Back in 1980 my sister-in-law introduced me to counted cross-stitch. I absolutely loved it and used to spend hours and hours working on it.  At the time I was working full time outside the home as a secretary in city government.  I was married with no children. I did many projects, but believe it or not, I gave the majority of them away (parents, sisters, brothers, friends, etc.).  I do have one very beautiful project in my living room that I love (you'll see it in this collection....the one of the house).
Once my daughter came along (she is now 25 years old), I pretty much quit cross-stitching. There was always something to do as I became an at-home mom.  My daughter is now living on her own, and I'm working at home as a Medical Transcriptionist.  I work on cross-stitch as I have time.
The following pages are a few of the projects I've done since 1980.  Some of the pictures are a little fuzzy because I didn't have a very good camera at the time.
(Allow the page to download, then click on the first picture. After that, you can click directly on the picture to go to the next one. There are captions underneath with a description of each project.)
BABY BLANKET
I made this for my niece, Alicia, who was born in 1990.CLIPPER SHIP
I made this for our bedroom.HOME SAMPLER
This was done for my sister, the Snoopynut, and her husband.K.J. BABY SAMPLER
This was made for my nephew, K.J., who was born in 1988.HUGO & KATHY WEDDING SAMPLER
I made this for friends of ours.HOUSE
I made this to hang in my living room quite some time before I had my daughter.  The bedroom on the right, (which is pink....for a girl), could have been made into a boy's room.LIGHT SWITCH COVER
I made this for my daughter's bedroom because her room was originally decorated in bright colors and teddy bears.MEASURE TWICE
I made this for my father.  He is an avid woodworker.LISA & HERB WEDDING SAMPLER
I made this for my sister, Lisa (the Snoopynut) and her husband, Herb, who were married in 1982.PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER SAMPLER
This was made for my daughter's preschool teacher, Lynn Stalnaker, who my daughter dearly loved.STEVE & TAMMY WEDDING SAMPLER
I made this for our friends, Steve & Tammy, when they got married.  Our daughter, Melissa, was the flower girl in their wedding.BABY SAMPLER FOR MY FRIEND TRICIA
Made in April 2003, this cross stitch has a finished area of  12" x 14".PITTSBURGH STEELERS
This was made for my Dad, who is an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.MIAMI DOLPHINS
This was made for my Mom, who is an avid Miami Dolphins fan.LIGHTHOUSE & SAW
I made this for my Dad for his birthday.  He loves woodworking, and he is a lighthouse collector, (he even has a room in his home devoted to lighthouses), so this cross-stitch sampler was a must for him.