Monday 17 October 2011

Exchanges / Finishes / IHSW

Hello All

I can now show you my exchange received from Becka in the Rotating Designer Exchange.
Becka stitched me this lovely Prarie Schooler Santa - thank you so much Becka I can't wait to put it on my tree this year.



I sent a couple of my finishes to Karen's Finishing Service. First up my Tralala Due Noel. Karen finished this as a hanging pinkeep for me. I think it is gorgeous I am really pleased.



Next up is LHN Holly and Berries. Another stunning finish. Thank you Karen.



This is the back view.



Last up it was International Hermit and Stitch Weekend this weekend. Now I managed to take advantage of this as from Thursday as I was a very silly girl and twisted my ankle leaving my mum's house on Wednesday night. So I stitched all day Thursday, all day Friday and on Sunday and finished up the Travelling Pattern, Count your Blessings. I am going to leave this open until Wednesday 20th October as I have not been inundated with names. So if you do want enter please leave a comment on the post below. I think I will probably frame this one to go on my bedroom wall.



Thank you to all those that take the time to leave a comment, I really do appreciate it. Hello to all my new followers.

Until next time, happy stitching

Lesleyanne

23 comments:

Ranae said...

What a fabulous exchange gift from Becka, love Santa holding the birdhouse
Karen did a fantastic finishing on your pieces.
I need a hermit weekend.

Julie said...

A super exch form Becka.
Karen did a great job finishing off your lovely stitching too.
Hope your ankle is feeling a little better.

Melissa said...

The finishing was great! I really love LHN's Holly and Berries. Sorry to hear about your ankle.

Christine said...

Lovely ornaments and a great finish on CYB

cucki said...

very sweet ornaments..i love them so much..
i hope your ankle feels better soon..hugs for you xx

butterfly said...

What lovely ornaments so pretty.

Kathy Ellen said...

Poor you! Tripping and hurting your ankle! At least you had a good reason to get in some stitching time while you rested though:) Love your Santa from Becka, and your ornaments are beautiful and so nicely finished by Karen too!

Bekca said...

I'm so glad to hear you liked the exchange piece Lesleyanne, I'm glad it's found a great home :) So sorry to hear about your ankle, but what a great excuse to stitch! Best wishes.

Sara said...

What a lovely santa you got Lesleyanne, and your two recently finished ornaments are really cute.
I love your "Count your Blessings" is it goint to be an ornament to? I can't wait to finish focusing on my current project so that I can start following the project until I get the chance to stitch it too :)

staci said...

Beautiful finishes Lesleyanne! Enjoy your sweet exchange piece!

Mouse said...

oh dear want to borrow my sticks or chair to get about or are you quite happy stitching heheheeh ... love your exchange piece off Becka ... am still waiting for mine to turn up ... love the finishes you've had done .. is she this side of the pond ????
and well done on the count your blessings too ... lovely ... don't my name in the hat ..lol .. take care :) love mouse xxxx

Christina said...

I love the gingerbread on that PS Santa - so cute! Karen's finishing is perfect as always. I love to see what she has finished on her blog.

BrendaS said...

Great exchange and beautiful finishing:)))

Hope your ankle is doing better. At least you got a lot of stitching done!

Anonymous said...

Hi Lesleyanne. You have a lovely blog. Found it at Random Ramblings. Lovely work youve done. Cant wait to see more.

TammyK said...

Sorry to hear about your ankle but at least you got some nice stitching time out of it :) Love your ornaments.

♥ Nia said...

You always receive lovely gifts! :)
Very beautiful both finishes! :D
Sorry to hear about your ankle sweetie =/ I hope you'll be better soon!! Hugs, Nia

Anne said...

What a lovely ornament Becka sent you!! Those ornies Karen finished are adorable! Perfect for the tree :D

The Outgoing Introvert said...

Love the exchange you received, it is gorgeous!!! Wonderful IHSW progress!

Sarah said...

Sorry to hear about your ankle! I suppose at least it gives you an excuse to sit and stitch :P Bekca's exchange piece looks lovely and those finishes are just stunning, Karen did such a great job. Shows off your beautiful stitching to perfection!

Joysze said...

Awesome goodies from the exchange Lesleyanne. :D

How's your ankle feeling, you poor dear? :(

Lois said...

What a lovely exchange piece and Karen did a wonderful finishing job for you on both your pieces. They look great!

Sally said...

Love your exchange piece. Karen did a fantastic job on finishing your stitching for you.

Count Your Blessings looks lovely. I haven't decided what to do with mine yet!

I hope your ankle is healing nicely now. Lots of time to stitch though:

Carol said...

Hope that ankle is feeling better soon, Lesleyanne--at least that gives you a good excuse to sit and stitch...

Cute ornament from Bekca and you and Karen really created two lovely pieces for your Christmas tree this year.