Although I am really more of a cat person...

... here are two dogs named Poemba. The one on the left is a French Country Dog by JBW Designs and the one on the right is a 12 week old Bernese Mountain Dog! The maternal power one cannot say no to kindly asked me to stitch this for her friend and neighbour who recently adopted this little cutie, soon to grow up into a massive lovable beast of a dog!!!
And honestly, it was a fun stitch!

And this is a piccie of Vonna's birthday gift. I was late in sending and I am late in showing, guess there's a theme going on there...LOL!!

front

back

Small Token
by
Blackbird Designs

The fabric I used for the back was a gift from Anna, and just perfect for this little ornament, don't you think?! Thank you, Anna!

Until next time!!

Minds out of the gutter, please!

No, "doggy style" does not necessarily have sexual connotations, miss Van Schurman and anyone else entertaining dirty thoughts.
Relating to stitching it can simply be something like this...

Woof.

Snoozing away on my pillow!

Despite the fact that it was the lovely Erik's 50th last Saturday and the garden party really was for him, I was the one receiving some very lovely goodies too!!
Annemarie really outdid herself by making this amazing, stunning and yes indeed gorgeous pillow for me!!!! (click on the piccies and be prepared to salivate with envy...)


And look at the extra goodies she sent me!! More stockings, YEA!!!

That's a Stacy Nash design you see there, plus a Twisted Threads kit including some gingham I was dribbling over myself!! Thank you, thank you!!

Well, on the personal stitching front I just finished a gift for a certain birthday gal after much ripping and cursing as a result of which it will be sure to arrive late... :o(
And now the maternal power who cannot be denied has commissioned me to stitch something doggy style... ;o) Watch this space!

Until next time.

Frogs... ribbit! !

My latest project is Shakespeare's Peddler's "My Weary World Rejoices". Usually this kind of design is not my cup of tea, but I'm loving it, despite the fact that I'm having serious colour issues with almost every cross that I stitch. Luckily Staci's hand-dyed evenweave is a joy to stitch on and is making up for the problems with the palette!

Today, it's GREEN!!! Seriously, the place is infested!

The slimy creepy crawly's are tormenting me and my stitches. I feel like I'm doing more frogging than stitching at the moment! Please, someone tell me that said glorious morn will be breaking soon! Like, maybe, now, even though the working day is done, the pizza is in the oven and the sun is setting... And yonder is actually quite close... right!??

O well, in the meantime I can lavish my eyes on a teeny tiny work of art!! Just to show you how tiny, I added a DMC floss wrapper to the picture...

It's an egg (duh... Not sure what kind, though) and look at the tiny stitches with ribbon and thread! Isn't it gorgeous?? My goodness, the work that's gone in it, it looks so delicate! My parents gave it to me as a belated birthday present, but they didn't dare send this by mail... ;o)
It's tucked away safely now in a place where curious cats and swishy tails cannot reach it, but adoring eyes can still enjoy it!

Until next time!!

Goodies!!

A surprise package arrived this week with gorgeous birthday goodies from Deb!
This sweet, wacky woman added a BEAUTIFUL fob... yet to be finished...LOL!! She added a piece of gorgeous backing fabric and some floss for the cording so I am good to go!! Sweet Deb doesn't trust her own finishing skills, which, trust me, she has in buckets!! Gertrude Vile-Emma is proof of that!!
Thank you for all the wonderful gifts, Deb!!

Some more birthday stash thanks to a lovely gift certificate + inspiration from Vonna.

On Saturday I hosted the Stitch and Bitch.... Yes, I know some of you prefer to call it a Sip and Stitch but that just sounds so ladylike and trust me, I ain't no lady... ;o)... Plenty of coffee, tea and FUN, though!! We stitched and we chatted, we noshed on 'broodjes Mario', Margaret tossed her floss, both Heidi and Margaret tried to lure me into the Mary Wigham SAL... and just look at the goodies they surprised me with!!

A stunning box Margaret painted and decorated herself!!

And here's Kisse showing off Heidi's beautiful bag!!
Thank you, ladies, for your gifts and your company!!

Until next time!!

Awesome...

Anna had warned me to start stalking the mailman, and when he came, good grief, did I feel spoilt!!! She made me the sweetest wee cat that is just the cutest thing ever, she included lots and lots and lots of embellishments, a lovely piece of fabric(!!) AND a chart that I had been drooling over since it first came out... "Miss Mary Mac's Pins & Needles Pincushion" by M Designs... I am thrilled!! Thank you so much, Anna!!

Introducing Kisse to the newbie created some interesting pictures...

-- curious --
Who's the little one then?

-- insecure --
Please tell me I am still the prettiest of all? Please...?? Please??!!

-- completely self-contented --
She can stay, I'm still the most gorgeous of them all...

Startitis & birthday... the aftermath.

Well, this picture sums up my birthday week quite nicely...

I had enough time to finish all that I started last week which was a gift in itself!
The Angel (Bent Creek) is stitched on one of Staci's fabulous hand-dyed birthday fabbies. And just look at the cutest, tiniest scissor fob you ever did see Helen made it for me. What a wonderful surprise! And the sweet sweet Prairie Schooler ornament is a birthday gift from Mady!! Thank you both, ladies, for thinking of me and making my birthday extra special!

The fancy frames around the pictures symbolize Erik's birthday gift for me. He has offered to have some of my stitchings framed... YEA!! Let's see how many I can slip into the pile... LOL!!


Despite all of that stitching my startitis isn't cured yet, so I picked up "A Weary World Rejoices" (Shakespeare's Peddler) and my need to start a few more (small) projects.

To be continued...

Startitis in motion

After careful consideration I packed up The Village of Hawk Run Hollow (CHS) halfway through Block #12 and started LHN's Be True.

Words to live by, let's see if I can...

By popular demand (thank you for your comments!!) I kitted up the alien also know as The Angel, a freebie by The Needle's Delight... Bent Creek, I stand corrected. The floss and the fabric underneath -- one of my Staci-dyeds!! -- look like an interesting combination.

After that I crossed the first stitches of Tending the Blooms, a kit by Shepherd's Bush. My very first ever SB project, thanks to the lovely Margaret who brought it back for me from Las Vegas!

And finally some crossed stitches in this Christmas freebie...

That's me... embracing my startitis.

Until next time!

Birthday Extravaganza

It was a birthday extravaganza today and it's not even my birthday yet!! A package from sweet sweet Staci arrived a few days ago and with my infamous self control I didn't touch it until today when I finally opened it (with Staci's blessing). O, how I wish I had done it days ago, then I would have been able to feast my eyes on THIS that much longer!!

A whole stack of the most beautiful original hand-dyed pieces of fabric, aka Staci-dyeds all for me!!! There are 28ct's, 32ct's and they're all GORGEOUS!!!

And the Prairie Schooler floss ring tag and scissors fob...??? Are your eyes poppin' out yet, feel something dribbling from the corner of your mouth? Does the word perfection spring to mind? YES, I hear you cry! Hands off, they're mine...LOL!!!

My goodness, didn't she spoil me?!? The floss ring tag and scissor fob are SO incredibly pretty and delicate and the attention to detail is awe-inspiring!
And did you see the little ducks? Just looking at them makes me smile and they taste darn good too!! They're mints, did I neglect to mention that? You can't really see in the picture, but they came in a little tin shaped like a bathtub... Too cute!

Gifts to be treasured always. Staci, if this is your revenge... Thank You!!

Few Words Wednesday

Eliza's Pyn Pillow/Pyn Keep (With My Needle)

Gift for world class hostess of last Sunday's Stitch and Bitch Heidi!!

Day: FABULOUS
Food: DELICIOUS
Time had by me: WONDERFUL!!

Heidi's BEAUTIFUL handmade scissors fob and gorgeous colourful floss.

Thank you!!

The Village... progress!!

Inspiration supplied by: Vonna!! Thank you!

Problem: startitis

a)

a.k.a. Margaret's stash... my favourite personal shopper... :o)

b) c)d) all of the above