A Finish and Plans Change

Hi stitchers

This week I tried I really did to get into Sweet Pea or any of my week 1 kits, charts but I did not want to stitch them.

So out with the rotation it is no more, kind off.

I have 3 I really want to stitch, that I have been stitching in the week rotation I've been on. So I'm going to stitch them and I've now got a gift stitch to do as well. That's 4 weeks, maybe.

When I get my new stuff I would love to start that too, I'm hopeful I will get them September. 

I will still do a weekly update here. That's the new plans.

So stitching...

Here is before with sweet pea sorry about photo

And now, with a arm and a few flowers 

I love her but can't stitch her right now. 

I got a magazine and it had a free chart book with designs by Emma Congdon.

 I just had to stitch this... I've changed a few colors and added charms, I love it.

Here is my finish

The fabric is darker then the photo and it's a off cut I don't know what it's called.

I think it's a 16 count Aida.

My gift stitch is from this chart book.

My mum asked me if I would stitch the friend one for her very good friend/pen pal. I said sure. She wants it like the picture, same colors and they are bright on white.

I found a off cut white Aida and had to get a few DMC but now I can start it.

Until next time, 

I'm sorry about the rotation guys, I did like moving onto the next after a week so might keep doing that.

Happy Stitching!!!

New, old and TUSAL

Where do I begin? 

Lets start with November's TUSAL just one more to go.

Ok Now for the stitching.

Here is more of Sweet Pea before I put her away. She now has legs.

After Sweet Pea, 

I felt like stitching one of my old wips and after looking at them I got out Rose Petal Angel.

But there's a problem I've lost part of the key that tells you what colour to stitch. Lucky that I can go by what I have already done for most of it. You should have seen me hunting for it, it was a mess. lucky I still have the part that tells me the combined colours and the details/back stitch.

   

As I hope you can see I only did a little on her arm.

I got sidetracked by family and now another gift to stitch. 

Which brings me to a new start called Tiger Reflection

Here is what it will look like

 

And now

I forgot what it's like to stitch on black. No time limit on this one. 

That's good as it's going away I'm thinking I will now stitch more of Rose Petal Angel or QS April Fairy, I'm not sure yet, maybe both.

Other news my sister is the drawer in the family and I asked her if she would do me a cover for my A2 book. I told her it had to have cross stitch title and fantasy. 

She ended up doing a A3 which I can still work with and left me to colour. 

Here it is. I'm hoping you can see it and no I have not coloured  it yet. I will show you when I have the page A2 done.

On the colouring, so many books are out now for adults to colour and this week I got into it too. So much so that I want to get a few tomorrow when I'm out. Here's the book I have and what I've done.

 

Pale in the photos, its a little brighter then this.

I've also been thinking about next year as I got my Calendars 

I love Love Love my Fairyland Calendar

Anyway I'm not going to join a group or tell you I'm only going to stitch on this chart because you all know I did not keep that one this year. No I'm just going to stitch and post on what I do. Easy!

Well that's it for me. Happy Stitching!!!  

Ideas and sweet pea, oh and Happy Halloween

Hi all

I've been thinking a lot this week as I stitch on sweet pea 'where will I put her?' I don't really have anymore room on my walls. Not only that but I'm already storing picture frames. So I remembered an idea another blogger had of putting them in a big book. Saves space and money, keeps the stitching clean and later I can go get it framed if I want to. It's a win win don't you think. 

I'm thinking I will still get any heaven and earth stitching framed maybe and of course the gifts that I do.

So today I went shopping and got this A2 book

It's A2 which I'm hopeful will fit all my stitching, it has 20 pockets and if I use both sides 40 so lots of stitching. All I need really.

As I was saying I've been stitching sweet pea, not a lot has been done because I got into a really great book and could not put it down.

My mum has been baking cookies for Halloween and they are yum! Just a few little spiders.

On that note I wish everyone a happy scary Halloween for the 31st

Happy stitching!!!!

I'm doing it again, and Tusal

 Hi all 

yes I'm doing it again I can not make up my mind on what to stitch. 

Maybe you can help me?

What out of my wip page would you like to see stitched and finished? 

So it's TUSAL time again so let's start with that.

Now let see 

I've been stitching sweet pea. I only just got the rest of the beads and kreinik in the mail, so that's good.

I got out the PR Sal and did a little on step 12.

Just have to do her hair and backstitch.

Then I started working with black on page 1 of QS April Fairy

And today I finished a little one as it was my birthday on the 5th October and I thought this was cute, he is called Monty the bear. He was a free gift with a cross stitch magazine.

So that's it I think. Let me know what you would like to see me stitch now as I still have know idea what I'm going to start stitching.

Happy stitching!!!

Oh and thinks for all your comments they mean a lot to me.

Sweet Pea

Hi not much stitching as I've been sick with a cold but here is sweet pea so far.

I really like her, she also is a nice stitch. Hope to do more today.

Happy Stitching!!

Tusal, pirate and a new start

Hi all, 

Here is my TUSAL, 

Mini pirate page 7. I have only stitched about half. She is on 18 count Aida. 

I got a little bored with her.

My new start is sweet pea fairy by Joan Elliott but I'm not going to stitch her wings so she will just be called sweet pea. I've had to send away for the kreinik and beads so hope to get them soon.

Here she is so far.

And last is my girl Jessie just before a walk. She has grown so fast and is so playful. Loves people but not other dogs oh well better that then the other way round.

Happy Stitching!!!