Margaret Sherry Cat

Hi Everyone

Here is the Margaret Sherry Cat made up into a card.  This was originally a coaster design.

Margaret Sherry Coaster Design.  Made up into a card.

I'm sure my friend will love this birthday card.

Happy Stitching Everyone

Happy Dance!

It's Happy Dance Time.  I've got not one, but two finishes to show you.

The first is a Margaret Sherry design of a cat.  I just love her cat designs.  It's going to be my friends Birthday card.

A Margaret Sherry Cat Design.

The next is a Fizzy Moon design for the birth of a baby girl.  I've been stitching this for around 9 months.  I might stitch a few more details of the girls name and date of birth on it.

Fizzy Moon design for the birth of a baby girl.

Freebie Designs

I've been looking at some lovely freebie designs from Cross Stitch Collection, which I want to share with you.  

Little Fairy Design by Lucie Heaton.

A Lucie Heaton Design.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/02/weekend-collection-free-chart/

A beautiful Art Nouveau design by Maria Diaz.

A Maria Diaz Design.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/09/weekend-collection-free-chart-2/

2 Summery card charts by Lesley Teare. 

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/16/weekend-collection-free-chart-3/

2 Birthday cards by Angela Poole.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/23/weekend-collection-free-chart-4/

2 Teddy Bear Charts by Lucie Heaton.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/09/20/weekend-collection-free-chart-8/

Gardening designs by Leslie Teare.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/09/06/weekend-collection-free-chart-6/

2 Art Nouveau glamour designs by Leslie Teare.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/30/weekend-collection-free-chart-5/

Happy Stitching Everyone.

September is almost over!!

I've been neglecting my blog!!  Please forgive me!!

I have been stitching, and have finished a birthday card for my friend Janet.  It shows the two spies who went into the Promised Land and came back with a large bunch of grapes.

I've also been stitching another 'Popcorn' freebie, while I've been away.  It's always good to have something with you while you’re away on holiday.  In the evenings while my husband sits and watches TV, especially the football, I sit and stitch, if the lighting is good. 

I've been travelling about a bit.  In early September we visited Cardiff and travelled out to Llandaff.  We also visit Worcester Cathedral on the way back home.  I have also just got back from a lovely holiday in the Scottish boards.  This time we visited Edinburgh, Floors Castle, Kelso, Jedburgh, Melrose and Peebles. 

Barony Castle Hotel, Scotland.

Close up view of the mountains from the hotel.

View from the hotel.

Alpaca's in a field down the road from the hotel.

View of the Scottish countryside as we travelled back home.

I shall have to get back to my stitching.  Christmas is approaching fast!!

 Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone

Cheerkat Card Completed

Just a very quick post.  

Here is the completed Cheerkat card ready to give to my friend Jayne.  

I hope she will likes it.

Peter Underhill design by Heritage Crafts

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone

Birthday!!

It's a special day for me today!  You've guessed it, its my birthday!

I've received some lovely presents and cards, that I must share some of them with you.

But first I must say thank you to all my dear friends who sent me birthday greetings.

The first card is from my good friend Mary Grace in Malta.  Stitched in my favourite colours.

Cross Stitch Card from Mary Grace.

And from my friend Janet a decoupage card.

My daughter bought me a lovely gift to hang up at Christmas.

OWLS

Close up of Owl.

She knows I love owls.  And also something to eat.

A gingerbread Owl.

I finally got the present I asked for last year - a lamp to stitch by at night.  So now I have no excuses not to stitch in the evenings!

Until next time, Happy Stitching.

Two Birthdays

I just wanted to share with you the two cards I sent to 2 stitching friends who's birthdays are on the same day, 1 November.

Birthday Care for Mary Grace

Birthday Card for Lee

I'm just happy to say they both received them on time.

Next year I have some big Birthdays coming up.  I have 4, 50th and 1, 70th Birthday Cards to stitch for.  I just hope I have them all prepared in time.  I think I will be sending some Hardanger Cards for the girls and something special for my brother, not sure what yet, men are so hard to find the right design for.

Now I will have to catch up on my Christmas Cards that need stitching as it's only 1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days till Christmas!!!

Oh, and here I have captured a picture of one of our grey squirrels that comes into our garden.  They just can't resist the bird food.

Grey Squirrel

Happy Stitching Everyone

Birthday Cards and Sunflowers

Back again with an update of the Birthday Cards I have made for my friends who's birthdays are on Sunday and Monday.

George and the Dragon

Hardanger

Sunflowers

Now, you must be wondering why I've put sunflowers down.  Well, on Wednesday I went to visit my friend and I pass the local school.  They had been growing sunflowers and as the sun was shining and the sky was blue, I just had to get my camera out and photograph them.  Even the bees had to pose for me.  Here is the result.

Happy Stitching Everyone

Bookmark Cat

Another week is almost over and I have a finish.  This time a bookmark, with a cat holding a heart shaped balloon.  Yet another gorgeous design by Margaret Sherry.

Cat Bookmark by Margaret Sherry

 

Other Margaret Sherry Cat Designs that I have stitched.

Birthday Card for Joyce

It was also my friends birthday this week and here is a picture of the card I sent her.

I thought I would share with you some of the places I have visited in July.

Nottingham, famous for Robin Hood.

Nottingham Town Hall, The Castle Gate House, Statue of Robin Hood and the Castle Gardens.



Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire

Gainsborough Old Hall is among the biggest and best-preserved medieval manor houses in England. 

It is part timber-framed but mostly brick-built. It was built in the latter part of the 15th century

 with Elizabethan additions.

Chesterfield 

 

Chesterfield in Derbyshire, is famous for it's crooked spire.

Happy Stitching Everyone

Hardanger Birthday Card

I've just finished putting together a card for my friends 80th birthday.  I hope she likes it!  I often have different Hardanger pieces that I already stitched.  Then when a special occasion occurs I make them into cards that I hope suites the person.  Here is what it turned out like.

More Holiday Photo's of the Mosel in Germany

Kinheim

Kinheim

Mosel

Bernkastel & Kues

Until next time, Happy Stitching