Blackbird Designs Country Garden

I am back from my holiday and at last I have got around to adding my latest completed stitching. I made the box about a month before I went on holiday but needed to add the cord and tassels, I managed to do this a week or so ago, since then I have been wanting to photograph it to put on my blog but DH has been home and I never seemed to be able to get them taken until today.



Design is stitched 1 over 2 on 36ct Edinburgh linen in antique white using WDW and GA threads as listed on the chart.
I followed a tutorial for the box from Judy Odell's book The Flatfold and friends.
I chose Blackbird designs Harvest Home for the fabric as the colours matched so well with the colour of the threads

The box is all hand sewn and padded and is really lovely to feel.

I made the corded and tasseled scissor fob and the bead just added that extra touch. It looked such a good match and was one I had already in my bead collection.

I am very pleased with how it turned out.
Hope you like it.

Blackbird Designs Free Petite Lettres Rouges

I wanted to make this design from Barb & Alma into a needlebook and over the bank holiday weekend I had the time to do it.
This is a photo of the front


This is the inside.


I made some accessories to match the needlebook.


I also made this beaded scissor fob to put my gorgeous little hornbook on, it is so sweet my initials are engraved on it. It was made for me by Bloom Woodworks


Thanks for visiting my blog I am off to see my daughter for a coffee now

A Noel ornament

Another finish at last.
This beautiful design is a free chart which can be downloaded from here.







I stitched the design 1 over 1 with DMC threads 815 & 321 on 32 ct Natural linen. It was stitched mainly on holiday in Tenerife last November. I have taken ages to decide on the finishing but am happy to have it as an ornament, one of many I am aiming to do by Christmas for a special little tree.

Petites Lettres Rouges

My needle has been very busy this weekend as I wanted to finish this little sampler for the contest at Blackbird Designs I added my initials and also added the word NEEDLES at the bottom of the sampler because I would like to finish it as a needle case at some future date.
We had to add a bird to the design and I got mine from a blackbird design which I thought was appropriate.
I really enjoyed stitching this little piece although I had only the weekend to do it as I only found the blackbird blog on Thursday but I did not start it until Saturday.

I never thought I would finish it in time but was so pleased I did.

I stitched the sampler 1 over 1 on 28ct zweigart cashel linen the colour is Vintage Country Mocha the photo does not do the fabric justice I used DMC threads 321 498 & 815.

My first pinkeep

I cross stitched this piece just after Christmas and have been longing to make it up. I had never made a pinkeep before and I was a little hesitant about starting. For a first attempt I am quite pleased with the result and hopefully my next one will not take me so long to start, and be a little quicker to make up now I have more idea of what I'm doing.

The chart is CoeurAuxPaons and is a free design from Carinne found here

I stitched it 1 over 1 on 32ct belfast linen using DMC 498.

Here is the front and back of the pinkeep.






I can't wait to start making up my other stitched pieces now that I have at last made the effort.

Mojo sketch

I made this layout of Ben using this weeks sketch from Mojo Holder




I really enjojed making this as it has been a while since I have made a layout. Thanks to Mojo Holder for giving me the inspiration.

Lets garden with Grandad

It was such a lovely day today and DH spent some time tidying the garden, it was lovely smelling the newly mown grass it made me realize that summer was on the way.
My daughter Sarah popped in with Amy on the way to meet Ben and Charlotte from school, Amy loved running around in the garden and did'nt want to leave but she also didn't want Mummy to go so Sarah promised her she could come back with Ben and Charlotte on the way home.
Well every one wanted to help Grandad and the result was muddy school clothes and shoes,Sarah is so good wth the children she just said it will all clean up Mum and the children are having such a good time.
Here are some photos of the days events.






Ben and Charlotte loved digging in the garden and Amy really enjoyed herself.
Then it was home where Mummy bathed them all straight away before tea.

Acryllic book

I had fun putting this book together with photos I took on a day out to Marazion in Cornwall. I was born in Marazion and spent many happy hours playing on the beach and walking over to St Michaels Mount.
It was great to go back and show my grandchildren and watch them play on that same beach.




Some of the pages







They had great fun that day making sand castles with Grandad.

Protection

Here is my HSMSHS prompt for today



Ben is protected in the water by his water wings.

Stash

My daughter Sarah took me to our local craft shop in the week and I could not resist these gorgous fabrics to add to my stash





I was pleased that the blue matched the threads so well as I am stitching with that thread at the moment and can't wait do the finishing.

Talking about stash I recently recieved these charts from Keepsake Stitches and will be sewing them in this 32ct linen. The colour on the chart looks very blue but it is infact stitched in the mint green and peach colours.



Here is more stash I recieved as a Mothers day present from my daughter Carol, I am so excited to have this Just Nans 15 sided biscornu.



Carol also gave me one of the Charm Garden Pins to get me started there are several you can collect but I love this bee one its my favourite.



I love playing with my stash and I have plenty to play with.

Instead of just admiring it I think I had better start some serious stitching.

Watch this space.

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Its been a long time since I have joined in the fun on Her space My Space.

Glistening sea spray on the rocks.

As promised

I am starting to get a few finishes done to my recent cross stitch. I realise its a little late for Christmas ornaments but I hope you will like it.
I will still be stitching christmas ornaments along with other things throughout the year and hope to do enough to warrant their own little christmas tree.
I have quite a few stitching smalls already done awaiting the finishing and will post a photo when each one is finished.
This ornament is a complimentary design from Windy Willows. I stitched it 1 over 1 on a 32ct linen fabric using DMC 115.