FROM Sharon & Karan

Postie brought me a couple of packages today.

One i was expecting from across the pond, in it was the beautiful 28ct evenweave fabric that Sharon(daffycat) has hand dyed and offered in a drawing on her blog. I was lucky enough to be drawn the winner, just look at these superb colours and the cute card enclosed too. Thank you Sharon, i look forward to using it

The second envelope revealed a well known name and address on the back, it was from Karan. I wasn't expecting anything from her and i know she is off on her hols this week so imagine my surprise when i found this gorgeous pocketed pinkeep inside together with the beautiful scissors and also one of her handmade cards. She has written the most lovely things inside the card, thank you Karan it is stunning and the finishing is so expertly done, i will treasure it.

Sometimes life has this habit of getting a bit stressful, healthwise and other stuff but its strange how on one of these days a simple gesture can lift your spirits and make you realise that even though you have never actually met some people in real life, they have an impact on your life and can bring a smile to your face on the darkest of days that not even your family can do even though they are so close to you. Thank you ladies, you have both done this to me today.

Happy Mothers Day and a new start ...

Happy Mothers Day to all ladies overseas who are celebrating today, i hope you have a wonderful day.

My new start is 'Home is Where you Hang Your Needlework' by Homespun Elegance. This lovely chart was passed on to me by Marian after she had stitched a wonderful version of it and finished it so beautifully. Thank you Marian it was shouting so loud in my workbox i couldnt resist it any longer! As if by magic the perfect colour and size piece of 28ct permin linen was in my fabric box but has no name on it so no idea what it is. There are only 2 colours in the design and it asks for Belle Soir Silks, i've never used these and dont have any so decided to go with the DMC blended conversion listed and am really happy with how it's stitching up.

I haven't forgotten about the making up of the Travelling Stitcher, there seems to be a problem with the sewing machine and i need DH to look at it for me when he has time. I'll keep pestering him so hopefully he'll do it sooner rather than later :-)

Love and {hugs}

Monthly Ornament

Something a little different this time, not your usual Christmas type of ornament this month. I came across Victorian Christmas Treasures by Design Connection Inc - Book 105 2002 in with my Christmas charts, strange how i dont remember this being in there! When i pulled the threads and tried them against different fabrics, this little piece of 28ct linen in waterlily was so perfect although you can only see a small amount around the edges. The little bell actually jingles and i know exactly who will be receiving this one later in the year. My SIL loves all things dainty and delicate and i think this will be ideal on her tree.

Have a lovely weekend whatever your plans

Emails to make you smile

Someone has sent me this, being a cat lover it really did make me smile hope it does the same for you!


Hope you all had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend. The weather wasnt too bad here. Saturday we went for a walk in a local parkland where there was a fundraiser for the local MS society, it was a lovely afternoon and nice to sit out in the sunshine after our walk in the countryside. Sunday was spent in the greenhouse for DH and i spent some of it stitching and reading. I finished off the latest Barbara Erskine book Warriors Princess, thoroughly enjoyed it too. Yesterday DH was yet again in the greenhouse for a lot of the time complaining about not enough room in there for his seeds/tomatoes etc, its the same every year you would think the dear man would be used to it by now. He also went to the allotment and with the rain we had been having there were 6 cauliflowers ready to be picked, guess what we had for tea today!!!

I haven't any stitchy pics to share with you. I finished a small birthday gift which i will reveal when it has been sent and received. I also started the monthly Christmas ornament, this one is very different and i really do like the colour combination, not your usual red/green christmas colours this time but you'll have to wait and see that too, its almost stitched so not too long a wait :-)

Thanks for visiting

May Day

I wont bore you all with a list of what i achieved in April, only to say that i did all i wanted to but i didn't get the UFO out the box (only to show Rachael when she visited, then it went back into the bottom!) and i didn't have a new start either. I can show you the Travelling Stitcher, the large design is done and i have almost finished the smaller one too. I'm not making it up as the chart shows, i've thought of something else.

Last weekend i made a start on the making up of the needlebook from LHN Needlebook and Fob (the SAL with Karen) its all done now and i am really pleased with how it turned out. I have noticed though that i missed a stitch on the top right corner of the blanket stitch edge, never mind, i'm not undoing it, i think i can live with it like that as i am keeping these for me.

I hope you all have a lovely Bank holiday weekend