So close

I have almost finished the gift stitch which unfortunately I cannot show you until later in the month but it's a design from this book that I picked up a while back either at a garden centre or National Trust shop.

I won't be turning the stitching into a cushion, I have something else in mind which I hope the recipient will like.

Imagination and dreams

Our youngest son and girlfriend have moved into their first home together today so I have been on extended Nanny duties which has been wonderful.  I called in and saw Colette and family today with Harlee so it was the first time Harlee got to see his new cousin Lincoln.  He also got to spend some time with Logan and Savannah who are still on their Easter holidays.  When I first arrived Harlee had fallen asleep in the car so he continued his nap on Colette's sofa - we took the opportunity of placing Lincoln by the side of him as he enjoyed his sweet dreams.

What can two children do with some boxes and a little imagination?  Logan and Savannah had been playing together before I had arrived and they had come up with the idea of building a train and carriages for them to put all Logan's super hero figures in and didn't they do a great job.

I think I will sleep well tonight as will DH who helped out with the moving in of all DS2's furniture.

Borderlines

I made a start on the Cross Stitcher SAL before going into work yesterday and managed to add a few more stitches in the evening but didn't quite make it all the way round before tiredness took over.  It took a lot of counting and recounting to make sure I had put the correct amount of stitches in.  I am hoping to finish it today before I collect Harlee-Jay.  Fingers crossed the border will match up.

This evening I must finish the gift stitch only a small amount left to do on this one.  I am also hoping to get the first stitches into the Joyful World for April.

Tag time

Yesterday I took a trip down to Scrapbook Magic and joined in with the bi-monthly tag class.  This time we got to use the new Tim Holtz crayons and Sizzix dies.  Great fun once again trying out the new products and putting together the tags as well as indulging in lots of laughter and cake. 

Short and sweet today as I need to take mum shopping before I go into work.

I know I shouldn't but....

....... I'm going to start another SAL.  I buy the Cross Stitcher magazine each month and just as I was getting to the back pages I was tempted with their monthly mystery SAL.  It's running from this month until Christmas and from the look of the first chart it is obviously going to be Christmas related.  I do like to do at least one Christmas project each year and this one looks simple enough to be able to keep up with along with all my other projects!  I also just happen to have a piece of fabric which it will fit on nicely so couldn't resist.  Has anyone else seen this in the magazine and going to join in?

The fabric is from Crafty Kitten - it is 16 count aida which means my finished piece will be smaller than the magazines but I would rather use fabric from my stash than buy something new.

I did work on Landscape yesterday evening and managed to exceed my 100 stitch target so anymore stitches done this week will be a bonus.  It also means I can now work on the small projects I have on the go if I want to.

Also yesterday evening I pulled out the threads for April's Joyful World SAL so hopefully I will get to make a start on that some time this week.

Landscape

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit. Henri Frederic Amiel

I've finally taken Landscape out of hibernation ready to work on this week.  This is where it was left way back.......

Not sure how much difference there will be when I have added 100 stitches but I will update each week to keep me motivated.  I really need to get this one completed and ticked off my list - there are so many other projects tempting me all the time LOL.

Phew!

I managed to finish the alphabet on the Cornwall Cottage Sampler but more importantly I have almost finished the internal border and phew it meets up!  I also put in the box where I will add my details once the sampler motifs are finished.

There are quite a few large motifs to work on from now on, my target is to complete one large target  and hopefully at least one small one each week.  There's one and a half large motifs on page 11 and three small motifs which I am feeling very optimistic about getting completed during the month of April.  The end is almost in sight.