!! Happy 15th Anniversary to me & hubby!!

This bouquet of roses was just delivered a few minutes ago. Isn't it simply gorgeous!!! So beautifully arranged! I LOVE it!! Thanks to my dear husband for these lovely surprise!
I do hope it will last a while and until hubby comes home early next week and see what he has ordered.



15 years...i can't really believe we are married so long and it's the first time we are apart during this event so we will have to wait to celebrate it.

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Thanks so much for stopping by.

The Travelling Pattern and a card...

...but first Grace picked the winner of the August giveaway...is Doris!. Please send me your address info. and will send it to you hopefully later this week. THANK YOU all so much who entered for the giveaway.

Thanks so much Maggie for sharing these great design, Simply Live. I received it from Cindy last month just after we came home from Asia. Cindy stitched it up quite quickly. I am sorry i haven't started it right away, just wasn't in the mood for stitching lately . Now, after finishing a couple of small pieces i thought to start this bigger one and here's my progress so far.

And here's a card i've just completed for a friend who had moved to another house recently.
A new home card
featured at Cross Stitch Crazy magazine June 2004
by Debra Page
14ct aida and DMC threads

Hope you are all having a good week. Thanks so much for stopping by and all the lovely comments. I really appreciate them all!!

Belated monthly giveaway, August!

I Love Stitching pinkeep
by Maryse Dupont
featured at The Gifts of Stitching(July 2008)
32ct linen and DMC threads

I know i am very late with my August giveaway but i wasn't really in the mood for crafting lately. But keep thinking about this as i don't want to
skip it and would like to finish the whole year. So here is what i've made, a pinkeep for the month of August.

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 monday, 14th Sepetember.

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Lisa S. was picked by Chris as the winner for the July giveaway. I just read you will like a mattress pincushion, haven't started yet as i am not sure what are your preferences, hope to hear from you plus your address too.

Thank you all who takes the time to come by and all the nice comments you leave for me. Feeling much better now and getting back to normal routines. Two more weeks and then hubby will be home too. So, i think i really have to try and do lots of stitching before he comes....

Hope you are all having a good week!

small stitching update

Since we came back, that's more than two weeks now, i haven't been much in the mood for stitching and blogging, haven't catch up on everyone's blogs too. I miss back home, the place, my family and friends. It's the first time i really feel this way. Before, i am happy and content we had visited home and back to normal routines but now i am having difficulty getting back to my normal routines, probably because hubby is away too and still four weeks more to go before he'll be home again.

I kitted and took this one for the trip but haven't really worked on it so i've tried and stitched on it these last days. It's a pretty small design and can actually finish in a couple of days but it took me longer than that.
This is from the Cross Stitcher magazine, May 2008 and designed by Maria Diaz.


Atleast Max is here for company for more than a week now. I think he will be pick up this coming sunday evening.









Many many thanks to all who stopped by and especially to those who takes the time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate them all.

I wish you all a Happy Weekend!

The first week...at the beach!

We had left the island thursday morning, 09 of July and arrived saturday morning(10 July) at our province, Ifugao. Quite a long travel, especially the drive from Manila to Ifugao took us about 12 hours because of traffic along the way and partly passing through the mountains. Was the same amount of time from Amsterdam to Singapore which was also 12 hours. Then singapore to Manila, 3 and a half hours.

After a couple of days at home in Ifugao we packed again and off to La Union for the beach. Three of my brothers with their family came with us, and mother with the daughter of my youngest brother. With two cars, we had travelled at night and took us six hours. We had booked in at Sea Park beach resort for 4 days. Two brothers with their family only stayed for one day as the children has to go to school and one of my sister-in-law, a nurse, has to work too. During our first day, my sister and her family came down from Baguio city, about 1 and a half hour drive, and joined us for a day. They can't stay longer too because of school and work. Oh well, here are a few pictures taken:

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Taken at around 7 o'clock in the morning, water temperature is really good for swimming!

My nephews and nieces are a bit afraid to go farther, just looking at Grace, Chris and hubby but later in the day, they weren't afraid anymore.
Here's me with my three sister-in-laws and the kids.

Now, i regret i haven't taken pictures with the whole family together, just snapshots here and there...

...except these one. The only brother who stayed behind with his wife and little girl. Was taken the next day when most of the company left for home.

i love these picture of my two nieces!!

After two days of lovely weather, typhoon "Isang" reached us so the third and fourth days spent inside as the winds too strong to go out.
This taken the third day infront of the restaurant of the park. A pity the picture is dark.

These our first week of our vacation, the last two weeks were spent with the family.

Thank you all so much for stopping by and hope you are all having a good week.

we're back a few days ago!

Four weeks went by too quickly, but atleast we had enjoyed our visit home, despite of the weather. It was really hot! Around 40 degrees celcius and most days thunderstorm late afternoon or early evening till midnight. With heavy downpours in the evening, expecting a cooler temperature the next day but it's not!!
Been busy here first few days when we arrived, family and friends stopped by and we've been at friends place for BBQ too.
Just an hour ago we came back from the beach, stayed only for an hour as the sun disappears and now looks like it will rain soon.
I'll post some pictures later but no stitching update as i haven't done any stitching at home in Asia. It was just too warm!

Hope everyone's having a good week.

Off to ASIA...& July giveaway!

We are off to Asia tomorrow for 4 weeks to visits family and friends. We'll be back the 5th of August. It's been pretty busy here the last days as it was really nice weather, either we are at the swimming pool or at the beach. Yesterday, the weather has cooled off and today quite some rain, so i am glad i don't need to water the plants. Whew! i really feel sooo tired as it's been a bit crazy today. In between packing, cleaning, friends and family stopped by. Better go to bed early as we have to get up at around 4:30AM.

For the July giveaway, haven't had time to make one but i don't like to skip it out so this will be an open one, a finish item of your choice...like pinkeep, flatfold, mattress pincushion, biscornu, a floss ring tag or a needleroll..., do need an idea of the theme preffer though. Everyone is welcome for the draw, but 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 August 7.

Happy Birthday Karan!. Hope you can have use of the decoupage patterns. I do miss making this kind of card making but just don't have much time anymore.




Flower for my friend Mattress pincushion
Elisabeth Foster
32ct.linen
DMC + WDW threads






Just read that Shari received the package. So glad it has arrived safely. Hope you will have a wonderful birthday this week.




Hope you all are enjoying the summer! Here's a recent finish but can't find an appropriate fabric for the back so it is not really finish yet. This lovely freebie can be find here.


Thanks so much for stopping by and all the kind comments with my previous post. See you all in 4 weeks!