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Friday, 15 April 2022

Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop 2022 and Gifted Gorgeousness Link-Up

 

Welcome to the Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop for 2022.  I am sure you all know how it works now - hop around the list of blogs and collect the letter each one has for you.  They spell out a message which you can leave in a comment here for me.  I have moderated comments so no-one will see them until 22nd April.  Just to give everyone a chance to play along.


This year we are starting with:


and back to me for this letter:




But wait, there's more!

  


Welcome to the April Gifted Gorgeousness link-up. The link-up date continues to be the 15th and I will keep the link-up open until the end of each month so you have plenty of time if you are late posting.

The format remains exactly the same, there is a list of rules on the main sign-up page if you want to check what is required but basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.


My main gifted project is my Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow which is my focus project for the year.  Last GG I had finished Block 3 and now I have finished Block 4!  That was slightly quicker, only 15 days.  The letters, lightning bolts and bats were much quicker than all the solid fill on Block 3.


I love how effective the backstitch is on these bats: 


Here's the whole thing so far:

stitched over one on 25 count Cassia Rose evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy


Now it is your turn to show us your Gifted Gorgeousness for the month.  Please use your name or your blog name in the field and NOT the words "April Update" so I can easily see who has linked up this month.  And link to the actual post, not just your blog.  It is easier if you copy and paste the link, rather than typing freehand.

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Finally, don't forget to leave an encouraging comment on each blog you visit.  There wouldn't be a Hop without all the lovely participants.










27 comments:

  1. Thanks once again, Jo. I really enjoy the 15th of the month, and this year it's a double pleasure! A couple of the posts aren't up yet, but even so I can see that this year's phrase is 'Stop and smell the flowers'. So aporopriate!

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  2. Thank you for the hunt and reminder to Stop & smell the flowers. Happy Easter. Your needlework is gorgeous.

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  3. Oh that was fun..and a very appropriate phrase for this year of Stop & Smell the Flowers...Thank you.

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  4. The letters spell Stop & smell the flowers

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  5. Lovely stitching, those bats do look wonderful with that white backstitching to make their wings look realistic! Sorry I couldn't participate in the hop...so busy these days! Your little girl holding the eggs is precious, I love how you framed her too!

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  6. Thanks for another fun Easter hop, I do love that daffodil!
    Wow, you've made great progress on your Halloween at HRH, it looks fantastic so far.

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  7. OK, now for the phrase, Stop & smell the flowers - we have been, friends have sent flowers and they all smell lovely.

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  8. Thank you for organising another super hop, I have sent my answer on a separate comment.

    Thank you too for hosting another GG, I love seeing how our hobby is shared with others.

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  9. My Hop answer is Stop & Smell the Flowers - thank you Jo and everyone for a great hop.

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  10. Love your Easter pillow , I also stitched that one it was such fun.
    Again love all your stitching Jo , yours is always a great post of goodies .
    HAPPY EASTER.

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  11. Lovely stitching as always. You are making great progress on your Hawk Run. I need a serious plan that I can stick with if I'm to ever finish one. Working on Autumn HRH now.

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  12. Thanks for the Hop and the reminder to 'Stop & Smell the Flowers'. I love finishing all the blogs. Wish I had to time to finish and still get my stitching done. Happy Easter.

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  13. I LOVE your 2 Easter finishes of the goose and the Egg Hunt Girl. They are both so charming and you must love them too. Thank you for hosting the hop!

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  14. "Stop and Smell the Flowers"

    My jasmine are blooming! I do not have to stop, they waft and waft! I love it!

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  15. Thanks for the blog hop, Jo! I'm checking out blogs and leaving comments. I read a comment you made somewhere about a summer blog hop happening? Interested, as usual, lol. You're doing very well with Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow. Looks amazing!

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  16. Thank you for the blog hop, as always, amazing and funny. Visiting all the blogs, I ended with "Stop & smell the flowers". Joyeuses fêtes de Pâques ! xxx

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  17. Halloween piece is growing great, I love those colors. I'm as happy as your sweet little girl with her basket full of eggs, kids are coming tomorrow so the real search will start! xxx

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  18. Stop & smell the flowers (separate comment for the phrase)

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  19. Great progress on HRH! That looks amazing.

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  20. I always enjoy the hops you arrange, so thank you for all the organising once again this year. I have just hopped to the end finding the phrase to be `Stop & smell the flowers´ .

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  21. Great hop Jo, as always!
    Loving all your stitching! 👏👏
    Barbara xx

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  22. Nearly forgot to come back with the phrase!
    It is of course “Stop & smell the flowers”.
    🙋‍♀️👍

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  23. Your Halloween design is looking great. It's amazing the difference the choice of fabric makes.

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  24. Thank you for arranging the Easter Blog Hop. It was fun seeing all the different stitching and collecting the letters for the phrase: Stop & Smell The Flowers.
    I hope you had a Happy Easter.

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  25. I just made it through the hop and found the mystery phrase, Stop & Smell the Flowers - something I should be doing much more often! Thanks for hosting it again, it was so much fun to see everyone's pretty stitching.
    I will be back for G&G in a bit, need to get to work for now :)

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  26. What a fun hop, thank you!

    "Stop & smell the flowers"

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  27. And I am back again with the Gifted Gorgeousness! Phew, you are keeping my busy this month ;)

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