Here comes ...

Yes - it's Rudolph making an early appearance here.

Reminding me that it is time to get organised.

This design by Lynette Anderson appeared in Handmade magazine Vol 27, No 3.

I'm wondering how many people on my gift list will be happy with one of these??

I'm still hooking hexies and show no sign of slowing down any time soon.

Hope you have had time for some creativity in your week.

Now for the weekend.. More work for me, but there is a holiday day next week that I plan to spend at the sewing machine.

Happy crafting.

Stocking swap sent

This is the package that I sent to my partner Tracey over at KnickyKnacks.

Lucky for me the post people delivered efficiently.

There was the stocking - but what's a stocking without a few little treats inside??

I added some chocolate treats, along with a little hanging ornament with her initial, and

One of those hexie washcloths with some pretty hand made soap from central Victoria.

The best bit is she is one Happy recipient. Yay!

Thanks to Selina for organising this fun swap.

Have a lovely weekend however you choose to spend it.

Hexie Clean

This week has been a lot about waiting, so I needed a nice easy project which was easy to pick up and put down at a moments notice.

Out to the warehouse for a little inspiration, what I found there was some cotton yarn left from a project completed some time ago! Perfect as I told the mother I would make her a dishcloth months ago and hadn't done it yet - Now I have just one or two??

Ok - make that five.

These are super easy and the patten is a free one on the Lion Brand yarns website, I adjusted the rows as my thread was finer than the one used in the original, but the pattern clearly states 'correct guage not essential for this project'. Yay.

More waiting coming up next week and plenty more supplies in the warehouse - I'm thinking there maybe one or two of these in the Christmas gift box very soon!

Happy Crafting

Let me out!

There was a squishy in my mail today and she just couldn't wait to get out of that dark place.

She got out and introduced herself to Oopsie, who was hanging out as always on the sewing table.

Then she met Dee Dee and G-Bot.

In the early evening we went for a walk to the beach, well she rode in the bag, having short legs and all and there were lots of big dogs out walking too!

Lovely blue skies today.

Boy those birds are noisy.

Thanks Caroline my new puppy has settled in already.

Thanks to Vanessa for hosting the Send me a Softie Swap, I had lots of fun playing.

Happy Creating

Sometimes...

I just have to try something to see if it will turn out like I imagine!

So instead of working some more on the slow project or any one of the other half started projects that are cluttering up the crafting space I decided to try this.

And it worked.

Picture from an illustrated alphabet enlarged a lot, traced and stitched onto crisp white cotton, crocheted ric rac in same shade as stitching and all sewed up - great quick project.

I can see other letters popping up in time for Christmas.

Happy Monday where ever you are

Slow sewing

Friday night sew in involved some slow stitching.

One large orange swirl and the body of a bird is about the sum of my efforts. No un-stitching - gotta be happy about that.

Hope your Saturday was spent doing just what you like best.

Happy Creating

Shopping and Stitching

What's a girl to do if the universe sends you right past the fabric stores?

Go in and shop of course!

Some pretty thread for quilting Colourful Christmas.

The spotty fabric because sometimes I just can't get enough of a good thing!

The two pink fabrics are destined for Miss14's Christmas gift.

A little progress on this Rosalie Quinlan design which was her contribution to Immerse yourself in Stitching that I attended last month.

I am enjoying this project as the colours are lovely and bright, not that you can see that on this dull day.

It is seriously testing my stitching as there is a lot of chain stitch in this design and I find it difficult to keep my stitches even. A nice slow project.

I will be working on this for Friday night sew in tonight hosted by the lovely Heidi and Bobbi.

It's not too late to head on over and sign up.

Happy Weekend stitches to you.