Bunny Pillow

I finished my “Sew A Brown Bunny” up yesterday as a little long pillow..

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Exchange Received

Sue messaged me to let me know she has received the pillow I stitched for her, for the Exchange Heaven Valentine’s Exchange

Caroline Hofstede – Cosmic Handmade

“Love Is In The Air” freebie

32c misc evenweave & DMC threads

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Just Perfect & Adorable PIF Gift…

That’s really all I can say about the pillow that arrived for me this morning from Gaynor…it’s in my favourite colours…from one of my most favourite books “Little Women” and from one of my favourite designers too….and along with this Gaynor also sent me Cath Kidston’s Label & Sticker Book too…what a treat….do you want to see the Perfect & Adorable PIF Gift…well here it is…

Been very busy decorating here…the lounge is just about done…my dad (who is a decorator) is coming tomorrow to paper the chimney breast which is having a feature wallpaper on it, Mark is busy doing the trim around the laminate flooring and then we can start making look like a room again!! I will be busy framing some pieces of my stitching to put up in one of the alcoves….photo’s will follow once it’s all complete.

I have been busy stitching for exchanges, giveaway’s and PIF’s so no stitching to show at the moment I am saddened to say.

Talking of giveaway’s mine is open until 23rd December…you can enter here

Until next time…in the words of Jerry Springer…”take care of yourselves and each other”

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Stitching, Knitting & Baking

I’ve managed to do plenty of finishing up this week, which I am pleased about…firstly here is the pillow I made for my Mum for a birthday gift.

Little House Needleworks “Lavender Hill”

Stitched on 28c Jobelan in Bay Leaf with DMC threads

Finished as a long pillow with cotton lace trim

I have made some more progress on my “Cheryl” SAL, it’s now 3/4 done so I hope that I will now complete it my the end of the year…this is such a lovely piece to stitch and the threads are so pretty too.

And now for something a little different from me…I have finally finished my scarf, which has been an on and off knit since the start of the year…its so soft and snuggly…the light doesn’t really show the colours too well, but from the close up you can see its a multi-textured yarn with flecks of green, beige and gold running through the rusty orange colour.

Also some other knitting…washcloths for gifts :0)

I baked some banana loaves today as I had some very ripe bananas in the fruit bowl…I have tried many recipes for this over the years but this one is by far the easiest and best

4oz butter softened

6oz sugar (caster or soft brown or a mixture of both)

8oz self raising flour

2 medium eggs

2-3 medium ripe bananas mashed

Cream the sugar & butter together, beat in the eggs and add the bananas, fold in the flour then spoon into a greased and lined 2lb loaf tin. Bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven 180c for 40 minutes and the turn to 150c for a further 30 minutes…leave to cool then slice and munch!!

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Elisa x

Two Exchanges for Lisa

I received Lisa as my partner for 2 exchanges this month, so I stitched them both and sent them as one package to Australia.

The first piece is for the Seasonal Exchange

SanMan Original’s May Newsletter Freebie

28c Jobelan evenweave

DMC Threads

Finished as a beaded edged pillow

The second piece is for the Lizzie *Kate Exchange

Lizzie*Kate “Liberty” Design Booklet

28c pastel blue Jobelan evenweave

DMC Threads

Finished as a pinkeep

I have been busy around the house and garden again the past weekend. Mark and I put venetian blinds up in the lounge and kitchen, there are 2 windows in each room, so that took some time as I had to trim them all too.

I also planted up a large pot to put by the front door, unfortunately the past tenants had grafitti’d the brickwork at one side of the front door, cleaning has not brought it off, so I have put up willow trellis and planted a climbing variegated ivy in the pot and started the climber up it, along with some lavender and violas, so within a few months the “artwork” should be covered by lovely foliage.

I have never really been into gardening before but the planting bug has hit me…I suppose it’s different when the garden is your own!!

I have used some of my PayPal funds from my recent chart sale to purchase a pretty design and threads for stitching for Martha’s birthday..I am using a piece of hand-dyed fabric, DMC and Crescent Colour threads. I may have to pop a few stitches in it this evening…!!

It’s Isaac's sports day tomorrow, let’s hope the rain stays away and the sun shines for them…I promise to take some pictures!

Have fun in the sunshine

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Elisa x