah’s Ark pattern and “Here Guard I” written beside it (it’s the same sign that’s displayed at places that use a watchdog – LOL) using an old alphabet freebie downloaded years ago from this website before it became necessary to be a member, and finally an excerpt from The Prairie Schooler’s Barn Cats leaflet.

Max came home yesterday evening and took great delight in giving his gifts to Niek. In addition to the T-shirt, he’d made Niek a small cross stitch design of a boat on the water and a handmade bookmark from the kit that Nic included in our recent swap.

I’m keeping it short and sweet today as Arden was literally up all night last night with a fever, cramps, and a stuffy nose, and I was keeping him company. Poor little critter. Not to mention Arden! LOL!