Halloween exchange, PIF received, and a blog award!

Halloween exchange from Wendy.

I have received my halloween exchange from Wendy in the Hooked on Exchanges Too Group blog and the Hooked on Exchanging blog here.  Wendy made me a lovely pillow and sent some fabric and a Little House Needlework pattern, thankyou Wendy, I love it all!

I have posted my halloween exchange last Thursday and it should arrive sometime this week.

Pay it forward for Akila

Here is the pay it forward that I sent Akila, I made a pinkeep and decorated it with silver butterflies.

Akila has let me know that she likes the gift.

I am currently stitching this ornament for the Christmas Challenge blog, I am making four ornaments in one!

It is stitched 2 over 1, however I think it is a bit tight and I should have used one thread instead of two, but it looks quite cute.

I finished stitching this cross stitch design for a pillow I am making, but I forgot to post a picture. The cross stitch design is a freebie and can be found here.

Stitching news 

I am currently stitching my Heaven and Earth Design - Gothic Rose,  it did get relegated to the bottom of my stitching stash as I was busy stitching exchanges and gifts, but now I have some spare time to catch up a little bit, hopefully I will post a picture soon. Here is the start of the Gothic Rose design.

I am planning to stitch a random act of kindness for a blogging friend  but I don't need to send that until the end of November, I have planned what I am going to stitch  and I am really looking forward to sending it.

My halloween stitching is in progress but I can't say what I have stitched as one of them is an exchange and the other is a surprise.

I was having a tidy up amongst my crafting stash, I found lots of patterns that I forgot I had, I really must not buy any more patterns until I have stitched them all, but of course you know we stitchers find that impossible to do, don't we!

I am planning to start one of my Mirabillia patterns sometime soon, as  I love having a couple of large projects on the go, I have a choice between : 
 

Crystal christmas

Angel Proclamation

Titania, Queen of the Fairies.

Happy stitching everyone!     

Andrea's pay it forward has arrived and I have a blog award!

I had a very exciting day yesterday, my pay it forward arrived from Andrea and I was given my first blog award from Nancy! 

Andrea from The Craft Room made me the most gorgeous pinkeep in one of my favourite colours with a matching card printed with butterflies - I absolutely love anything that has a butterfly theme! I now know how excited Cindy F felt when she received the pinkeep I made for her.

I was sooooo excited to receive something made by Andrea as she truly is an expert needlewoman, her stitching is absolutely perfect. Thankyou so much Andrea I shall treasure this pinkeep always.

Would you like a hand made stitched gift from me - please read on!

Pay It Forward NOW CLOSED

I was fortunate to be drawn as a recipient of a gift from Andrea of The Craft Room in a Pay It Forward she offered on her blog and I have now agreed to do the same on my blog.

If you are interested in receiving a handmade stitched gift from me in the next 365 days please leave a comment on this post, I will draw the names of three people on Monday evening the

26 January 2009. In return please offer the same Pay It Forward on your blog.

I do hope you leave a comment and join in the fun!

Freebie Valentine Cross Stitch Pattern

I found this cute freebie Valentine cross stitch pattern here, I decided to finish it as a pin keep.

I stitched it on 25 Count Dublin Lugana Linen using DMC threads following the colours given in the pattern and I gathered delicate ribbon for around the edge and topped it off with a Swarovski Crystal attached to a pin.

Reverse side of pinkeep