What the hell did i do with my threads?
Have you ever put something in a safe place and then find you have no clue where you put it?
Well that is what i have done with my new threads so Daffy has been put away as i can’t even stitch the background.
So i have picked up Corsair Dameria again.
not worked on her much as i joined the local gym and like a idiot who hates exercise decided to help my weight loss and i was surprised to find i enjoyed it, however my legs are in agony today so i have skipped aqua fit tonight as there is no way i could have jumped in a pool today.
hopefully i will loose 3 1/2 lbs in two weeks as i will have been going to weight watchers for six months and i am hoping to have lost 3 stone half of what i need to loose. so my legs are just going to have to get used to it lol.
finally here is my TUSAL update
yes the picture is bad but it goes all blurry when i try and take a close up i will try and edit it when i can get on a computer.
so much for good intentions
the plan was to work all the black as i thought i would like to see what she looked like and i got back into stitching the black but alas that didn’t go to plan since i have run out of black thread and my local doesn’t open on a Sunday. might start work on the background… i think
Boredom Has Struck
I am in a indecisive mood today, should i carry on with Daffodil springs or pick something else up, to be honest with you i want to finish all the top row of the black outline, but i am so bored with stitching black, black, black that i haven’t done anything since FRIDAY!
I dont think frogging helped too *sigh*
fighting the urge
yes i have two charts that i want to start butk i have loads on the go that i need to get a bit done on them before i start anything new so this afternoon i picked up QS daffodil springs.
yes i know i wanted to get Mermaid worked on but i didn’t want to stitch no more yellow today i did enough yesterday so i fancied doing something else.
Top Row Complete!
i have finally completed a row.
this includes any HAED that i have done i was going to swap and go onto something else but i might do the next page its really full of blocks of colour so might only take me a couple of weeks. think i made a mistake with marking the chart off when stitching the ship though so i may have to fix it depends how much you can tell when i have done all of the ship.
its forecast snow this weekend so hoping for loads so i can get more stitching in.
TUSAL,Lovers and Mermaid
just a quick update not as much progress as i would have liked but life gets in the way. it always takes me ages filling the pages in.
i also remembered to take a photo of what i managed to get done in this months QS Lovers SAL.
and finally TUSAL for this month i may be late as i can’t get to read any blogs having to use my phone which to be honest is awful is really doing my head in.
thanks for all your comments and for letting me know the picture is ok
Speedy Needles At Work
Its been an age since i did any work on Mermaid. So after swooning over Orlando while watching At World’s End i picked her up on her Friday night and have loved working on her again and i did loads more than expected for ISHW (can’t link it as i am writing this in the dentists waiting room).
i was going to also show my update for the SAL but forgot to take a photo. i was going to go onto something else as i was going to have some kind of rotation going but i want to try (and i did say try) and finish the top row as this is the furthest i have got with a HEAD.
hoping the photo isn’t too bad as i took it with my phone (laptop completely dead now hoping some computer whiz can get my charts off it) will show a picture of all of it when i finish these two pages.
New Year, New Starts
First of all hope everyone had a happy Christmas and new year, it was very hectic here as we were entertaining everyone for Christmas day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day (which is like Christmas Day but with no presents), so very little stitching was done. I did manage to start on Sadness For An Angel but with no money i have had to just stitch her on normal DMC, ( i am trying to sell my car now as things have got that bad so i dont think hubby would have let me get the silks, so i didnt even ask, Why do we ask when we work just as hard as the men, if not more?)
But Here is my first update of her stitched on 28ct Jazlyn tenting 2 X 1 ( i really need to finish something this year so tenting it is!)
And with the new year comes the new SAL from the HAED BB i had to have Nene’s Lovers, as soon as i saw it.
and this is what i have done so far after today , again stitched on 28ct Jazlyn tenting 2 X 1
I have only done two colours so stitched up fast however since i am back at work tommorrow it may be the only stitching i get done this week.
I am going to updat all my blog and get caught up on reading when i can use the kids computers, as mine has got a white screen and my laptop is plugged into the tv so not very good for reading as i cant afford to get it fixed.
2011 in review
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OK first of all update time for DOTF
but you can just about to see her
Next after a truly awful week i found this in my email
this is the first time i have ever had anything RAKed and i LOVE her she has been one of three that i kept looking at and going back to.
I have the fabby just wondering if i should stitch her in silks. This really has made my month!
and last but not least i forgot to say who won the card ( did i mention it was a truly crappy time i was having lol)
any the person who my daughter picked out of the hat ( ok bowl) is Thea
I think that is it for now, off to print off my Angel now i already have a place for her above my bed to watch over me and hubby likes her too ( thinks it the boobs again lol) 
On the 12th Day of Christmas
No not 12 drummers drumming but its Santa ready for bed ( the way i feel after these past few days).
Its my day on Jo’s Blog who is running an advent calender, however i thought my day was today and not yesterday, yes slack i know, so here is lizzie Kate’s ‘and to all a good night’
Slowly Coming Alive
Yes I have FINALLY got back into the groove, housework pah it will still be there later!
Here is how far i have got with DOTF.
I am going to go onto the next page so i can see her face, but also so i can finsih the rainbow and then move onto the sky. I thought i would try a new way of stitching these, as with a normal pattern on one page i would just stitch a certain thing ie the sky then move onto the next thing, but with HAED’s I stitch a page at a time. it might not work but with it pregridded it should be ok.
Its also that time of year again when its SAL time, and this year i said no, as i was really bad i hated stitching on 18ct for fragile heart, so its still no where near done, i am thinking of restarting her on 25 or 28ct, but when i saw Lovers that flew out of the window, so even though i was VERY tempted to buy Sadness of an Angel, i resisted and will concentrate on the ones i have and the new start in the new year, how good am I?
CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY
yes i know i havent posted any updates i will when i can find the bleeding camera, but the reason for this post is a little Christmas giveaway.
I know its not even Decemeber yet but i want you to get it early. Now its nothing major so no need to get excited but it is something for you to Frame and keep each year.
I got my parcel this week from Hannah Lynn and Christmas Miracle is more stunning in person than i could have imagined. In the parcel was two christmas cards for me of the same design, my sister has already took one and it is now hanging on her wall, the other i am going to giveaway here, yes i did warn you its not a lot but i say its the thought that counts.
So if you would like to recieve the Christmas Miracle Christmas Card
( which i will leave blank in case you want to send it to someone ) leave a comment, simple, draw will close on the 4th December, if you follow me through email you get an extra go, post about it on your blog, an extra go, you get the drift.
Now i had better get off the laptop as i went to change my HAED wishlist and added more to it! keep hinting at hubby but alas hes a man and has selective hearing lol
OK So I Treated Myself
Yes i know a pool table is a big present but its not something i would have put on my list, but then when i saw a certain person who will make me skint (Hannah Lynn) put CHRISTMAS MIRACLE on ebay
i decided to have a go and bid for it, and guess what i won!!!! Woo Hooo!!
This will be my second original from Hannah, the first is a one off no prints but this one i will be the owner of the original!
I have also started on Dreaming On The Farm again, as off last night this is where i got to
from this when i last worked on here in MAY!!! shame on me!
can you tell the difference, No? keep flipping between them see.. yes there is hardly NO difference. I will be working on her all month so hoping you will be the end of November.
I dont just want it i NEEEEED IT!!!!
I really wish Michelle wouldnt do this to me lol
Did you know that if you sell something on ebay they keep the money for 3 weeks or until you get feedback, if you have been selling for less than 90 days? No? never did i until i tried to buy this before the sale ended tonight, bloody paypal!
Do you think that this is for me?
Well today is my Birthday, another year older another year less wiser, i was so excited thinking of all them stitching galore surprises, or even an ipod touch as my hubby hates my style of music, so think of my surprise when he told me what i had got.
it wont be here till next weekend, he said…. ooooo i said and its big oooooooooooo i said.
What is it?
this is what i am getting.
Hmmmm i am thinking that this is not really for me, so much for any stitching goodies, oh well i will just have to get good at playing and win some money.
Place your bets please ( i need some stitchy stash lol)
Return Of The Bug?
Well I wouldn’t go so far, i know a new start might kick my arse in gear but i have loads of new starts and then i get fed up, but i did stitch this little cutie.
I have no idea if the person it got sent to recieved it or not, i was pushing to get it to her on time but with my granddads funeral and my dad in hospital I forgot all about it.
The pattern can be find on etsy here, stitched 1 x 1 on 28ct Jazlyn, he is cute but my finishing sucks.
In return i received this from Cucki, and is now hanging on my room wall. ( not sure why my camera is not making it clear, i may be having one of those days
Not sure what to do next as NOTHING is shouting at me much 
REWARD FOR LOST STITCHY BUG!
Yes it seems my stitchy bug has run off, i have sent out a search party but we have come back empty handed, I may take advice from Mr Tommy Lee Jones and expand the perimeter, (sorry i have just been watching The Fugitive) as it is really annoying me now, maybe i should pick something else up to stitch i just don’t know.
and yes what does Bellatrix Lestrange have to do with my stitching going AWOL, bugger all really i just love Helena Bonham Carter!
well might as well show something…
Not been blogging as i lost my bug, where it buggered off to i have no idea, Since school started back in Septmeber it has been awful, work, home the lot but last night I picked up Royal Holiday from mirabilia. I have had her kitted her up for over a year so after an hour she looked like this…
impressive or what!!
I am FINALLY posting the pic of what i did for IHSW over on Joyce’s Blog, yes bad bad me, late as usual. I did Lizzie Kate’s Christmas Rules, one down eleven to go. I think I may concentrate on this for next IHSW.
Also can you make out my new rug, everyone hates it, but i dont care lol Yes this is my treat to me, for losing a stone.
and i admit it I am watching Finding Nemo, (Callum wouldnt move his big feet lol)
YES i know it is hardly a small treat, especially when the hubby promised me he would buy me a charm for every stone i lost, but bought me a plasma instead ( which by the way he holds the remote control like his life depends on it, so i think its an excuse, buying it for me but what is it with men and remote controls? lol)
So far after three weeks i have lost 17 1/2 lbs only another 66 1/2 to go argh!!
This week has not been that great though as i have not lost any, i know weigh in is not till tomorrow but on my scales it says i put on, hmm must be more strict next week, if i can loose 11 lbs for christmas though it will be two stones and i may be able to tell, as at the moment i cant tell a difference, and thanks for the kind comments for my pic, its just a really good pic of me sat down stood up, though and yuck lol
I was going to start my ironing now but nah going to do a bit more of RH, i still havent bobbinated my threads yet for it*sigh
Baking and Dieting Do Not Mix
It has nearly killed me making these for the hubby, and while he is sitting scoffing all the cupcakes i am crunching on a carrot stick, yum, yum
They do look better than this pic but since i put my camera away in a safe place it may be a while before i find it and they will be all gone by then.
I am also battling myself, I have willpower… somewhere. I stopped smoking (twice but they where 10 years apart) but the battle with food is one i have not cracked (YET!)
so i am now going to shame myself, as for 4 years since i started blogging i have never shown a pic of me, there is good reason for this, being that i probably don’t have photos of me unless i REALLY have to, however i was given this so at my lowest point i am putting my picture of before me, and then hopefully by NEXT YEAR ( if i say it fast it doesn’t sound that long) i will be able to look back and think wow or i could just think by Christmas, Well that lasted
And Finally…
I took part in IHSW over on Joyce’s Blog, and pah can you believe it but i couldn’t get rid of visitors, yes the weekend when i was quite content to sink into my chair and watch movies and let the world go by, i had a stream of people, so not much done.
i will have to post piccies tomorrow as hubby is needing the laptop, typical!
Did You Know That I Cant Crochet To Save My Life?
Well i cant, its seems for all my efforts of trying. I was huffing and puffing, by the end I was tempted to ask for a stiff drink when they went round with the coffee.
2 hours it took me to stitch something that should have looked like this…
but ended up looking like this…
yes ok you can stop laughing now, i know i was the worst in the class, i hated the bloody crochet wool and i am sure everyone rolled there eyes when i was asking for help, so this week i am going to try and do no stitching ( but oh i so want to finish a page on Mermaid – see further down for pics) as i REALLY need to improve before next weeks class.
I also stitched this bookmark that winged his way over to Canada
and finally, I can see the Ship! but i still havent finished this bleeding page and i have gone onto page 6 too.
The photo really doesn’t do this justice, but she is such slow going. I am going to spend the weekend catching up on blogs, since August i have been having a hectic time, so i am hoping things calm down now, just waiting for the next half term.
Does Anyone Fancy Putting My Threads Back?
Finally finished page one of Lady Godiva. It has took me three days to stitch this bleeding horse, why so long you ask?
Well this is why…
46 colours!! yes 46 colours in the horses head, it was driving me to distraction!
it got harder and harder to stitch the colours, so i am going to have to see about another way of fastening threads, as i was sure i was going to break the needle.
think i am going to do my mermaid next and try and finish the page, i need to see that ship, ahoy me mateys!
oh i forgot, I caved ( yes buying no more charts lasted all of two weeks lol)
i just had to, she’s mermaid and red/pink, what more can i say
Well at least i didnt buy any of of them Nene’s
I’m Late, I’m Late, I’m Very Very Late
Yes like the white rabbit in Alice In Wonderland, I am late Posting My TUSAL, I have been really busy though, painting, washing decking as well as the normal jobs. Tomorrow I am tackling the kitchen cupboards, which i hate, as I am wanting to try and finish page one of Lady Godiva.
This was taken two days ago and its hard to believe what a few more colours difference it has made, I am trying to finish off the page this week before I move onto something else.
I am thinking of starting Marilyn, but stitching her at night wouldnt work as the light in our house is poor, so may take her on holiday instead, but thanks for the comments, there are all different shades of colours in her but i am going to omit the black background but stitch any black that is in her face.
Also the reason for White Rabbit shouting at me for being late is i forgot all about TUSAL
I love this picture as i always thought that the white rabbit looked like he was suffering from a massive hangover.
I love this version by Micheal Kutsche , plus he’s not half bad looking too.
So my TUSAL this month has grown but all i seem to be stitching is black and brown, so there is not much colour in it.
Ignore the window, thats another job i have to do. Paint the woodwork and wash the windows, even though we live in a bungalow i still need a ladder to do the windows and it will never get done if i ask the hubby!
And Finally…
the reason i have been so busy is that i have been painting the hall
cleaning outside decking ( how come its the only job that the kids want to do- well for 20 minutes anyway)
There was quite a lot to do ( even more behind me where i was stood)
and i cant believe my daughter had her coat on, it was red hot and it burnt the back of my neck.
so now i have a lovely clean decking with plants and chairs on with gorgeous views, i am just waiting for the sunny weather to come back so i can stitch outside.
View from the Decking.
From the Back.
and from the side of the house ( we use the side door and when its pitch black in a morning, foggy and the church has lights shinning on it from the ground up and the trees are bare, it is bloody creepy like something off a horror film, but during the day it looks lovely- apart from the 2 hour bell ringing practise on a Friday night) just noticed you cant really see the church because of the trees butthe grave stones in their are old and yes i know its a bit morbid but are fascinating to read
Here is hoping that after i have done the kitchen it will be warm enough to sit outside, i mean i am on my holiday after all and since i am spending it at home I should at least pretend I’m not at home
Little More
But not much. I thought being on holiday would mean more stitching.
Silly me.
Trying to post from my phone too so if its a crap picture you know why.
First Update Of Lady Godiva
OK here she is the one i have decided to start, Lady Godiva.
I decided I didn’t like the cream when it came, and the white i got was for White Tiger, which i was going to try tenting, so in the end i decided to try tenting Lady Godiva, i don’t know if i have made the right decision, alas only time will tell.
Anyway this is two days of stitching, and i am surprised that i can see the column taking shape, the back is a lot thicker than it is when i am stitching with full crosses, but I seem to have the tension right as its not gappy, but i am just hoping that it is not too tight when doing the confetti stitching. Can you tell that I am having doubts now
I also made a desision on a personnel note to go the doctors and ask for help with my weight, i have never been small, I have a large frame, and my shoulders are nearly as wide as my husbands, so yes im afraid I will never been slim my hips wont allow it, but i want to be happy.
I have moved back to where i lived when i was 19 and 3 kids, stopping smoking ( twice) and 18 years later i have put on 4 stone, how did that happen? I hate going out in case I see someone i know from my past, how sad is that, its my fault and now im moaning, well i have to wait two weeks to be referred and for 12 short weeks i will have all the help i need, not sure that 12 weeks is long enough, 12 years maybe
So I am hoping that I will gets loads of stitching done to help me, keep my hands busy and all that.
Help Needed
So I am wide awake last night and was trying to figure out, how i can stitch faster to complete the charts i have, i mean my finishes are terrible, so the question here that i am sure you will be able to help is this…
If I stitched Marilyn on black evenweave (Jobelan – never stitched on this before but if someone could give me a heads up on what’s it like would appreciate it) could i miss out the black background, this would then leave me to just stitch the other colours.
I don’t know if this would work as there is black between the left of her face and her hair, and i am not sure if i should omit this too, or should i stitch all the colours and see what this looks like, any theories on this would be much appreicated.
Small Finish
Just managed a small finish, but not happy how it turned out, love stitching chickadee as it only take a few nights but my finishing skills are slightly bad, well terrible actually lol.
The more i tried to make it better the worse it got, so i gave up, and yes my idea was to make into a heart and i bought a bell to make the bottom but it doesnt look right, i think i should have not bothered with that part, oh well you live and learn.
Just waiting for the fray check to dry then i can start stitching on… ( still not decided )
I Caved ( just don’t tell the hubby)
After a terrible week with my eldest daughter, i needed cheering up so with there being a 30% sale on over at HAED I went and cheered myself up with two charts, White Tiger By David Penfound
and then i bought Lady Godiva by John Maler Collier. Did you know he painted this in 1898! I kept going back to this picture over and over, and in the end i just had to have it.
My husband says I have a thing for naked women, MEN!
I was contemplating stitching her in silks, but the cost would have been over £220 and even if i bought 4 threads a week, it is far too much, so DMC it is.
I did go back and pick up Rapunzel too, i hate getting beaten, so slow and steady it has been with her, i am hoping to stitch another 4 colours into her and then put it away this month, and yes I call them him or her… come to think of it i have no HIM’s, think the White Tiger is a HIM.
Hoping my fabric that i ordered from sewandso come soon, I think I have enough charts to keep me going for a few years now
I’m Admitting Defeat For Today
I have been stitching Rapunzel today and I give up, yes your right this is a whingy post you have been warned.
I have spent hours on it, and there you can hardly tell a difference, i have headache from checking the chart, checking the place on the fabric, re-checking the chart again, It has been doing my bloody head in, so I am holding my head up and admitting defeat for today and giving up on her for today, maybe even this week.
I’m A Woman I’m Allowed To Change My Mind!
Have you ever stitched something to giveaway, then decided to keep it? No? Just me then 
I didn’t know if it was the right thing to send or not, now i am not religous, and only go to church when i have to, but how do you know if someone would be offended if they got a Jospeh, Mary and Jesus ornament, not forgetting the Little Donkey. SO i decided to keep it for myself and send something else 
I just have to make it into an ornament ( argh!) will post a picture when the person gets it
now this week is the confetti SAL on HAED BB so its back to Rapunzel
Fragile Heart Page 3
So I finally finished page 3, ok not finished but the outline for the top of the design is all done. I was hoping to get page 4 done as well, but we were lucky enough to get tickets to see Harry Potter before its general release so I didn’t have time to start it before i moved on.
I also have stitched some more outline of a chart that i am doing for someone, not saying which is just yet, (but you might be able to tell as it grows) stitched on 28ct i wanted to get all the black done on this page before I moved onto something else, but yet again NO TIME ARGH!!!
and finally…
I have to stitch an christmas ornament for a exchange of facebook I have not done one in years so i thought i would give it another go, anyway after WEEKS of changing my mind, not knowing what i am going to stitch i have finally made my mind up, but its not everyones cup of tea so hoping i have made the right decision,
I was going to stitch on plastic canvas then i was going to make it into an actual ball but i was not sure that it would get here in time, so i am going to stitch it on 28ct ( i think) and decide how i am going to finish it later on.
will post a picture of it tomorrow… still not sure though
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So what’s Your Goals for This Year?
Well its the Freebie SAL on the HAED BB so Fragile Heart is out, i am hoping to see if i can get all the black stitched, we had page 4 emailed to us this week, and i was so hoping that i would be able to keep up with her as the year went on, but i will be happy if I can get it all done, before Friday, or until something else starts screaming at me.
On the BB i also put in my half yearly goals, and after seeing that i am going to fail the yearly goals i have decided to stick with managble ones,So by 31st December I need to have done…
- 1 page of QS Daffodil Springs by Hannah Lynn
- 1 page of Corsair Daemira by Nene Thomas
- 1 page of Rapunzel by Jasmine Becket Griffith.
told you they were short, so i was thinking what is your goals, what would you like to have started, finished or done by 31st December?
Will update picture of Fragile Heart tomorrow when i find what i did with the camera, it is in a safe place, somewhere in the house.
TUSAL, Happy, and the winner is…..
Ok no stitching to show as i have been too tired, but here is my TUSAL for this month…
don’t think it has really changed as i am that tight with my threads.
I am really happy today too as a shop in next village has opened that stocks the most amazing things, the wool is gorgeous and even though i couldnt knit if you paid me, i was tempted, maybe i could make posh pom poms
I did however buy some new scissors as my old ones have been used by husband when he was mending the car and got grease all over them and i ordered some magic guide as even though its no way as near as nice as stitching on Jazlyn it saves me loads of time with gridding.
The woman there at UNRAVEL CRAFTS ( yes i know the website is not up yet but she said it would be soon) also sells Weeks Dye Works threads, so no more going to sewandso and paying and waiting for postage, and silks!!
yes silks!
i could buy the colours i wanted one at a time, so i REALLY need a chart with little colours in them, i hear everyone who has stitched with silks rave on about them, so i am looking forward to stitching with them. I just have to find a conversion chart now to change them from dmc into Needlepoint Silk.
and finally the winner of the giveaway is… drum roll please …..JULLIE
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who is just starting out in the addictive world of cross stitch so congrats, left you a comment in your post for you to get in touch.
Now i need to get the sewing machine out and mend a curtain as my kids cant seem to shut it without trying to break it out the pole
Stitch, Frog, Stitch, Frog
That’s all i have been doing this, i have been plugging away at Rapunzel trying to make sure i have done the stitches right and then i find that i have made a mistake so i have to frog it all, tis slightly bugging me that i cant seem to count, but thats what you get watching ‘Game of Thrones’ when I’m stitching, still next time i pick it up i will be able to maybe stitch a little quicker.
RAPUNZEL 29TH JUNE 2011
..Lastly the last day of the Giveaway is tomorrow, just comment on this post
To Tent or Not To Tent, That Is The Question
My stitching at the best of times is slow, and just cant get an faster. Mind you if i didnt have any interuptions
- Mum, what’s for tea?
- Mum, Callum/Lauren/Nicole is annoying me!
- Mum i cant go my homework, can you
do it for mehelp? - I cant find my clothes/shoes/homework/phone/bed * delete as appropriate
- Where’s my car keys ( in the place you have just looked, honestly are all men useless as looking for ANYTHING or is it just mine?)
- The phones ringing! (sorry can’t anyone else answer it!)
- MUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
The list could go on and on, and since i would love to stitch as fast as Rachel ( super speedy) but will never, i am pondering whether to try and have another go at tenting, on the HAED BB there is a picture that has been tented and it looks amazing, so should i try it on a new start, I mean i have loads of charts and loads i want (i have finally updated my stash and wishlist pages) so i could try it, or do i just plod on.
Speaking of plodding on, im sure this bleeding ship has sailed off as i cant see it anywhere, yes i know its a crap amount of stitching i have done, but i have had all the above thrown at me in one night, so if i grab a full 30 minutes it is a blessing,.
and i did a bit of Rapunzel last night, and this is it, you can count the stitches they are that few.
I am hoping that i get a bit in today, but not sure what to stitch i need to see really which is shouting at me, to stop me buying LADY GODIVA as i REALLY REALLY want this chart.
p.s dont forget Thursday is the last day for sign up for the giveaway
Waiting For The Ship
ON the HAED BB it is the freebie SAL and i am supposed to be stitching Rapunzel but I don’t want to stop stiching on my mermmie, I cant wait to see the ship appear,
Well Hello There – GIVEAWAY SIGN UP TILL 30th JUNE
So here i am, new blog ( wordpress has let me transfer all my old posts) and new domain, and to celebrate I am holding a giveaway!!
The prize will be chosen by the winner, from the following.
A HAED chart ( this would be emailed to you from HAED)
or
£15 gift voucher from SEWANDSO
or
for you stitcher’s out there that have more stash than you will have time to stitch, a donation to your favourite charity, after all us stitcher’s are a kind bunch.
Plus the winner will also win a copy of new magazine MOLLIE MAKES.
To enter all you have to do is, leave a comment on this post and post on your blog, thats it.
I will be still following everyone as i have got everyone’s blog on my subscriptions list, but unfortunately Google Friends doesn’t work on wordpress for some reason and i can not get wordpress.org to work it is beyond me and i cant afford to pay someone to do it for me, so until then its email subscription only ( top right of page) OR changing your blogroll ( sorry)
so i will run this giveaway until 30th June, when i will announce the winner on the 1st July.
Hope everyone is having a productive stitching week – will post an update of mermmie later.
BBC Summer Good Food Show – Home – Main
cant wait till Saturday, no kids no hubby and a little money to spend.
New Start For A New Home?
Well I made the decision, and it will take me a while to get used to everything, but my way of thinking is. New home, new job, new body (pfft like that will ever happen, I ain’t wee lol) So I have got a new blog instead. I never said that my reasoning made sense 
Over on the HAED BB there is a new starting on the 24th June and i chose…… ( drum roll please)
RAPUNZEL!
It was a hard decision, to be honest it would have been easier not to sign up, but what they hell! It is also Bingo time on the board too, and if my luck is like anything i will get a few and then nothing.
And finally she hasn’t been out for a while, but Mermmie is here, this is where I got up to before my 20 stitches this week.
Is WordPress Any Good?
Blogger is really peeing me off lately, not uploading pictures, not saving ( which it is currently saying error occcured as i type again!) the list goes on so i am thinking about switching to wordpress, but not sure of the interface, could really do with some help here since i have been on here for 4 years, not sure really if wordpress or any others are good, so come on peeps spill the beans and let me now pleaseeeee.
…. oh i could show my stitching but pfft i got 20 stitches in total this week, damn work, damn my boss for deciding to moniter me this week, and damn me for not putting the lottery numbers on last night as i would have been a few more notes better off today. pah, i think i need to start this week again. If only we had a rewind button.
Attention of a Fish
Yes that is me, i get distracted easily, bored quick and would change the house around every week if i could. Yes i know i said i wanted to stick to my blog style for a whole year, but i did six months, instead of six days, so hey i am getting better.
Anyway on to the stitchyness.
This week on the HAED BB it is Freebie SAL week, so i got out Fragile Heart and i have done a bit on her, but now my mind is a wandering to another piece, it seems I do 4 days then want to change.
Yes i know i will never finish anything but as a wise woman said on the HAED BB stitching is supposed to be fun and not a chore SO i am actually listenening to those wise words and putting her away till next SAL, or when she screams at me again, Yes i know 4 days of stitching a month wont finish her this year and i will fail my yearly goals i set myself but sod it, i made ‘em i can break ‘em! ( besides im going to fail on most of them anyway)
Well at least you can see what i did this time
Finally does anyone know where i can get the basics on where to learnt to crochet, I bought the new magazine Mollie Makes and have subscribed for the next 3 issues.
so far its a huge thumbs up, and i would love to have a dabble at learning to crochet, but i dont know one end of a pointy thingy from the other (edited to add learnt it is called a hook, see I’m learning!)
I was even going to buy a mag on crochet, but thought better of it. i mean i could buy tools to get started and still have change for the price it was!
I am also hoping that i will get a chance of making the cover kit on the next issue, as my youngest decided that she would have this issues and is in the process of making her phone cover, charming i know, honestly my kids will take anything of mine!
TUSAL and 4 Days On Corsair
and this is what she looked like before the May SAL…
i know what your thinking, wow she can stitch fast lol hoping i can redeem myself, but i am looking after my niece tomorrow so hoping this weekend will be better, will try and post a mid week update.
Magic Guide, Does It REALLY Work?
On my previous Post, WENDY asked me what the red lines are on my fabric. I dont like gridding much as i am slow and always have to double and triple check the lines so i thought i would give Magic Guide by DMC a go. Now its no where near as nice to stitch on as Jazlyn but it saves me time but i had not seen any that some one had used it and washed the red lines out, so i cut some off my fabric and followed the instructions on DMC’s web site, which to be honest were not very good, wash at 40. That was it.
So i did that i put it into a bowl at 40 and what happened…. nothing, i left it for a bit longer, still nothing. Panic was now starting to rise and hubby tried to rub it together. By this time i was on the edge of hysterical, all that work for nothing. I then put some washing powder in and it started to disappear. Hysteria abated i left if for another few minutes and this is the end, but very tatty product( lesson learnt not to let hubby had hold of my fabric again.)
you can faintly see the lines when you hold the fabric up to the light, maybe more soaking would eradicate it completely and i wouldnt use it if you could see the fabric but for HAED its perfect.
Now onto a mid week update on Corsair Daemira. I started stitching her on Saturday morning while having a marathon DVD session and by Sunday night I had got this far…
and that was stitching most of Saturday and Sunday, I wish I could stitch faster. I finally finished all the blue and by Monday night i had got this far…
I may even get half a page finished before the end of this week as niext week is the HAED SAL so i will be working on Fragile Heart, and i am not enjoying stitching on 18ct no more it feels too big, if that makes sense.
Hope everyone is having a productive week
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>Finally Finished ( page one that is)
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>Quick Update
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Did very Little stitching this week, on DOTF life seems to get in the way. But i AM going to finish this bleeding page this week, i am!!
Now must get back to planning this menu out for school, hubby back soon and i said i wouldnt touch the computer and my stitching, will be glad when its next week and i get 5 days off work!
>Yummy Johnny
>WOO HOOO!! Got tickets to see Pirates of the Caribbean: On stranger tides, tomorrow, yummy Johnny Depp, looks disher as a pirate than in real life, so to celebrate i bought…… another head yes i know i said i wanted a quick stitch, but i got a soft spot for pirates and mermaids, and i couldn’t resist.
CORSAIR DAEMIRA, by Nene Thomas
I have also been looking for something quick to stitch so i could stitch when i am out, so looking for a mermaid or pirate theme to stitch.
Now just to tell the kids, as i have only got two tickets, that wont go down well!
>Restless
>No picture Im afraid as HAED’s are so slow to stitch up, what i need is a really fun stitch thats not too…trying to find the right words but all i can come up with is concentrating to stitch?, A Quick Stitch?, does that sound right? hmm well i know what i mean but hubby has banned me from buying any more, pah bloody men!
I could stitch my LK Christmas Rules, but its summer and well i don’t do christmas charts till at least September/October, so no idea maybe i should start my mirabilia.. does anyone else ever get like this?
Think i will look for some freebies, i may find something there.
I may be just on one of them moods lol
So how many would you say is too much to have on the go at once, how many do you have? and how many charts/kits do you have in your collection? I think sometimes i should stop wanting to start and actually finish what i have!
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