Pin keep pressie!

Lookey, lookey at what I got today from my super, wonderful, talented friend, Wendy over at The Quiet Room ......... isn’t it just gorgeous? It’s a Stacey Nash cross-stitch pin keep drum. I’ve been watching Wendy’s progress on her blog in recent months, as she’s made several of these, but little did I know I was to the lucky recipient of one of them.

 

This is the top – love the rusty pin and bell and the red wool heart

 

 

The next three are various points around the side

And the last picture is of the bottom

Thank you so much Wendy, I love my pin keep – you’re a treasure - I feel very special!

 

It’s good to have something to put on my blog too, as I haven’t completed anything for ages, although I hope soon to have – yes you’ve guessed it – more rag dolls LOL  it’ll probably be another month or so, as I’m making several.

 

Another bit of cross-stitch!

As I’ve got 5 minutes to spare while I wait to hear whether I’ve won the lottery tonight!!!!!!!!!, I thought I’d do a quick post. There’s been very little sewing going on around here lately, but I did finish another cross-stitch scissor/needlecase a couple of weeks ago which was a present for my niece (adopted niece anyway). It matches the pincushion I made for her for Christmas using the ‘little bird’ pattern Patti very kindly shared with me. And in keeping with the heart theme in the pattern, I bought a pair of ‘love’ scissors from Kelmscott Designs ........ I thought they were rather sweet! And just because I can, I finished it off with one of my new ‘handmade’ labels – what a show-off eh?!! Apart from the fact work has been very busy lately, I’ve been taking advantage of the lovely weather we’ve had this weekend and last, and have been outside sprucing up my garden fences, by re-painting them ..... it’s good exercise too!! And there’s plenty more to do tomorrow – oh joy!!!

So I was wrong!!!!

I'm really glad to say!!!

I've just received an email from Patti to say that I DID win her beautiful 'Mary Little' pinkeep - ain't I the lucky one?!! I think my luck is changing, so I'll carry on doing the lottery 'cause you never know!!

I've also received this lovely embroidered Christmas tree deco from Deb - thanks Deb, it's really lovely and it's going straight on to the tree!

And finally, now that Wendy has received it, I can show a little cross-stitch tree deco I made for her (Gingerbreadman of course!!)!

Bye for now!