Hiya Stitchers!
We are slowly* edging our way towards Autumn!!  My favorite time of year.......with Autumn blossoms, trees ablaze with fiery leaves....and(HOPEFULLY)much cooler temperatures!!
Here is a Halloween Gift* just for you!  Have fun stitching this!!!!!!!

 

Pattern Name:    Greetings on Halloween
Designed By:    Tonia Pappan
Company:    OakHaven Designs
Copyright:    1999-2012
Fabric:    Aida 14, Lavender Mist
    42w X 47h Stitches
Size(s):    14 Count,   3w X 3-1/4h in
    28 Count,   1-1/2w X 1-5/8h in
    32 Count,   1-1/4w X 1-3/8h in
    36 Count,   1-1/8w X 1-1/4h in
Floss Used for Full Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
    X    2    DMC    310    Black
    3    2    DMC    469    Avocado Green
    7    2    DMC    762    Pearl Gray-VY LT
    J    2    DMC    971    Pumpkin
    L   2    DMC    3820    Straw-DK
    c    2    DMC    3821    Straw
    1    2    DMC    3852    Straw-VY DK
Floss Used for French Knots:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    310    Black
        1    DMC    971    Pumpkin
Floss Used for Back Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    310    Black
Notes: Please do not make copies* of this design and pass*
to friends, kit up or sell* in any fashion.
Tonia Pappan-Toniaw475@hotmail.com OakHaven Designs:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OakHavenDesigns/
http://oakhavendesigns.blogspot.com/
Happy Halloween and Autumn!
Tonia

Hi Stitchers!
I know that it has been months since I posted.  It was a busy time for me with all the different emotions.  Death is a nasty thing....regardless of what.  Losing my mom was the worst.  But, I do know that she is better not suffering. Still, it does not help the missing part....Then my baby bird, and then my Chi, LittleBit, dying in my arms, my sister, Andrea, totally her car and getting hurt, she is, still, recovering from the concussion.
However......days are getting much better, as I have a new little life here.  A dachshund, July, that Joe surprised me with July 4th.  She is just now starting to push her new adult fangs down.  So, that tells me that she is 4 months old  ;)
She is such a delicate thing.  Smaller boned than her breed calls for.  She is a rich med brown with black ticking.  She LOVES resting inside my gown.  I do think that if we have a winter this year, she will want a new dress on.....LOL!!!!  Boy......She is quite the active one!!  I had forgotten just how busy pups and kits can be!!!
This is the MOST important thing.....I never thought that I would love a small dog again, being that LittleBit was such a smart little girl with no barking, friendly to all, no tinkling or pooping in the house, no fear of car riding, after the initial learning that she was not going to be "thrown away", again.  July has wormed her way into my heart forever...
They do remind you of "hotdogs"...LOL!!

I have designed a new chart for you to stitch up!!  I do hope that you like it and do stitch it!!!  I want cool weather.....LOL!!!!
So, here it is!!!

Pattern Name:    October 31 witch
Designed By:    Tonia Pappan
Company:    OakHaven Designs
Copyright:    1999-2012
Fabric:    Aida 14, Lavender Mist
    46w X 88h Stitches
Size(s):    14 Count,   3-1/4w X 6-1/4h in
    28 Count,   1-5/8w X 3-1/8h in
    32 Count,   1-3/8w X 2-3/4h in
    36 Count,   1-1/4w X 2-3/8h in
Floss Used for Full Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
    X    2    DMC    300    Mahogany-VY DK
    G    2    DMC    310    Black
    L    2    DMC    400    Mahogany-DK
    c    2    DMC    762    Pearl Gray-VY LT
    7    2    DMC    782    Topaz-DK
    1    2    DMC    907    Parrot Green-LT
    J    2    DMC    946    Burnt Orange-MD
    E    2    DMC    3852    Straw-VY DK
    3    2    DMC    B5200    Snow White
Floss Used for Half Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
    G    2    DMC    310    Black
Floss Used for French Knots:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    946    Burnt Orange-MD
Floss Used for Back Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    310    Black
Floss Used for Specialty Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
    Double Cross
    2    DMC    310    Black
Notes:
Please do not make copies* of this design and pass*
to friends, kit up or sell* in any fashion.
Tonia Pappan-Toniaw475@hotmail.com OakHaven Designs:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OakHavenDesigns/
http://oakhavendesigns.blogspot.com/

Waving from south Georgia!!
Tonia

Debbie Draper has died....(4-5)

I just read at 123 MB, that designer Debbie Draper has died from a heart attack..
May the Angels touch those who love her during this sad time...
RIP, Debbie..........


Tonia

Why I have not been around ....(3-30)

Hi Stitchers!
I lost my mom last week.  We moved her back to her house here in Georgia from Boone, N.C.
She was in the stages of Alzheimer...but a rapid decline in her weight and a fall, were no help.  She was, always, small in a 5'6" frame with tiny wrists and fingers...I doubt she even weighed 80 pounds the last month.  It was devastating for all 5 of us and each dealt in their own way.
God took her at 3:15pm, one small breath, and she was gone to the Lord.  Last rights were done the night before.  
No matter how prepared that you think you are, when it happens, all emotions are thrust inside you. 
Be sure and hug and tell those that you love how much that you meant to them, today could be your last day....
Here is my mom on her last cruise to Alaska last spring:  Yes.....I am blessed with her skin for youth!  She was 75..

Hugs!
Tonia 

A Friend is......(3-30)

Hi there Stitchers!  
Here is something that I did "just because"...I hope that you like it and will stitch it up!  It would make a great card for that friend in your life......

 

Pattern Name:    A Friend is
Designed By:    Tonia Pappan
Company:    OakHaven Designs
Copyright:    1999-2012
Fabric:    Aida 14, White
    64w X 41h Stitches
Size(s):    14 Count,   4-1/2w X 2-7/8h in
    28 Count,   2-1/4w X 1-3/8h in
    32 Count,   2w X 1-1/4h in
    36 Count,   1-3/4w X 1-1/8h in
Floss Used for Full Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
    E    2    DMC    310    Black
    J    2    DMC    754    Peach-LT
    X    2    DMC    3363    Pine Green-MD
    c    2    DMC    3364    Pine Green
    L    2    DMC    3685    Mauve-DK
    K    2    DMC    3765    Peacock Blue-VY DK
    G    2    DMC    3803    Mauve-MD
    P    2    DMC    3852    Straw-VY DK
Floss Used for French Knots:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    310    Black
Floss Used for Back Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    310    Black
        1    DMC    3364    Pine Green
Notes: Thank you for supporting designers by not making
copies of this design and passing to friends,kit up, or sell* in any manner.
Tonia Pappan-Toniaw475@hotmail.com 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OakHavenDesigns/
http://oakhavendesigns.blogspot.com/
Happy Stitching!
Tonia

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!! (Feb 6)

I hope this finds you all in fine health and spirits!  It is dark and cloudy here in Georgia, without a smidgeon of rain...south Georgia is on its way to becoming a desert, with a drought that is over 4 years old, now!  I hope it is far better than this where you are at....In the meantime, here is a Valentine just for you!!!

Pattern Name:    Bug Love
Designed By:    Tonia Pappan
Company:    OakHaven Designs
Copyright:    1999-2012
Fabric:    Aida 14, Dirty
    63w X 45h Stitches
Size(s):    14 Count,   4-1/2w X 3-1/8h in
    28 Count,   2-1/4w X 1-1/2h in
    32 Count,   1-7/8w X 1-3/8h in
    36 Count,   1-3/4w X 1-1/4h in
Floss Used for Full Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
    3    2    DMC    304    Christmas Red-MD
    N   2    DMC    310    Black
    F    2    DMC    321    Christmas Red
    P    2    DMC    498    Christmas Red-DK
    K    2    DMC    666    Christmas Red-BRT
    J     2    DMC    797    Royal Blue
    c     2    DMC    820    Royal Blue-VY DK
    X    2    DMC    904    Parrot Green-VY DK
    G    2    DMC    906    Parrot Green-MD
    7     2    DMC    907    Parrot Green-LT
    L     2    DMC    B5200    Snow White
Floss Used for Back Stitches:
    Symbol    Strands    Type    Number    Color
        1    DMC    310    Black
Notes: Thank you for supporting designers by not making
copies of this design and passing to friends,kit up, or sell* in any manner.
Tonia Pappan-Toniaw475@hotmail.com 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OakHavenDesigns/
http://oakhavendesigns.blogspot.com/
Waving from Georgia!
Tonia

Happy New Year!!!

Hi there stitchers!
Now that the holidays are at rest now, here now I unfold some of the works by those at my group.  The ladies keep me in awe with their works.  I love each and every one!  I am soooooo proud, too!  They took the time to stitch and present their works to me and now I want to share them with you.......
*Denise*

*Karen in Canada*

*Tara*

*Irt*











*Karen A*

*Susanne*

*Kim in Oregon*

*Beth*

*Peggy V*

*Karen*

*Diane M*

*Michelle B*

Now here are some of "Christmas at OakHaven week"!

*Terry*

*Eva in Germany did these!!*

*Karen*

*Hylda*

 *Jem in Australia*

*Angelstitcher*

*Karen B*

*Karen in Canada*

*Eva in Germany*











I know that I will be rounding up more!  I will post them here!
Happy Day!
Tonia