yum, yum...

...enjoying these. A Christmas gift from the ladies at my creative embroidery class. I'm taking my time over them and not doing my usual guzzle. Mmm, wonder what I could use the packaging for?!* 

I've spent most of yesterday and today working on this sample. I do enjoy a bit of canvaswork. This is to take to my class on Friday. I'm going to make it into a notebook, this is the cover ( a bit obvious I know, sorry). 

I've used a lot of my own hand dyed threads for once.

I really want to work more with my own dyed stuff as I have a lot of fabrics with matching threads. I can feel a bit of crazy patchwork/quilting coming on! 

The lovely variegated perle above is one of the Anchor threads, No. 5. 

I'm not working to a pattern, it's just evolving like most of the things I do. I've been working some of my favourite stitches. Cushion stitch, Norwich stitch, rice stitch, simplified rice stich and diamond eyelet (see below). 

I still have a bit to finish . I've been doing so much machining lately that I'd forgotten how long hand stitching took! 

Bye for now, got to get stitching! :o)x

Hello kitty!

Yes, you're right, not the usual thing for me. I couldn't resist buying this the other day, in fact couldn't resist two to be exact. Well it's a nice little tin of mints, eat the mints, keep the tin. Oh yes, then there was the price...10p! :o))

Then there was a lovely surprise inside, not only are they mint flavour (fairly strong I have to say) but they are in the shape of a bow, cute or what!

Back to reality and the mess on my table. I've been busy working on one of the projects I really should have finished last year!!! Got to go and get on.....Byee!

:o)  

This morning...

 I dashed out this morning to take these photos. I see that one has focused on the branches above me and thankfully, one on the sunrise.

Note to self - must remember to take my glasses with me when photographing stuff!

This picture is a good example of the 'no glasses' syndrome. I couldn't see the screen on the camera properly and half a bird was the result! 

Finallly got the cheeky devil, sitting on the bird feeder indeed!
The original idea with the feeder and sparrow hawk was a good one I think but just a shame I didn't get it all in one!!. :o(
Until next time... :o)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Resolutions?
None, I've not made any, but I may adopt a motto for the year.
I was reading my 'horror'scope for 2012, I don't really bother about them.
This one however gave a motto for the year and mine was 'Just do it' !
Ok think maybe it's about time I did just that!

Here's to 2012, I wish you all the best!
:o)x

Ho ho ho...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you have had a wonderful time.

xxxxx

Back...

 ...here I am back from the craft fair at the weekend. It's now Wednesday evening and I have no idea when I'll get round to putting the stuff away! Had a good time though.

 I was going to take some photos of some of my stuff to put on my blog. As usual I get engrossed in other things and I ran out of time. By the time I'd decided to photograph them the sun was starting to go down.

Here's a couple of shots I took outside. The rosebud is one of the last ones on my climber. It really looks quite light outside but the light inside the house was just no good. I prefer to take things in decent daylight so here's hoping it is nice and bright tomorrow. 

I leave you with the setting sun. Until next time...

:o)x 

Problems...

 This is my third attempt to upload photos to blogger. I'm not sure if it's because I'm on my netbook and it's slower or if it's because it's a really busy time. Anyway, third time lucky and I've managed to upload three out of the six I'd intended to show. Better than none I suppose.

These are from another set of birds although the one above looks as if it's a birthday cake!

I really like the pink and green flowery fabric but I'm not sure if I've got much more of it. I'm sure there will be another 'favourite' to take it's place soon. In fact I rather like the little bluebird fabric below.

Yes, if you can read them, the words on the song sheet in the background say 'Goddess of the blue'.  I suppose you could use these random words or sayings that appear when you work in mixed media as inspiration for another piece, or at the very least you could use it for the title ...if you had time...that is. Just a thought.

Oh well, I'll give uploading another shot soon. I'm starting to build up a number of photos to post. Until the next time, byeeeeee!

!:o)x