I have the long list of speciality threads needed and a quote from Crafty Kitten to kit them up (approximately £150). It would be cheaper to get them from European Cross Stitch (who are in the US ironically!) but then I would have a huge customs bill to pay. So it's swings and roundabouts. I do plan to look carefully at the chart and decide if I really need all the different threads, Waterlilies in particular are very expensive for what they are. So if anyone wants to "sponsor a skein" I promise to write your name on the bag and think of you whenever I use it LOL
Last Friday was the second Friday of the month which means Christmas stitching. The theme on the Christmas Ornie SAL blog is Animals or Pets. This gave me the perfect opportunity to stitch some more Daffycat Reindeer. Here is the first one:
stitched over one on 28 count sparkly evenweave
I also did a little scrapbooking of finishes:
The Sweetheart Tree - Finger Fun I
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The Little Stitcher - Winter Woods
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And here is the most recent finish, mounted on a calendar page of one of Monet's Waterlilies paintings.
Just Nan - My Fair Ladybug
And a little close-up of the Ladybird charm I got from SewandSo:
Here's my progress on the next Just Nan piece I've been stitching:
Beehive Violets
Once I finish the pink smyrna stitches there is some gold and the beads and it's done. I am in three minds what to stitch next in the evenings! Either another Just Nan small, the Primitive Needle Sampler Susan sent me or an Ink Circles Spooky Mandala. I just can't decide! Daytime is easy, Little Snapdragon will come back once I have finished the Christmas Reindeer.
Finally, an apology if I haven't visited your blog recently. I've got a little behind with reading and commenting. Not sure why but I seem to have had less time to read them in the evenings than usual. Maybe we should have our tea earlier so I get a longer evening!
Congrats on all the pretty finishes Jo.
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Oh goodness Jo! That's an awful lot of £s but with customs you may not be saving all that much!
ReplyDeleteI love how you do your scrap booking with the finished pieces....I need to finish finish stuff !
The little reindeer is very sweet as is your Just Nan finish,love the Ladybird.Looking forward to following your Mandala when you get started.
ReplyDeleteThose are very effective scrapbook pages - really great choices. Ouch, that's a lot of money for threads! Either VERY careful budgeting or some judicious substituting for sure.
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching and scrapbook creations! The reindeer is adorable. That ladybug charm so cute:) Hooray for discounts (but I'm done using the card for now, ouch). Oh, you just made me feel a little guilty with scrapbook duties, neglected pictures since 2014, haha.
ReplyDeleteIn love with Sweetheart tree and Lady bug finishes.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see a picture of "London".
Wow that's a lot! If you want you could order the floss and send it to me. Then I'll send them on to you. I think that avoids the customs charge?
ReplyDeleteLove your scrapbook finishes :o)
ReplyDeleteI just calculated the cost in Aus $... that's nearly $300... ouch! Luckily we don't have to pay Customs unless the package is over $1000... then we have to do Customs and GST on top!
Your beehive violets are so pretty :o)
Hugs xx
beautiful work
ReplyDeleteThe reindeer is lovely and great work on the scrapbooking!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Finishes! Looking forward to more. You have me thinking I want to start a scrap book! Oh so much to do , so little time lol
ReplyDeleteLove your finishes - and that lady bug charm is so SWEET! Perfect!
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Your scrapbook finishes are really spectacular!
ReplyDeleteLovely little reindeer and great scrapbooking finishes! And hooray on getting the chart you wanted for a bit off! I wouldn't mind sponsering a skein or two if you were serious about that ;)
ReplyDeleteThat was a bit of luck spotting the sale.
ReplyDeleteWaterliles threads are quite dear, can you substitute variegated cottons in similar shades?
Fab scrapbooking, I love, love, love the just Nan pieces. I hope you can find a way round the thread costs. The water lilies are gorgeous but ridiculously expensive.
ReplyDeleteSerendipitous indeed! I think you should splash out on the threads and get the ones you really want. Do you need to buy them all at once or could you get them monthly?
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to sponsor a skein or two too, if you decide to get the "proper" threads.
Maybe you could post a list of Waterlilies you need to see if anyone has what's left from a project in their stash and could send it on to you if you only need a small amount of each. I have a couple of them, if you care to let me know I'll check for you.
ReplyDeleteWell done spotting the sale.
You have a clever way of showing your stitching! Great scrap booking!
ReplyDeleteYour new scrapbook pages are so beautiful. You always find the perfect paper for your stitchy finishes so that the stitched piece stands in the foreground. I really love that.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to just discover the discount when your favorite piece is on. Yes, that's perfect.
I'm glad you managed to get the chart you wanted on sale, that is so lucky! Lovely scrapbooking too :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching! How sweet reindeer!
ReplyDeleteLove your latest Just Nan. Very pretty colors.
ReplyDeleteBy golly by gosh that Mandala is going to be a lot of stitching! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finishes and I think I need to scrap book some of mine too instead of just letting them sit in "the drawer". Great buy on London!
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