Chatelaine Mini Mandala Mystery 2 finished!

I'm so pleased to have this finished - yes, it's just a 'mini', but it's fairly big for me, lol! It took me ages to get this photo, and the colours are fairly true at last, but you really just don't see the sparkle to it - there are just so many beads it twinkles all over! I've loved stitching this, and although it took me such a long time, I have to do more - I'd like to do the new one, based on the German Ostsee region, even if it takes me years!

Happy St Patrick's Day - a visit from a leprechaun...

I can hardly believe that this arrived this morning - what wonderful timing by the postal services! I was so lucky to be picked out to receive this wonderful leprechaun by Susan - and what a perfect day for him to arrive! This photo shows the front AND the back - and the lovely green hand-dyed that Susan included.

Susan - thank you SO much - the O'Leary leprechaun has come home!

A Special Friend Award - an apology

I was nominated for this award by my friend Kathy - I am very pleased, and at this point would like to apologise/explain to people where I have NOT passed on these awards. It isn't that I don't appreciate being nominated (I do!), but often I spot the nomination very late, as I am often behind in my blog watching. Also, I find it hard to find people to nominate - not that I don't have good friends here, but often they have already been nominated by others. So I really am sorry - but can't promise to pass these things on!

So - if you are reading this, and you've not been nominated before, please take this as your nomination!

Progress on my Chatelaine

I'm making slow progress on this - and enjoying it so much! I discovered that my joanna's weren't done correctly, so decided to unpick the ones that I'd done around the edge and restitch - the ones in the middle section will stay as they are - my very own speciality stitch, lol! I do prefer the ones done 'properly', but not enough to unpick the whole lot!