Weekend of stitching

Hello there!

What a lovely weekend of stitching I had.  I got the biscobud for a birthday present finished and lots done on my Fairy Grandmother by Lavender and Lace.  Delighted with myself.

Lovely red and green and metallic red hearts biscobud

Birthday Biscobud

I feel like I have made fantastic progress on Fairy Grandmother.  She looks yummy!  I have done quite a bit on her face but the stitches are teeny tiny and I can do about an hour at a time.  The detail is brilliant and i am glad I decided to stitch her face 1 over 1 on the 32 count rather than 2 over 2 with backstitch.  The time and eye strain will be well worth it lol :-)

Fairy Grandmother at the end of 22nd October

Now to stitch a biscornu that a friend has ask for .... Think I could make a business out of the ornies I make lol

Happy stitching and crafting all.

Giveaway for blogoversary coming ASAP :-)

Love me xxxxxx

Update + Giveaway + Hermit weekend

Hello readers

I have spent yesterday and this evening finishing the stitching and beading on a biscobud so this evening I could start putting it together.

I love the colours in this piece.  Most of the colour should have been Gold Metallic thread but I changed to green with read beads. There is also a lovely red tassel in the center of the beads on the larger square.

Really have enjoyed stitching this design

Before putting the biscobud together and tassel on

This weekend I am childless, well my 2 big adult children will be about but they are under strict instructions to look after themselves lol!  Me .... well I am having a weekend of stitching and nothing else!  Pizza will be ordered in and thats about the height of cooking for the weekend!!!

Over the next day or go I will be doing a giveaway on my blog.  The anniversary of my blog is here in a few days and it will 2 years of blogging and chatting so this is something worth shouting about (I hope!!).

As a thank you to all my readers I thought a giveaway would nice so please spread the word and watch over the next few days for the posting.

Well I am off to bed, early start in the morning then from 2pm I will be in my stitching corner and I shall not be moved until Sunday Evening .... ooooooo bliss!

Night all

Lots of love and hugs

Me xxxxxxx

**A little bit of stitching**

Finally a quick update of my stitching.  Now things have settled and kiddies back at school 9am-3pm I can get stuck in and my stitchy bug is itching to go now which has delighted me so much!!

A ladybird motif stitched on a t-shirt for Cara :-)
The labybird is 'Gaston' from Ben and Hollys Little Kingdom
Cara is delighted.  Must take a photo of her in it.

A lovely sparkly biscobud in the making for a very dear friend of mine.
I need to make one each for both my bestest friends in the whole wide world!
They wanted one after I won first prize in the Omagh show with a biscobud

For a wonderful friends lovely new baby girl

Old Stitchers by Just A Moment
I hope to have this finihsed by the end of the week.
Progress photo tomorrow :-)

In the Sunshine

Hello fellow bloggers,

Hope everyone has enjoyed the month of August!!

James did excellent in his GCSE results and gained more than what he needed to go into 6th Form.  He has a half day later on at school then starts full time on Monday.

Ryan, Conor and Mark are back to school on Monday.  I don't think they are impressed the summer holidays are over but looking forward to school starting. Fun had by all but now its heads down and hard work all the way!!

I have enrolled with the Open University to carry on with my Degree.  I am so looking forward to getting back to my studies in October.

But ... the last few days has seen sunshine so I took my stitching outside and stitched away whilst the children played out.  I only got a little bit done as I was up and down like a yo-yo but we all have a brilliant time in the garden.

Glittery Hearts BiscoBud.
Just a little done but
I am delighted

Not much done here except playing out and getting all the school supplies for the start of a new school year. next week I declare a full stitching week whilst the boys are in school :-)

Well I think it is bedtime as it is back to alarm setting and school runs tomorrow.  I have missed it because I love my routine!!

Bye for now

Keep well and safe

Love me xxxx

Prize Winning Stitching :-)

Good Evening Bloggers

Yesterday I took my completed Biscobud (photo below) to the Omagh Show and entered it into the Cross Stitch (Home Industries) section.

Complete Biscobud

And my Biscobud won FIRST PRIZE!!!!  I am so delighted particually because I stitched the 2 squares for the Biscobud about a year ago and only stitched it together last week! :-)

My Prize winning Biscobud

I have a fantastic spring in my step now and I feel my stitching bug coming back!! I did stitch a little on my Universe in a Jar HAED the other night and I could feel that itchy stitching finger feeling coming back and I was ready for a mega session lol!

So you never know what happens when you enter a show .... get entering!  I know how good it is to have a FIRST PRIZE next to something created with hours of love!!

Happy Stitching and Crafting

Love to all
Heather
xxooxx

Photo Time :-)

Here are some photos that I promised to post.

This Photo I totally love!  One of the best school photos I have of 4 of the children.  Just FANTASTIC! :-)

(L-R) Katie, Mark, Conor and Ryan

Katie's Graduation from Nursery

(L-R) Mark, Conor and Ryan enrolled in Summer Scheme

Oh so Proud of you Ryan for getting your Riddle chosen and published in a book!

For Katie's Nursery Teachers.
I didn't have time to make for all the teachers so I had to buy gifts
.... start stitching earlier for next year I think

Finally finished M'Ladys Strawberries!!!
Only took a year on and off lol :-)

And Finally ....

Finally got around to stitching up my Biscobud that I started last summer (ish)
Will post a photo when i'm done.