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Now for days I've been complaining to my partner about the post and how most of the stuff I've ordered for Christmas has not come but this morning i got a lovely surprise as all my parcels came, plus one i didn't know about so imagine my smile when i pulled this from the packet! This is Izzy's first stocking and i must say i love it! Her great Nannie , the woman who spent many hours teaching me to stitch after my mother laid the foundations, made this for her and may i just say that i have never met anyone faster or as perfect at stitching as my Nannie (although sally does give her a run for her money!) Take care SJ

Well its been quiet around here of late with all Christmas shopping, baby demands and stitching, yes i have managed to fit that in some how! Here is a little sneak peek at what I've been doing lately whilst neglecting my BF, he shouldn't mind though as it is for him. I'm hoping to have this finished by the end of next week so i can concentrate on my table runner for Christmas day, we'll see how it works out. SJ

After only four years of struggling to see on this 18 count aida i have finally finished the alphabet bumble bee sampler..... I think this has something to do with the fact that there is a little one on the way and if it pops out a girl then this will be ideal for the nursery if its a boy then at least i have something put away for the next one :) although that wont be for some time! SJ

I HAVE FINISHED BOTH POOH BEARS!!!! Sorry got a little over excited, but they are finally done and i can now start on the quilt its self! i love this part! Still playing around trying to figure out how to place it. SJ

My baby boy! He's noisy, tiring, demanding, never stops crying and yet he's everything i wanted.... We named him BOLT, Don't ask me why his daddy liked the name so i said OK because we'd already been though 100 others, plus the other hundred we went through trying to figure out a name for his sister, who has a new home with my BF's dad. We were actually looking for a border collie for his dads 50Th birthday prezzie but i fell i love with this little guy so ray bought me him! His sister is named bonnie after about a week and a half of having no name and being called puppy! no pictures of her as yet, because she never sits still! Bolt, on the other hand seems to sleep more than anything else! I swear he actually believes he's a baby! We've had him two weeks now and he's already learnt where he can and can not pee, and so stop and the road side when told! lol (can you tell that he has taken over my life?) However there is one bonus to a dog that likes to sl...

I haven't been up to much lately mostly just working and trying my hardest to get rid of this bleeding cold! I'm just sick of it now lol! In between working and sleeping i have done a little stitching on a new project for my BF's niece and nephew. Two blankets one blue, one pink and knowing how long it takes me to get myself in gear im going to make these big enough for toddlers even though their currently only 6 months old lol.

I Know, I Know, Im late but do have a good reason one very cute little baby girl pulled a few of my laptop keyboard keys off and i've had to have it fixed lol. I would like to say that both steph and linda will receive a gift for taking part in my "tell me why" lol thank you ladies i loved what you both wrote! Linda: One of the many reasons I love my children(even though they are going through the teen years! LOL) is because of what they have taught me! They have taught me unconditional love! They have taught me the power of words! They have taught me the power of actions! They have taught me it is okay to be ME! They have taught me how far my patience can go! They have taught me to laugh till I cried or wet my pants! They have taught me to K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid!). They have taught me too see the world through their eyes! THey have taught me what it really means to be happy! They have taught me that it's okay I am crazy! They have taught me to live! They hav...

Several things that i love about cross stitch *I love the excited feeling you get when you first start a new piece. *Watching a design come to life on the fabric *The endless possibilities for a finished cross stitch *Being able to alter the design to put a little more you in it *The different colours and textures *Finishing a design and knowing that every minute you've put into it was worth it! Happy New Year Everyone, i hope that you all have a wonderful one filled with colour and excitement, also thank you so much for visting me through out the year you have all truely made it a happy one :D

She is offically finished, I stayed up last night to get her finished and im glad i did!. i love the look of a complete cross-stitch its just so pretty and really makes me feel like i've achived something, even if it is something so small :D Ok due to work and a broken computer the Mr christmas competion has ended and i've decided that the winner is Sally with her nomination :D Sally that means you win the christmas give-away :) dont worry i still have your address from last year :D i'll send your goodies just after christmas so they dont get caught up in the christmas mail!

Hello to all you ladie out there, now if you were reading my blog this time last year you will know exactly what this post is going to introduce and for those of you who joined after christmas, well i hope you enjoy it as much as i did last year! So without further delay the MR CHRISTMAS 2008 will begin and this year we've got some new faces with are first entry nominated by me, Please give a warm welcome to Gong Ji Cheol a south korean actor, model and all round cute, sexy and unvbelievably loveable, if i do say so my self. :) Star of my favourite korean Drama 1st Coffee Shop Prince Now for those of you who wish too nominate please just leave a comment with your nomie at any time before the closing date on the 12th and they will be added into the running however the max number of guys is 8 because we dont want too many to choose from now do we! Also if you would like to enter a husband, boyfriend, brother, friend or son as a candadte then be my guest this copation is open to all! ...

Well that chocolate cake is long gone! YUM :D Mostly this week I've been stitching Christmas cards and believe it or not i actually finished my Christmas blankie of which i will post pic next time! :D This one was stitched by younger sister Chel and both pics were taken by my youngest sister Hollie, both of them have decided that I'm sleeping in their room on the floor on Christmas eve as we used to share a room when we were younger :D i guess i have no say in the matter

ok so as im writting this post outside there is a massive down fall of hail stones... i think winter has finally set in! The only bad news about this seeing as i love winter is that i walk to work on a morning and it takes me 45 minutes to get there so im guessing that im going to have to do some serious shopping and stock up on wooly jumpers and wool tights to keep myself warm! lol :) Ok so this is going to be my halloween post as i wont have time to post tomorrow. Im planning to watch horror movies with a friend and stuff my face with sweets and toffee apples! Yummy! I hope you all have a great halloween and i would love to know what you all have planned? Also despite having an eye infection this week and feeling like every time i blink my eyes are being cut with glass i have managed to get some more stitching done on 'the first day of spring' by sarah kay and i have found that i acctually have my stitching drive back! how good is my timing! hehe (if you ever get an eye infev...

I love these cartoons their so cute! pon and zi :) Just had to show you them plus that one is one of my favourites! hehe just a quick update to tell you im still alive but barley stitching coz i just haven't really been in the mood to! so the sarah kay design is taking longer than i thought to finish lol:) but it is coming along nicely :) Take care everyone and just a quick note..................... hehehehehe!

Haven't really been upto much this week just helping out at the post office getting it ready to open :) and stitching on the sarah kay design i started. I have desided that im not going to start anything new untill i've finished atleast half of the projects i already have on the go! :) Have a nice week everyone :) SJ

I knew there was something i had to do! lol sorry for the long pause, its just i haven't really had that much time to post or even stitch for that matter!. I've been helping my friend move homes, getting ready for my trip to wales (more about that in a minute) and generally freaking out! It feels like I've lost a week somewhere along the line but cant think how! Oh well there is nothing i can do about it now;) Right first of all I'll explain the trip to wales, its for a job interview and it last all weekend from the 12th till the 14th, i have to travel all the way to wales for the interview and them on the Sunday I'll find out if i get the job! if i do i say for an extra weeks training and then i come home to collect my stuff ready to move to which ever center i get placed in. The job will be an activities instructor with a firm called kingswood, where we do everything from climbing to archery with kids. I've been waiting nearly a hole year to apply for this and...

Well as most of you know its only four whole months away from Christmas and if your anything like me you'll have a list a mile long of the things you wanna make for it, so what better time to get started than now :) These are just a few bits I've been playing with, the two above are going to be Christmas cards and this below is either going to be a blanket or a wall hanging i haven't decide which yet :) Also this week i turned 18 which was quite fun :) i didn't do anything major just hung out with my family and got some really great presents :) Including my Super Junior album that arrived just after! I was so happy when this came though the post from Korea :) yeahy! I also got this really cute money box and snow globe from the Beatrix potter collection, and lots of other gifts too! I fell in love with this the moment i saw it :)

Ok i should be ashamed of my self because i've done almost no stitching or knitting as i've been researching life in a foreign country, namely through this blog . Morry is funny, insightful and really a great read! I've been readying through her archives of her life in japan and have loved every post! I have however made a little progress on this! The black and grey felt like it was never going to be complete and it still is'nt i've got the whole of the top to do and the bottom right hand coner to do as well! But i love it because it means that with all the grey the lady is going to stick out even more! Have a great week! SJ

wow, I never thought id get here but i have and its really quite amazing, I've have finally posted 100 posts including this one :) Although many of my older posts are out of order due to picture editing and some have been deleted completely from this blog this still counts as my 100th published post! Now i know its very popular to hold a give away on the 100th post but I'm not, and the reason for this Will become clear in a couple of posts time so you'll just have to wait and see :P I do have one thing that makes this post memorable to me and that is the completion of this.... Ladies and, well ladies, i give you the complete Christmas angles for the last time. i finished the back stitching just before i wrote this post and like many of you stitchers out there i hate back stitch. i actually fell asleep one evening doing it! but its all done now and that means i can start a new Christmas piece! yeah, i wonder what I'll do? Any suggestions? Edit: Also thought id try a ne...

If you remeber back to my post on the mystery project, i asked if you were able to guess what i was stitching, well i thought i'd give you a little more to go on so here it is a working progress! i like this one because i dont get board of it too soon :) its a really pretty design and i love the colours in it. So can anyone tell yet?

I've been a bad stitcher and started a new project before finishing the angels fully. I could'nt help it, the one im now doing, i put of for monthes and it's been calling to me all this time so i started it and i dont feel the least bit guilty :) I'm not going to tell you what it is only that it came from crossstitcher and its beautiful! If you'd like to guess what it is then go ahead it could be fun and you never know you could get it right on your first try! :)