Category Cross stitch/ Embroidery
A gentle reminder for forgetful people.
You know how it is. You think to yourself “yep, I must do that later” and then the thought completely vanishes from your mind. Yup. I got a new car (first and probably only time I will ever have a brand new car in my life!) at the end of last year, and since then […]
Caffeine – His Favourite Drug
Hello. I am a teetotal drug-free Vegetarian. Mr M is teetotal, mostly vegetarian (due to lack of any meat in our apartment), and mostly drug-free. His only drug is caffeine, and he indulges in a caffeinated cup of coffee once a day in the mornings, but has now switched to decaffeinated coffee for the most […]
You can’t have a party without Party Rings.
This afternoon I had a little baking session. This little baking and decorating session was inspired by a quick little cross stitch project I completed this week. This was from the June 2013 issue of CrossStitcher Magazine, bookmarked (literally) for (2) years and not yet tackled! On our recent trip home for a wedding we […]
The Red Red Robin……… : Erithacus rubecula
I guess with this pattern being the freebie for December, it was meant to be a bit seasonal… but alas. I didn’t finish it back then! Done! He is kinda cute. But yey! I did it. I finally caught up with my birds and completed the set. So now they are all up on […]
Hedwig: Bubo scandiacus
Sometimes fixing a mistake is so depressing and time consuming. I guess that this is an example of when it is acceptable to trash something and start over. I started this penultimate bird in the CrossStitcher Magazine series a couple of months ago, messed up part of it early on, and then it took so […]
Golden Eagle: Aquila chrysaetos
Just another couple of birds to go after this one, then I think the CrossStitcher series is done! I have been a little busy of late, and finding time for crafting has been a challenge. Weekend before last we went to Seattle to visit some friends, I got to try a Kouign Amann (and think […]
Huffin’ and a little Puffin: Fratercula arctica
2 weeks off from cycling to work? My legs of steel have dwindled in power to legs of……… lettuce. Ack. Anyhow, this little guy I stitched on Sunday, while I was having a completely lazy not-getting-out-of-my-pyjamas-for-anybody sort of day, a day of relaxation so I could finally readjust and recover from the jet lag! Ta […]
“Some sweet day I’ll make her mine, pretty flamingo………..”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvtqmqBiiM This is what I sing pretty much any time I see something that involves a Flamingo. I would like a sixties-esque soundtrack to my life. ….and this month the free bird pattern with CrossStitcher was a flamingo! So of course I got right on that: I finished the hoop with some glittery silver ribbon […]
A pretty little Escherichia coli
Working for a living is really cutting into my crafting time. At the moment in these early stages, everything is pretty hectic, and I am putting in some fairly long hours, so weekdays/nights are pretty much a no-go on the crafting. However, Friday I got out early and felt the urge for some crafting, and […]
Mr Kingfisher: Alcedo atthis, and a little trip away.
Another little pretty stitched from the series of birds I get with my digital edition of CrossStitcher Magazine! This month it was time for a little Kingfisher, I had half the colours already, but had to pop out to the shops for the rest: Love him! While I was at Michael’s, I also picked up […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 