The winner is...........????? and another exchange to show.

Congratulations to to........................???????

Cole from Something for Cole blog (click here for blog)

Cole please leave me your email address.

I drew the name out of a hat, (sorry but I don't know how to do this electronically) it took me ages but I finally have a winner!

Thankyou so much everyone for entering my giveaway, I do hope you will continue to visit my blog.

Please don't be disappointed if you did not win, I have entered lots of blog giveaways and I have not won anything, ever, maybe one day I will be lucky!

 Stitching news

I have not done much stitching but I have an  exchange to show you, this is the one I made for Staci at 

Snippets and Stash blog here. 

I also have another one to show but I will show that on my next post.

I made this pinkeep with a ladybird design on the back,I then decided to use the fabric as a theme to base my design on. The little bottlecap pincushion is supposed to be a ladybird, this was based on the little bottlecap pincushions that Jenny Segrest makes here  

I decided to just embroider mine with the little daisy pattern to match the pinkeep.

The needlebook is my own design made from felt and blanket stitched around the edge. 

The alphabet is a free design, I can't remember where I got the grid from for the cross stitch, but if anyone would like a copy please leave a comment with your email address and I will send it to you.   

Here is the lovely exchange that Staci made for me. 

Staci made the two lovely pillows and stuffed them with crushed walnuts, I thought this was a lovely idea. I particularly liked the way that Staci trimmed the reverse side of the pillows. Also included were the threads that Staci used in stitching the design and the buttons ribbons and thread will certainly be useful for my forthcoming projects

  

Thankyou Staci, I enjoyed our exchange, I shall treasure these gifts and I will put them in my new craft room when it is finishesd! 

Happy stitching everyone, until next time!

   

Marie Antoinette gift for my second blog anniversary!

More photographs below.

Hi everyone, I am glad to welcome you back to my little corner of blogland for my second anniversary give away, it was actually on the 31st July but I have only just finished making it!   

I hope you like my Marie Antoinette themed silk box and all its contents, because if you do you may be in with a chance of winning this prize. Everything you see in the photo is the one and only gift for the winner, included are the following:

Handmade silk box designed and created by me.The picture of Marie Antoinette is printed on silk and the corners of the box are trimmed with swarovski crystals.

Pinkeep stitched using DMC colour 3727 floss and trimmed with some vintage lace that I have had in my stash for over 20 years!

Marie Antoinettes bed made into a cute thread holder and trimmed with my hand made polymer clay roses.

The teapot, cakes, plate and the cup and saucer were hand made to match.

How to enter - check out the instructions at the bottom of this post.  Now closed.

   

The Marie Antoinette images are available free at The Graphics Fairy Blog here   

The pattern for the pinkeep can be found here at Corinne Leroy creations blog.

Here is the photo paper that I used to print the image onto, you can use it on any inkjet printer, just print your image and then run it under the cold water tap, the paper dissolves off the silk, you can then iron dry your silk or lay it flat on a towel to dry.  

You can see another box that I made using the same fabric over at my cross stitch finishing blog here

The silk paper is available at any good computer paper supplier over the internet.

HOW TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY

The give away is open until 31st August 2010.

1. 
   
   Leave a message on this post to be entered once in the draw.
2. 
   
   If you are already a follower tell me and I will enter your name again.
3. 
   
   If you decide to become a follower leave a message telling me you are now a follower and I will enter your name again.
4. 
   
   For another chance to win - place the top photograph of the Marie Antoinette giveaway on your blog (the one that gives the closing date) and mention this giveaway!   

Good luck everyone and happy stitching!