new mini stitch

started stitching the lavender card kit that came free with the latest issue of cross stitch card shop a few days ago, started off really well but there are 4 different shades of purple used for the lavender and so it's taking longer than I originally expected to stitch! Upside is that there is hardly any backstitch (yay!)

Ebay Stash!!

Finally my eBay haul has all arrived!!

Got some cream (not pictured), yellow & lilac 16 count Aida, 2 hand dyed aidas in 14 & 18 count, a book of cross stitched alphabets, a disney calender from 2003 (don't know which issue of WOCS it comes from) & a pirates of the carribbean stitch kit. I also bought issue 161 of cross stitcher but forgot to include it in the picture. Also pictured are the Mr Bump kit I bought from my local stitchy shop & a stitch roll that orginally came free with an issue of cross stitcher (no idea which one though) which I got from a charity shop for 75p!!

Still working on the birth sampler for my friend's baby & she's named her Carmae Destiny (spelling needs to be checked before I finish though!) Will post a new update at the weekend.

Happy Stitching!!

speedy finish :-)

Got my subs copy of cross stitch crazy yesterday and when I saw the ladybird cards i just knew I had to stitch one of them straight away...

now i'll always know where my stitchy bug is!!! Stitched on 14 count white aida using some anchor and some DMC threads. Took about 3 hours to stitch up :-) back to the birth sampler now.

Beading Break!

Took some time out from stitching today as it was too hot to concentrate on the chart symbols & I've been having some upper back pain for the last few days so decided to visit the doctor just to make sure it's nothing major as my mum suffered with a severe back problem last year, luckily it's nothing serious just a muscle pull apparently (still hurts though ).

Popped into the stitchy shop on the way home as my mum wanted to pick up some more chains for the necklaces she's been making & some extra beads & stuff. So we were looking at all the charms & beads in the bargain bin, when mum remembered that she needed some findings as well, which is when i spotted the cutest little giraffe charms on sale for 50p each (40p each with my mum's discount )

So cute!!I just had to buy them (there were only 2 left) so decided to make some jewellery this afternoon.

This is the necklace I made using one of the giraffe charms some mid sized amber beads, silver spacers & blue & gold sead beads.

This is a watch I made out of a bracelet I bought from work, I loved the beads in the original bracelet but not the way they had been put together so i decided to make a nice summery watch, problem is that the watch face is quite heavy so I've had to re-string the beads a few times to get the 'strap' the right size. The bracelet is made using some green beads I picked up some the stitchy shop last wednesday, silve spacers & mid-sized pink beads, love the colours together and goes well with most of my summer wardrobe

These are the rest of the pieces I have made in the last year or so, I don't make jewellery very often as I get frustrated with it easily but sometime I enjoy it. The three bracelets at the top are just beads on string but I also made matching earrings to go with the blue & green bracelet (just frogot to include them in the picture. The two bracelets below them are made from memory wire, bugle & sead beads, I taught a few of the girls in my youth group how to make these 2 years ago. The necklace is one of my favourite pieces, it's made using jade green & clear swarofski crystals & bronze dragonfly shaped spacers, I've also made two more of these necklaces using pink and lilac swarofski crystals & silver dragonflies for two of the girls at work as maternity presents.

Hope you like my jewellery, happy crafting everyone :)

P.S on a stitchy note I also picked up a bothy threads Mr Bump kit (£2.99) & the 2009 DMC catalogue for free! and my ebay haul has begun to arrive lol will post a pick when its all here

I make Jewellary..

...but only when the mood strikes me lol

Hot Off The Hoop!

...well it was two hours ago but I've only just found the camera cable... This design was featured in a cross stitcher calender from 200(3?) I think and was supposed to be finished in time for my nan's birthday back in march but due to personal issues I lost my stitching bug, now it's finished my mum has decided that she likes it so I'm going to frame it and put it in the kitchen :-) It's stitched on 14count rustic Aida and is stitched in DMC threads. Although it took ages to finish I really enjoyed stitching it. Now that it's finished I've gone back to stitching my friend a birth sampler for her new daughter. This is how far I've gotten after 3 days of stitching it. Hoping to do more this evening :-) Happy Stitching everone

Stash Updates :-)

Went to the car boot yesterday and managed to get a few stitchy bargains Got myself a pincushion kit with a cat design on it for £1, a needle case for 50p, the frame was £3 but i'm going to use it to frame a humphrey's corner design once I've stitched it & the best bargain of my day 2 hardback cross stitch books for 80p each!! I also bought some really cool fabric which has a beads & ribbon print on it for £1.50 but forgot to include it in the picture lol, all in all i had a really good day (even if i did get sunburnt!) Went to my local stitchy shop last wednesday & decided to treat myself with the haul pictured below Picked up 3 new kits, some fabric scissors, iron on interfacing, some thread cards & lots of lovely Aida, mostly 14count and a few 16count, they are all cutoffs but are usually big enough to do most designs so i usually pick up a few everytime i go in various colours but this was the first time I'd seen the impressions aidas from DMC in there so I went a little crazy... Also bought some scissor sharpeners & some blue & cream stripey linen fabric to make myself a shopping bag but again forgot to include it in the picture :-)