Mirabilia Lady Alexandra

Stitched on 16ct Aida, Lilac Flair by Enchanted Fabrics (OOB). Stitched with DMC floss and ebellished with Mill Hill Beads. I swapped the petite beads for the same colour glass beads. Will be framed eventually.

Tyler & A'sharae Birth Samplers

Both of these were stitched in February. Tyler decided to arrive earlier today so I've been finishing them this morning. Both were stitched on 14ct White Aida and stitched with DMC floss. Each sampler took a week to stitch. The chart is  "Lincoln's Baby Sampler" by Maria Diaz which is available from her website or an older issue of Cross Stitch Collection Magazine.

Edited to add these samplers are for my first Great Nephew and Niece. Tyler is Shaun (Nephew) and Beths first baby. A'sharae is Danielle (Niece) and Dorian's first baby.

Mirabilia Waterlily

Stitched on 16ct Bubblegum Aida Flair from Enchanted Fabrics (Out of business). DMC threads used with recommended Kreinik braid #4. Embellished with Mill Hill beads and Treasures. Took 3 days to complete.

Mirabilia Tulip

Stitched on 14ct Bright Ideas Grasshopper Aida. Threads are DMC with Kreinik Braid #4. Embellished with Mill Hill beads. Edited to add this took 3 days from start to finish.

Mirabilia Maidenhair

Stitched on 16ct Aida from Enchanted Fabrics (Out of Business), colour is  called "Golden Treasure". Stitched with DMC and Kreinik Braid. Embellished with Mill Hill Beads and Treasures.

Ink Circles Kaleidoscope

Stitched on 14ct Aida with DMC floss. Took a few weeks to stitch as it was on rotation with some other work. Will be finished into a cushion.

Deejays Round Robin

Donna's RR. Theme is
The Secret Garden from an old issue of Cross Stitch Quick & Easy.
Stitched on 14ct Yellow Aida with DMC.

Finishes of Finishes

 Various Cushions and ornaments Ive "finished" off while my lappy was out of commission. San Man Originals, Veeandco, Lizzie Kate, Waxing Moon, DMC, Dimensions and Barbara Ana designs all feature. Most of the finished were finished with cording and hung through ribbon to use as hangers.

The Liebster Blog Award.

I have won an award thanks to Elisabeth at http://stitchyfingers-irishcream06.blogspot.com

There are conditions attached to this award, so here is the text I copied from Elisabeth with my blogs added to the end.
Liebster is a German word meaning favourite, dearest or beloved.
The Liebster Blog Award is awarded by bloggers to other new bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers, to help spread the word about their blogs and to help them gain wider recognition.
The Liebster award comes with four conditions that each recipient must satisfy when accepting:
1. Choose 5 up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers to award the Liebster to.
2. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
3. Post the award on your blog. List the bloggers you are giving the award to with links to their sites. Leave comments on their blog so they know about the award.
4. Share 5 random facts about yourself that people don't know about you.

The blogs I've chosen are:
1: Michelle at http://stitchcraftplace.blogspot.co.uk/
2: Sue at http://suesstitching.blogspot.co.uk/
3: Lisa at http://lisasneedlesandthreads.blogspot.co.uk/
4: Kathy at http://kathysdesignskreations.blogspot.co.uk/
5: Kath at http://kathsstitchingheaven.blogspot.co.uk/

All the blogs are people who I've met online and enjoy chatting with and viewing their works.
My Random Facts
1: My bedroom colours are Chocolate and Teal.
2: I'm addicted to Big Fish Games hidden objects games.
3: I have 80 geisha dolls.
4: I prefer reading to TV and have read over 3000 books.
5: I like pepper with pretty much everything.

Yiotas-XStitch. com

Something a little bit different for this post. I have been asked if I would like to receive a cross stitch kit to review so I said yes. There are a beautiful range of cross stitch kits at  Yiotas and I chose the Donkey pair as my mum fell in love with them. The chart is large and very clear the instructions are some of the clearest I've read to date. The threads in this kit are Madeira, I'm usually a die hard always swap to DMC fan but I'm going to use these as they feel gorgeous. It will be my next project after I finish Kaleidoscope. If you're looking for a new project or just want to buy have a look at the cross stitch kits from yiotas-xstitch.com they also do cross stitch charts as well.

In other news my beloved netbook "Lappy" has died, yes He's buggered off to laptop heaven with no warning for me so I'm using my mum and dads huge lappy for the moment but hopefully I'll have another soonish. So the update may be few and far between however I should be a ble to make a hugggge dint in my wip pile.

HAED Poppy Fairy QS 45510 Stitches

Poppy Fairy QS by Jasmine Becket Griffith. Charted by HAED. Stitched on 14ct Aida with the DMC recommended. Started in August 2011 originally as a christmas fairy but it got put away in October and picked up again in January of this year. 45510 Stitches.

Older Finishes Now Finished

Joane Elliott Christmas Fairy

Lanarte Pisces, Leo and Sagitarrius

Miss Cresents Crowne I Support the Girls

Treefrog Pile Up

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.

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

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

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

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

San Man Spooky Night

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

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

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

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

Larnarte Pisces

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

Larnarte Sagittarius

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

Larnarte Cancer

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

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

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



San Man Missing Letter Bat

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

Corrines RR

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

Stitched on 14ct sage green aida with DMC.

San Man Halloween Doodle

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