stash of sanity

Selling off my stash!

2011-04-01T02:58:00.000-07:00

Hi all

I have deliberated over this a lot but I have decided to sell off my stitching stash, I don't stitch anymore just havent got the passion for it as i used to.

SO i will be selling it off and decided to give you guys first pick and see if there is anything you want first - I have an issue with my Paypal at the minute so I will be only accepting UK offers and payments via postal orders.

A lot of the stuff I am not going to be putting prices on I will be accepting all reasonable offers on it! I have almost a full set of DMC threads aswell which will be going

I will be working on taking pics today and hopefully getting them up tonight, please please please buy the stuff I would rather it go to you all than to evil bay :D

thanks all

I am BACK!!!

2010-11-20T04:50:00.000-08:00

Hey ALL!

Is anyone still even reading this from their blogrolls or anything?

I have had a long break away from laptop, blogging and stitching but I am back now folks. I missed my wee bloggy/stitchy community and can't wait to catch up with all thee gossip :)

I have begun stitching again and will be updating you all soon I just wanted to see how many of you are still out there, I don't want to be shocking you all with massive posts so count this as your pre warning that I am back and will be posting finishes etc soon(ish!)

Hope you are all there just pop me a wee comment :)

finish

2010-03-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

HI all , sorry if this post reads messily i AM Posting from my phone and cant edit as i would like nor can i upload a pic grr!

the reason for posting is to let u all know that finished "venus" this morning i will update with a pic asap but my laptop charger is broken therefore no laptop!

i have pulled another wip to work
from so i am doing rightly with those lol!

Nerves

2010-03-11T23:05:00.000-08:00

Hi guys, not a stitchy post but can I ask that you all keep my in your thoughts today, and prayers if you are that type, I have an interview for a management position in work at 10 this morning, will keep you all posted on what happens

Thanks

This weeks update

2010-03-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

Heres this week's Sunday update, you can definately see a big change in it now, the purple/pink clouds are finished so all needs done in the sky park is the pink/white clouds and the rest of the moon.

I have finished another 2 colours since taking this pic and started the 3rd but you can't see much difference as its only sparkles around the stars and some water parts in the earth.
I have completed 21 colours so far and there are 13 remaining!

I love stitching it even on the dark coloured aida, its an easy stitch and the best thing is there is very little backstitch to do :)

I want to say thanks for all the nice comments over the last few days aswell to everyone who has dropped by, it means a lot.

Old ufo coming out again

2010-03-06T06:49:00.000-08:00

Here is a old UFO that was last seen here.

I have got loads done on it but I am only working on it a little every day as I am having bouts of insomia at the minute so I am working on her a bit every morning before work, this picture was taken last Sunday and there is a lot more done on it now this week, I will update that tomarrow.

You can definately see a difference in the 2 pics between last January and now :) I am only working on it too because I have brought over very little cross stitch to Edinburgh with me until I get my stuff brought over probably in the Summer! So it was the largest project I have here, I am glad she's here though cos I can see a finish in sight soon enough :O

Finishes so far this year...

2010-03-06T06:38:00.000-08:00

Well guys here's the promised post of my meagre finishes of 2010!
First up was a freebie from a mag of Tom Mouse.
Secondly and lastly lol is Newton's Law "Always look on the bright side", this only took 1 day to stitch suprisingly, we all know what Anchor like to put in for their backstitch grrr!!!

I will post again shortly with a WIP update, I am concentrating on my "venus" project some of you may remember it...more on that on next post :)

Bye for now!

Long Time No See...

2010-02-28T13:33:00.000-08:00

Weeeeeeeeeeell Hello there!
Hi guys :) heres my long overdue blog post lol, its been 3 months from I last blogged and 3 months from I have moved here to Edinburgh!

I am still very much happy with my decision, I am finally settled into my surroundings and enjoying it very much, it was a big decision and a big upheaval for me to do this but you know what? Its worked, its given me the life and the confidence I needed...the only downfall is not seeing my family everyday.

I have had my mum and sister visiting for a week a week ago which was great, very hard when it was time for them to leave but great to see them and I can only hope the goodbyes get a little easier each time...

Work is great too, at the end of the day its the same job I was doing back home but I am finding overall with the exceptions of a few things the whole work day experience is totally different :)

I have made a heap of new friends and have been out a lot which is probably why you don't see me around here too often lol!

I have done some stitching from I have come over but in all honestly not a lot, I have either been out/working or absolutely exhausted.

I have some small finishes 2 or 3 I think which I will take pics of and get updated v.soon, I want to start blogging again and getting into my little online community, but I will not be using the online world as my crutch and replacement for the real world anymore...I still love my online friends and will always be here and following everything but I am also going to have more of a life other than a computer screen......does that make sense to anyone?

Well I am blathering now so time to say my goodnights.......

Will update again soon I promise :) Thanks all for still being here.......

Update!

2009-12-02T11:53:00.000-08:00

Hi all, just dropping in to let you all know I am safe and well

Have started work and everything is going great, I am exhausted most of the time but thats only cos I am not used to everything here yet so not sleeping well + having to get up at 6ish am = exhaustion!

I am doing good though, the people are great, i am loving the responsibilities I have and the hotel is lovely.
I am going to start looking for somewhere of my own to live at the weekend just to see whats out there :)

I am hoping I remain as non-homesick as I am right now, I know once I get over my Birthday(22nd) and christmas then I will be ok, but I know those 2 days will be extremely hard but I will be ok!

Well I am going now, bed is calling :)

New Beginnings

2009-11-28T05:56:00.000-08:00

Today at 6.50pm I am getting on a plane and starting a new beginning in the place above anyone know where it is?

I am moving to Edinburgh! A while back I mentioned about getting made redundant from work and this is the outcome!

I start my new job on Monday, more money, better place of living, more oppurtunites and such, I am really looking forward to it and in my opinion its the best option for me at the minute.
A chance for a brand new life to begin!

I dont know when I will have permanent internet or when I can actually get back online again at the minute but I will try to keep you all updated as and when I can.

If anyone is posting things or such to me, you can still post to my present address and my mum can forward on...and if anyone wants to suprise me same rules apply hehe!!!

Ebay

2009-11-07T10:47:00.000-08:00

Hi all just a quick post to let you all know I have put a lot of various items up for sale on ebay.uk

my username is shelbelle2008 if anybody wants to take a look, selling within the uk only as i am trying to build up funds for moving

thanks

Finish number 23

2009-11-04T11:24:00.000-08:00

Original title eh?
Heres tulips from cross stitcher may 2008 finished,such a quick and easy design to stitch thoroughly enjoyable and big too, its not your usual freebie kit, its about 4 times the size! Love it :)

I have now pulled out another WIP to get finished up before the years end, ALF!!! i am sure a lot of you will be pleased to read that lol, theres not a lot left to stitch on him so hopefully in the next week or so I will have happy dance number 24!

To everyone who is waiting on parcels arriving from me and that includes pif's, chart giveaways, pressies for littleuns and others they have ALL been posted today so hopefully they reach everyone this side of Christmas :)

Thats all for tonight, just a fly by post...back to facebook!

Good mail day :)

2009-10-31T02:51:00.001-07:00

Look at this little haul the posty brought me today from my good friend Kalu! she didnt even let me know anything was in the mail so it was a total suprise!!! love it :)

I received Bent Creek's Jig of the Ladybug and Dance of the Bumblebee (great names btw) and Lizzie Kate's Listen and Learn, halfway now with this set and then I can begin :)

Finally back to some stitching!

2009-10-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

Hey all! Bet you all glad to see that title hehe, I picked up a needle again on Wednesday after a break of about 3 weeks, my back was just in far too much pain to be able to even consider stitching!

I pulled a WIP out and got that finished last night then started a little tulips kit for Cross Stitcher May 2008, coming along nicely...

Dmc variations bookmark, finished 29/10/2009

Tulips (cross stitcher may 2008)

If anyone is interested in the dmc chart you are welcome to it, I will send it on along with a box of sweethearts (Twilight edition) that I have. Leave me a comment first one gets them :)

I have also recently bought new stash from Sew and so and must say v.pleased with the service I received from them, I got 3 charts, a chart booklet and the buttons for one of the charts for under £16...I was proud of myself I could have spent a lot lot lot more!!!

So left to right is lizzie kate "halloween highway" booklet, waxing moons "eat drink and be scary" with buttons, just nan "snow bonnets" (sorry about the pic) and lizzie kate "housework never killed anyone"

Well enough rambling for tonight :)

No stitching...

2009-10-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

I havent stitched in over a week and probably wont be for the next few days at least, the last 2 days I have been laid up in bed the last 2 days with a seized up neck and back :(
I am going to the doctor tomarrow so hopefully there is something we can do to get it fixed!

Cindymae, there is a postal strike happening right now in most posts of the UK so your package maybe delayed I hope you get it soon :)

Just wondering...

2009-10-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

just a thought...do any of you readers read blogs other than hobby blogs as in real life ones? or do you have one yourself? i want to branch out and read everyday stuff aswell

any recommendations would be great and let me know if you have one yourself :)

ps - like my new layout for haloween?

Long awaited Finish!!!

2009-10-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

This is baby sampler 1 for a very good friends baby, I finished it last night about 12.30am lol!!! just wanted it finished :)
Just need to get a nice frame (and a iron) lol and it will go to baby Ava!

Now I need to finish baby sampler 2 but that baby isnt born yet, any day now though :)

giveaway winner

2009-10-10T05:12:00.000-07:00

My sis just picked a number at random, number 8 she chose so the winner is Cindymae!!!

I hope everyone enjoyed entering and you never know sometime soon there may be more giveaways

Cindymae I have emailed you :)

Huge Giveaway!!!

2009-10-07T14:44:00.000-07:00

Lots and lots of charts to giveaway, bent creek, dmc, designers stitchs, deminsions, anchor, lot of chart books, dollymanas and loads more!!! ( i estimate at least 100)

To enter the giveaway please leave a comment here, winner will be drawn randomly on Saturday and posted here then. The package is ready so whoever wins will get a huge surprise v.soon!(it also gave me a good chance to clear out )

Sorry I have not been blogging as much lately, I have a lot going on and we still dont know whats happening at work so thats taking up a lot of my thinking space.

Good luck guys!!!

Tardy tardy!

2009-09-06T05:39:00.000-07:00

I know I know I am late on posting this, over a week late but a lots being going on here so I didnt have the time to post, sorry all that have been checking back to my blog looking for this lol (Gaynor hehe!)

So here's what I have been doing lately :)

I finished this its teeny tiny only 3inch by 4inch, this was another one my sister decided was too hard for her lol!

I have also started 3 new projects even though I said that nothing new was being started until the WIP box was empty!

The 2 new starts above are DMC Lily and a DMC variations bookmark and below is my big new start, its a Classic Embroidery kit named...you guessed it Ireland! Its a biggish design and stitching up really quickly this is only 3 days worth of stitching!

I have been in such a new start mood for a while now and it aint going to stop anytime soon cos I have 2 birth sampler to start in the next few days aswell, one for a baby girl already here named Ava and another baby due in October so fun times ahead!

I also decided to show you my stitching shelf that I put my reccent finishes (on the pinboard) and my gifts I have received from other people

Right I am off now to have my dinner and then stitch some more :)

Hijacked!!!

2009-08-28T12:10:00.000-07:00

I was planning to blog tonight and show the latest finish and *ahem* shh new start ssh!

But my laptop with my pics of both has been hijacked by my 7 year old cousin so will blog tomarrow again with a proper update haha

Hope all is well :)

I think I am back...

2009-08-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

So I took a "mind" vacation from blogging for a while there as you may have noticed.

The reason for this was a combination of some things, the main and most important thing being that on the 29th July, 2 days after I wnt back to work from my holidays we were told our contract in work is being sold to another company.

The simple version is that if I don't move to another country then I will be made redundant with a very very small reduncancy package.

I am considering all my options and we still don't know much more details than what I have wrote here but at the minute I think the best option is for me to move and follow my job if that option is going to be applicable to me.

I was fighting with myself whether or not to post about this but I think I need as much support as I can get from my friends, so if anyone has any advice or knows any information about this sort of thing it would be greatly appreciated :)

On a positive note I have been stitching, its been a great escape the last few weeks just sticking my Ipod on and listening to either the House of Night series on audiobook (if anyone is a Twilight fan, check these books out - similar but a lot different also, I am enjoying them :) or Smart Mouths on podcast and catching up on all their old episodes, its like a topical news and current everyday affairs with a mix of seriousness and fun! Its quite good and funny and interesting. The hosts are about the same age as me which makes it all the more relevant!

So here's pics of what I have been up to...I have had 6 finishes from I last posted but can only show 2 and a WIP cos the other 4 are for my weekend retreat next weekend with my yahoo stitching group :)

Butterflies & Blossoms freebie kit from Uk stitchy mag I think it was cross stitcher.

AOY freebie kit, uk mag dunno which :)

And this is my work in progress, its a disney fairies kit that actually belongs to my sister Kellie! She's too lazy to stitch it...her excuse is that its too difficult for her....hmmmm ;)
Heres the link for a pic of what it will look like when done.

One last tit bit for tonight this post is majorly long!
My very good friend Leah has recently taken up blogging again much to my delight and I admit it I nagged a lot for her to start blogging again hehe, check out her blog and show her some love, her stitching and other creative projects are cool :) Heres her BLOG

Thats me done for tonight folks, if you are still reading thankyou.

Boring Alf

2009-07-22T02:06:00.000-07:00

So here it is the progress on Alf...very little, its boring me everytime i pick it up so work seems to have stalled on it and there really isn't that much left to do on it!

I have been stitching though...

On the left is a somebunny cover kit from this months WOCS I finished this on Monday then on the Right is a Snoopy bookmark I started it yesterday and finished first thing this morning.

I might pick up Alf today again I havent made up my mind yet...I may also start something new, I have ornies to make for my stitching getaway in August so may start them, I also want to work on some secret projects aswell lol :)

I have another post to write about an exchange I received a few weeks ago from Wendy and I have to receive from blog awards that I have been lazy about posting so expect another post today or tomarrow

Have a nice day :)

Await tomarrow

2009-07-20T14:34:00.000-07:00

stay tuned...will have new post up tomarrow, couldnt be bothered to take pics now lol

Update

2009-07-11T15:38:00.001-07:00

Hi all, its been a while since I posted and honestly from I stitched aswell.
I have been feeling quite down in the dumps lately but tomarrow should change all that!

My friend from america, the one who i visited in February is coming to Ireland tomarrow for a week so that should be fun, I am off work for 2 whole weeks YAY!!!

My internet time will be very limited over the next week while she is here,I will only be popping on to check for mail one a day maybe so I will get caught up on my blog reading and posting after that :)

Just to let you all know Alf is almost finished I should hopefully get him completed before I go back to work and then you can see it, I also have a few posts about exchanges and stuff to write about so you will all have something to look forward to when I am back in a week or so!

Until then, hope you all have a nice time whatever you are doing :)

Giveaway winner

2009-07-05T04:34:00.000-07:00

Random.org chose number 5 for the giveaway!!!

The winner is .....

WENDY!!!

congratualation wendy...I left a comment on your blog cos i dont have your email address please email me with your details :)

Happy Independance DAY

2009-07-04T01:14:00.001-07:00

Happy 4th of July to all my American readers!
hope whatever your plans are you all stay safe!

Have FUN!!!

Todays update

2009-06-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

So heres today's progress, as you can see both alf pics are now well under way and honestly shouldn't take too long!

Thanks to the guys that have entered the giveaway (post below) and dont forget if anyone else wants a chance to win the scissor fob its open til next sunday and then i will draw a winner
if you want to enter please comment on the giveaway post also

Its a proud Day!!!

2009-06-27T11:17:00.001-07:00

Today I learnt to use the sewing machine! Me and my mammy sat down and she showed me how to work, we got out my "finished stuff" box and got going. I decided to make tuck pillows and scissor fobs as they seemed the easiest things for a beginner and to be honest once I got going I was fine, mum went through with me doing the first tuck pillow and broke it down into step by steps but the second one I needed less help and so on...I finished the 3rd tuck pillow and the 3 scissor fobs my self :)

I am going to celebrate this by having a little giveaway...read on for pics and details :)

So above you can see solo christmas pudding and snow ho ho finished into little cushion/hangers...finished in fabric with cute little snowflakes!
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Above is a little millenium angel that i actually completed about 2 years ago and it was still sitting untouched...mammy has claimed this one and chose the fabby to back it with, me? i wasnt too sure about the choice but it was her wish i think it looks okay though :)

Here is the scissor fobs i done, the left one is for me, the design was a freebie kit from a mag years ago, the one on the right my sister stitched and i decided to finish into a fob for her too!
The one in the middle I am going to giveaway! now it isnt perfect so whoever enters the giveaway has to please remember that, its not badly flawed but I am still a beginner! Larger pic of the flower pot fob is below

So if anyone would like this little cutie please leave a comment and i will draw a winner next sunday!

And guess what I have also worked on Alf today too :)

So there you go folks all in all a productive day :)

Dont forget to enter the giveaway!!!

Thought i would share

2009-06-26T10:11:00.001-07:00

I seen this on another blog and thought i would pass it on aswell :)

A Stitcher's Prayer

Lord, grant that I may see to stitch
Until my dying day,
And when my last short thread is clipped
And scissors tucked away,
The work that I have done live on,
That other folk may see
The pleasure I have known, Lord
In the skill you gave to me.

--Mary-Dick Digges (1934-2001)

Progress on ALF

2009-06-23T12:39:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest progress on Alf sampler, the welcome to alfs kitchen section was finished yesterday and the back stitch letters are all completed on the desserts(pink) section tonight.

I will work some more on the title for this section tonight and hopefully get that about halfway done so thats completed tomarrow night then after my walk :)

You all need to pop over to Chiloes blog to see the most ginormous rose!!!

Salads

2009-06-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

Due to things that have happened today I wasnt in the mood for stitching much, I completed the Salads section and started on the welcome to alfs kitchen part. I am going to be doing the 2 pictures lastly and probably do them simultaneously as both of them with have much the same colours.
Thanks for looking

Alf Kitchen Sampler

2009-06-14T06:52:00.000-07:00

As promised long long ago, here is a progress pic of the Alf kitchen sampler I am working on :0

Its like a menu, soups, appetizers and salads are nearly all finished, then i have entrees and desserts plus 2 pics of Alf (top right and bottom left) top left will say welcome to Alf's kitchen.
the menu is very amusing with things like feline mignon, cats tails alfredo etc...as we all know alf eats cats!!!

Today I hope to have the salad section finished (green) then start on either entrees or desserts also.
I havent been up to to much this past few weeks, just working a lot. I havent done very much stitching at all its been too warm most days and I just couldnt settle to stitch if you know what I mean?

On another note, my baby sister has started blogging please check it out here! As you will see by her blog name, she followed mine pretty closely, I think its nice our blogs having similar names shows how alike we are :)
She is quite new to blogging so please bear with her, I am helping and pushing ( i mean encouraging!) as much i can!

A wee finish

2009-05-25T12:53:00.001-07:00

Heres what I started last night and finished there a little while ago, sorry about the sideways picture my computer is playing up the last day or so, it wont let me rotate the pics and now it has corrupted my ipod also!!! GRR I am not happy with all this cos I only got my laptop in october and it just seems to take delight in annoying me!!! :(

FF

2009-05-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

FF = Finished Finishing!

Everything is finished up and I have them each in a box with all the goodies I got aswell to see how well it all looks together and to see if I bought enough but I think they are good to go I just need to get paper to wrap everything up and thats them ready :)

I am excited to be doing these as this was the first oppurtunity to send out things like this to other stitchers and like most of you I take pleasure in others enjoying my work and also putting a smile on someones face if even for a hour or so :)

Well all I am going to go stitch something for me now, i started another free kit last night so I will prob just stitch on that now and get it completed today :)

Finishing

2009-05-25T05:13:00.000-07:00

So my finishing day is today instead of over the weekend cos I forgot to get all the supplies I needed to do the finishing lol

Today I got up and went straight into the town and now I am sitting here finishing things up I have one piece completly finished and three more sitting here to be done, I must say I am liking the type of finish I am doing for them and so far so good I havent made any mistakes.
I am not good at finishing and normally things end up crooked or falling apart but this 1st one i done with no help and its looking real good :) I hope the other 3 turn out the same :)

Number 4

2009-05-18T00:47:00.000-07:00

So last night I sat down and stitched up my exchange number which is the last one I need to stitch
They include 3 PIF's a personal Lizzie Kate exchange

This next weekend now I am planning on "finishing" the 4 of them and then hopefully get everything posted out together *fingers crossed*

I know how I am going to finish them anyway so its getting the supplies together and getting it to work lol

Well thats all for now gotta get ready for work after 5 days off :(

For sale/trade and giveaways

2009-05-16T14:22:00.000-07:00

Hi all okay so all my pics are uploaded and in a webshots album here

This is the simplest way to post them as I am sure nobody wants to look at a blog with 60 odd pics upoaded on it? huh?

Well guys take a wee look and let me know on here or email me with what you are interested in...the full kits I will be selling or swapping for evenweave fabric ( to build up supply) the other stuff is either free or looking for postage costs, the free stuff is labelled.
If you see anything and you have an offer let me know I am sure I can be bargained with as really I just need to get rid of all this stuff as its taking up to much space!

Have fun browsing!!!

Taking Pics

2009-05-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hi again to all just letting you know I have just cleaned out my stash cupboard and was very um...good to you bad to me lol, I have decided to part with some kits that I am not going to stitch and a lot of bits of bobs and some charts.

So after I post this I am going to shower then take a ton of pics put everything up here, some with be given away for free other things with be for postage, others for sale.

I will label everything anyway so keep a lookout tonight I will post the pics then :)

Lickle Finish

2009-05-16T08:09:00.000-07:00

Heres a little freebie mag kit I stitched up today, Lickle Ted with his teddy bear, such a cute little pic...
It only took me a few hours and was quite simple, I also stitched a little on the Alf kitchen sampler I promise I will get a pic of the before the weekend is out, I want to finish the panel I am currently stitching before I post a pic.

I am now organising and throwing out what crap I have managed to hoard too lol. The benefits from this is whenever I do get my own place I dont need to worry about sorting throw crap I am not going to use or need so it will all be done now and I will only be taking with me what I use or need.

I am going to do a few giveaways in the next few days aswell as I have a bin full of craft stuff I have stitched already (charts ) or not going to use or stitch so keep a lookout I will try to get them posted today or tomarrow!

2 down 1 to go

2009-05-15T00:41:00.000-07:00

Hi all, I have been quiet as you were all forewarned about the last week or so...I have been stitching away like a good wee being and got another 2 of my exchanges/pifs finished, I have one more to do now but I am taking a break from it, I get bored quickly stitcing little projects and love having a biggy on the go aswell

Sooooo....of course I had to have a new start hehe.
Its a sampler from Alf's Kitchen which will obviously be for the new house lol

I promise I will get pics soon I have no batteries for the camera and seem to have misplaced the charger for my rechargable ones (duh me)

Does anyone remember the TV programme Alf? This is what the sampler is based on and I loved that show when I was little ;0

On the non-stitchy front, I am still having problems with my stomach and still trying to get a doctors appt to go find out for definate what it is.
My mum suffers from IBS and its also a problem with some of her sisters aswell. all my symptons match up to hers and I am in a lot of pain all the time so I am reckoning that it is IBS, that I can deal with as long as I get the medication I need to stop the pain and ease everything in there.
I am okay other than lot lol

I hope everyone else is good and having a nice time today what ever you are doing :)

Haaaaapy Daaaaaaaance!!!

2009-04-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

Here you go guys! I am late updating but I started 2 of my exchanges tonight aswell so I wanted to get started on them before I came on here or I would not have done any more lol!

I loved this design and I cant wait to finish it, I have decided I am going to stretch it over a canvas and just hang it plain like that...this is going to be going into my bedroom when I move into my new house *so excited*

Well over the next week I hope to have all 3 of the remaining exchanges/pifs stitched for and then just have to get them finished and posted out, I will prob do that all on the one day aswell just so everyone gets their gifts *hopefully* around the same time :)

You wont be seeing any WIP pics until I have those done, I already know what my next project after they are all done is going to be lol

Well guys and gurls Happy stitching

Love love

Happy Dance Close

2009-04-29T14:09:00.000-07:00

Hi all I am very close to finishing Loves me Loves me not so I am not going to post a progress tonight as I am so close to the finish line lol

Expect to see a happy dance pic tomarrow ( i will prob finish it tonight but will be too late to be trying to get a decent pic then)

Hope everyone is well

Lots of Love

Loves me progress

2009-04-27T13:58:00.001-07:00

Here is day 2 on loves me loves me not, its really enjoyable to stitch and I love the thread colours, I dont think the way the colours show up does them any justice, they are really pretty in real life.

I reckon this will stitch up really quickly and then after that I "really really really really" need to get to work on my exchanges...I have plans to move out of the family house before the summer so I want to have all my obligation stuff out of the "just in case" :)

Well other than that there is very little for me to talk about tonight, please check out my post below and visit the little girls blog...she is such an inspiration.

Please everyone show your support

2009-04-27T12:06:00.000-07:00

This little girl is 10 years old and has just been diagnosed with stage2 breast cancer...

Her parents are keeping a blog for her, please visit and show your support, this is such a sad and touching story, my thoughts are definately with the family.

Please visit her and show your support

Our Little Sweet Pea

Finshed Snow Ho Ho

2009-04-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

Hi all here is snow ho ho completed! I finished it today around lunch time and I must say I am pleased with it, it was worth stitching the border for :)
The chart is now whizzing its way to someone as a suprise!

Next new start is Love me Love me not by mdesigns, I was naughty and started something new for me again instead of starting one of my exchanges I still have 3 to stitch up but I was feeling mischievious today lol!

This design is lovely and the pic is clickable also for a bigger view, the variants on the threads are really pretty and makes stitching it so far wonderful, I am much more confident this time around stitching on this fabric, I think this is my 3 or 4th piece on linens or evenweaves so with each one its getting easier, so far so good with this one :)

Well thats pretty much it on the news front, I hope everyone is doing well and is happy, I am in high spirits the last while no downers in a long time for me so all is good...

Happy times and Happy Stitching my friends

love

Knitting part 2

2009-04-20T03:35:00.000-07:00

Here is the outcome from my knitting experience, the largest one to the right was my first one and then the other 4 I done yesterday, I am quite proud of them even though you cant really get any easier than what I done lol

I am going to sit down now and maybe do another one or 2 and then after dinner I will stitch a bit, I dug out snow ho ho last night and I am sad to say it bored me, I think today I will try to stitch a little on that and then depending on whether it catches my interest or not there may be a new start - I still have 2 pifs to stitch for (i have the 1st one done) and also a private lk exchange all to do before July the lk one is may 30th so I cant say I have nothing to do lol

Ah well I believe I am rambling now so I will get off, may or may not post again later

Hope you all have a lovely day, the weather is really nice here today again :)

Knitting!

2009-04-19T07:01:00.000-07:00

Hi all, I know I have been quiet on here lately, but the truth is I just havent been stitching the bug has left me since I hurt my finger...

last night my mum showed me again how to knit (french with the loom) and I have made 2 hats and on my third, I will post pics later on today with them

Other than that there hasnt been much news here, I went to belfast on friday and got new finishing fabrics and another christmas kit i will also post pics of them later on too :)

Happy Easter and A Winner!!!!!!!

2009-04-12T04:30:00.000-07:00

Just a quick little post to say Happy Easter to everyone that reads this blog, I am grateful for ever for this :)

As you all know I was running a competition for a freebie kit that I wasn't going to use...I picked a winner today using a random number generator and the winner is,......................................

Chiloe!

Chiloe I will be mailing you for your addy and I will get it mailed out to you then when the post office opens again after the easter holidays :)

To everyone who entered thankyou very much and I will be having a new give away in the next few days so keep a lookout :)

sore

2009-04-08T11:18:00.001-07:00

Hey all, no stitching for me tonight, I was pulling up my tights today in work and whatever way I did it i managed to stab my fore finger with my thumb nail :( its really painful bright red and hot to touch, it bled for ages too, so no stitching for me tonight until this eases a bit as i am a lefty and hurt my left forefinger so dont want to make it worse...

Dont forget the giveaway, its closing on Sunday :)

socks socks socks

2009-04-06T11:24:00.001-07:00

I have a little favour to ask someone if anyone can help :) i am looking for hand knit socks for myself for this winter, I am willing to pay all costs obviously for them, dont know anyone close to me to ask to do this so seeking someone out there in my fave bloggy world:)

If anyone wants to help out and do this for me can you leave a comment and I will email you back

Dont forget about my giveaway 2 post in the post below

Giveaway 2

2009-04-05T03:24:00.000-07:00

Ok guys and gurls, heres another give away for you all, I am going to keep this open for a week and then you can leave a comment and I will use a hat to pick someone out for this...

This giveaway is actually for a free kit I got with the World of Cross Stitch, I wont stitch so may as well give it to someone who will, included in the kit is aida, thread, needle, printed card and envelope, I will also take the original chart from the mag for the winner

So anyone who wants it leave a comment and I will pick a winner next Sunday being the 12th April

Good Luck!!!

Ho Ho Yeah!

2009-04-05T03:20:00.001-07:00

As promised here is my progress on Snow Ho Ho! I love it now again that I am finished on that darn border, I hate montonous borders, no good for my patience lol.

Check next post aswell for another giveaway and details :)

Border Complete!!!

2009-04-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

What does the title mean to you lol

Well thankfully the freaking snow ho ho border is complete and i have started one of the hat/arm colours

I will post a progress pic tomarrow I am too tired right now to take a pic and put it up hehe

Thanks for reading and commenting guys, luv you all!

Happy Dance!!!already

2009-04-02T13:07:00.001-07:00

Heres my happy dance lol! it taken take long at all :) and i loved every stitch... I may look at getting myself more Bent Creek
I am thinking of a flat fold finish for this one? I will wait and see what finishing fabby I can find when I go to Belfast to the creative stitches show on the 17th :)

Thanks Monique for the chance to win this< I love it so much

wip giveaway prize

2009-04-02T11:36:00.000-07:00

Hi all I won a giveaway from Monique last week for a WIP that she had fallen out of love with, The design was a Bent Creek Zipper called United We Stand...

I received it on Monday or Tuesday I think, Monique already had a lot of the stitching done the most of what i need to do now is the leaves around the outside, the lettering and the birds eyes, I love the design and its the first Americana piece I will have and also my first Bent Creek design.

I pulled out snow ho ho this evening to work on I am now about 3/4 around on the border but I just could not get motivated tonight for it lol, I done 1 length and put it away to pull out United We Stand...I am not going to show a WIP pic of it as I have gotten nearly all the leaves done already so I am going to wait and you never know you may see a happy dance pic tonight :) I will post again as soon as I am finished then its back to snow ho ho!

New Hair and snow ho ho progress!!!

2009-03-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

Well peeps the title says it all tonight I reckon...new hair and snow ho ho progress, both of which you can see in the pics lol!

In the top pic you will see my progress on Snow Ho Ho by waxing moon, progress is slow but steady as I have only stitched one day this week (today lol) as you can see I am now plugging away at the border *groan* I am not the biggest border fan as much as Chiloe hates green I hate borders lol!

I decided I had grown out the layers enough in my hair to get it cut into a style again as it was soooooooo bad looking lol! its now done and I am so pleased with it, I honestly think its the best my hair has looked in years I love it

I also want to say congrats to Gaynor, she won my little giveaway for the BOTD chart, I will be doing more of these soon so keep a lookout !

I will leave you all with a pic of my good self with a new hairdo!

Small freebie for someone!

2009-03-23T13:01:00.000-07:00

Hey guys I forgot to say yesterday when I posted but I will send the botd honey bookmark chart free to the 1st person to leave a comment on this post...if you need a pic check post below...leave your email addy and i will email for your address :)

Finishes, WIP and a Secret..sshh!

2009-03-22T11:19:00.000-07:00

Heres my progress on "waxing moon's - snow ho ho!" i love it and i have done a bit more since this picture was taken

Here is finish number 1 of 3 lol...its BOTD "honey", was a bookmark kit and finished as a bookmark, I sure do love my bookmarks lol, I currently have 3 stitched bookmarks in the book I am reading...always admired at work too :)

Here was the little one I was working on for a part of Mammy''s mothers day gift..it is Flower Fairies, "heather fairy". I finished it in a frame and gave it to her already....before I had it ironed or photographed so I had to take it apart today to get a photo lol

I have also finished another project aswell this week which is the secret its part of a horoscope exchange that I have taken part in I will be posting it on Tuesday so will be sure to show a pic once i know that my partner has received it :)

PIF received part 2

2009-03-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

I got my second PIF this week from Jean and I love it so much...I am having a hard time finding somewhere nice to put it though so it wont be ruined :) so I am saying this to Jean

I love it so much and I will be doing the drawing for the next round of my PIF recipients after I send out the PIF's for my 1st round with Jennifer!

I have been busy working, stitching and finishing this week, will show my latest "finishes" and WIP in next post

Quietly stitching

2009-03-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

Hi all...sorry for the lack of posts lately, I have been stitching a lot and not spending too much time online as I am also working 10.5 hour days and then saturdays aswell, so the evenings and sundays have been my stitching time :)

In the time I do have to stitch, I sure have been busy lol...I have started 4 new projects (all small mind...) I have started mums mothers day pressie, a botd bookmark for myself, a xmas design - waxing moons "snow ho ho" and also an exchange gift so I am certainly keeping myself busy...I will try to get wip pics soon,,,I am too tired to try and take good pics lol

Hope you are all good out there in stitchy land I miss ya'll!

New look times 2

2009-02-22T09:27:00.000-08:00

My bedroom is getting a makeover, in the process of said makeover we got new wardrobes but in with loads of shelving and stuff, we had soooooooooooooo much room there now I actually got my own stitching cupboard nothing else in there at all apart from all my stitchy stuff!!!

It needs organising to my way as mammy just put everything away for me but it finally means i will be able to sort of the rest of my charts and get them in the folders and also have everything a to a very easy reach :) I am a happy bunny!

Also you may or may not have noticed but I changed my little here again, I wanted something brighter and springy so I went with this one...what do you all think?

PIF!

2009-02-22T09:06:00.000-08:00

Well as you can I received my PIF from Jennifer the other day and I am suprised and so so happy with it! Its the most amazing exchange I have ever gotten and I was close to tears.

Below is the pic of everything I got!!! When I opened the parcel I nearly died! everything was wrapped up so beautfully and carefully aswell, so here a list of everything I received from Jen.

Soap, fold up carrier bag, floss tags(never had them before) Lots of different flavours teas ( never had them before either lol) some chewing gum, ribbons and backing fabric, a pile of dmc threads and silks, 2 of Jennifer own hand dyed thread! some "m" sticky notes and my very own Biscornu!!! the package was very well put together and themed around my fave colour "purple" if you can't guess :)

Heres the masterpiece itself, the front of the biscornu and below the back of it, both sides are really pretty and it is stitched beautufully, I am in admiration of Jennifer.

Now all I need to do is get my own PIF's finished up and outta here, I have most of the goodies for them and 2 of the pieces are stitched (not finished finished yet though) I will get cracking soon lol

Jennifer I want to say from the bottom of my heart ...thankyou very very much , I love absolutly everything you sent :)

Horoscope exchange from Elaine

2009-02-22T09:01:00.000-08:00

This is an exchange from my yahoo group, there are 4 of us involved and this is what I received, it was waitin on me getting home from America, I love it, the little needlecase is so cute, also the first one I have ever had so I will treasure it

Thank you Elaine if you read this :)

New Stash from america

2009-02-22T08:36:00.000-08:00

Heres what I brought back from my hols

28 count Jobelen in l-r Antigue White, Glass Blue and Tea
6in and 8 in qsnaps

This was the first time I was able to go into a shop and buy these qsnaps and fabric you cant buy things like that here ( I know...awful aint it) maybe thats why I still have money lol...

Heres a basket full of scrapping stuff I brought home also, I decided I was going to make a book of memories from my trip so of course.........I had to go and buy everything for it lol and more!!! I havent scrapped in a loong time so I hope I get back into it easily but cross stitch will always be my love lol!

Updates...finally (one of many :)

2009-02-22T08:07:00.000-08:00

Well where do I start?

I am going to split everything up into seperate posts as I have quite a few bits to talk about today so it will make it easier to read for my loyal folks out there :)

So firstly my trip...

I had the best time ever, I got to meet my friend and her family (hubby and 2 little boys Ashton (3) and Aiden (2) for the 1st time and I had the best week with them.

We did a lot of fun things and I also experienced the American storm weather lol, we had 2 full days where we couldn't go outside the front door and we even lost power for a few hours lol...

I also got to do a lot of shopping while I was there, I experienced Michaels and Hobby Lobby for the 1st time ever aswell hehe!! I had a great time shopping and will show my new stash in another post...I didnt buy much cross stitching stuff just what I needed (I know somebody slap me lol)

Well thats it for this one, expect about 5 more today as I get pics and stuff uploaded and I have been tagged twice aswell so need to get them done also!!!

Bye for a few minutes lol

Home

2009-02-16T09:31:00.000-08:00

Well guys I am home from America, I had a wonderful trip and had a lovely time with my friend, her husband and the kiddos, Tiff is coming here in July so that should be fun also...

This is only a quickie post to pop in and say hi, I am trying to catch up with emails, blogs and stuff so bear with me if you have mailed me or anything I will reply soon I promise!

When I post next I will have some pics of the trip and also some of new stash I got and exchanges I received while I was away, I also need to start an exchange which is due March aswell so I will be busy busy busy.

Back to work tomarrow aswell :(

Chat to you later guys :)

Update on Venus and ebay buys

2009-01-18T08:33:00.000-08:00

Heres my Venus (tiger of the universe) as of last night

, I have done another bit on her, mostly from around the moon! i cannot wait to get her finished and framed, i love this piece to bits! I also won a few things on ebay this past week. Got 5 kits in total for about £10.00 so not too bad, but this is the last of my stash buying until America now :)

An Old Finish!

2009-01-16T11:26:00.001-08:00

Hi all, remember a few months back i was stitching a gift for Dawn's new baby Megan Renee, well she finally received the parcel on Wednesday and sent me a lovely mail today to say she has got it and loved everything, I am so chuffed she liked everything...I included 2 little outfits aswell and she has already worn them hehe!

I forgot to take a pic of the actual "finish" but dawn has assured me she will send pics of Megan with the cushion so I will post them here once i get them.

Cheers everyone and thanks for sticking with me and reading!

Slowip!

2009-01-13T12:47:00.000-08:00

hehe! like my title, i thought it was creative, i have a wip and its going slow so it becomes sloWIP! lol...is it just me or is anyone else laughing at me right now???

well here is my progress, i have decided to name her Venus as there are lots of planets and stars all around her ...what you think?

i have done a little more since this pic but not too much...those diagonal lines arent really there i dunno what they are???

well good night :_

Has anyone noticed my ticker?

2009-01-09T10:18:00.000-08:00

Look and look again the one at the top that says I am going to Indiana!!! yes that right you heard me right I am going to America and I cannot wait!!!

Let me just say I have 2 very very very good, kind, nice and very generous online friends...they have bought me a round trip flight to go see em at the start of next month!!!

I am real excited as you may or may not be able to tell :)

If anyone has any tips on how to beat jetlag, travelling on own and getting on/off connecting flights I would be very grateful...also any other tips about going to America that may help :)

Well I am going now again too much waffle hehe !

Lonely UFO

2009-01-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

Hi all again for today, here is what I pulled out as my 2nd project of 2009...this is a long standing UFO and beleive it or not it is also my only one so I decided to pull this and work on it til complete... I have a good bit done but still a lot to do see below for pic of what I will be like...I fell in love with this and it one of the first Big projects I bought myself so i am looking forward to finishing it and displaying it somehow lol

I just noticed in the pics now you can see the sunlight shining through the slats on the bedroom blinds lol...see we do get sunshine in Ireland...(sometimes)

New Finish List yay!

2009-01-04T03:11:00.000-08:00

Heres Tom Mouse all finished - first of 2009 need to start a new finish list at side bar lol

I loved stitching this little fella and he turned out so cute, I love the colours they really pop with the backstich.

Gaynor, i was thinking about turning him into a little cushion for my bed or a mousemat for work...what do you all think?

Well I gotta go start something new now, I was going to start one of the birth samplers and then realised as I doing them all from mag charts that I dont have large enough fabby for them so I gotta order that first grr!

Well I will probably post a wip pic later on today of tonight depending on when I want to stop for today lol...leave your comments I have been neglected lately with only a few regulars commenting (not that I dont love my regulars :)!

Happy Dance Close...

2009-01-02T11:44:00.000-08:00

Here is my little cutie he is almost done I am sure I will have a happy dance tomarrow at some stage...what to stitch next? I dont know...may just do a lucky dip into my stash and pick something or I might start one of 3 birth samplers I have to do before summer!

Happy New Year!!!

2008-12-31T13:11:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, hope you all have a happy new year and may and wishes, goals, hopes and dreams come true in 2009! (ps - I hope mine do too :))

Time for a change...again!

2008-12-29T12:22:00.000-08:00

Hi all, decided to change my template again, I love this one...its so me! Over the next few days I will be getting everything ready for the new year with new sidebar stuff and that aswell, I think I will stick with this template for a while, i got it from The Cutest Blog On The Block

I Love Tom Mouse!

2008-12-28T14:32:00.000-08:00

Yep, that is my declaration for the day, I worked on this little cutie most of the day today and love how he is turning out, so quick and pleasant to stitch also :) You never know I may have another finish before the new year!

Thankyou Gaynor and my Sister!!!

2008-12-27T11:54:00.000-08:00

I have been blessed with new stash...first I won a comp on Gaynors blog for 3 kits which I received on Tuesday I think, I have already started one last night, making great progress on it...

My little sister got me 3 kits aswell, 1 for my birthday and 2 for Christmas, I will take pics of all 6 soon and post them for all to see...

Here is the progress pic for the new one I started last night, this is a country companions kit which i love its called...Tom with Flowers. I love it...Thanks Gaynor mwah!!!

Here is last nights finish aswell, its the little Popcorn freebie I started last week or so, just didnt have time to get it finished up

Sorry the pic is a bit dark, was too tired to worry about it last night.

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas, santa was very good to me this year, I got a lot of stuff I wanted/needed plus a few suprises other than the new stash :)

Merry Christmas to all!!

2008-12-24T15:06:00.000-08:00

Its my birthday!!!

2008-12-22T09:50:00.000-08:00

Its My Birthday YAY!!!

Here I am lol I am 25 today and got a disney princess hehe :) ah well its all fun, I also got some lovely pressies, i got clothes, perfume, a jigsaw roll, lickle ted kit "little holidays", a purse set, watch, silver keyring, a white rose* and money so I can say I am well and truly spoilt today :)

If anyone has noticed I have a blogoversary coming up at the end of the month aswell so I am going to (hopefully) organise a joint celebration giveaway from my birthday and blogoversary so stay tuned folks!!!

* a little story about the rose...every year for my birthday since my little sister was born i got a single rose from her so about 16 years this has been going now :) i love getting them and my birthday would never be the same without it...

2008-12-15T10:37:00.000-08:00

Heres yesterdays stitching a finish and a new start, I love the little all our yesterdays..I dont normally stitch aoy but when i do i love the look of them and the colours :)

I want to say thanks to gaynor and ginny for the lovely comments yesterday its much appreciated girls! antibiotics are completed today and i can say i feel much better but definately not 100%!

speak to you all soon :)

Back...I Think! long post!

2008-12-14T02:47:00.000-08:00

Hi all, sorry it has taken me so long to write a decent post and upload any pics...to be honest I have been too ill to have energy to even type at times never mind think about what I am writing.

I have been sick about 8 weeks now with an ongoing cold/flu type crap thing, last week it seemed to hit me very hard on the chest leaving me with an awful cough and finding it hard to breathe in as I had really bad pains in my lungs aswell...I actually went to the docs (hard for me to do...I should have been a man lol) I am on antibiotics on the 2nd last day for them now and I am feeling a bit better, I can breathe and the cough aint too bad unless I exert myself too much.

I have so much to catch up on, that I feel I have missed telling you all and then I remember not too much has actually happened lol

The kitchen is finally finished...the workmen were here for 12 long days (working days) that was a bit of a joke, I think they were seeing how long they could drag it out.

We also have all our christmas decorations up finally, living room, kitchen, hallway and my bedroom all bedecked ready for santa :)

I havent been doing any stitching while I have been sick and I was so restless with the coughing, but yesterday I went through my stash drawer and pulled a few small cover kits out, I completed one and am over halfway on another one, I will probably stitch more today...I have my uni assignment finished so that is me done until after Christmas with that too!

I will leave you with my stitching pics from yesterday :)

bear with me

2008-12-02T13:17:00.003-08:00

i am giving my blog a wee facelift for the new holiday season

check back again soon :)

Happy 101st

2008-11-21T13:23:00.000-08:00

Birrthday memories for my supergranny...she would have been 101 today...

I love you and miss you and you are always in my heart...I miss you and think about you everyday NO matter what other people may think...they dont know...

love you xxx

for anyone wondering this is my supergranny and me on my confirmation when i was 11...so about 14 years ago.

Been ill again

2008-11-19T12:15:00.000-08:00

Hi guys I am sick again this time I have the flu I swear I hate my immune system it never gives I always have one thing or another :(

Anyway while I have been in bed trying to recover I have done some stitching :) I stitched up a little bookmark from DMC for my mum in one night, was a really fast stitch as it used 3 shades of varigated thread and that was it, the mount was provided in the kit also...

Sorry about the crap pic I havent got the energy to care...

Bloglines

2008-11-15T13:40:00.000-08:00

Argh!!!!!! my bloglines has not been co-operating the past week or so...I don't know if it is happening to everybody or what but its not updating the feeds and then other times its throwing up one persons whole blog archives! I am going mental here :(

So right now I am in the process of moving everything over to google reader..I am not going to delete my subs to bloglines incase google reader doesnt work out for me but I am going to give it a try, I am fed up with bloglines just messing around with me right now...

anyone else getting this problem?

Tease!!!

2008-11-12T05:52:00.000-08:00

Hehe you should all be able to guess what this is! I have talked about it for long enough lol

I finished the stitching last night at about 11.30pm in bed lol, now I have to get the required elements ( I am not giving anything else away!) to completely finish it up then get it in the post, I hope it reaches Dawn and baby Megan before Christmas :)

Well Dawn I hope you like the look of it lol cos thats all you seeing until you get the parcel at your end :)

Lots of WIP

2008-11-12T05:31:00.001-08:00

My Poor kitchen...its demolished...it doesent even have a ceiling :(
Well not for a few days anything, the council have decided to put new kitchens into our estate and rework all the electrics and fit 3 smoke alarms and a smoke sensor...today is the 3rd day and it doesnt look much better than this yet...as you can see our washing machine and dryer are stuck in the cupboard (we cant launder our clothes this week) and stuck behind that is our freezer...we also cant wat proper food lol we have been living off stuff that can be microwaved! ah well friday it should all be done and i will be sure to take pics to show you all

thanks for reading and commenting letely

New Ebay Stash

2008-11-08T08:33:00.000-08:00

Hi all, I had an ebay win a few days ago and this was the result...its a Janlynn Kit called Lodge bear, I fell in love with it as soon as I seen it...so cute dont know when I am going to start it but its going into the stash basket for now :)

I have also recently become addicted to the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer...I had the 1st one "Twilight" on my ipod and today I went to easons and bought the full 4 book set to read them all together...it was reasonable enough as easons had a 3 for 2 offer on so I ended up paying about £16/$32 for the 4 books :)

Anyway that hasnt read or listened to these books before take my advice and get them...I was addicted to the 1st book I was even listening to it in work! I didnt know about them until I read everyone going on about them on their blogs and I am glad I bought Twilight off itunes as its a great story :)

Well I am going to stop rambling for now lol

PS_ happy birthday Chiloe!!!

:@(

2008-11-05T11:04:00.001-08:00

I had to come straight home from work this evening and come straight to bed...I am feeling so sick and in a lot of pain with my stomach :(

I Hope I am ok for tomarrow morning as I am really do not want to take any time off work, Christmas is really not too far away when you look at how many pay packets I have left...4! I have only just started my Christmas shopping, well mammy is getting a freezer and a surprise, my 3 brothers will be getting smellies probably and then that just leaves my spoilt lil sister! She has everything you could possibly imagine that any 16 year old could ever want...so this year I am so stuck for ideas for her...

Well peeps, I am tired I am going to try and sleep...

I am a student!

2008-11-03T12:25:00.000-08:00

As of a few weeks ago I am an open university student! I had my first tutorial call tonight and the tutor sounds lovely :)

I am looking forward to getting everything started and getting going...for anyone that is interested I am doing an openings course "understanding children" which lasts for 20 weeks (its only a starter course) and it covers from newborn age up until 11 years old...after this...who knows? I hope to be able to go on eventually and get a degree out of it...money permitting as its quite expensive to put yourself through...

I may need some extra support and encouragement from my "friends" so if anyone has been through this or has any words for me feel free :)

Hand Me Downs?

2008-11-01T08:35:00.000-07:00

What are you guys thoughts on hand me downs?

Do you like receiving hand me downs? Do you use them ?

Well just take a little look at this beauty I got a while back and never shared with you all...Its a "I GIVE UP" from my sisters stash pile lol...

She just got fed up stitching it, she is like that so I got it added to my to do pile...I have done a little on it but not too much yet...trying to get Dawns baby pressie finished up soon so as to post it so it hopefully reaches them before christmas

Today I am going to stitch some more on both of the project I will probably stitch on dawns surprise until i am fed up then switch to the wtp one and then back again lol,, i know already i will be in one of those moods lol...

Have a nice 1st of november everyone :)

Be safe

2008-10-31T10:19:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween everyone!

If anyone is going out partying or trick or treating (some of you have kiddos to use as a excuse for candy lol) please be safe and careful!

I promise to update you all with a stitchy pic really soon :)

Stitchers Verse

2008-10-26T10:03:00.000-07:00

I found this while looking through my bloglines at all the posts I had kept new and forgot I had kept this new for a reason...to share with you all!

STITCHER'S VERSE
Cross-stitchers are a different breed
The things we hope for, the things we need.
We wish for floss to finish that row.
We sometimes wish our guests would go.

We wait all day for that time to be
That special time- that time for ME
Each needle is threaded, the colors arrayed,
Scissors and chart have been carefully laid.

Now we relax, this is our pleasure
Stitching this piece of soon to be treasure.
We always ignore that mental warning
Stitching all night makes it rough in the morning.

But time's unimportant, we don't heed clocks
We just need floss and a sewing box.

Goodies!

2008-10-26T04:13:00.000-07:00

This is what I have treated myself to this weekend lol!

I was good to myself and treated myself not only to a laptop but also a new camera and ipod...it took a lot of saving up and hard work but I needed them...now I dont need to queue up to use the pc in the house lol

I was so excited to get everything home on friday evening :) i got the wireless connected really easily also which was a shock I was expecting a lot of problems...

So now you all know where I have been all weekend and also why no stitching has been done since Thursday will get back to it soon...for now have to go back to playing with my new toys :)

Happy stitching...

As promised...

2008-10-22T14:12:00.000-07:00

Here you go guys as promised once the camera came home the pics were taken lol! Here is christmas pudding finished... I have taken pics of the others aswell but they won't be shown until I sent the full gift packages out!

On friday I am going to buy my own laptop I am sooo excited more on that when I get it...

Thats all for now folks :)

Get the Disco Balls out!

2008-10-17T12:01:00.000-07:00

I happy danced on a suprise yesterday...well its not really a suprise but sort of lol..its the stitching for one of my PIF gifties! I just need to finish it someway now ...I have an idea but dont know if I can make it work or not :)
I will show it once I send it and its received (will be before Christmas)
I have also made good progress on my other stitching gift that I cant show yet either lol!

Here is a little meme I found when reading Dawn's Blog!

1. How old were you when you started cross stitching?
--- I was about 11 years old.

2. Who taught you to cross stitch?
---Me!

3. What inspired you to begin cross stitching?
---I wanted to give my pen pal a nice different pressie.

4. What has been your most difficult cross stitch piece?
--- I would have to say 23rd Psalm.

5. Do you have friends that stitch?
---Only online friends and my little sister.

6. What is your favorite stitched piece?
--- again I would have to say 23rd Psalm (see above for link) although it was so difficult to stitch I love it for what it means to me.

7. What is your favorite fabric?
---Evenweave

8. What is your favorite fiber?
---Dmc is the only one widely available easily to me here so I stick to that and have managed to get the lot!

9. What is your favorite needle?
---26 is the easiest for me to handle I think.

10. Do you prefer black & white or colored charts?
---I would say coloured just because they are easier to glance at and know where you are at.

11. How many Works In Progress do you have at this time?
---1...I am a OAAT'er!

12. How many UFO's do you have at this time?
---2 one of which needs a lot of frogging and the other is a Mr Men afghan which I hope to get back to very soon.

13. How many cross stitch charts/kits/mags do you own?
---Last time I counted I had about 40 kits waiting to stitch and hundreds of charts that I have taken out of magazines I bought over the years

14. How much fabric do you have in stock at this time?
---Not a lot I am trying to use up what aida I have before I start to stock up on evenweave ad completely convert to that :)

15. Where is your favorite place to stitch?
---I love just chilling out in my room and stitching on the bed with some music on.

16. What is your favorite time of day to stitch?
---It would have to be in the evening after work and dinner.. at the weekends its all day lol!

17. How many pieces have you stitched in your lifetime?
---I dont know as I didnt start tracking everything until bout 2 years ago...this year I have finished 40 projects so far :)

18. Do you give your stitched pieces away?
---Most of them I do give away I have kept very little for myself over the years.

19. How many different fibers do you have in stock at this time?
---All the DMc and about 100 new anchor skeins that I will not be using.

20. How many pairs of scissors do you own?
---1 :(

21. Do you use stitching enhancers (lights, scroll frames...etc)?
---I use q - snaps and I dont think I could stitch large projects anymore without them.

22. How many pieces that have been stitched but not yet framed or finished off in some other way do you have at this time?
---A lot is all I will say lol.

23. Do you have a craft/stitching room?
---No unfortunately not although if I did have one I don't think I would ever leave it to even eat so maybe its for the best lol.

24. Why do you stitch?
---I stitch because I love it and it relaxes me and calms me down a lot. It also helps to reduce my anxiety.

25. What is your most memorable time related to cross stitching?
---I think it would be whenever I was teaching my little sister Kellie to stitch...she was about 8 or 9 and soo cute trying to do it but she still stitches now at 16 so maybe I was doing something right at that time :)

there you go guys please complete for us all to see your answers

lots of love

No pics....

2008-10-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

Hey all! sorry we are having a pic less post tonight lol. I happy danced with christmas pudding on monday night but I have not taken any pics yet will do soon...just feeling a bit lazy today :)

I have started a new project but i cannot show it yet it for this little girl!
Her mum knows I am stitching a pressie for baby Megan but I dont want to show it on here until I send it and little Megan sees it first lol!

I have also kitted up a little halloween project which I will start probably at the weekend when I am off work :)

I have also been tagged -

Jennifer tagged me to share six random things about myself, following the rules below:

Link to the person who tagged you.
Post the rules on your blog.
Write six random things/unspectacular quirks about yourself.
Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog.
Let the tagger know when your entry is posted

Ok so 6 random facts about me hehe this is going to be good I am sooo boring lol

I can't roll my tongue or whistle (I don't know if the 2 are related but I can't do neither)
My Best friend is a girl I met online through myspace but we have never met face to face
I have my grade 7 in flute...1 more grade and I could teach others to play if I wanted too
I am 24 and suffer from seperation anxiety when I am parted from my mum and sister ( both of whom are away on holidays this week to Spain for a family wedding..so you imagine how i am this week :)
I love WWE wrestling, I have watched it since I was really little with my Supergranny
I truly believe in ghosts and spirits but it doesn't scare me or freak me out.

There you all go i hope you are not seeing zzzzzzzz's above your heads! now i have to tag 6 other people so I will choose off my bloglines

There you go ladies! enjoy and please pass it on :)

New progress

2008-10-11T09:07:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Here is the latest progress of Christmas pudding! I think i will definately have this finished this week as I am almost finished the cross stitching part then just half stitch and back stitch...

Close up...

Thanks all for keeping up with this blog and all the lovely comments I really do appreciate it :)

new bloggers!

2008-10-09T11:40:00.000-07:00

Hi guys no wip of my new start as my brother has the camera :( will update soon!

These girls are all relatively new bloggers so please drop by and leave them a little comment :)

Polly
Alipip
Caroline
http://aprilfooldesigns.blogspot.com/
Katie

I think that is them all lol if I come across any more I will post them also

Thanks for all the nice comments about the shoe princess finish! Don't forget to complete the poll!