You might be looking at this cross-stitched picture and thinking, "Big deal...so she finished a cross-stitch picture!" This picture was started in February 1993. Yes, 1993.
Today I picked it up from the framer and hung it above our fireplace mantle. It's about time. I couldn't get a good picture of the picture. Just trust me...it's beautiful. My favorite part is the lady bug on the sign. There is a second one on the bottom-most leaf on the post. So cute.
My girls have been getting on my case, er, asking me, to clean out some of the items we don't use any more for a yard sale we're having Saturday. I had a picture in this frame for years. I never hung the picture because it never matched anything in my house, but I liked the frame. I had my cross stitch mounted and reframed in the same frame, using the same glass and dark rose mat. All I had to pay for was a green mat and the labor charge. Yippee! The last picture I had custom framed cost me >$85. What was I thinking? That was 8 years ago, if memory serves me correctly (which it usually doesn't, BTW). This one was about $30.
You can read about the picture's history here.
While it's not as important as the presidential election or solving world hunger, it does make my world a happier place.
Tune in tomorrow to see what else makes my world a happier place. I'll give you a clue...it starts with crock pot.
~Joan
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