Merry Christmas! We are enjoying a home week. Nothing much to do, plenty of leftovers and snacks, and fun presents that are occupying our time nicely. My best stitching presents: 2 kits from Inspirations and Mother Of Pearl treasures from Jackie duPlessis. Also I got needles and finger pads, and a nice pair of rose gold colored scissors. The pretty […]
Good old cross stitching is so therapeutic. The weekend was a normal one, not too crazy, with a couple HS fall ball games to watch and home chores, but I got in a lot of stitching on Every Leaf Speaks Bliss and I feel really good about that. Mostly I have the border left and a sprinkling of small leaves. […]
One of the stitches I had brought along on our trip to Europe was Emily’s Bliss by Summer House Stitche Workes. I didn’t actually plan to stitch on it unless I ran into trouble with my other projects, and so I didn’t, but it was on the top of the pile so I’ve picked it up a few times over […]
I finished making up the little Crowning Glory project this weekend! This is the crown I was so happy to find on Etsy to make the finish like the model. Isn’t it elegant? It is a doll crown! The inside has a little rusty looking tarnish which makes it glowy in the photo. Here what the inside looks like, I […]
I have an “instant gratification” stitch for a small this month. It’s Crowning Glory from Summer House Stitche Workes. I love the Slate Gloriana on the Straw Weeks. Very regal but also prim. My friend loaned me her chart after I was able to find the crown that you place the stitching into. Thank you, friend!! I’m so happy I […]
The end of September and this first bit of October I have been stitching in a random starting and stopping sort of way. I haven’t done a Mill Hill kit in a while so I picked up this nice Fall themed one called Apple Basket, aiming to have a cute Mill Hill ornament for my October Small: Eventually I’d like […]
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