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Friday, 30 March 2018

Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop 2018

Welcome to this year's Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop, the biggest one yet!  I was so pleased as more and more people signed up for the Hop this year.  I am sure there will be some new blogs for everyone to discover as well as some firm favourites from previous years.

I don't have any new Easter Stitching unfortunately but I do have a lovely Spring piece stitched since last Easter:

Just Nan  - Spring in the Square

I am starting the Blog Hop off this year with this letter:


Get a piece of paper, make a note of that letter and then hop round the blogs in the following order:

Alaska Wolf Pack
Jeremiah's Mom
Ariadne from Greece
Aimetu's Stitching
The Alchymyst's Study
RJ - Stitching Friends Forever
Mary - Stitching Friends Forever
Le Coeur Celtique
Tickled Pink in Stitches
Sewing After Seven
Dragon Stitches and Stuff with Astrid
With Work in Hand
Craftartista
A Stitcher's Story
Beth's Needlework Stash
Needle, Pen & Sword
Kitten Stitching
A Stitching Grandma
Tiffstitches a Blog
A Patchwork of Crafts
The Flashing Scissors
Elfin Stitches
Little Stitches Art
It's Geek to Me
Mary's Thread
Fireflies & Cats in the Garden
Ishkabibble

Each blog will feature a letter which will spell out the mystery phrase, the first line of a poem this year.  Don't forget that some people will post later than others because of time zones.  Come back here at the end and leave a comment telling me what the mystery phrase is.  I have enabled comment moderation so the answers will not appear for two weeks.  Closing date is Friday 13th April.  How auspicious!

Don't forget that everyone who enters gets another entry into my Five Peaks Blog Hop Challenge this year!



Here's another Spring finish from Just Nan:



And here is what will be an Easter new start:


The fabric was a RAK from Tiff and is a little bit more acidic than in the photo,  It's a Chromatic Alchemy Belfast called Marie's Daffodil.  I will be stitching this for the next four days so will have something nice to show you hopefully on Easter Monday.  The project bag was a gift from Lisa the Inspired Stitcher.  It is the only frog I want near me!


Finally, there will be a new Blogger of the Week post up later today so don't forget to go and visit to see who it is.  I will also be announcing the winner of the competition we hosted there recently.

Have a great Easter!



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47 comments:

  1. Bethan30 March 2018 at 09:47

    I'm looking forward to bloghopping - I have already started and I am clueless so far! Looking forward to seeing what you stitch on that amazing yellow fabric! x

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  2. Sheryl30 March 2018 at 14:20

    Pretty ` Spring in the Square´ piece Jo, and the other Just Nan embroidery too. I am going to see what everyone has stitched for this hop. Happy Easter.

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  3. Christine30 March 2018 at 15:34

    Ooh, looking forward to seeing what you do with that lovely yellow fabric!
    Off hopping now

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  4. FlashinScissors30 March 2018 at 15:52

    Lovely stitched pieces Jo!
    Looking forward to seeing what you are stitching on your new fabric!
    Back to hopping now!
    Hugs,
    Barbara xx

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  5. The Knitting Cross Stitcher30 March 2018 at 15:53

    Where are my sunglasses! That is stunning yellow.I am wating to see it appear in a project too.
    Happy Easter.

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  6. Christine30 March 2018 at 16:08

    A haiku!
    April's air stirs in willow-leaves

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  7. The Crafty Princess30 March 2018 at 16:16

    Happy Easter Stunner!!
    I love the Just Nan seasons they look so cool. I can't wait to see what masterpiece you create on that bright fabric too.
    xo Alicia

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  8. Clare-Aimetu30 March 2018 at 16:18

    Happy Easter Jo - thanks for organising another great Blog hop

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  9. The Inspired Stitcher30 March 2018 at 16:25

    Happy Easter, Jo! Glad to see you still use the project bag. Love a good Just Nan too. Happy Stitching!

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  10. Carol30 March 2018 at 16:26

    Pretty Spring stitching, Jo! I look forward to hopping around today :) Happy Easter to you!

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  11. D1-D230 March 2018 at 17:07

    I love seeing your just nan pieces. The colors are always so pretty. Happy Easter!

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  12. Carla - Alaska Wolf Pack30 March 2018 at 18:24

    My answer: April air stirs in willow leaves.....I'm missing a few letters still but thought I'd throw this in!

    I love Just Nan patterns, and have two currently that I hope will fit in the lid of a pretty box I found :D I also love Chromatic Alchemy's fabrics..very bold colors which makes me clap for happiness! haha!

    Thank you for having this amazing blog hop again this year XOXO

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  13. DJ30 March 2018 at 23:55

    Hi Jo! I love looking at your stitching, your spring Just Nan piece is so pretty! Looking forward to see what will appear on the bright yellow fabric!! Thank you for all your hard work putting this blog hop together, as always it was so fun to hop around and see what everyone is stitching on! I'm going to email my guess since previous folk's posts have appeared and I have a guess at the mystery phrase!

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  14. Katie31 March 2018 at 00:06

    Wohoo I can't wait to hop along. I'm so glad you got so many wonderful people joining in this time. I'm off to do the hop. Love your Spring finishes and your nice RAKs. Can't wait to see what you have planned.

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  15. Brigitte31 March 2018 at 07:00

    Yeah, I have it. Well, I think so but I'm not sure:
    "April's air stirs in willow leaves."

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  16. Brigitte31 March 2018 at 07:04

    That's definitely a looooong blog hop. And a lot of fun.
    Such lovely spring stitching, Jo. And that yellow fabric looks great. I'm very curious to see what you will be stitching on it.

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  17. Elfie31 March 2018 at 09:21

    Thanks for organising such a fun blog hop. I'm about to do it all again as I got so focused on collecting letters that I forgot to leave comments.
    The phrase is: April's air stirs in willow leaves.

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  18. Kay31 March 2018 at 10:26

    I have just been around the blogs again as some were missing when I first looked. I believe the phrase is Aprils air stirs in willow leaves. Happy Easter. x

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  19. Vickie31 March 2018 at 12:42

    Sweet Spring stitching Jo. Whew! What a Blog Hop! April's air stirs in willow leaves. I had never heard of that before! Well done Jo! Thank you for another splendid Hop!Happy Easter!

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  20. Franny31 March 2018 at 13:59

    Answer:. April's air stirs in willow leaves.

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  21. Linda31 March 2018 at 16:45

    Another fun blog hop Jo. These is the first one that I wasn't able to guess the answer with missing letters. It is - Aprils air stirs in willow leaves

    Linda

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  22. Linda31 March 2018 at 16:46

    Pretty finishes and I love the yellow fabric.

    Linda

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  23. Sheryl31 March 2018 at 17:48

    Just about got to the end of this Easter hop, although I must go back and leave more comments. Some lovely stitching and patterns to be seen. The phrase seems to be - April´s air stirs in willow leaves - Great fun as every year.

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  24. Ariadne31 March 2018 at 20:28

    Lovely Spring Stitches! Thank you once again for organizing the blog hop and motivating me to stitch Easter themed ornaments!This way I try to find free patterns (really free not stolen) to stitch as my magazine stash has not got any other Easter patterns.I made them all LOL! So the phrase is " April's air stirlin willow leaves". I guessed the l as there was one blog that hadn't posted.Should there be a g in stirling?It is a poem I don't know so hope you let us know who's the poet.I'd love to read it. Anyway hope you have a great Easter!AriadnefromGreece!

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  25. Quilting Tangent31 March 2018 at 21:01

    Fun hop seeing all the different projects. "April's air stirs in willow leaves"
    24Tangent@gmail.com

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  26. Mary's Thread31 March 2018 at 21:35

    I did it! "April's air stirs in willow leaves" and I looked it up to discover it is the beginning of a haiku! Very clever and I learned something! Thank you Jo!

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  27. Mary's Thread31 March 2018 at 21:36

    Thank you Jo for a really fun blog hop! Thoroughly enjoyable! I was so neat to see everyone's projects! And your stitching it gorgeous as usual!

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  28. Mia1 April 2018 at 01:07

    What a great blog hop, Jo. Happy Easter, my friend.

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  29. Clare-Aimetu1 April 2018 at 13:48

    Great blog hopping Jo, I've already left a comment but here's my Mystery Phrase

    April's air stirs in willow leaves

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  30. Mary1 April 2018 at 13:49

    Happy Easter Jo! Thrilled to be participating in our first blog hop with you, appropriately it's an Easter Hop! Your Just Nan is lovely. Mary

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  31. jocondine1 April 2018 at 17:10

    Back after this nice travel for Easter : April's air stirs in willow leaves. So many lovely stitchings shared and busy bunnies. Joyeuses Pâques ! xxx

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  32. rosey1751 April 2018 at 17:38

    Wow, this one was a nice, long hop! And there were quite an abundance of Mill Hill's this time around hah. I think the phrase is: "October's moon shines so brightly"

    But in case that's not exactly correct, I suppose I could guess "April's air stirs in willow leaves" Maybe I should've stitched a butterfly to end the hop!

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  33. FlashinScissors1 April 2018 at 20:35

    Jo! The Hop was such fun! I really enjoyed hopping around to see everyone’s stitching. Thank you for organising us all again!
    The line is “April’s air stirs in willow leaves”.
    Hope you had a wonderful Easter!
    Hugs,
    Barbara xx

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  34. Tiffstitch1 April 2018 at 20:44

    Happy Easter! Thanks for hosting and love seeing the finishes and glad the fabric arrived safely.

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  35. Tiffstitch1 April 2018 at 20:45

    I think the secret phrase is "Aprils air stirs in willow leaves"

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  36. Julie1 April 2018 at 22:06

    I'm playing catch up... will I see what's on the yellow fabric .... or will i have to wait till next time i'm here lol.

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  37. Katie2 April 2018 at 19:52

    3 people haven't posted just yet but I'm able to make a guess. April's Air Stirs in Willow Leaves. This was so much fun. Thanks again for hosting.

    (You told me to repost. So here I am reposting haha.)

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  38. Kaisievic2 April 2018 at 23:54

    Okay, and the phrase is..."April's aim stirs willow leaves".

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  39. DJ3 April 2018 at 05:11

    Thanks again for a fun hop! I found the mystery phrase... April's air stirs in willow leaves. Looking forward to the next challenge!

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  40. Astrids dragon3 April 2018 at 17:22

    Thanks for another fun year, Jo!
    "April's air stirs in willow leaves" except around here it seem like April's air is bringing snow!

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  41. Beth in IL3 April 2018 at 20:49

    I am not sure my phrase is right but here it goes:
    April's air stirs in rillow leaves.
    What are rillow leaves?

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  42. Gwen4 April 2018 at 23:59

    Lovely JN piece (garden), and the Spring sampler. Enjoyed the Easter Blog Hop again this year.

    April's air stirs in Willow leaves

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  43. Leonore Winterer5 April 2018 at 16:16

    What a fun blog hop! I did not think I'd catch up on my blog reading fast enough to actually participate, but I think I made it. I'm guessing the mystery phrase is:
    April's air stirs in willow leaves.
    Thanks for hosting another fun event!

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  44. Little Stitches Art6 April 2018 at 12:16

    First of all, thank you for organizing the blog hop, it is the first time I participated but I enjoyed a lot.
    I think the phrase is:
    "April's airs tirs in the willow leaves."

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  45. Mary - Lecoeurceltique8 April 2018 at 11:14

    Another great blog hop, Jo, even if I only finished it today.
    I think the mystery phrase is "April's air stirs in willow leaves".
    Looking forward to seeing what you stitch on your yellow fabric.

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  46. Stitching Noni10 April 2018 at 23:05

    Have finally managed to get around all the blogs!!! Mystery phrase is "April's air stirs in willow leaves" or at least I think it is!!! :)
    Love that yellow fabric... and now I have seen what is being stitched on it I know it's perfect for that design :)
    Thanks for running another great blog hop! It has been fun going around and seeing what everyone posted :)
    Hugs x

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  47. Cathy12 April 2018 at 23:17

    I know I'm late to the party again, but this was a fun experience. The phrase is April's air stirs in willow leaves.

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