Progress and a Poll

Well its 1 week later and Im still stitching away on Comfy Cozy. Last night after my longest stitching break for a long time (surprisingly almost on 4 hours!) this is where its up to for this weeks progress pic.

Hopefully soon I will get to the half a page done mark :P

On the right hand side of my page Ive started a poll just for fun, to see how often you all like seeing progress pictures on these larger WIPs, such as HAED.

And thats all from me this week. A slow stitching week as life has been a little hectic (A family of 5 and no fridge or freezer for 3 days) but we're back on track now.

Happy Stitching in this wonderful new month!

HAED Progress...Finally!

Well since I can finally take some pics I thought I would show you the (small) progress on my HAED. This is how it looked back in December when I started...

and this is what it looks like now after just over a weeks or so work put into it ....

there are some dark reds in the black that arent showing too well.
Oh and I should add that this is what I was busy stitching away on over IHSW.

Hopefully it will grow with more speed now that I have my stitchy bug back :)

Happy Stitching!

Guess What......

My very darling husband bought me us a new camera today!! So from tomorrow it will be business as usual on the blog front. I just have to figure out how to use it first :)

Ive been very busy stitching for.....

And after everyone else is in bed tonight I'll continue.

Happy Stitching!

Im Back!!!

Wow! 4 months sure have flown! Christmas and Easter both out of the way. My dearest darling oldest daughter started her school journey with Prep at the start of the year :)

Im so sorry Ive been gone for so long. I havent even been around to look at any ones blog :( Theres kind of 2 reasons for this. Number 1 being that my camera died on the first day of school back in January. Rats! And also Ive only just picked up the needle in the last couple of weeks, after a long crafty drought since I last talked to you all back in December. Some ladies get turned off foods by morning sickness, for me it was my stitching. Yes! Thats right! Bundle of joy no.4 will be joining us very early on in August all being well and is making itself known by some very enthusiastic kicks now, being 23 weeks along :)

So my stitchy bug is back and although my posts may be a little slower and not quite as pretty until I convince Hubby that we need a new camera before bub arrives, Im still here and can't wait to catch up with you all again.

Happy Stitching!

Presents! (Pic Heavy)

Wow!! I can not believe the time and love put into every one of these gorgous gifts!

First there was this gorgeous bag....

There are beautiful big pockets and even a keychain hook thingy (yes very technical :P ) inside! Perfect to hold my WIPs for the crazy 15 challenge/Wipocalypse next year. So happy. And the detail of the stitching *swoon*

A snowman ornament, so cute, threads and ribbon in my favourite color and a beautiful bag of beads and buttons.

Having admired these teatowels on Fionas Blog before I couldnt believe my luck when she made one for little ol' me! Love something that makes housework fun!

A gorgeous notepad, Christmas pillow, and what I think is a little owl keyring keeper, as there is a keyring hook thingy on the ribbon inside the owl. Fiona will be able to tell me whether I am right lol.

A beautifully stitched satchel? with the most devine smelling soap

A needlebook!! Exactly what I wanted for Christmas lol. and gorgeous baby blue aida (Hmm, I'll have fun finding a project or 2 for it)

Stunning Hexagons!

A cute ladybug (pincushion or just fun thingy) which DD (1) took an immediate shine to lol

So all in all I feel very humbled and blessed. They are all stunning and will be very treasured. Thank you so much Fiona, and I hope you get a little fun out of yours as well :)

And if you havent joined the Santa Sack Swap this year, its such a great idea, if Cheryll does it again next year, come and join in the fun!

Santa Sack Swap

Well today is the day! Dear Daughter (4) has been in charge of the countdown for the last week :) And I thought I would share a peek of what is waiting for me to open (although Im wondering with 3 other pairs of willing hands, how much actual opening I'll get to do :P )

So this is what the wonderful Fiona has sent me this year

Now Im off to supervise the opening of them as I know they will all be wonderful, thoughtful presents.

Christmas has come early this year :) (and I get a taste of how hypo the kids will be on the day!)

Happy Holidays :)

Bits and Pieces

Wow, its been nearly 2 weeks since Ive posted. Well in that time I didnt get too much stitching done, and what I did was kind of here and there on different projects with nothing getting finished :P

So what did I get done? Well a little bit of this...

Another little ornament from Janlynn

and that......

Another charity square thats almost finished

And I started on this....

A piece called 'Kookaburras' by Lesley Suzanne Davies for DMC

http://www.craftboutique.com.au/shop/item/kookaburras

But my most exciting news is that last night after weeks of waiting, the threads and fabic turned up for my first ever HAED (Heaven and Eath Designs) start. And start i did if only a small start. I gridded the beginning of the design and finished my first 10 x 10 square this morning.

And to get some idea of the scale of this peice.........

Can you see my little square? LOL

The project Im doing is called Comfy Cozy, and sometime in the next 2 years should look like this....

So I have heaps of stitching ahead of me.

Now though Im off to the post offce to send Fiona a parcel that shes no doubt anxiously awaiting and then I will cross my fingers that it makes it by Thursday for her to open :-D
Happy Stitching as we approach the holidays :-)