At last a finish!

At last I've got something stitched and finished, lol. I've just heard that Aleyna received her ornie in the ILCS group swap, so can post this picture - it's a Mill Hill Tiny Treasured Diamond, and was lovely to stitch up, as they always are!

I'm in a swap on another group, and when I read my partner's likes/dislikes I decided that the one that I'd started wasn't really right for her, so I'm doing another ornie right now - different to my normal style, perhaps that's a good thing. That's one good thing about exchanging - it does make me try something different.

Giveaway on Mare's blog...

Mare has a wonderful giveaway here on her blog. You can also see her wonderful work at her new Etsy shop - these sort of pins are practically impossible to find in the UK, and I know Mare well enough to know that she wouldn't be satisfied with anything less than perfect!!

PIF 'winner'....

...is Debra Hall! Why only one? Because she's the only one who left a comment, lol. So Debra - I'll be sending something out to you some time in the next few months - and it will be an extra special parcel as it's the only one I'll be sending!!!

Bridie's First Design!

Here is Bridie's first design! She did this completely to her own design - it's supposed to be the sun setting over Epsom Downs!!

Here's a quick finish - I just fancied doing this Lizzie Kate - from their Coffee Crazy leaflet - it's done on Zweigart linen in 'Flax', with the DMC conversion listed in the leaflet. Just HAD to get a finish, lol, and I've been wanting to do this one for ages!

Here's another quick finish - not sure yet if I'll make it into an ornament or a card. For now it will be my November finish in the ILCS Ornament challenge. It's from New Stitches magazine and is one of a set of three - I'm about half way through the next one already :o)

PIF announced! Please participate!!

I had some great news yesterday - I've been picked by Sarah on her PIF (Pay it forward) from her blog!

So she sends me a treat of five stitching related items. Now I'm doing the same thing for three other people!

The rules are as follows:

1. Send no less than five stitching related items per person within the next 365 days.
2. Items can be DMC, other threads, stitching needles, straight pins, buttons, scissors, ribbons, etc - a combination of items such as three threads, one pack of straight needles or just five threads.
3. The items must be new and not used. (Send things you'd be happy to receive.)
4. If you win, you must be willing to post this PIF on your blog and do the same for at least two people.

So I'm going to be drawing for three people to do this for. So please comment if you want to be a part of this. But remember you have to be willing to be reciprocate on your blog! ;)

I will be drawing names for this in fourteen days time - 23rd November - day after my Eoin's eighth birthday!

Another wonderful giveaway

Nina is having a wonderful Christmas giveaway on her blog! Click here to read/enter!