Late again!
I'm linking to Jo (of Serendipitous Stitching) for May's Gifted Gorgeousness ..... just in time!
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My blogging friend Christine of The Mulberry Mouse (formerly blogging as UK City Crafter) very kindly sent me this sweet brooch, which she had crocheted, and the pretty ribbons. (For a link to the daffodil pattern, by Lucy of "Attic 24", visit Christine's blog by clicking HERE)
It was lovely to wear Christine's brooch to my handicraft group, where it got many complements!
And, as it happened, Christine's yellow ribbon was just what I needed to make sure I keep track of my teeny travel scissors, and added a sweet 'pop' of sunshine to my newly finished Sewing Kit (which started as an inkling of an idea HERE, progressing HERE, and finishing HERE).
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| Travel Sewing Kit - Back |
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| Travel Sewing Kit - Front |
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The first was a present from Jacquie of "My Journey"
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| "Stitch by Stitch" - Anchor |
The next two are my travel projects, but as I've been suffering with a cold that has turned into a horrid cough we haven't been travelling much lately ..... so not much progress. However, the last time I was travelling I finished the frame and started stitching some of the lilac stitches on Butterfly.
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Butterfly - Heritage kit
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The pattern for the beehive says this takes 5 hours to stitch, and despite the fact that I only stitch a little here and there, I would say this is taking at least five times that! It's tiny, and has lots of half stitches!
This was a free gift in a magazine!
There's only a couple of bees to stitch .... then it's on to the backstitching
Thank you for dropping by! I'm off to catch up on reading everyone's blogs!
Have a great week!
Have a great week!
20 comments:
Christine's spring-filled brooch is very pretty; you are a lucky gal. Sweet cross stitch projects.
Such a pretty daffodil! So sorry you're feeling cough-ish - get better soon!!!
You got some lovely gifts and instantly found use for two, the daffodil and the yellow ribbon.
I hope you recover from your cold and cough, and soon can go traveling with your beautiful hussif.
Lovely gifts from Chris and some pretty stitching going on there. xx
This brooch is awesome. No wonder that you got many compliments in your craft group. And you have three beautiful cross stitch projects on the go.
Such a pretty brooch from your friend. Wow the sewing kit is fab, must be tough to make.
Lovely cross stitch projects.
I love the daffodil!! Beautiful!
Great stitching too :)
Pleased you liked the brooch, I think your beehive is worth all your trouble, it's going to be splendid.
Nice yellow ribbons, and the daffodil brooch is so cute. A lovely gift!
I also love your pretty embroderies. :-)
Hi Barbara,oh I love your new brooch it's so pretty ,such beautiful work,thankyou for sharing xx
Thanks for taking part in GG this month. Love the crocheted daffodil and the pretty ribbons, the perfect finishing touch for your scissors.
Gorgeous daffodil brooch and pretty ribbon which came in so useful and I like the travelling sewing kit - just this afternoon I was working with the same blue polka dot fabric :-)
pretty stitching. I have no idea where they get stitching times from - unless the model stitchers sit down and get on with it, whereas I potter around, sit down, stitch a length of thread, get up, wander round... !
love the brooch
That is a gorgeous brooch!! Love your cross stitch, though it has been years since I cross stitched. My husband and I are always saying it just takes us a lot longer to do things today than it used to. I think we just get more interruptions now. Here it is Thursday and it's the first time I have been on the blogs all week. Geez.
xx, Carol
Wow! That brooch is beautiful and well worth the comments :)
Love all the stitching projects. It is amazing when small projects take more time than big ones! Lol
Have a great weekend!!
The butterfly brooch is beautiful and your projects look lovely. I haven't cross stitched in ages because I find it takes me forever to finish anything but I'm enjoying seeing your projects grow :)
Such lovely yellows in the ribbon and the brooch, Barbara. Your travelling pieces are very sweet but I don't like the sound of that cough - look after yourself, my dear.
Little projects can sometime take more time to make... lol
More beautiful makes, Barbara, and I love the new header as well. You are all set for summer :-)
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Hej Barbara,
i like your travel sewing kit and should sew one for my self :0) thanks for the tutorial...ganz LG aus Dänemark, Ulrike :0)
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