Good Tidings Finished!

The Sampler Girl

Good Tidings to You

JCS Magazine 2011

Stitched on 32 ct Vintage Light Mocha

using recommended DMC Threads

Firstly I have to apologise for my upside down picture I can't figure out why it is like it.  It is not when I copy it over from my phone.  Again I have just to finish it into an ornament.  I enjoyed stitching this one.

I do have another couple of finishes but can't find my SD card that they are on.  They were both birthday presents.  Happy Birthday Elaine for last Friday and Angela  whose birthday it is today xx

I don't know if any of you have heard that Lizzie Kate is going to do a monthly ornament series next year.  I am seriously doomed and really looking forward to seeing them.  They will definitely going on my must stitch list for 2013.

I have been stitching on my hubby's CFC logo but will show that next week when I have stitched a bit more than just white.

Until next time, happy stitching

Lesleyanne xxx

Back from the Framers / Tusal

I have been out into the garden today as the sun was shinning although it is still a bit chilly to take some photos.

First up is The Sampler Girl's At Home with Jane Austen which I picked up from the framers a couple of weeks ago. I am really pleased with how this turned out and it will be going on my bedroom wall shortly.



Next up is my orts jar for the March Tusal. It doesn't look much different from last month but is still made up mostly of Temptation and a few strands from Belle Pepper.



Finally, as it is my birthday on Monday I have been spending my birthday money. Yes I know I haven't actually got it yet but when I saw Sew and So had L*K Jingle All the way on their website my clicky finger had clicked before you could say Happy Birthday lol and there is no point in paying postage for just one chart so another couple of L*K landed in the basket. The snowman is for the December SAL with Sally and Chris. The birthday wishes is for my son who turns thirteen this year. He was moaning at Christmas that I had stitched a L*K First Christmas for his brother and not for him even though he has got a First Christmas ornament so thought I would stitch this for him.



The other two charts are from fellow stitchers who were selling on their charts after they had completed them.

Until next time, happy stitching

Lesleyanne xxx

Blue!

I have stitched a lot of Blue this week. I didn't do any stitching the week before last so many different things on in the evening I didn't pick up a needle. This week I carried on with my new start, All Our Yesterdays, The Lighthouse. I had already stitched the top of the lighthouse and the boys' hats so last week I stitched the sky. I probably would have got more done if I had read the instructions and only did half a cross stitch and not the whole cross stitch.



This weekend I joined another SAL with Sally Barb, Hazel, and Tracy, (I would love to add links to these blogs but don't know how, if anyone could help, please feel free to leave a comment). We are stitching the Sampler Girl's At Home with Jane Austen and this is my progress for this weekend.



I will be stitching on my Christmas Design SAL this week as I didn't get it done when I should have. I think my rotation has gone to pot a bit. Never mind I will catch up sometime lol at least I am enjoying my stitching and that's what it is about.

Have you seen the new LHN Ornament of the Month? It is gorgeous, definitely my favourite so far can't wait to receive it so I can start it.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xx

Award and Miscellaneous

I have received the lovely sunshine award from Claire (http://aimetu-clare.blogspot.com/). Thank you so much Claire you really, really made my day. I am supposed to pass this award on to 12 bloggers but I am not going to do that because there are soooo many more than 12 that deserve it (just look at my blog list lol) but will say that it's for all the bloggers out there who I visit as there are so many wonderful, inspiring bloggers out there.

I would like to post a picture of the award but blogger won't let me.

I also have a picture of the anniversary sampler I have finished and has been received but again blogger won't let me.

I started All our Yesterdays, The Lighthouse, last week and have done better than I thought I would as I have had a very busy week.

This week is the Christmas Design SAL, I don't think I will be stitching on it this week as I am out just about every night, with parents evening, a school concert and a night out to see Snow White on Ice by the Russian ballet stars, can't wait.

Talking about SALs, I have joined Sally, Barb and Hazel on their Sampler Girl's Jane Austen at Home stitch along starting on 9 April. I have juggled my rotation slightly to fit this in but couldn't resist since I had it in my stash. I have just got to decide what fabric to use.

Until next time, hopefully with pictures, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xx

New Stash!

This arrived today from Thread Bear which I ordered after seeing Elisa's colour changes (http://paperfaerie71.blogspot.com/) because I fell in love with the purple rather than the pink although I'm a bit of pink fan and I wouldn't have the brains to think about changes colours. I am hoping Elisa won't mind me shamelessly pinching her colour conversion. I have also ordered the threads for this although there a three Thread Bear are having to order from the States so they won't be here for about a month. But that's probably a good thing but I can't start anything else until my Christmas stitching is complete and I can't see that happening until the end of November.

I also ordered some Lizzie Kate charts from Sew and So so will post that when it comes.

I am in the process of stitching a 21st birthday card and will show a picture when its finished.

Enjoy your weekend and stitching.

Lesleyanne