Flatfold, easter SAL a few flower pics.

Actually stitched this before the end of March and completed it into a flatfold the very last day of March! The finishing always gives me problem as sometimes can't decide which kind or i don't have the needed materials for it. Well, this is done and i Love it!!


Here is a current pic of the Easter SAL with a bookmark finishing!! Just bought that book last week when i couldn't find any english ones that i wanted to read at the library..they haven't taken any new ones yet. I think they take in a few every 3 months and sometimes not my favorite.. I do read some books in dutch, have too but i still miss english ones and do them alternately!!



Lots of Daffodils along the roads these days, crocuses are gone!! Took these while hubby was driving last sunday when we went to one of his nephew.

Saw many fields of Daffodils along the road when we were on the way back from Amsterdam last tuesday. If we weren't rushing to catch the ferry going home we could have drove over nearby one of the field for pictures but Chris was waiting to take him for his guitar lesson.

Just took a pic today of some flowers here inside...


Honestly, i haven't touch the needle this week...too busy. I am sorry i haven't been visiting blogs or groups too, just don't have time lately.

Many many THANKS to all who stopped by and all the kind comments. I really appreciate it so much. I hope you are all having a good week.

The last tulip fobs!

These were all stitched and finished last April but it took a while before i sent it out and also quite long underway to the new owners. But glad to hear it has finally arrive to Suzanne and Jackie. The other one, i just hope it has been received haven't heard anything yet.


I took a few pictures when i assembled the fobs, hope it helps for anyone who wants to try it with beads. ((you can click on all pictures to enlarge if you want))




Recently i've joined a bookmark exchange on one of the yahoo group here in Holland. Both were now received so i can show the pics.


Took a few pictures of some of my potted plants scattered all around in the backyard. These were planted early April.


I needed to go out to get some summer plants but been too busy here sorting and packing. Now, hubby just called this afternoon that he will be home end of June for a couple of weeks and then off to sea again for a month. I wonder if we can manage to get most of the stuff out of the house and the needed arrangements for the contractor and all. The expected date for pulling down the house is August 15 and he hope to be back around the 12th. They are shortstaff so it continuosly changing over their working schedule and where are they going to be posted.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. Thanks so much for visiting and all the lovely comments. I really appreciate them all!!

Away this weekend

We are going to the mainland early tomorrow morning, first to the attraction park
slagharen. After the ferry, i think about two and a half hour drive or more. I just hope the weather's fine or atleast dry as most are outside. It just started raining a couple of hours ago after a few days of quite warm weather for the month of September. Oh well, we've never been to this park yet but we heard it's quite a big one.

For the night we are going to stay at one of our friends who came here last saturday and then the next day, we'll all drive to another friend as they move to another house.

It's a busy weekend again and be back sunday evening. Monday & tuesday i have to work and wednesday is Grace birthday! She will be 11. Not sure yet what to get her, as she doesn't have much on her list. Atleast we made a subscription today to one of the magazine she ussually buy each month.
I do want to make a card too, hopefully monday after work.

Thanks Margaret for dropping by and the nice comments. With driving , i think i really have to do it more often, the problem is i don't drive our car, it's a van(VW) and i am scared to drive it so i have to borrow MIL's smaller car. Can't afford to have another one for me and it's not really necessary too, because going to my work took only 7 minutes with the bike.


A bookmark and a card that were sent out this week for birthdays.

Sorry, i had said last night to take a picture of the started quilt but i was so busy today haven't had time to do so. It have to wait till next week.

I received my Needleroll exchange from Andrea early this week. It is such a beautiful one!! Andrea's stitching is very very neat. The words above the design were stitched with one thread over one. Thank you so much.


And the goodies enclosed are all great too. Thanks so much for everything.








This card and bookmark were sent to Belgium last monday for one of the yahoo exchange group, imagine my surprise when Veronique sent a note yesterday that it has arrived. It took only two days while from previous experience it has taken about a week.

Done some cleaning today and i am not yet done, so i'll be very busy tomorrow. More cleaning and tidying, get some groceries and would want to bake a couple of cake or tart too. Some friends from the mainland, three couples and their kids are coming for a visit this coming saturday. One family has been here a lot of time but the two were there first.
We hope the weather's stays good just like these last days, pretty warm for this month, really a late summer. I am thinking of having a barbeque but we'll have to see tomorrow what's the weather forecast.
Actually, it is our 12th anniversary this saturday and i had wish to go out with just the four of us but it was the only weekend that everyone can come.

Country Companions

I thought the next rr i am going to work on was forever friends but it wasn't, it was of country companions. Here's what i've done so far. I find it a bit difficult to stitch it at night and the last days was pretty dark at daytime.



To have a break with the cc piece, i stitched this simple bookmark from the chart that my ss had sent last month.
Haven't done any stitching last weekend, saturday i went to the cinema with Grace to see Harry Potter 4. And the next day, to MIL's place. Our children don't feel comfortable there especially that there other cousins didn't come so we didn't stayed long. Back home and had a simple lunch and then went to SIL's place as we haven't seen them the beginning of January. There children are grown up and out the house. We took the gameboys for Grace and Chris so they've been palying with that, at least they weren't bored!

Biscornu

Just a quick note to show the biscornu i received from one of the yahoo dutch group exchange i am in. It's beautiful and i am really happy with it. This was 'sinterklaas exchange', and we have to guest who has made/sent the gift. My first guest was a good one but the one who rec. from me had tried a few times. Made a bookmark for her.