Hillside Travelers

I'm working on Hillside Travelers that started 2 days ago. It is fun and relaxing to stitch. However, I guess I would have very little progress this week, as I'm having lower back sprains and strains :( Gotta see doctor after DH get back home from work today.

Rosey

Another Rose design?!?!?! Yes, I decided to start Rosey after the huge(at least for me!) Rose Quaker Sampler. Not only stitching the same rose series of project, I have been stitching on the same fabric too. Guess I'm addicted to 40ct fabric. 

Happy stitching!

Autumn Row

I'm so glad that finished the Autumn Row, Bent Creek last night. I think it turned out very cute.

This photo taken in my garden. The pearl grass is just planted by DH last week. Thanks so much!

Design: Autumn Row by Bent Creek #BC1078
Fabric: 32ct Permin Linen -  Amber
Thread: DMC

I picked up few new patterns by LHN that I just received. Guess which pattern I am going to get started :)

Frameworks

As promised, I gotta show you some of the framed finishes.

One of my recent finish, Dog Lessons for People by Lizzie Kate. I like this antique-looking frame so much! I got this from JD Arts & Frame, they carry wide range of imported frame.

Guess most of you think this frame looks very familiar. Yes, its from Ikea. I bought this frame last 2 years ago, but yet to confirm what to be framed that time. Oh well....isn't this finish match this frame nicely?

This is a pre-made photo frame that used to frame other documents. I recycled it with helps from JD Arts & Frame. It turned out gorgeous, just nice to place at my bookshelf.

If you have followed my blog lately, most probably you have seen it in my previous post. Yes, but I would like to take a better shot to show how nice of this frame when sitting on my Ikea Billy bookshelf :)

This is another frame by D Arts & Frame too. I personally like dark solid frame.

Opsss....Where is the frame? Hehehe....I did not frame this, but stick on door instead. My little prince, Chatwin keep pointing it when seeing this, as if asking me "Mom, who is the boy?"

Happy Belated New Year!

A late New Year greeting to all.

I have been busy stitching lately, as well as drooling over my new stashes. I just found out that the job of translating is kinda tiring :> Please do not misunderstand, I'm not into freelance job, I actually get tired of translating Exercice de Style to English. I think I should have set my New Year Resolution as learning French, since I'm so much into French cross stitch designs.

At first, I did not understand from the chart itself, and so did the instruction :P
Luckily with Google Translate's help, then only I found out the design is so much different from what I have been stitched before. Almost all of the designs practice mix stitching style, with combination of stitching method, like 1 over 1 and 2 over 2. Let alone daisy and chain stitching. Isn't fun to be stitched?

Some of my friends complained about the pictures that I post for this book. Yes, I know. I was being lazy, instead of taking photo, I was just copied from other website legally :) So, here you go!

It's turn to show my finishes that have been stitched over the holidays. Perhaps I have opt the wrong technique in stitching a metallic gold treads, I found it uneasy to be stitched. Please share with me if you have experienced before or you have a little secret on how to stitch it easily. I will get it framed and place on top of my bookshelf!

Design: The Bookshelf by LHN #17

Fabric: 32ct Linen - Permin Natural Light

Thread: DMC

I'm a big fan of a french cross stitch designer, Anne Sohier-Fournel. I keep few of her books in my collection, included Esprit d'Atelier that I have bought last month. One of my favorite books of her is Mots doux au point de croix. As some of you may recall, the Salon de lecture that I stitched last year, is designed by her too! I'm looking out a matching fabric to be sew as door hanger. If you have any in mind, please share with me.

Design: Silence, une princess endormie by Anne Sohier-Fournel

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Linen - White

Thread: DMC

Beside this, I'm stitching on another design from this book too, a l'abordage. I would like to hang this on my son's room.


Happy stitching!

Big Brown Box Finally Arrived!

Yes, another order has arrived this morning again. This big brown box really makes my day. Here I would like to share what's in it.


The combination of one yard of 32ct Belfast White Linen, 3 fat quarter of 32ct Linen-Amber, Lambswool & Natural Light. All these linens have been pre-planned for various of patterns from my stash.


The Mill Hill glass beads & Kreinik Balger #8 are for a secrete project, which I will reveal after getting all the required accessories for it. I love John James Petites very much, not to mention their Premier series, with gold plated. I get both #26 & #28 each.


Of course, a couple of patterns are included in this order too. Bookshelf by Little House Needlework and Dog Lessons for People by Lizzie Kate.

I have finished few projects recently, will post my finishes very soon, hopefully by tomorrow morning. Happy stitching.......