Category Cross stitch/ Embroidery
Nerdtastic Bacteriological Cross Stitch Kit!
One of our trainees at work was leaving to go back to University for her final year. We always pitch in together to buy a little something between us all as a little leaving gift, but what to get? We were stumped. Then she asked me who taught me to cross stitch, as with the […]
Sorry guys….
… I have been so busy lately, I have barely had time for anything. So here is a picture of Linux being silly. Yes…. our cat is called Linux. Yep, after the operating system. Mr M named him. The other one, which I named, is called Serratia marcescens. Or you can call her “Marcie” for […]
You are my Sunshine.
This is another CrossStitcher Magazine project, I loved it as soon as I saw it in the June issue. I didn’t want to make it into a bag though, it seemed like a bit of a waste of something so bright and fun. I couldn’t resist it though, so thought I would do it and […]
The CraftBaketacular: day 7 – the Spa, lunch, then Rosette making!
—————————————————————————————————– We got an early start on the day today, through the doors at opening time at Thermae Bath Spa, 2 hours of relaxing on foam noodles. Lush. Then further enjoying ourselves with lunch at Demuths, Asparagus with Potatoes, Cheese, and Salsa Verde, then home to start crafting! Party Rosettes! These little lovelies were inspired […]
Skulls and Ponies Craft Swap: my swap item! Chibishou Harry Potter Cross Stitch!
I posted about the item I sent for the craft swap a couple of weeks ago. This morning, my item arrived…. How. Freaking. Cool. Is. It. I love love love it! My friends that I went to the Studio Tour with are unbelievably jealous. And rightly so! Thanks Stu! You are awesome! (blog post about […]
The CraftBaketacular: day 2 – more Potter, more writing, and planning some party prizes.
What could be more British than a nice Village Fete style competition. …and for a prize? A nice rosette. The original inspiration came from an issue of CrossStitcher magazine, but then I elaborated on it to truly embrace Britishness. First prize… Savoury first prize. Represented by a cucumber sandwich. Sweet first prize. Battenberg! Then I […]
Emma Bridgewater Jubilee Cross stitch (updated 25.05.2012 and 05.06.2012)
Ok, so you know I said I was practicing my cross stitching ready to make that Emma Bridgewater pattern…. I finally bit the bullet, bought the threads (and some nice linen to sew it onto), and got on with it! It started with something resembling Hieroglyphs…. Then once I started to add the other colours… […]
Skulls and Ponies Craft Swap.
A few months ago I started following Fran, the lady behind Skulls and Ponies, on Twitter. She announced that once again she would be organising a craft swap, where she would partner up people to make things for each other. I was partnered with Stu, and we swapped lists of interests, and things we liked…. […]
New Baby Crafts: Springtime Name Sampler
You know that saying, something about you can’t pick your relatives? Well, if I could, I would pick my cousins, over and over again. They are super awesome. Adam and his wife just had their second baby. For baby number 1, I made some bunting, embroidered and embellished with his name, date and time of […]
Cross-stitching a flag: updated 15.04.2012
I wanted to do another little cross stitch project, and with the Jubilee coming up, I was feeling extra British… So I drew out the Union Jack flag on some squared paper… Cut a piece of 22 count fabric… edged and with the centre lines sewn on… I first started with one quadrant, and the […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 