In My Kingdom Of Crosses I'm The Queen Of The Flosses!

Treefrog Pile Up

2012-02-01T15:36:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct DMC Impressions Butterfly effect, with DMC. I started this a while ago and put it down for some reason, anyway it's done and hopefully I'll be able to make a cushion when I can find some suitable froggy fabric.

2012 Round Robin: LauraR Panel.

2012-02-01T15:33:00.000Z

Winter Panel. Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Took around 12 hours to finish. Will be made into a hanging with the other 3 seasons. Design is 8 x 4 inches in size.

San Man Originals Christmas Side

2012-01-11T10:18:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct goldfleck aida by DMC wiuth DMC floss. Older 12 day's of christmas chart. sanman@getgoin.net

San Man Originals Santa Ho Ho Ho

2012-01-11T10:14:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct Goldfleck Aida by DMC, with DMC floss. Chart was an older 12 days of christmas chart by San Man Designs. sanman@getgoin.net

San Man Peace

2012-01-02T12:14:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct gold fleck aida by DMC, with DMC floss. took 4 hours to stitch.

San Man Spooky Night

2012-01-01T14:55:00.000Z

Spooky Night by San Man Originals stitched on 14ct hand dyed sparkly aida dyed by me. Stitched with DMC took 5 hours to stitch.

LAST FINISH OF 2011 Joan Elliott Christmas Fairy

2011-12-31T11:35:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct marble aida by DMC in blue. Stitched with DMC floss and Kreinik braid for the sparkles, embellished with Mill Hill beads. Started 23 Dec and finished 31 Dec. Will be framed in dark wood or made into a cushion.

Cross Stitch Crazy Poppies

2011-11-19T13:56:00.001Z

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. I altered the borders from the charts as they didnt match up well. Will be finished as a cushion.

Larnarte Leo

2011-11-19T13:52:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Will be finished into a cushion with Pisces and Sagittarius.

Larnarte Pisces

2011-11-19T13:50:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Will be finished into a cushion with Sagittarius and Leo.

Larnarte Sagittarius

2011-11-19T13:29:00.000Z

Kit stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Will be finished as a Bolster Cushion with Pisces and Leo.

Larnarte Cancer

2011-11-19T13:26:00.000Z

Kit stitched on 14ct aida with DMC. Was stitched for an exchange earlier this year. Hanger is by Rico Designs.

Lizzie Kate Ho Ho Ho In A Row

2011-11-12T15:46:00.000Z

Lizzie Kate's Quick It: Ho Ho Ho In A Row, stitched on 14ct misc hand dyed aida from Silkweaver, it was a solo fabby so no name. Stitched with the recommended DMC. Took just over 3 hours to stitch, very quick and easy to follow.

San Man Circle Critter Bite Bats

2011-11-09T14:59:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct Apple Aida with DMC. Took just over 8 hours.

San Man Missing Letter Bat

2011-11-09T14:57:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct apple aida with DMC took just over 3 hours to stitch.

Corrines RR

2011-11-08T13:28:00.000Z

Stitched in 3 hours. Corrines blue RR. I altered a San Man Originals design to fit in. It goes with the pink RR from earlier. Used 14ct DMC Aida Impressions with DMC threads.

Barbara Ana Quaker Snowman

2011-10-28T15:32:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct sage green aida with DMC.

San Man Halloween Doodle

2011-10-28T15:30:00.001+01:00

Design by San Man, stitched on 14 ct grey aida with DMC, took 3 hours to stitch.

San Man Winter

2011-10-28T15:27:00.001+01:00

Design from SanMan, took 4 hours to stitch on 14ct vintage aida from zweigart, with DMC.

Kokeshi Doll

2011-10-05T13:56:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct gold fleck Aida. Stitched with DMC. Took 4 hours to stitch.

Crazy Dragon

2011-10-05T13:53:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Stitched as part of a RR.

Crazy Pigs

2011-10-05T13:50:00.000+01:00

Stitched for a RR. Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Took 2 days to stitch.

Margaret Sherry Cattitudes

2011-10-05T13:39:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct as part of a RR. Used DMC.

Corrine's Think Pink RR

2011-08-05T15:31:00.000+01:00

I used one of San Man Origianls charts for this RR. I have a thing for cupcakes at the moment. Stitched on 14ct DMC Impressions Aida with DMC threads, took just over 3 hours.

Poppy Cushion

2011-08-05T15:28:00.000+01:00

Charts taken from a recent issue of Cross Stitch Crazy. Will be made into a cushion. Stitched on 14ct aida with DMC threads. I adapted the border of the poppies as the charts were odd looking when put together, so I made them symetrical.

San Man Originals Bright and Beautiful

2011-07-30T12:58:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 18ct cream Aida with DMC. Very quick stitch. Design by San Man (sanman@getgoin.net). Will be finished into a hanging.

San Man Oh Holly Night

2011-07-27T15:34:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 18ct cream aida with DMC. Will be finished a cushion or hanging.

San Man Originals Whales 1 - 3

2011-07-22T12:40:00.000+01:00

San Man Originals Circle Critters: Whales!!
All stitched on 14# white zweigart aida with DMC. Took between 2-3 days to stitch each. Added Blue beads instead of french knots. Will be finished into hangings for our bathroom.

My Little San Man Corner

2011-07-10T09:20:00.000+01:00

My little san man corner in our living room.

Swirly Biscornu x 2

2011-07-10T09:16:00.000+01:00

Take one of these,

Add this and stitch together to get

These!!!!

the designs are available to buy on etsy from owntwohands. The actul design is done here with 6 block colours but there is also incuded a pattern for hand dyed threads, which im working on now.
I didnt use the middle for buttons as I thouht they looked beter popped out due the the colours.

Finishing of Finishes

2011-07-10T09:06:00.000+01:00

Joan Elliott's Victorian Lady from WOXS. Finished earlier his year but finally framed. Hangs in our living room at the side of our window.

San Man Originals Cupcake Year. Finished as a hanging. There is a wiry flower design for the hanger, its white so it doesnt show too well but it's there. Hangs in our kitchenby the window.

San Man Originals Winter Hoot

2011-06-21T04:24:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Took just under 5 hours to stitch.

The Full Set which will be finished as a hanging.

San Man Originals Autumn Hoot

2011-06-21T04:19:00.002+01:00

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Took 6 hours to stitch.

Alijay's RR

2011-06-21T04:16:00.000+01:00

This took 2 days t stitch and is a mix of 1 and 2 strand full crosses. Theme was open and seemed to be Margaret Sherry, so I did this cow as I've wanted to do it for a while but had no use until now. Stitched with DMC on 14 ct sparkly aida.

Chris's RR

2011-06-08T15:17:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14 ct aida with DMC took just over 2 hours to stitch. Stitched on behalf of Bizzy Buzzy.

SweetPea's RR

2011-06-08T15:14:00.000+01:00

Sweetpea's RR stitched on 14ct sparkly aida with DMC. Design is an older San Man Original chart.

Sweetpea's RR

2011-06-08T15:10:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct sparkly aida with DMC & took around 2 hours to stitch.

Bizzy Buzzy's RR

2011-05-15T13:05:00.000+01:00

Chart from Cross Stitch Quick took 3 hours to complete on 14ct Aida with DMC.

Joan Elliott Victorian Lady

2011-04-22T15:28:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14 ct Navy Aidda with DMC floss. Metallic used was Madeira instead of Anchor. Mill Hill beads as recommended. Took roughly 20 hours to finish.

San Man Summer Hoot

2011-04-04T14:04:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC.

Spring and Summer.

San Man Spring Hoot

2011-04-04T13:59:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC.

San Man Merry Members December Cupcake

2011-03-31T14:50:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC.

All months now finished just need to back and make into bellpull. Full length is nearly 60". Enjoyed every stitch.

San Man Merry Members November Cupcake

2011-03-30T15:58:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14ct white aida with DMC.

Finishing of Finishes

2011-03-23T14:59:00.000Z

Stitcherhood Evergreen.

2011-03-16T15:32:00.001Z

This is Evergreen stitched on 14ct Lurex Pearl Aida, with DMC. I used 700 &703 as I like bright colours for my christmas ornies.

And for those asking about the neatness of the back of my work heres what I usually end up with.

Pincushions RR Margaret Sherry Cats

2011-03-05T13:45:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. This is Sam's RR theme.

My Blackwork Exchange to Christie Rose

2011-03-04T19:10:00.000Z

Tudor Rose stitched on 14ct aida with DMC 3325. Took 2 days to stitch and involved stitching with between 1 and 3 strands ina very finicky pattern. I did enjoy it but was glad to have it done. Christine has rceived this now. I finished with cardboard inserts and did a plain sew up on my sewing machine with finishing touches of white silky cording and a rose button to cover the loop.

HUGE Thank you to Maria @ Stitcherhood

2011-03-03T15:23:00.000Z

Today I received an email from Maria giving me a chart off of my wishlist for no reason, talk about good deeds. Today was totally brightened up by this gesture and I'm truly grateful for her kindness. So THANK YOU MARIA.

My Stitched Birthday Cards from WOXS

2011-02-24T13:53:00.000Z

I Love each and everyone of them it was so much fun opening them all. Thank You All.

Top Left Flopsy 59, top right Louise, botttom left Marcia

Left to right Leader.1, Kaybee,Pincushion

Top left PrincessJess top right CatloverBev
Bottom Left xsdot botttom right Rachel

Left to Right debsmom,Loraine (BBF) 95Claire

Left Wenche and right Eva

San Man Merry Members October Cupcake

2011-02-22T14:24:00.000Z

San Man Merry Members October Cupcake. Stitched on 14ct aida with DMC.

San Man Merry Members September Cupcake

2011-02-20T15:46:00.000Z

San Man Merry Members September Cupcake.Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC.

San Man Merry Members August Cupcake

2011-02-19T16:29:00.000Z

San Man Merry Members August Cupcake.
Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC.

San Man Merry Members July Cupcake

2011-02-19T11:32:00.000Z

San Man Merry Members July Cupcake. Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Just under 5 hours to stitch.

San Man Merry Members June Cupcake

2011-02-18T16:36:00.000Z

Merry Members June Cupcake. Stithed on 14ct Aida with DMC.

San Man Merry Members May Cupcake

2011-02-17T15:06:00.000Z

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC. Just over 4 hours to finish.

HAED Faces of Faery 135 Page Three Completed.

2011-02-14T14:17:00.000Z

1764 Stitches Down.
Stitched with DMC on 14ct Aida.

San Man Originals Cupcakes January to April

2011-02-13T16:09:00.000Z

Alll stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC floss

January Merry Members Cupcake

February Merry Members Cupcake

March Merry Members Cupcake

April Merry Members Cupcake

January to April Merry Members Cupcakes

My Valentine Exchange to Claire

2011-02-13T15:40:00.000Z

I sent Claire a biscornu featuring one of San Man Originals Doodle Day charts. stitched on 14ct Aida with a red Anchor Varigated thread and embellished with some heart shaper buttons.

HAED Faces of Faery 135 Page Two Complete

2011-02-13T15:36:00.000Z

7546 stitches on page 2. Stitched with DMC on 14ct Aida.

HAED Faces of Faery 135 Page One

2011-01-24T09:24:00.000Z

HAED Faces of Faery135 Page one COMPLETE. Stitched on 14ct White Aida with DMC. 7840 Stitches down.

San Man Originals Merry Members

2011-01-17T16:31:00.001Z

Merry Little Poinsettia. Stitched on 14ct Aida, with DMC.

San Man Originals Merry Members

2011-01-13T16:36:00.000Z

Merry Little Poinsettia Stitched with DMC on 14ct Aida.

Rosy Snow Blue conversion. Floss used DMC, No's: 3340, 310, 3862, 3839, 797 & 813. Stitched on 14ct Aida.

Lizzie Kate

2011-01-13T16:28:00.000Z

Second attempt at this. Floss is Carries Creaations in Baby Blue, Bubble Gum, Citrus, Foxfire, Fresh Grass, Moon Shadow, Raven & Ruby. With DMC B5200 as I love White Snowmen. stitched on 14ct Taupe Aida.

San Man Originals x3 Finishes

2011-01-03T14:37:00.001Z

I KNOW its been forever since I updated but new year new start. Here are my 3 finishes of this year.
Snowman/Winter Quaker SAL. Stitched on 14ct Vintage Blue Aida with DMC in Blue rather than light violet.

Merry Members SNow SAL. Stitched on 14ct White Aida with DMC floss.

Merry Members Swirly Snow. Stitched on 14ct Vintage Blue Aida and DMC in blue rather than Violet.

Pale Rose QS

2010-05-17T12:27:00.000+01:00

This took from March 19th to March 28th 2010. I used the DMC recommended on 18# Aida.

Vibrant Butterfly QS

2010-05-17T12:25:00.000+01:00

This took from December 21st 2009 until March 14th 2010 working on a rotation. I used the recomended floss on 18# White Aida. I changed the Kreinik to DMC B5200 Light Effects or more sparkles.

Bath room by Hinzeit

2010-05-13T15:19:00.000+01:00

Stitched on DMC Cream 14#Aida. Took roughly 3 hours to stitch as its all colour blocks. Used DMC adapted colours from chart to match our bathroom. The charms came with the chart, the one on the M is a girl in a tub which is perfect for our house as I'm the one always in the tub!

Vibrant Butterfly Fairy Page 3

2010-02-09T09:47:00.000Z

Page three added took just over a day to stitch as its so narrow.

Brittercup Winter Bloom

2010-02-09T09:39:00.001Z

Stitched with DMC took 1 day finished as a corded wall hanger.

Brittercup Autumn Bloom

2010-02-09T09:38:00.000Z

Stitched with DMc took 1 day finished as a corded wall hanger.

Brittercup Summer Bloom

2010-02-09T09:35:00.000Z

Stitched with DMc took 1 day finished as a corded wall hanger.

Brittercup Spring Bloom

2010-02-09T09:33:00.000Z

Stitched with DMc took 1 day finished as a corded wall hanger.

Hinzeit Kitchen with Charms

2010-02-09T09:29:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC and invisible thread for the charms.

Snow Tree

2010-02-09T09:25:00.000Z

Stitched with a white non brand cotton on navy aida took 1 day to stitch

Brittercup December Cat

2010-02-09T09:20:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC took 6 hours

Brittercup November Cat

2010-02-09T09:19:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC took 3 hours

Brittercup October Cat

2010-02-09T09:14:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC took 7 hours

Brittercup September Cat

2010-02-09T09:13:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC took 4 hours

Brittercup August Cat

2010-02-09T09:12:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC took 4 hours

Brittercup July Cat

2010-02-09T09:10:00.000Z

Stitched with DMc took 6 hours.

Bittercup June Cat

2010-02-09T09:05:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC took 4 hours

Brittercup May Cat

2010-02-09T09:04:00.000Z

Stitched with DMc took 4 hours

Brittercup April Cat

2010-02-09T09:03:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC, took 3 hours.

Brittercup March Cat

2010-02-09T09:01:00.000Z

Stitched with DMC. Took 5 Hours.

Brittercup February Cat

2010-01-08T09:57:00.000Z

Took just over 3 hours to stitch. Used DMC and 14# Aida

Brittercup January Cat

2010-01-08T09:56:00.000Z

Took just over 3 hours to stitch. Used DMC and 14# Aida

Imaginating Snowman Silhouette

2010-01-08T09:54:00.000Z

Took just over a week to stitch. Used Air Force Aida and White floss.

San Man January Blackwork 2010 Series

2010-01-08T09:43:00.000Z

Took 4 hours to stitch and make. Free chart for Members Only. Used Dmc and aida.

Brittercup Halloween

2010-01-08T09:42:00.000Z

5 hours to stitch. Used DMC and PTP Monet 18# Aida.

Helga Mandl January Biscornu

2010-01-08T09:40:00.000Z

4 Hours to stitch and make. UIsed DMC and aida dyed by me.

Vibrant Butterfly Fairy Page 2

2010-01-04T10:50:00.001Z

Page Two added taking 4 days to stitch.

Vibrant Butterfly Fairy Page One

2010-01-04T10:30:00.000Z

Stitched in 5 days with the recommended flosses. Stitched on Zweigart 18# Brilliant White Aida.

Mirabilia Magnolia

2010-01-04T10:28:00.000Z

Mirabilia Magnolia, Stitched on 16# Aida from EmmasFabbies. Used recommended Floss and Treasures. Took around 5 days to stitch and bead. It was actually quite a difficult stitch almost confetti like chart.

Mirabilia Amarylis

2010-01-04T10:25:00.001Z

Stitched on 14# Vintage Lilac Zweigart Aida, stitched in 3 days including beading. Used recommended Flosses and Treasures. Very easy stitch.

Mirabilia Mediterranean Mermaid

2009-09-01T11:55:00.001+01:00

Stitched on 16# Stormy Night from Enchanted Fabrics.
She's stitched with DMC and the recommended Mill Hill and Kreiniks. Took about 3 days to stitch her and a week for all the bloody beads, seriously if you do this wear a thimble or better yet get someone else to so the beads theres thousands of em!!!

A Nudge from Mum

2009-09-01T11:48:00.000+01:00

Stitched on 14# Aida as supplied by Needle Treasures. Took about a week to stitch and for black Aida suprisingly easy on the eye. Now hanging in the living room.

Mirabilia Sweet Pea & Model Stitching

2009-07-29T11:27:00.001+01:00

This is Sweet Pea, stitched on another of Emma's Fabbies. She took around 5 days to stitch but the beading took me three days on top as I had a flare up over the weekend. She stitched using the recommended DMC and Caron Waterlilies floss with Kreinik and Mill Hill also. I did swap out one of the MH Magnifica beads for a colour similar to her skirt as the recommended ones looked awful to me.

This is a copy of Manga in Cross Stitch by Helen McCarthy. I did some model stitching for this book last year (see below for the pics of my name and my work). Im not into Manga myself but know a few people that are, from what Ive seen this book is awesome as it combines the 2 hobbies. The charts are on a cd rom rather than in the book which is so different to normal XS books. If you can check this book out its worth it in my mind. Retails at most online book sites ie Amazon etc.

Mirabilia Pansy

2009-07-26T13:14:00.001+01:00

This is Pansy by Nora Corbett. Stitched on 28# Evenweave dyed by Emma. She has all the recommended beads,treasures and Kreiniks. She took about 5 days to stitch. FYI if your using the recommended Kreiniks you'll need 2 of 080HL.

Wednesday 15th July

2009-07-15T11:56:00.000+01:00

This is Teal Flapper/Charleston Lady or Lady in Turquoise whichever you want to call her. Design by Vervaco. Stitched on 14 ct Lurex Pearl Fleck Aida. She took just over a week to stitch and was a nice pattern with hardly any confetti at all.

This Lady in Pink. Design by Vervaco. Stitched on 14 ct Lurex Pearl Fleck Aida. She took just over a week to stitch and was a nice pattern with hardly any confetti at all.

Tuesday 16th June

2009-06-16T13:27:00.000+01:00

This is Petal Fairy framed. She was stitched on Enchanted Fabrics 16# Aida Raindrop using all the called for materials.

Bliss Fairy is now finsihed and framed! She was stitched on Enchanted Fabrics 16# Aida Celadon using all the called for materials. I really enjoyed this one.