..off to Germany for a few days!

Finished this LHN design for my August ornament SAL. A pretty quick stitch but i am not happy with the beads around it, don't have a better one though than this and would like to finish it off before hubby got home.


Made this Floss ring tag for Debra's, birthday this week and so glad to hear it has arrived on time. I am out of ideas to make for Debra as i had sent her quite some different finishes before but i know i haven't made and sent a tag yet and remember this freebie as I know she's collecting anything pertaining to July the 4th. It is a freebie of LindaMc and can be found on her blog.

Took these picture during our morning walk saturday morning. Chris even joined us for the first time. 'Buks' was now collected by the owners as they're back from there vacation.


We are off for a few days to Germany this morning...to one of the parks the:
Movie Park Germany

Hope it stays dry as most attractions are outside.

Thank you all so much for visiting my blog and for taking the time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate them all. To the winners, the fobs will be send out later this week, i am sorry i thought i could post it before we leave but i wasn't organised as i had expected. I am so behind on blogs and groups too but hope to catch up when we get back. I hope everyone have a wonderful week.

floss ring tag & other updates!

It's been over a week since my last update, been crazy-busy over here lately. Still haven't much improvement over the upcoming renovation, though we did start packing a bit. We had also booked a summer house for 2-3 months starting the end of August, we had too before it gets fully booked for the season. What a price each week but we need a place to stay. We just hope all papers and other stuff gets settled soon.

Not much stitching done the last weeks except this one that was completed the beginning of May.

Floss ring tag
PS Garden Alphabet
Book No.61
32ct line and DMC threads
((You can click on all pictures to enlarge))
Remember the wedding sampler i've finished last April and the girls stitching small pieces for the quilt which will be given for their teacher's wedding. The wedding is over so i can show a few pictures...One day last april when the teacher was out for a day, with the help of a few mothers the children got a piece of cloth to draw/write something on to be put into a quilt.

There should be four of these pieces where a stitched piece attached but it seems i haven't seen the other one to take picture of it.
The children did a wonderful job on each piece...here are a few pics.


The couple was really surprise to see her class when they got out of the city hall. They are a beautiful couple!

Here's the quilted piece.



A few a months ago, Chris move on to electric guitar with his lesson. We borrowed one from the school and now he does wants to continue so we bought a new one for him as they needed the one back for school.
Here's the new one just arrived a few days ago.


Will returned back the brown one on thursday when we go for his lesson.



Thank you all so much for visiting my blog and for all the kind comments. I really appreciate them all. I hope everyone is having a good week!!

Sept. giveaway- floss ring tag! & away for a few days!

Lookin' like fall floss ring tag
Freebie by: Plum Pudding Needleart
32ct linen,
DMC




Everyone is welcome for the draw, but please please indicate if you want to be added for the draw and if possible to leave your e-mail address so i know where to contact you. It will be open until friday, 02 October, hopefully we are back by then.

In a few hours, me and hubby will go away for a few days or until thursday evening, i hope as i promised the kids to pick them up by then. We are going to the next island here; Terschelling. Hubby has to follow a course over there and he wants me to accompany him, i was really reluctant at first as i think of the kids but now the children are looking forward staying at MIL place, that's Grace and Chris at one of his friends place.
It is my first time to visit the island so i am quite excited to go there, haven't had time though to find out on the net over the place. Oh well, will see ....
It's been really busy the last couple of days i wasn't able to visit blogs, hope to catch up next week.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Thought an update .....

.... here while dh took Chris to his guitar lesson. It will gonna be busy the coming days, like tomorrow friday had to meet up with an architecture for the renovation of the house, and then out to dinner with some friends but the kids aren't coming. They'll have pancakes with Grace friends here but i promised to help them prepare it before we go out. Saturday will be to Chris football the whole morning and then to a birthday party late afternoon. Sunday will be another story...

Anyway, I arrived quite early at the ship yesterday morning and hubby's still working as the one who will take over his position haven't arrived yet. The person has to travel quite from afar and with the train while it took me a bit more than an hour drive after the ferry. Good i took a book with me to pass the time.






Here's what i started for the cushion series. Really like stiching these designs, only now i noticed i cut the pieces quite small to be finish into a cushion.

Oh well, really can't resist making one for myself, as i like it so much. Here's a picture of both pinkeeps before sending to Doris.



Thanks a lot for stopping by and all your kind comments. Your visits are always highly appreciated.

PS exchange & floss ring tag

Finally my PS exchange has arrived to Canada. It did took a looong time, nearly three weeks, i began to think it was lost! I really jump with joy when i saw the message of my partner, Suzanne on the PS blog that she received it. I had sent it together with my package to Lynn and Julianne. Both had received it within a week, i think Lynn got it after a couple of days, to the U.K. And to the U.S four days. How come to CANADA...nearly 3 weeks???












Pins& Needles Mattress Pincushion
PS Book No.115
32ct linen & DMC threads


I've completed them all together in a week, not the stitching but the finishing so i was able to take a picture of the three before sending them away. I can say it was difficult to part with them but hope all the recipients like it.





Here's a picture of what i received for the PS exchange, a cute scissor keeper fromGoldie. Thank you so much!








Floss ring tag
Romy's cross stitch patterns
32ct linen & DMC thread
Glad to hear Anna received this one on time for her birthday.



Well, it's the first time in weeks that we have a quiet weekend so we were able to sleep in and no rushing around!!

Natalija, yes i do have vase of fresh flowers every week, just realise three different ones as two in the living room and one in the kitchen. I love fresh flowers and also we have quite some friends or family walk in anytime for a cup of coffee or chat. I do try to alternate with plants sometimes when fresh flowers are getting expensive or we are not home that much to enjoy it.

I hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Floss ring tag & The winner is....

....Lynda of my February giveaway. Congrats and thank you to all that entered. That's Grace who picked the name. Please send me your address info Lynda as you didn't leave your email addy to contact you. Hope you will see this note.



This is the Floss ring tag i made and sent to my partner Lintine for the floss tag exchange at one of the Dutch yahoo group. Glad to hear it reach her safely as i've read on the group that one package arrived and was opened, and no floss tag inside.

Well, hope everyone had a good valentine's weekend. Grace friends came over and we had chocolate fondue last night as they'd want to try it by themselves. They wanted it as the main meal but since i am not really fun of chocolates i prepared a couple of other dishes, glad i did as they too had eaten quite part of it. The chocolate fondue was delicious but you can't eat too much of it.

Thank you all so much for stopping by and all the lovely comments. I really appreciate them all.

Computer is fixed!

My computer has had a very bad virus, DH tried to remove it last weekend when he came home, spent a few hours but he couldn't remove it. He has took it out this morning from my table...i thought here we go, it might really take a while before it gets back but when i got home this aftrenoon from helping at Chris school, my PC is back at my table. Thanks to DH i can get online again. I really did missed it! Also for uploading the pictures taken since Christmas. I can see now i haven't taken much pictures....

As for stitching, i do have a few finishes lately, small ones but can't show all as most were for gifts and exchanges. Also started a few projects but not much to show pictures off. Had spent sometime reorganizing some freebies too that i've printed last year and which ones that i will do stitch and some have to throw. Next (when dh is off which will be next month) will be some magazines, as i've subscribed to a couple of the U.K Cross stitch magazine for a few years now. I have only one now going, had to stopped the others much as i like them as i am not working anymore... not much income for hobbies.

"Spring"
Helga Mandle Designs
32ct. minster linen
DMC threads
Here is one of my first finishes this year. Will finish it off into a flatfold later.



USA Floss ring tag
Lizzie Kate freebie
32ct linen
DMC threads

Floss ring tag for Vicky, the last one for the SFE at ILCS yahoo group.

LHN- "Nature's Beauty"

I've finished this one a while back but haven't posted it here at once as i was working on the two motifs taken from this design. It took me longer than i had expected as i have to complete a couple of exchanges in between.
Thought to take the motif from this design for the monthly challenge and do love how it turned out oh except the pins, i really don't have much choice with what i have so this will do for the meantime. Also taken another motif for the floss ring.

Nature's Beauty- 32ct minster linen, DMC

Scissor pocket- 36ct linen, DMC

Floss ring tag- 28ct linen, DMC



This is my first with this type of finishing and i am happy with how it turned out, i was hesitant to try as it looks so difficult to make when i've seen a few pictures on other's blog. I think if it weren't for the monthly challenge i still haven't tried it.
The floss ring tag is just an extra as i love the flower motif too.
Sorry for the pictures though as they are not that great.



Here's a couple of pictures taken last sunday during our walk with Max at the dyke. You can see one of the tourist vessel at the background and other private yachts. Quite nice weather then compare to
today's weather and the coming days where they predicted some rains.


Many thanks for stopping by and all the nice comments. I really appreciate them all.

Floss Ring Tags!!

Here's another try out with the tags! The first flower above is a part of one of the LHN design and the other one is from one of the U.K magazine.




You are right Christine about the plastic bit and hit it with the hammer. At first, it took me a while to find out how to use the plastic one enclosed with the eyelets.
Barbara i bought it from the shop: Witte Engel here on the island. I can get you one and send it to you if you cannot find it there.


Joined a mysterie SAL on one of the yahoo group here locally. It will take a long time before this will be finish as it's divided into 25 parts and this picture shows the first two parts. I am behind though as i've noticed the group has completed 4 parts already.









The whole morning we've been at the football fields for Chris. Thought it will be cancelled as it's raining though not heavily. They win three out of five games.
We have another company this weekend, Mels is staying with us too as his parents been for an outing. His two sisters are staying at their grandma's place. He's becoming a part of the family as he's been here for nearly a week last week too.


Thank you all so much for stopping by and all the lovely comments.

Floss ring tag!

Here's my first try out with making floss ring tag, after receiving the rings from Sandra the other day, i really had to do one. Since monday, LHN designs are on my table, thought to stitch part of one of the charts, as the threads are all kitted up so it didn't take long to finish one. This flower is from the "Season of Hope".

Been to a couple of shops this morning looking for the eyelets but no success.
This afternoon, had to take the boys for football training in town and since i have to wait for an hour, i went to another shop and YES! found one!! After dinner, i added the eyelet and here it is. I am so sorry for the poor picture. I think i have to take another picture in daylight...