Stitching update

This is my update for the 'welcome sampler'. I really enjoy working on this one and hope to finish it by next month, but that depends as i need to complete some ornaments for a few x'mas exchanges. Two were already done but can't show any picture yet.




Also finished an autumn card and a simple christmas block, just don't know how to finish this one off, thinking for a card but it is quite big or perhaps into an ornament. ????

SFE from Vickie!!

Vickie's package arrived! And she made this pretty sampler for the Small Finish Exchange from ILCS group. Thank you so much, Vickie.



The first time in weeks that we are staying home this weekend with no obligations to go to any celebration or visitors coming only we have a dog to take care. Unexpectedly, the owner Kees ex brother-in-law had to go away for business he dropped Max here yesterday and will have to stay here till sunday. Here's a picture of him and Grace which was taken last time he was here. We do like Max and really enjoy his company and one more it does push me to go out for walks.


Oh well, hope everyone have a nice weekend!!!

1st x'mas ornament received!!

Received my first x'mas ornament this year from : Elaine
I am trying to add a picture but it shows an error for half an hour now . Elaine took a very good picture on her blog if anyone wants to have a look. I will try to add it another time here, i don't even know if this post will go through...
I do love this ornament and glad Elaine decided to sent it, thank you so much Elaine!!
Thought to try and add a pic and it seems it had work, hope so...

baby card

When we came home last night and opened up my mail(e-mail), one of my colleagues sent a note that our employer gave birth last saturday morning and since i am going in for work this morning i decided to stitched a quick card for them. Completed the stitching last night and made it into a card early this morning. Haven't seen the mother and daughter yet today, only the father whom i've given the card too. All's well, both just needed lots of sleep.


Many thanks for taking the time to come and visit my blog and leaving comments. I really appreciate them a lot.

Greg, i added a pic of my first update where i took a pic of the magazine where the chart is . It's from the Cross country Stitching, April 2004 issue. The name of the chart is 'Pennsylvania Dutch Fractur'.
Since i am stitching it on 28ct linnen the size is about 10 x 12 inches.

Welcome..WIP & be away for the weekend

Here's my latest update with the 'welcome sampler'. I added the last picture to see the difference or what i had stitched.
For next week i will try to work for a couple of christmas designs for x'mas ornaments exchanges i had joined lately. Since these are secrets there wouldn't be any pictures to show off until they are receive. It will be a long wait then...

Kees will leave for diving with his club very early tomorrow and i have to take Chris to football, Grace had swimming competition early this evening so there's no lesson for them tomorrow. Hopefully, we'll be home before 12PM and Kees around 1PM then we will catch the ferry at 2PM, off to friends birthday at the mainland and be back sunday evening...again no stitching weekend for me!!

Hope everyone will have a nice weekend.

Stash!!!!!!!

With the DMC sale on walmart lately i asked Debra for help and here's what she bought for me. Thank you so much for helping me out. Really happy it arrived quickly and all intact.

Two packages coming from the U.S went missing, the first one sent last May and the other one last end of August. I am still waiting for another two packages from the SFE exchanges hope it will be here soon.


Received this one too last week from one of the internet shops here and WOW! lots of nice charts and finishing in it. Can't start any though till next week. We will be away for the weekend...again!!! and tomorrow to a birthday party.


Also this chart came in early this week. Quite a surprise as I ordered it a while back from an online shop here locally but didn't rec. any reply that she got my message so i thought she didn't rec. it. But i am glad it's here. NOW, i wish i have some free time to do some organising which and what am i going to work on, oh well, my priority whenever i get the chance to stitch were for the christmas ornaments as i signed to a few exchanges for this.

Christmas cards!!

Stitched these within two nights and completed it into cards in an afternoon last week just before the weekend. Just haven't had the time to post it then as we had friends who came over from the mainland last friday and stayed for the weekend. These Candy can abc was from the october issue of the Cross Stitcher(UK)2007.
It's for my penpals whom i've been writing for about 6 years now, though i am ussually the one who's late for responding especially this year as it's been really a busy year for us. Oh well, i just hope they'll like it.

Thanks so much for all the best wishes for Grace birthday. We had celebrated it last saturday. Many teeners, her friends(6) plus many kiddies(8) from family and friends. It has been raining the whole day so they are all inside and all the adults(12) too. I can say i haven't had the chance to sit down the whole afternoon and until after dinner. But everyone enjoyed and also the food(buffet) i'd prepared. I am kind of glad the next birthday here will be after two months......