Lizzie Kate 2008

Finished the Lizzie Kate 2008 Special Edition

"Christmas is Forever"

I cant make my mind up on how to finish it, any suggestions are welcome.

Swap exchange arrived!

I received the swap from Sandra today ! All the way from Venezuela! And she has thoroughly spoiled me with loads of goodies too! I am sooooo lucky!
The ornament is perfectly stitched and finished, Sandra you are super!

Here he is hanging on our Christmas tree, Isn't he gorgeous!

Michelle

I did it! I did it!

I am so pleased with myself! I thought I couldnt do it, but after help from my friends and their links, I thought I would plunge and try to make one. I was most worried about damaging the cross stitched panel, but all went well. The "sit and knit" is a design by Barbara Ana and is the pocket of the tote. I made it small, but hope to try a large tote with a Christmas design from Lizzie Kate.

Michelle

Poinsetta Biscornu

Design: Poinsetta Biscornu by Pamela Kellogg of Kitty & Me Designs
found in the 2008 JCS Christmas Ornament Issue

Fabric: 32 count Olive Belfast Linen
Threads:DMC and mill hill beads
Finishing: Chrsitmas ornament

This was very quick to make and its very small , perfect to hang on a tree. The Colours are gorgeous. I will post a picture of it when it is up on our tree .

New Freebie

I replaced the file as some people could not access it, hope it works now.....

Finished another freebie he has been named 'Friendly flake' by my 8 year old daughter,

enjoy!

Right click to save images

Hope the files download well, leave a comment if there is a problem.

Michelle

Santa Angel

A little surprise for my friend Kazu, She has been helping me with my Japanese and wanted to show her my appreciation with a small gift. Its a HeartStrings/The artists Collection design from The JC ornament issue this year. I used 28 count Monet blue linen and DMC and Kreinik threads, with gorgeous and cute little buttons by JABC. I wish I could take better pictures as the design is so lovely and the black cross stitches don't show so patchy as it does through the Digital camera.

Michelle

Ornament exchange

My swap partner , Sandra , just received the ornament I made for her , so now I can share it with you. Its a Lizzie Kate design called "share the season" I used wdw , gast and dmc on linen.

Michelle

I have been tagged!

I have been tagged by Theresa to share 6 things about myself!

The rules are as follows:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Write six random things about yourself.

4. Tag six people at the end of your post.

5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

6. Let the tagger know your entry is up.

Here are my six random things:

1. I hate the feeling of flour, cornflour and powders in general , they send shivers up my spine and even typing this has done it!

2. Autumn and rain rule! I love the crisp clean air of autumn and the leaves blustering in the sky or on the ground in circles.

3. When I swim in the sea, I dont like to come out of the water, just as I did when I was a little girl.

4.I love to learn languages, I speak Greek , French, Spanish and now I am trying Japanese.

5. I am a big fan of Lost, Star Trek and documentaries.

6. Pandas and Chihuahuas are my favorite animals.

I am tagging:

Its Daffycat

Stitchaholics Diary

Feeling stitchy

Marti-x

Istitchaholic

http://nata-serendipity.blogspot.com/

May I quote Theresa as they are my thoughts too:"I understand that everyone might be quite busy or have already been tagged, so it's totally ok if anyone feel like to opt out. For those who would like to participate, happy trailing~"

Michelle

Sit and Knit

I finished this fun project from Barbara Ana Designs. I want to make it into a tote to carry knitting needles and wool , however I don't have a clue on how to make one. If anyone has a great link , please leave a comment below.

I used fuzzy thread , that I brushed to fluff out, it sparkles too :) The other threads are DMC variations and anchor multicolour.

Michelle

tutorial for a tissue box

Found this, love the tissue box idea, I bet this would be nice with cross stitched fabric too.

Michelle

The mall in Athens

Here's an article about the mall in athens from another blogger

http://parosparadise.blogspot.com/2008/11/mall-athens.html

A little info on what everyday life in athens is like.

http://www.themallathens.gr/

http://www.athens-greece.us/athens-guide/the-mall/

Michelle

Autumn pantry

Just finished another challenge from bbinteractive this was the autumn pantry. I decided to put these together into a cube, as I know there will be winter and spring to come. I wanted to make the corn with beads but didnt have the right colours so did the jars instead.

Below is the summer one:

Michelle

Sheep Button Sampler

Just finished this sampler by Homespun Elegance called "Sheep Button Sampler".

I used 28 count 'dirty linen' cashel linen and the threads were WDW, DMC and GAST.

The chart can be found HERE

Michelle