It's A Giveaway! ***CLOSED**

 

The Winner IS CINDY

****Congratulations****

You can win the following:

Words to Live by, by Carousel Charts

Farm by Carriage House Samplings

Rolling Hitch by Stitchin Spiration

Plato's Garden by Summer House Stitche workes 

 ***This is open to everyone***

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (with an email address I can contact you if you win)
AND
you must leave a comment on a post that I have made, other than this one here of course (any post on my blog that interests you!)

I will draw your name on February 27 12PM 

Good Luck 

Mill Hill Bead to DMC Conversion

Have you ever wanted to change a stitch for a bead?  Well now you can with ease.  In this file you will find a list of all the Mill Hill Beads and the DMC conversion for each one.  So next time you want to replace a stitch with a beads it will be easy peasy!!

Click here to get Bead Conversion

Crescent Colours

My order of crescent colours arrived.  The colors are so vibrant!  Since I have started stitching more LHN charts, they seem to call for these more often.

BUT!! I also found this beautiful design that I am dying to get my hands on.  It was in parts, 1/2 and 3.  Christmas land.  From what I gather it is a chart pack (incl. silk threads & buttons)  Has anyone stitched this before, I would love to see it.

Scissor Biscornu

I am very proud to show you this latest finish. It turned out even nicer than I had imagined.  I used the "rose stitch" to replace the heart and it shows up so lovely. It is adorned by lovely eyelet stitches and I like the green trellis. For this piece I used a gingham check fabric.  

I was lucky enough to have a pastel button to match in well with the fabric

Winter Forest by The Cricket Collection

I am proud to have finished this beautiful pattern from The Cricket Collection Book Number 79 (Nicholas Vander Claus)

I am not sure how to finish it off yet. Originally it is supposed ot be finished as a pillow, but I think I will hang it with a nice wire hanger.

Design size: 6.9" x 7.1"

Fabric: 28 count Monaco

Color : Tea

There were but 2 DMC threads used, White & 3790

each snowflake is different...

Stitch Red Exchange ARRIVED!!

Yes it came and this is what it looked like asI removed it from the bubble enveloppe!!  I was sooo excited!

And look what I found inside:

a Lizzie Kate Flip It Chart, beautiful fabric and this beautiful

double sided ornament!

...beaded and so perfectly put together

isin't it so beautiful?

Valentine Bird by Heart in Hand

This was a lovely gift that I had received many years ago in a Valentine Exchange.  I always hang it up on this special day.  Unfortunately I have lost the information of who stitched it for me, if you see this and recognize it, please contact me :)

Let me also take this moment to wish all my reader's a Happy Valentine's Day, hope you are being spoiled by the ones that love you xxx

so delicate...

Acron Biscornu

Here it is finished, and thank goodness for that.  My fabric was starting to fray near the end when I was slip stitching and I got into a panic. Luckily I got it all sewn up.  I used DMC 105 to give it that variegated effect.  I do like the button I chose to put as it almost looks like an acorn top.

When do you find yourself stitching most?

I am asking this question because I really seem to be a winter stitcher.  I find it really hot and sticky to hold a needle in summer.  When the weather starts to get cooler and the cold is coming in, this is the time I like to snuggle up on the couch looking out the wintery window.

I bet I would get much more stitching done if I could do it year round, maybe I will give it a small try this year.

I would love to know what category you think you fall into by going to the Poll (top right) and voting.  Would love to read your comment on why you think you are a seasonal stitcher.

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street

These were stitched 7 years ago when my daughter started to watch Sesame Street.  Now that she is older and the younger one is following in her steps, I thought it was time that i put them in her bedroom to enjoy for a couple of years before they get taken down permanently...hopefully one day they will have children and pass them onto theirs.

Here we have Elmo and of course Oscar the Grouch.  I love how Oscar's "Go Away" sign is so dirty looking

Bert & Ernie look so lifelike, the color matching was fantastic.  And of course Cookie Monster with his chocolate chip cookies that are all "French Knots" for the chips