Giveaway Winner!

Just a quick post today to announce the winner of my wee giveaway! All 57 entries were put into a random generator and the winner is............ drum roll please..........................................................

1.Ranae

2.stitcherw

3.Pike

4.Sheila

5.Rachael

6.Raven/Missy

7.Lelia

8.Dani

9.Lee

10.Prm2Pink

11.Nemetne Adri

12.Cath

13.Eva

14.Lesleyanne

15.Elaine

16.Jules

17.PegC

18.Dragon Watcher

19.Suzanne

20.Lindsay
 

As you can see I haven't copied the whole list here as it would huge!!!!! Congratulations Ranae!!!  I have your address and I will get the etui and fob in the post as soon as I can but I will email you and let you know when I post it:)

 

Thank you to everyone who entered. I can't believe I had 57 people wanting to win something stitched by me. I hope those of you who were first time visitors will return:)

 

I am hoping to get caught up with my blog reading and commenting tomorrow as Abi is at the hospital on Wednesday and we're not sure what is going to happen. She's been referred to an eye specialist as the stye she's had since last October is showing no signs of improvement so the last doctor she saw decided it best to have it removed. We don't know until we get there if it's going to be done that day but we are hoping so as she just wants it over and done with now.

 

Take care everyone!

 

Hugs

 

Sally

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Prize FROM Christine and Other Stuff!

I have lots to show you today! Lol! First of all postie came with an envelope for me from Christine. I won her blogoversary draw a while ago and just look at this beauty that was inside :) She said in her note "better late than never" and let me tell you this was well worth waiting for :) Thank you so much Christine, I absolutely love it! Email on the way:)

I decided I wanted to stitch up a little RAK for Barb earlier in the week. Barb is a wonderful friend who always has kind words, lifts my spirits and has sent me needleroll charts and also kindly sent me SB Emmanuel's Song. Now I know she is a keen reader so I decided to stitch the Victoria Sampler Friends Count bookmark for her and now I know she has received it and loves it I can show it here.

Victoria Sampler Friends Count Little Learning Bookmark

28 count evenweave

DMC threads

Started 24th May 2010

Finished 26th May 2010

RAK for Barb

As I said in another post I made a start on Drawn Thread Spot of Spring and intend on trying my hand at a mattress pinkeep with Lisa. Well the stitching is now finished, I have the back stitched with my initials and year so now I just have to work out how big I need the sides then when Lisa is ready we'll have a go at putting them together! I really enjoyed stitching this and can't wait to do the others.

Drawn Thread A Spot of Spring

28 count evenweave

DMC

Started 18th May 2010

Finished 26th May 2010

My final finish for this post is The Sampler Girls At Home With Jane Austen the SAL I have been doing with Barb, Lesleyanne, Hazel and Tracy. This has been such a joy to stitch and I look forward to stitching more of Tanya's designs. I think I'll be saving up to have this one framed. Thank you so much ladies for SALing with me:)

The Sampler Girl At Home With Jane Austen

36 count flax linen

DMC and Crescent Colours

Started 9th April 2010

Finished 27th May 2010

You will not believe this but yesterday afternoon I was feeling pretty fed-up with myself. Thursday afternoon I started to feel unwell and was really peeved as I was supposed to be visiting Chris yesterday but had to cancel because of that. Then yesterday I had one of those stupid headaches that are something and nothing but made me feel yuck! If that makes sense. I just wanted a quiet afternoon and had a sudden urge to pick Chatelaine Spring Morning up. By the time it came to preparing something for tea I really did not want to put it down! So here's my progress and I think it'll be coming out more often now.

I am hoping to get block 5 finished on CHS SoHRH tonight. This is last weeks progress so I have done more since this piccie. I am really enjoying this block but not looking forward to the biggie that I'll be moving onto next!

My final WIP is, of course, Just a Thought Sampler Garden Casket and here is the finished casket top. I love these bunnies! I'll be making a start on the casket bottom tomorrow, fingers crossed!

Just a reminder that there is still time to enter the giveaway in my previous post. I will drawing a winner on Monday :)

Finally my stitching plans for next month will, hopefully, see HAED Guardian being stitched on regularly again as Lisa and I are having our own UFO night again this time on Wednesdays. I really feel the need to get back to this again as I need a guardian angel of my own:) lol!

I hope everyone in the UK has a wonderful bank holiday weekend. It's typical bank holiday weather as it's raining and a bit chilly! And to all my friends in the US have a safe Memorial Day:)

Take care everyone.

Hugs

Sally xx

A Wee Giveaway:)

As promised I am back with a wee giveaway:) I missed my blogoversary last November plus I've been lucky enough to win three giveaways lately so thought I'd stitch something up especially. So this is what you can win by simply commenting on this post:)

Lody Steward A Stitcher Cannot Fail Etui and Fob

28 count evenweave

GAST and Carrie's Creations

From The Gift of Stitching issue 38

I will leave this open until next Monday so please leave a comment if you'd like to win this.

Take care everyone!

Hugs

Sally

xx

Peppermint Twist Revisited!

At last I have made the effort and finally made Blue Ribbon Designs Peppermint Twist up into a pinkeep. It's all I seem to make things up into these day ( and needlerolls!) but one day I will surprise you all and try something else! Anyway I backed the pinkeep in some red fabric that was in a fat quarter Christmas fabric bundle from The Viking Loom, which I bought ages ago, and used some green trim from the pack Mylene sent me then added red pins. I am pleased with the way it turned out. I intend on keeping it out all year long:)

CHS Shores of Hawk Run Hollow is going very well! Lol! I am loving block 5 and hope to get a real good go at it again tomorrow and Saturday. Fingers crossed I can get this one done for the end of the month then it'll be onto huge one in the middle, which I am not really looking forward to!!

I am also hoping to get The Sampler Girl At Home With Jane Austen finished by the end of the month :) I am still loving this piece so much and have actually stitched a little bit more on this tonight. It's such a pretty piece with a lovely sentiment.

My final WIP is Just a Thought Sampler Garden Casket. I am working on the casket top at the moment. Aren't those bunnies cute? lol!

I have had a small new start. Lisa and I were talking ages ago about having a go at a mattress pinkeep and doing it together but I've never got around to stitching something suitable until now! I decided on Drawn Thread Spot of Spring so that was my new start. It's such a lovely little piece and I intend on stitching the other three and making them into mattress pinkeeps too.

At long last I received my Shepherd's Bush kits from Fobbles today. As you may remember I ordered them back in mid February but they were out of stock so had to be ordered from SB. it's been a long time coming due to a lost package, then the Icelandic volcano halting flights etc but it's here at last :) I don't have a piccie of my goodies but I ordered My Pins and the 2009 Scissor Fob but as that was no longer available I got the 2010 one instead :) Beverley also included a Fobbles pen and a cute little button tin. That'll be my last stash for a while as with the price of everything going up I will have to good unless I desperately need fabby or threads. It's not as though I have nothing to stitch though as I have plenty to keep me going for a long time! Lol!

I'll be having a wee giveaway soon so keep a look out. I've stitched something up especially:)

At long last the weather here is warming up :) Just as long as it doesn't too hot!!!!

Take care everyone!

Hugs

Sally

xx

Another Roll Down

First of all I must apologise for my lack of "life" in my last post! Let's just say I was having "issues" and feeling really low. Feeling a wee bit more with it today!! I've set off several times with the good intentions of getting caught up with blog reading and commenting too but got so far then failed so I'm hoping to do that later today :)

So without further ado here's my latest Shepherd's Bush Roll. This time I chose Birdhouse Roll ( thanks to Barb for sending me the chart x) but it's a bit different as I didn't have the brown beads needed so decided to leave the beads off all together and stitch those parts instead plus I didn't have a birdhouse charm so I stitched that as well! I am pleased with it though and am still really enjoying stitching these rolls. I shall miss them when Chris and I have them all done, although we do have a bit of a way to go yet!

Shepherd's Bush Birdhouse Roll

32 count Vintage Country Cream Linen

DMC

Now onto my WIPs of which I just have two to show this week as I haven't  stitched on Sampler Garden Casket since my last post. I didn't get much stitched on The Sampler Girl At Home With Jane Austen but I did get the house built so that's a big chunk of it done. Hoepfully I'll get a better go at it this week. Barb and Lesleyanne have finished theirs and both of them look gorgeous :) I absolutely love this piece and the verse really sums me up as I do love my home comforts :) There really is nothing like staying home for real comfort.

Finally another house building effort on Shores! The lady in last week's post no longer looks like she is standing in mid air although at one point before I got the white rail completed she did actually look like she had a zimmer frame! Unfortunately two of the colours in the house are so close you can't really see the difference but it wasn't until I'd got a fair bit stitched that I actually realised and I refuse to frog too much on 40 count linen so it's staying as it is! Jane and Nicki how are you getting on?

I was almost very naughty yesterday and stood by my stitching drawers comtemplating a new start! I had no idea just what I wanted to start but the thought was definitely there but I walked away and got the thought out of my mind lol! I think it's still there a bit but I really shouldn't. I need to get some stuff made up rather than think of new starts as Peppermint Twist and 4 Wishes are rolled up waiting to be finished to hang! And I think there could be more lurking somewhere!

Last Friday Chris came over for a visit. We had a lovely afternoon chatting and showing our stitching as well as having cuppas lol! It was really good to see her as we've not seen each other for ages and I hope we can get together again soon.

It is so cold over here at the moment. I turned our heating off a few weeks ago and am refusing to switch it back on again but it's freezing! We've actually had a couple of frosts this week. There's no wonder I can't get warm when I go to bed then I can't sleep because I'm cold! Lol!

Hope you are all having a wonderful week. Thanks for visiting me and for all your lovely comments. I appreciate them very much xx

Take care everyone!

Hugs

Sally

xxx

Shores Block 4

Looks like I am now back on track on CHS Shores of hawk Run Hollow! Block 3 seemed to take me forever but I stitched block 4 in record time and even made a good start on block 5. So here is are a couple of pictures.

Next up is The Sampler Girl At Home With Jane Austen, my first and most certainly not my last of Tanya's JA designs. I'm stitching this as a SAL with Barb, Lesleyanne, Hazel and Tracy. I am absolutely loving this peice.

Finally my Sampler Garden Casket sides are complete and I've made a small start on the casket top. I'm quite relieved to have the sides finished!

I made a start on my Shepherd's Bush roll for this month today :) I was in the mood for something quick and simple although I haven't finished it yet! I chose the Birdhouse Roll this time, the chart for which Barb kindly sent me.

I had a wee bit of post today. Tanya at The Sampler Girl was having a sale on Jane Austen charts and as I had a bit of money saved up in my PP account I treated myself to Return to the Sea With Jane Austen and Northanger Abbey and I am looking forward to stitching them both in the future :)

That's all for today.

Take care everyone.

Hugs

Sally

xx

In My Garden

No that does not mean I have been gardening! I hate to say it but I am not a keen gardener which is why I only have a small raised flower bed in my front garden. I wish I was more into it as I love to see pretty gardens but I'm just not! Which is why this roll from Shepherd's Bush is so pretty as it brings some flowers into my life and beautiful colours:) Unfortunately when I got it all finished up into a roll and was messing with the ribbon to get it right the dragonfly button lost it's tail so I was really disappointed.

Shepherd's Bush In My Garden Roll Kit

Started 14th April 2010

Finished 21st April 2010

Another finish is the Dragon Dreams piece and I got it finished up as a bookmark.

Dragon Dreams Lost Dragon Sampler

25 count fabric

DMC, Caron Waterlilies, GAST

Started 2nd April 2010

Finished 14th April 2010

I've also finished the scissor fob to go with the LHN Needle and Thread scissor bed but I haven't got the braiding done yet to sew on so will show that another time.

Onto my WIPs now and at the moment I only have three! My 10 stitches a day on Chatelaine Spring Morning just aren't happening at the moment. I just can't seem to get myself motivated to pick it up again yet but I'm sure I will eventually. This is my progress on At Home with Jane Austen by The Sampler Girl which I'm doing as SAL with Barb, Hazel, Lesleyanne and Tracy. I have done more since this pic was taken yesterday as I've had a change round of my rotation and will be stitching on this on Thursdays now.

I did have a good go on Shores this weekend , my SAL with Jane and Nicki, so I'm really pleased. Block 3 seemed to take forever but it's now finished and block 4 is well on the way. The lettering seemed to go really well on this block after a bit of a shaky start!

Finally a little more progress on Just a Thought Sampler Garden Casket. I'm really enjoying this as it's such a simple stitch and so pretty. I'm looking forward, though, to getting onto stitching other bits of it.

While I think on I have added the two JN charts I've stitched recently as well as the LHN to my for sale blog if anyone is interested :)

You may remember I ordered a couple of small Shepherd's Bush kits from Fobbles back in February. Well I'm still waiting! This is not Fobbles fault by any shape or from as they thought they'd have it in by mid march but are still waiting for it to arrive from Shepherd's Bush. Oh well it's not like I don't have anything to stitch in the meantime!! Lol!

Hasn't it been a lovely week here in the UK for all it's been very chilly first thing in a morning and at night?

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Hugs

Sally

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My Lovely Scissors :)

I had a very lovely pick me up through the post day today as I received the gorgeous scissors I won in Susan's giveaway. My picture really does not do them justice as they are so pretty and lovely to use. Thank you so much Susan. I plan to stitch this in pinks to match the scissors to keep them safe. I bought it the other week after seeing it stitched up on Su's blog.

No finishes in this post but I am moving along quite nicely with my WIPs. I laughed at the comments on my last post about the mermaid being buried in the garden on Shores!! I told Abi and when she looked she said " Mum have you run over her with the car?!!!" lol. Anyway now she is safe and sound in the sea, no more looking like she's buried!!! This block is almost finished and, hopefully, will be when I pick it up next time!

Barb, Hazel, Lesleyanne, Tracy and I started our Sampler Girl At Home with Jane Austen SAL last week and here's my start. I am loving this and this design will be the start of my Jane Austen wall :) I chose to stitch mine on 36 count flax linen and I'm using mostly DMC with a couple of Crescent Colours.

My Sampler Garden Casket is going well. This is the casket end and one side with the next end just started ( birds legs!!) I really hope I can do this piece justice when it comes to the making up!

Finally look at the cute little dragon at the bottom of this piece! Lol! This is Dragon Dreams Lost Dragon Sampler. I have actually finished this piece since I took the photo but will get it made up before I show it again.

And I'm afraid I had another small new start but no piccie of that either. I started a Shepherd's Bush needleroll!!

I was supposed to be going through to meet Chris on Friday this week but I've had to cancel due to not feeling well and as it was Chris had to cancel too so we'll rearrange for another time. We were both looking forward to it too.

Hopefully I will be back with my finished up dragon piece soon and maybe even a needleroll! Who knows!! Lol!

Take care everyone!

Hugs

Sally
xx

A Lovely Package and a Finish!

 I received a lovely prize package from Robin this week:) She well and truly spoilt me with everything and it well and truly made my week. Just look at the lovelies she sent! I amost lost the cute pincushion as Abi took a liking to it! Thank you so much Robin. I LOVE everything!

This week I had another finish and that was Little House Needleworks Needle and Thread. I absolutely loved stitching this. I love the verse, the colours, everything! I took a piccie of it before I stitched it onto the Impie Hattie and Bea scissor bed too.

Little House Needleworks Needle and Thread

32 count linen

Gentle Arts Sampler Thread

Time now for my weekly WIPs. I do hope you're not getting sick of seing Shores yet! It's going to be a long process stitching this and block 3 seems to be taking forever!! I'm afraid the mermaid has no water to swim in yet so I hope she'll be Ok! Lol!

Last week I started Dragon Dreams The Lost Dragon Sampler. I am stitching this over one on 25 count fabric so I'm having to adapt it a little. I want to make it into a bookmark.

I have done almost half of one side of the Sampler Garden Casket. I do love this piece. It's so pretty with few colours.

Finally just to prove that I have been stitching on Chatelaine Spring Morning here's a picture! I haven't been managing my 10 stitches a day this last week but I will get back to it next week when everything settles down again.

Today is the start of our SAL! Barb, Hazel, Tracy, Lesleyanne and I are stitching The Sampler Girl At Home with Jane Austen. I have been looking forward to this and have made a small start on it but no picture yet. I'll take one for my next post!

Well that's all for now. Thank you for continuing to visit my blog and for all your lovely comments. I love your visits and reading your comments. Makes blogging worthwhile:)

Take care everyone.

Hugs

Sally

xxxx

Building a House

Yes that's what I've been doing! Building a house on my CSH Shores of Hawk Run Hollow! I absolutely love block 3 and although there is a lot of stitching in this block I'm not phased by it at all and am really enjoying it. I would love this to be my house!

As I mentioned in my last post I basted my fabric for Just a Thought Sampler Garden Casket and this is what I managed to stitch on Sunday and Monday. This will eventually be one of the casket ends.

Finally more progress on LHN Needle and Thread. I have actually done more on this since I took this picture and love it. It's so quick and easy as there are only a few colours.

I have been so lucky of late as I have won three blog giveaways. You may remember that first off I won Christine's giveaway, then the one Robin had on her blog and now I have won Susan's giveaway for a pair of gorgeous pink scissors! I am so excited by the prospect of receiving these gifts! Thank you so much to all three ladies. I will be having a giveaway of my own within the next month or so when I decide what it's going to be!

Finally thank you so much for all the lovely comments you left on my finishes in my last post! I do love your comments and treasure each and everyone of them.

Have wonderful Easter!

Hugs

Sally

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