Birthday gift to a friend

Hi everyone, I thought I would show you the gift I sent to my friend Angela (no blog) I decided to make a pretty little pillow trimmed in white ribbon and swarovski crystals. Angela has let me know she has recieved my gift and I am glad to say she likes it! 

The picture above shows the wrapping paper and gift tag I made using images from The Graphic Fairy blog here The wrapping paper can be found under Wallpaper on the link provided, I then edited the paper in Picasa 3 to write the greetings.

The gift tag was made using an image also from The Graphics Fairy, not sure which section I got this one from though. All I did was print the image onto transfer paper and cut out the shape, I then sandwiched a small piece of felt in between and trimmed with dmc handmade cord. 

Here is the pillow, the cross stitch pattern is a freebie from Martines Blog  here just keep scrolling down the page and you will see it there. If you would like to see it made in pink see my previous post here.

White hand made polymer clay roses sprinkled with glitter, bow trimmed with

swarovski crystals.

I show how to make this bow on my tutorials blog here

There is still time to enter my Valentine giveaway here it is open until the 27th February 2011.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

      Happy stitching everyone and thankyou for your lovely comments, they are all very much appreciated, I would also like to extend a warm welcome to new visitors and followers and of course my regular visitors too!

Have a happy stitchy week!



Free cupcakes patern and a finish.

Hi everyone, I finished this cupcakes design a couple of weeks ago, it is trimmed with my favourite swarovski crystals on the top and around the edges, I hope you like it!

Please email from my profile for a free copy of the pattern. 

     

I have also finished the free design I was stitching the other week- photos below.  

Swarovski crystal trim

Here is the finished pattern I was stitching a couple of weeks ago, I have not yet stitched it into a finished piece because I need some lilac and green fabric to match and I did not have any in my stash, when I do I shall post another photo.

Don't forget this is a freebie from another blog, if you would like the link just check this previous post on my blog here

Thankyou for your visit, happy stitching!

Pretty in pink.

Edited: to show correct link for free pattern, just scroll down the page and you find it there! 

Hi everyone, I found this lovely cross stitch pattern and decided to make it into a little pillow, the pattern is a freebie from this blog here it really is worth checking out some of the lovely projects and the free patterns.

The tutorial to make the bow can be found on my tutorials blog here

The charms are available to buy here

Swarovski crystal beads are available on the internet.

   

Happy stitching everyone!

My exchange to Glady's

Hi everyone, here is the exchange I sent to Glady's in our recent private exchange,

I designed the box myself, it is trimmed with Swarovski crystals and handmade cord using DMC thread 825.

You can visit Glady's blog here.

 

      

The free pattern for the biscornu and pinkeep can be found here at Les Chroniques De Frimousse blog

Instructions showing how to make this biscornu can be found on my finishing tutorials blog here.

I am so pleased that Glady's liked the exchange I made!

Happy Stitching everyone!

My first giveaway of 2010 - The One World One Heart event!

More close up photo's below - all photo's are clickable.

I am having this giveaway for the One World One Heart event , it is a chance to introduce yourself to new bloggers in the blogging community and catch up with your regular blogging friends too. All you have to do is offer a prize on your blog and choose one winner to be announced on the

15 February, click on the link above for the rules.      

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

I am also having another giveaway for Valentine's day, you can enter here, this will be drawn on the 19th February.   

 

All you have to do is leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning my One Heart One World giveaway, the prize will be drawn on the 15 February GMT time at 6pm and published on my blog no later then 11pm GMT time.I would love to welcome new visitors but also look forward to seeing some of my regular visiting friends popping back to say hi.

This giveaway is now closed

Leave a comment, I would love to hear from you, everyone is welcome!

How to enter

1) Leave a comment on this post before 6pm on the 15 February 2010.

2) If you decide to follow my blog you are entered again.

3) If you are already a follower then you are automatically entered, but if you leave a comment then you are entered twice.

There is one prize for one lucky winner.

The little tuffett pin pillow is 6cm across, the finishing instructions can be found 

here on my finishing tutorials blog. 

I crossed stitched this pillow using DMC thread colours 824 and 320 and stitched it on Dublin Lugana pale blue linen. The oblong pillow measures 10cm x 3.5cm

The cross stitch design for the oblong pillow was designed by me, you can find the pattern here

The bottle cap pincushion is made from craft felt and stitched with dmc thread.

Measurements - 3.5cm along the base and stands 3.5cm high.

Happy stitching everyone!

First anniversary blog giveaway!

This is my first anniversary prize for my blog giveaway, everything in the top photograph is the first prize and the contents in the second photograph is the second prize.

There is a third prize of 6 fimo clay pins of various colours, unfortunately I did not take a photo of the pins but they are similar to the ones in the photo's. (Both photo's are clickable for a close up view) I cannot believe it is 12 months since I first started blogging, what a journey it has been, I remember how nervous I was about posting my first picture thinking would anyone comment, would anyone like visiting my blog, would anyone return? Thankfully I did get some lovely comments and many of you have visited me often, I have made many friends who have the same passion for cross stitch and other crafts as I do, and I thank you all for your friendship.

In particular, I remember looking at blogs with blog awards wondering how people got them, I was so thrilled when I received one of my first awards from Lizzy ( A Stitching Faery's Rambling Under the Willow Tree ). Then there was Cindy F, what a thrill it was to meet Cindy, she has made me laugh so much over the last month's, her emails are sooooo funny, in fact my husband always says " Oh I see you must have got an email from Cindy"!

I was thrilled to be chosen for PIF gift from Andrea ( The Craft Room ) and I can still remember the excitement of receiving that gorgeous pinkeep that Andrea made, it is proudly displayed where I can see it everyday. I was also involved in three personal exchanges with Jill, Mylene and Jennifer and I received some beautiful stitching from these ladies, it sure made me look forward to the post arriving each day.

There are so many people I could mention but I would be here all night, however I would like to thankyou all for visiting my blog and I hope you enjoy looking at the photo's of my first anniversary gifts.

And now the rules for the giveaway!

The first prize is:

Box decorated with my own cross stitch design

(the free pattern will be available to download when I return from my holidays)
Coffee pot and cup

Rose pins

Heart shaped ornament with Swarovski crystal trim

Scissor fob with Swarovski crystals stitched 1 over 1

The second prize is :

Pink felt pin cushion trimmed with shocking pink ribbon and Swarovski crystal

3 rose pins

Pink and white coffee pot

Third prize is :

6 rose pins hand made by me using fimo clay

The cross stitch patterns are freebies :

Heart shaped ornament design can be found on Zoes blog here

Scissor fob pattern can be found on Joei's blog here

The pin cushion is my own design.

When will it be drawn?

You have until the 31 August to leave a comment and I will announce the winner on Saturday the 5 September. I know it's quite a long time but I am away most of the month of August.

I look forward to reading your comment's and announcing the winners!

Good luck everyone!