POSTING AND UPDATING MY POOR NEGLECTED BLOG AGAIN

September 6th 2014:   Well after a 5 month break i am stitching again i can not say what as it two surprise projects both very small  and then a design of woodland animals  again for a gift (more details to follow) Mr frog came a visiting I had to unpick my stitching twice
I have some exciting news in February i am going to become an aunt again to twins my niece Katie is 13 she be 14 when they enter the world

very neglect blog now going try keep update monthly throughout this year

February 1st 2014:   Well no excuse really but life and work as sort of took over in the couple of years so this year I aimed to a minimum of monthly updates in my blog more if I have time.
Well last year my stitching bug definite went AWOL big style this year I manged to do one card for my niece 13th birthday in January

I been busy knitting scarfs for Christmas presents.

MY to list for the year is quite long so lets see how much i get done:
FEB: knitting to carry on with my 1st complex pattern a pink conserve mini cushion for my niece
Cross stitching: : a baby bib and toy for someone at work who going ton be 1st time nanny
Baking: do some nice cupcake for a guy at church who 30 but as server cerebral pasaly and is stoke city supporter
March: cross stitch book- mark hopefully finish my two projects from last year knitting as above hopeful learn to crochet. To go to knit and stitch show in Brigham

April  :to start my surprise project for mum i brought from Harrogate show last November  to knit a small pattern of something

May:  to carry on with the above projects and do some baking

June: if the above finished start long stitch kit of dolphins

that's enough for the time been i keep pictures and review of the above projects

My New Cross Stitch Project

September 2012: this project is from cross stitcher issue 257  I am doing for my Mums 70th birthday in December. When I saw the design of the squirrel tea cosy ( see picture below)

I knew it was right for my Mum as she has squirrel visiting her every day for his/her nuts and sometimes he/she comes in the conservatory and helps himself. i am doing the project to either frame in mount picture frame or on canvas to hang up on the wall in the conservatory . i am changing a few aspects of the design different colour fabric and maybe add some back-stitch detail to squirrels might add a bit of sparkle too. i am hopping to start it tomorrow and it has nice blocks of colour so that's lovely and easy for me i hate confetti stitches in designs

A lovely day in Bakewell

September 7th 2012: Today myself and my mum drove to Bakewll ( about 1 hours drive but took about 1.5 hours due to traffic problems major roadworks in Leek staffordshire) It was lovely day we sat by the river and had fish and chips . The river is lovely and clear and has the most enormous and fat rainbow trout you can see them they fight with the birds on the river for the bread people feed them.

We had wonder around the town and then I asked someone where Wye needlecraft shop was in the town.I am very keen cross stitcher so i was in my element in the shop it has 2 floors of cross stitch and crafts i was very good and only brought two small off cuts of Aida  DMC threads 2 charts and one is for Christmas present,. see picture below

I did pay and pre order just cross stitch Christmas edition

on the way back we sat by the river and i had the most yummy ice cream the weather was lovely