Vegas Baby!

I was just in Vegas for meetings - I think I am becoming old because while I've been here many times before, I found myself watching all the craziness going on and shaking my head!  I'm all for "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" but holy smokes, it was insane!!!!

Anyway I'll share some lovely travel pictures with you and say that for the first time ever I was in Las Vegas for big thunderstorms and pounding rain - which they really needed.  Dined at a Gordon Ramsey restaurant in Paris Las Vegas (incredible food), ate Italian at Rao's in Caesar's Palace and attended too many meetings, that's for sure!  Oh, and may I add that wearing heels after only wearing running shoes and sandals for so long is never going to end well for my feet - NEVER!  Ouch!

Happy stitching and let me know your plans for this upcoming long weekend, the official kick off to summer!

A view of Lake Mead down towards Hoover Dam - just look at how low the water level is.

BBQ Rules!

In honor for all those grilling fanatics out there I am currently working on a design called "BBQ Rules" which is going to be a terrific summer stitching project for you once I complete it!  Happy Stitching this weekend!

FREEBIE Time! New Royal Baby!

Ta da!  Now that the new Royal Baby has finally arrived, all of England is positively delighted with Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge!  Since I love my Royals, I am posting a brand new graph that is FREE to you - just leave me a comment below and send me an email request for the PDF chart to picklebarreldesigns@yahoo.com and your charming (and did I mention free??!!) design will be whipping through cyber space right to your In Box!