Showing posts with label Sparklies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sparklies. Show all posts

Sunday, 30 March 2008

Tribal Butterfly HD

Yes! I'm proud to announce my first finish of 2008.....

I finished this just a few minutes ago & am so pleased with how it has turned out! My boss leaves on Saturday, so hopefully if the framing shop are on form, I should just be able to get it framed in time.

Yesterday Andy took me to the annual stitch show at Olympia, London and we had a great day. Funds are tight, so I wasn't able to have a splurge, but did manage to pick up a Daylight portable lamp at a bargain price. I've wanted a decent stitching lamp for ages and it seems perfect! I also picked up Cut-Through Noah's Ark which I have wanted for a while & the stitched model on display at the show helped persuade me as it has lots of sparkly threads in it! Being a magpie, I just couldn't resist! I also found some scissor sharpeners which will be very useful for all my scissors that have lost their 'snip'. There didn't seem to be as many stalls there as in previous years and I noticed that a couple of regulars that sell Miras and L&Ls weren't there this year. It was great to see lots of sparkly, colourful stitchy type things though.

I'm not sure what I'm going to pick up next.... perhaps a bit of Snow Princess? I'll have to see what is screaming at me the most!

Saturday, 22 March 2008

A new start

No Taj this week as I'm frantically stitching a leaving gift for my boss, who leaves on 5th April. I have a few days off so I should just have time to finish this as it's stitching up pretty quickly. This is my progress on 'Tribal Butterfly' by Sparklies:


I'm stitching this 1 over 1 using 4100 DMC Variations on Polstitches limited edition Turkish Delight Jobelan fabric. I love how the top right of the wing looks like an owl's face!! Sorry about the creases in the fabric...

I was meant to be up in Yorkshire this weekend visiting my best friend Sharon, but unfortunately my car has decided it doesn't want to go anywhere. So instead, as well as frantically stitching, I am going to spend the time researching my next (and final) college project. It's a biggie so I'm going to need all my concentration to bring it all together.

I'd also like to wish everyone who reads my blog a very Happy Easter! :o)