Sorry, no finishes this time!!

I have been stitching, but I've no finishes to show you.  So, here are some WIPs for you to see.  I stitched them during the International Hermit & Stitch Weekend.  The first is a "Festive Cheerkat" by Heritage Crafts.  I'm hoping to finish it for a friends 50th Birthday card.

Festive Cheerkat by Heritage Crafts.

The second, is a freebie "Popcorn" design from 'The World of Cross Stitching'.  

This is going to be a card for a new baby.

"Popcorn" design

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I've been away last week on holiday in Norfolk.  And as usual, my camera was by my side, ready to take anything of interest.  So I want to share with you some of the hundreds that I took.

Chaffinch singing in a tree.

Houghton Hall Deer Park

The Deer Park is the home to a herd of white fallow and smaller exotic groups of deer.

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone

Hardanger Wedding Card

Hi Everyone

I've been very busy stitching.  A friend of mine has had a baby boy, so I'm stitching a "Popcorn" design with a heart in his hands.  Also another friend is due to have her 50th Birthday, so I'm stitching something special for her.  Then another friend has got married and I've finished stitching a card, which I can show you.  I hope they like it.

Wedding Card for Sam and Maria

And here's a close-up.

As I'm showing you some of my Hardanger cards, I thought I would show you a thank you card I send to my friend Mary Grace for the wonderful things she sent me at Easter.

Thank you card.

Close-up of detail.

I've got some more Hardanger Cards to do as I have yet another friend who's 50th Birthday is later on this year.  I wonder which design I will choose!!  Hope to show you some more finishes next week.

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone

A Finish and a Week-End Away

Hi Everyone and Welcome to my new followers.  Time has flown and last Week-End I was away in London.  But first I want to share with you my finished piece called "Wish Upon A Star" by Andree Langhorn.  I received the kit from Mary Grace as a Christmas present.  It came from Cross Stitcher, from the December 2007 issue.  I stitched this while I was away in London and finished it off when I got back.  The kit had plenty of threads/floss, so I might stitch it again.

"Wish Upon A Star" by Andree Langhorn.

London

We went down on Friday and arrived in the afternoon.  The sun came out and we had blue sky with a few clouds.  At our hotel we were fortunate to have a room with a view of the Thames and Tower Bridge.  So we set out and explored our surroundings, taking lots of photo's as we went along.  Unfortunately, Saturday and Sunday were a bit of a wash out, as the rain came down, but we made the best of it by visiting the V&A and the British Museum.  We noticed quite a change in the temperature as  London was 14 degrees and when we got but home it was 5 degrees or though it felt like 0 degrees as it was so cold.  Winter has returned!!  It makes me wonder if we will ever get some nice hot sunny weather this year!!

As usual I want to share some of the photo's I've taken.  I'm going to try a new Photo Collage Maker and hope it will work.  Here's a link if you like it http://www.photocollage.net/.

Tower Bridge.

Tower Bridge, Tower of London and views all around.

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone

IHSW Finishes

What a great week-end of stitching I've had.  I've have two finishes.  

First is a 50th Birthday Card for my friend Mel.  So I stitched her a Hardanger Card.  I got out my "Flowers with Hardanger" by Mary Hickmott, and chose to do a variation on one of her designs, using one of the motifs from a cushion.  In the Hardanger corners I did spider's web filling and diagonal dove's eye filling for the rest.  I used my own colours from my stash.  After making up the card I used some old lace and yellow ribbon to decorate the card.  I'm quite pleased with the finish.  I hope she likes it!

Hardanger Birthday Card.

Here's a close-up.

My next finish was "Toby Fox" from Cross Stitch Card Shop.  He was a free kit from the magazine.  He's one of the "Woodland Folk" by DMC.  As usual I forgot to read the instructions.  I should have used 1 strand of thread/floss, but I automatically used 2.  I did run out of thread/floss, but I had plenty of my own, so was able to finish him.

Woodland Folk - Toby Fox.

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone

A finish and IHSW

It's been ages since I last posted.  But I do have a finish to show you.  And yes, it's another Christmas finish!

I just could not resist stitching this one.  It's called "Mine!" a design by Michelle M Lash of Brittercup Designs.  I've always wanted to stitch this kitty and I've got my eye on some more of her designs.

"Mine!" by Brittercup Designs.

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I received a lovely Easter Card in the post from my friend Mary Grace in Malta.  It's a design by Ellen Maurer-Stroh of chicks and forget-me-nots in a wreath.  She also sent me some more of her wonderful crochet, a frame and some DMC threads/floss, which was a wonderful surprise.

 Ellen Maurer-Stroh design of chicks and forget-me-nots in a wreath.

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April's IHSW is this weekend??!!  (April 20th-22nd.)  Do come and join in the fun.  Just click here to put your name on the list.  It's a real incentive to get some stitching done over the week-end.

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I've been out and about taking lots of photo's at Whirlow, although it did rain a bit.  But I thought you might enjoy these.

Raindrops on Tulips.

Blossom

Lambs and sheep.

Hens, Cockerels and a Turkey.

Spring Flowers.

Snoozing duck.

Pair of Mandarin Ducks.

Reflections in the pond.  Don't know what this plant is called.  Anyone know?

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone