"Oh Sweet Valentine", the last....

...Valentine finishes? I think so! This is another cute freebie which can be found at Primitive Bettys.(you can click on all pictures to enlarge if you want).
As you can see there's another of the "Love" scissor fob added, this one is on the way elsewhere...!
I should have posted this update with the last post but forgot to take a picture then. It is not much progress though but have to set it aside, will try to pick it up before the end of the month.
Thought to add a couple of pictures of Max from last year to show how big he is. I think he's nearly 9 years old now and still a bit active. He's been picked up by the owner already but i am sure we will go and borrow him when hubby is home. He's used to hubby everytime he comes here before, it seems he does miss him too as he ussually go at hubby's office room and everytime he hears the outside door open, you can see he is really waitng and so eager to see who is coming in.

I want to say a huge Thanks to all who has kindly offered to help me out with the DMC threads. Shari was very quick with her response, thanks so much. I did send back or answered a few emails-comments but most haven't appeared their e-mail address with their comments so i wasn't able to send personal message back. I should post here on my blog last night but i was so tired after the "Zumba" which was at 7pm. Before leaving home for the Zumba i was quite stressed, I was worried...angry...as Grace isn't home yet and she wouldn't answered my calls. It's dark and i know she is coming from town with her bike which takes about 15 minutes. She arrived 5 minutes before i left so glad all's well, hope she'll realise to send a text or call when she's coming home quite late. So, last night i wasn't in the mood for anything but had to pick up a book and read just to stir my mind of other things.

As always, i really appreciate your visits on my blog and THANKS so much for taking the time to leave me a comment.
I hope everyone is staying warm in this cold, cold winter!!

Max is here....& February block is finish!

The owner went to visit one of his children on the mainland for a couple of days so he dropped Max here at midday yesterday. He's so excited and wouldn't sit down so i took him for a walk at the dyke, see how misty here. We cannot see anything at all, but i know Max enjoys his walks here. He misses it perhaps as they live in town so there's not much open areas for a walk. I know the owner take him to the beach if he has the time on weekends though.(you can click on all pictures to enlarge if you want).
I finished stitching the February serie and also done the hemstitching for both, so they are now ready to finish into a needleroll. I don't have fiber fill anymore so have to wait till i get some. I would like to ask a favour...if anyone can help me with DMC threads. I am nearly done with the PS design but i ran out of the green one so i will get that one here tomorrow, it cost 1.65 dollar a thread. I've read on one of the yahoo group this week that one(in the U.S) has bought some DMC which has cost .10cts at Hobby Lobby. Why oh why is soooooo expensive over here!!! If anyone willing to help me out, please send me a note: mboekel@yahoo.com hope we can arrange something for the payment.

The football game was cancelled yesterday so Chris was really unhappy. They haven't played this year at all because of the weather!!!
This afternoon i decided to take them to the cinema, there where only two films, either Alvin and the chipmunks or the Dolphins and Wales in 3D. Only one cinema here on the island so there's not much to choose. Chris wanted "Alvin..." and Grace prefer to stay home as she will go to a Valentine film on friday with her friends so just only me and Chris. It was Fun!
Well, better take Max for his last round although still 10:30pm as i am a bit afraid when it's too late.
Thank you all for visiting my blog especially to those who take the time to leave me a comment. I do appreciate them so much.

"Love" freebie & Prairie Schooler WIP

Finally, i've completed this freebie design! Finished stitching it a few days ago but can't find the right fabric for the back, but another look on the box of fabric i've found a pink one, i think that one will do. I've used one of the hand dyed threads of Crescent Colours. For anyone who haven't seen it yet, you can find the chart at: The Stitcherhood.
There will be one or two more valentine designs to add later.....I am quite productive with stitching lately, due to the bad weather the last weeks, all the trainings and football games for Chris were cancelled. Especially the games every Saturday where we have to spend the whole morning at the football field. The weather seems fine the coming days so i think the game will resume on saturday but still very cold. For the kids is not a problem as they are on the move but for us parents who just stand and watch is not fine at all!
Had worked on this Prairie Schooler and here's my latest progress. There's not much left with this one so i am sure i will finish it soon.
I still don't know what am i going to do with the magazines, thanks all for the ideas or how you arrange yours.
Annette, yes i try to make one(mainly scissor fob, i think) for the winner each month.

Thank you all so much for visiting and all the lovely comments over my last post. I really appreciate them all.

"Be Mine" pincushion & abc WIP!

Back to freebies!!! When i've seen this one i had to stitch it, think it will go nicely with the Valentine freebie that was finished earlier. Isn't it lovely!
You can find the free chart here. Thanks so much Tanya for sharing this lovely chart. I've used one of the GAST thread but can't remember the name of it right now.

As it's the end of the month, time to share the first part of the Rose Alphabet i am doing with Tinna. The leaves took lots of time thought i am not going to make the first part for this month but glad it's done! For February, i'll move on to the lower left side, looks like it is not so much to do. I am kind of glad as hubby will be home third week of february. He's away for 5 weeks this time instead of 4 weeks.

On one of the yahoo groups(I Love Cross Stitching) i am in, we are doing an ornament SAL every month. At the end of each month a winner will be pick out and will receive a small prize from me. Something that is already completed like a scissor fob, floss ring tag....Here's a couple of biscornu scissor fobs i've just completed so the first winner this month can choose which one she would like. The dark pink one is a freebie from "The Floss Box" but the green one is also a freebie but just can't remember anymore where i've found it.

Your visit and nice comments are very much appreciated! Thank you so much!!!

Bouncing Baby Boy!

Thought you've all have enough with all the freebies i've finished recently, so here's not a freebie for a change, though i still have a couple of freebie finishes but not yet completed into something.
I really like this design, isn't it so CUTE, i've stitched it for the third time now.
When i went to bed last tuesday night i was so excited because one of my siter who is living in Canada shared her good news that she's 2 months pregnant after been trying for nearly two years. Woke up the next day with a message from my mobile that one of our friend gave birth that night, a week early than was expected. Excitement continues! So when the kids left for school and in between housechores i started stitching the design for the card. They live on the mainland and she's with the baby still in the hospital. This morning after instructing the kids for their lunch break and both off to school i went to the ferry. I was able to catch the morning visit at the hospital, which was only an hour.
Here's a couple of pictures taken, isn't he a cutie!!

Been working on and off with the last series for the needlerolls. Just finished stitching the January serie and i still have to do February till May. I think i will try to do one each month.

I've subscribed to a couple of U.K magazines for a few years, and i am going to miss them now as i didn't renew any this year. Can't afford it anymore, hopefully someday...
Anyway, any ideas how to keep the magazines. Dou you keep the whole magazine or cut them and arrange it by themes or seasons?
I really have to start sorting here and as you can see on the picture i can't keep it that way or else it does need lots of boxes, i am sure hubby won't be happy with it. Please, any opinions are welcome.

It will be a busy and fun weekend here, Grace friends are coming for sleep over, so there will be four girls, while Chris goes to one of his friends. I will be out with friends(saturday evening) to the village hall to watch the yearly show played by a group of villagers. Afterwards, i think there's a band so it will be fun!

Thank you all so much for visiting my blog especially to those who take the time to leave me a comment. I do appreciate them so much. Hope everyone have a wonderful weekend!

Snowman fob & b-day goodies!

The third and the last snowman i think. Isn't it a cutie! Again, found this one while surfing some of the blogs. It is a freebie at Sylvia's blog. Actually, i wasn't planning to stitch this one so soon but when it started snowing last saturday and i made a mistake with a Valentine freebie i was working which needed some frogging i set it aside and picked the snowman instead.
***you can click on all pictures to enlarge, if you want***
See these wonderful goodies? I know Julianne sent something for my birthday as she had mentioned it earlier but i didn't know these lots. I was really speechless when i opened it yesterday. I feel somewhat guilty because Julianne had asked a few ideas of what i would like knowing it's difficult to get stitch goodies around here so i mentioned some, now she almost bought all i've mentioned. Thank you ever so much, Julianne. You are so generous! Hope you get my message yesterday.
I am so excited with the charts i've started one early this evening, i don't have any of the given GA shaker threads on the chart so i just picked what come close to the picture of the design.

I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all who come and visit my blog. All your comment are very special to me.

Home Sweet Home finishes!

I was sorting my documents, trying to delete some pictures and came across quite some pictures of finishes that weren't shared last year. Finished these sometime in September, took pictures at once instead of ironing it first.
Thought to finish them off into pillows but i have my doubts now. Anyaway, it will have to wait till we are done with the renovation. Our house is quite old and need a huge renovation and the planning are on the go. We received the approvement of the city hall last December so we are now looking or getting opinions from a few contractors for the whole price. We do hope it will be this year but there's a lot to arrange....

Finished this piece a few days ago for a Round Robin. It's now on the way to the U.S. Ginny's theme was birdhouses, hope she'll like what i've stitched.

Your visit and nice comments are very much appreciated! Thank you so much!!!
Happy weekend to all!!!