Finished!

Another weekend of a bit of me time, things to do, people to see and projects to finish, whilst also whipping up batches of soup and moving furniture around.

Has anyone else noticed the change in the weather this weekend? Yes, I know a Brit talking about the weather, well nothing like sticking to a stereotype. I really noticed it this weekend, with the warm sun but a noticeable nip in the air with with the wind. Thus making you wish when your out that you brought a scarf with you. I have always loved the snuggly jumper, soup making, blanket days, more than any other time of year. Sure I was born in the spring but autumn and winter will always be my fave. Bring on the crispy leaves to tread on!

Anyway, enough of the weather...I've got something to show you!

I've finished my 'Tea Solves Everything' embroidery at long last! Yay, we all cry...well okay, perhaps just me. So pleased its finally complete. I need to get it framed but it's done, it's finished...its sitting in the hoop frame next to me. Okay, I need to get it mounted onto card but it's done!

Just starting the very last letter, I had to actually do this letter again, so this is attempt number two. I just couldn't get the flick under the 'v' right. So I unpicked, stitched 'e' and 's' and went back to it. Sometimes you have to give something a break before you come back to it.

Using a pin I was able to keep the core thread where I wanted it whilst I stitched up to it. 

And here it is complete! So, utterly thrilled with it.

I'm so pleased with the outcome, I just need to sort out some really high resolution shots and then I can play around with the idea of greeting cards. I'm mind is already onto stitching the next one, which I will start but in a few weeks time.

I've had to put my own projects on hold again, some of you might have seen some of my tweets lately, I've had a bit of an issue with post. My secret squirrel project finished pieces went missing in the post....and yes, to say I was distraught would be an understatement. I have, however, gotten over it. Someday it may show up, and in the meantime I am stitching it again, with a slight adaptation. Needless to say, posting it will cause me a bit of a stress but I am seriously contemplating DHL or Feedex. It's frustrating but at the end of the day it's really not the worst thing in the world, at the time it was but you have to move on. Tea and chocolate also helped, and wisdom from my best friend and mum.

I was about to sign off, but I must draw your attention to a competition being run by &Stitches blog rather aptly named for the time of year, 'Back to School'. It sounds like a really fantastic competition idea and there are some fab prizes up for grabs. Go and check it out.

April Showers...

and then some.


Cor, blimey at the rate this rain keeps happening, we are all going to turn into water people, gills and everything. Mind I could do with some flippers might be a quicker way of getting to work. 


Anyway, my lovely readers, I've been sorting out the listings for the clocks, just waiting on a detail or two from my lovely partner in crime and then on May 1st, they will be going on sale. To say I am excited is an understatement. 


Though it has left a wee hole in my life, until the next round of collaboration with Heidi. Mind one thing I am not lacking lately is ideas, just lacking a bit of the time. So evening stitching will be returning again, and doodling on the train on my way into work. 


I've done no stitching, as of yet, this weekend but hope to post writing this post start diving in my thread boxes and sorting out something to do. 


My pocket mirrors will hopefully arrive next week and so I had really better get cracking with stitching the pouches they go in. I hope to all things fuzzy that they come out really well, the mirrors that is, always the worrying bit having things printed as its a little out of your control but fingers crossed they will be smashing. 


That's it for now, I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday, and haven't gotten to wet today (if your in the UK)!