Sunday 7 June 2015

A Little Bit Of Cross Stitch...

Good morning everyone.

I hope you are all well.

Yesterday I spent some time trying to organize and tidy my craft room...I can now see the floor....at last....

Anyway I decided to move my sewing frame to the living room....partly as its so big and takes up so much space in there and partly to shame me into completing my cross stitch which has been sat on the frame for what seems like an age...

I did manage to do some stitching while staying with my parents (during the house renovation) so I thought I would share a progress report. Before I moved house I had decided to do a regular stitching catch up here on my blog to see how I was getting on....I thought this would inspire/encourage me to crack on and finish it!!!! Ha Ha!!! I failed....

Anyway here is what I have done so far...


Miribilia Autumn Queen



07~06~2015



13~11~2014


30~09~2014


28~08~2014



So as you can see just a little progress has been made.....

I know its all very slow but I'm getting there.



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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.

Enjoy the rest of your day. 




Saturday 6 June 2015

Learning To Knit...

Good morning everyone.

I hope you are all well.

I know I haven't blogged very much of late and there have been no cards made at all this year....Whoops!

But....as many of my blogging friends are aware I have been busy with other ventures...the house sale and renovating the new one...Oh when will it end!!! Soon is the answer.....We have now got to a point where we need the last push with the help of some experts.....

For instance the hall floor, which I am reliably informed is a solid oak, original parquet floor and is to be sanded and polished to achieve it's former glory (after it has been covered in lots of paint splashes while painting the original lincrusta which I wanted leaving on the walls) and the stair banister has been stripped down and is being treated to the luxury of a French polish.....

Photos to follow.....

Anyway I haven't been completely idle on the crafting front. One of my New Years resolutions was to learn to knit...properly....My nanna had taught me to cast on, knit, purl and cast off and if I dropped a stitch she was always on hand to help....Sadly my wonderful Nan (who was a great knitter) passed away a few years ago and I wish I'd listened more closely to her teachings.....

So I joined a class in January and apart from meeting lots of friendly, talented knitters....I am now knitting.....Yeah!!!

I started a simple blanket which I am working on and learning lots of new stitches.....all be it slowly I might add....I will share photos of this as I progress...

I also bought a lovely and very simple boxed pattern kit for a cushion....simple moss stitch but here is my progress so far...(a bit slow as the Fibromyalgia keeps rearing its head) but never mind...




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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.

Have a lovely day. 


Thursday 4 June 2015

My New Craftroom....

Good morning everyone.

I hope you are all well.

Just thought I'd share a few photos of my new craft room today.

The room is no where near finished but I have 'stuff'' in there...my stash needs organising and sorting into it's new home but the painting is finished and the floor is down and I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel....I think!!!

These are not the best photos but Hey-Ho....

My Storage...not sure this will be enough though!


My lovely new picture and my crafting buddy 'Hartley'....the hare...
(I adore hares and I just had to have him)...


I wasn't sure about the blinds but they are growing on me...


My craft room supervisor...my loyal companion...Bertie!...


I know they are not the best photos and it's looking a tad messy at the moment but at least it's clean and bright and it's my space....and I have a great view of the main road too....I know....I'm very nosey...

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.

Have a lovely day. 



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