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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 13:03 |
 Happiness is cross stitching 2010-03-30:
Link: 4 blog awards and stitching news
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well, it has been a while since my last post as I have been quite busy lately. I was very pleased to receive four blog awards, thankyou so much ladies I really appreciate them.
and this one from
These are the rules:
- Accept the award.
- Thank the person who gave you the award.
- Add a link to the person who gave you the award.
- Paste the award on your blog.
- Write ten things about yourself that others might not know.
- Pass the award on to ten other people.
Ten things you may not know about me.
- I am 50 this Friday! Aghhhhh!
- It is our 26th wedding anniversay this Wednesday. (31st March)
- I used to eat chocolate and bread quite regularly, when I was younger it never made any difference to my weight, now it does so I don't eat them very often, however, I have the occasional treat on a Sunday evening.
- I prefer winter and spring because summer triggers my hayfever and I hate it!
- I am impatient, I want everything done yesterday!
- I have a law degree and a Masters degree in employment law, I never tire of reading my law books and keeping upto date on the subject.
- I graduated with my law degree when I was 40 - its never too late!
- I love reading about Queen Victoria.
- I love watching period dramas.
- I am really scared of wasps and bees.
I am now going to pass these awards on to everyone because I think everyone deserves them, and the other reason for not choosing ten blogs is basically I have not time to do it as I am going away tomorrow for a couple of days!
Stitching News
Jane sent me this lovely mail art gift to me, it was a total surprise!
It was full of these lovely threads and a threadwinder, thankyou Jane I shall treasure this! I have started stitching this Country Cottage Needlework design that my son bought me for Mothers Day. Here are some close up pictures.
I have just one more photo to show of a biscornu that my friend Connie has made, but I will show that in my next post.
I am going away for a couple of days to celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary and my 50th birthday, I am quite looking forward to the celebrations, we are going to one of my favourite parts of the country - Bath. We are having lunch at the Pump Rooms in Bath where Jane Austen used to visit quite regularly, I will update you on my return, and hopefully I will have some nice photographs to show you all.
Happy stitching everyone!
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House 8 finished construction :) |
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Monday, 29 March 2010 13:44 |
 BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-29:
Link: House 8 finished construction :)
I'm sure you are sick of it....BUT, I finished painting house 8 today :) and hanging the doors :) It seem to have taken forever :) I DO plan to take a bit of a break from it before starting construction on house 9 :) I am looking forward to playing in my stash.... :)
Houses of Hawk Run Hollow
Design By: Carriage House Samplings
Design Size: 20 1/2 x 15 3/8
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Vikki Clayton Silks (second conversion)
Date Started: 2-16-06
Thanks for stopping by my place for a visit :) I appreciate it so very much!
Wishing you all a lovely week :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC |
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Pin Pillow for Ellen, HoHRH update and NEW exchange sign-ups! |
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Sunday, 28 March 2010 11:00 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-28:
Link: Pin Pillow for Ellen, HoHRH update and NEW exchange sign-ups!
I wanted to send Ellen (my adoptee for the rest of the year) A little something for Easter :) I stitched The Little Bunny by Bent Creek and finished it as a pin pillow :) So Tiny and TOO cute!! I hope you will enjoy it, Ellen-I will be mailing it out to you on Tuesday :) :)
Designer: Bent Creek
Fabric: 32 ct. Lambswool
Fibers: GAST & WDW
Date Started: 3-26-10
Date Finished: 3-26-10
I have continued with HoHRH :) I feel like I could have stitched 20 smalls in the time I have dedicated to this sampler in the past 2 weeks. I am still enjoying it and do plan to keep it out to work on-however, I may stitch a little something in between the next house :) I just LOVE the colors in this sampler. I was sad to hear that Kathy will no longer be designing-but I CERTAINLY understand! Thank you Kathy for years of beautiful designs! You will be missed. Enjoy your next adventure in life :) Best of luck :)
Houses of Hawk Run Hollow
Design By: Carriage House Samplings
Design Size: 20 1/2 x 15 3/8
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Vikki Clayton Silks (second conversion)
Date Started: 2-16-06
Just a reminder that the Pin Pillow mailing date is FAST approaching. Please mail on time-if you have sent/received and have NOT let me know-please do so ASAP. Please check the sidebar to make sure I have your info correct as far as sending/receiving goes. Thanks so much :) There have been some really lovely pin pillows sent for this exchange. I am looking forward to seeing the remainder. I have been asked if I will host another exchange VIA my blog-Yes, but I am hosting it through THIS blog so that everyone can share what they receive-please visit the new blog for details of the exchange that is open for sign-ups.
Thank you my friends for visiting with me for your continued comments/emails/support and friendships-they mean so much more to me than you can ever imagine! Please do come again :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC |
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Friday, 26 March 2010 17:21 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-26:
Link: For Michele
Michele did not receive an exchange from her sender for the V-day exchange through one of my groups, so I stitched her a little something to make up for not receiving :) I wish it could have been more (I did send a few extras but failed to ta ke a pic of them)-but I didn't know until after V-day that she would not be receiving an exchange. I hope you like it, Michele! Thanks for letting me know it arrived!
Stitched with Love chart
Designer: Plum Pudding Needleart
Design Size: 2.6 x 2.5
Fabric: 28ct. Flax
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:3-4-2010
Date Finished:3-4-2010
We have a great deal of stress in our lives right now and it seems daily that more is added-Today especially has been very stressful!!!! (I AM a worrier-just my nature, my hubby is not and never has been-but he too is feeling the stress and worry and it saddens me to know he is feeling it)...We have our faith, family, friends and each other and I try to remember that we are not given more than we can deal with-sometimes that's hard to remember that-but I keep praying about it and I keep reminding myself :)I would SO appreciate your good thoughts and prayers. I plan to take these lemons and make some lemonade though :) Anyone care to join me???
Unfortunately I will not be going to the GTG that Amy is hosting tomorrow. I am disappointed but it's not the end of the world and hopefully I can make another one some day :) Have fun you all and know I will be thinking of you and the good time you are SURE to have.
Thank you my friends for visiting with me and for your continued comments/emails/support and friendships-they mean so much more to me than you can ever imagine!
A very special thank you to a very special friend that has been and IS such a comfort to me :) I can't thank you enough for being there when you yourself are going through so much. I just wish I could give you a hug in person!!! I love you more than you can know :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 14:04 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-23:
Link: HoHRH Update
THANK YOU friends for all your well wishes and emails :) I TRULY appreciate them. I am starting to feel a little better. Although I must admit I felt better when I woke up this morning than I do right now-but I think I am improving :) I have been working on my WIP's (I think mainly because I don't feel like going through stash...YES I have REALLY been feeling bad LOL! to put together a new project) and have made some really good progress on HoHRH. I finished up house 6 (with the exception of the fill in of black background) and house 7(this one was fun to stitch with all the colors in it) and started house 8. I am going to stick with it for now until I just don't want to work on it any longer...hopefully I will build a couple more houses!!! Please excuse the wrinkles as I did not press it and I couldn't get a TRUE pic of the colors either. I am using VC's second conversion for this one. Previous progress can be found here.
I also need to say Thank you to Edgar for a BEEutiful piece of bee fabric he sent me while I was at the beach-I can't wait to use it in finishing. Thank you dear friend :)
I have felt so bad-I haven't shared all the great stash I picked up while visiting with AmySC :) Most all of you know she has Down Sunshine Lane and offers excellent online services! :) A few items are not pictured as they are gifts.
I am HOPING to get to go the the stitching GTG Amy is hosting this weekend (Fingers crossed :)) and meeting some blogging friends IRL and making some new friends as well :)
Ok-that's it for me-I hope to start feeling like reading and visiting blogs again soon-I am posting this now in hopes of getting back in the mood :) If not, please know I am MISSING you all :)
Thanks so much for your continued visits, emails and your friendships-they are PRICELESS to me :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC |
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You can never kill an idea |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 05:16 |
 Radical Cross Stitch 2010-03-23:
Link: You can never kill an idea
I've been promising new patterns for a while and here's the first of a new bunch.
I've been promising new patterns for a while and here's the first of a new bunch.
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New from Nora Corbett, 12 Days of Christmas |
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Sunday, 21 March 2010 21:48 |
 Julie's Cross Stitch Blog 2010-03-21:
Link: New from Nora Corbett, 12 Days of Christmas
There is a great new series of counted cross stitch patterns out by Nora Corbett of Mirabilia fame called the 12 Days of Christmas. Here are two of the patterns in the series available at Julie’s X Stitch.
Three French Hens-NC143
Four Calling Birds-NC144
There are embellishment packs available for both patterns.
NC144e-Four Calling Birds Embellishments
NC143e-Three French Hens Embellishments
The [...] |
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Sunday, 21 March 2010 16:42 |
BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-21:
Link: Hello friends...
Thank you so much for your emails...yes, I am back from vacation and yes I met AmySC and YES I look forward to visiting with her again :)-but I am not feeling well, so I am not online :( I haven't felt good in a few weeks now :( I guess I may have to go see what the doctor has to say :( :( :( I am sorry if you have emailed and I have not replied-I honestly just don't feel well at all and it's all I can do to find the energy to do much of anything.
Thank you for the awards given to me-I appreciate you thinking of me and nominating me-but due to some hurt feelings years back I don't do Awards or Tags :) Thank you for understanding :)
I am stitching (mostly on my WIP's)-it's really all I feel like doing...I just feel so wrung out and tired ALL the time :( I am not blogging-reading or visiting any blogs. I hope you understand-I'll be back when I am feeling better. I would appreciate it if you could send good thoughts and a prayer that I may start to feel better.
Thanks so much for checking on me :) You're so sweet to do so.
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC :) |
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Christmas Cross Stitch Treats – Perfumed Threads! |
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 07:51 |
 Patterns Patch Cross-Stitch Blog 2008-12-18:
Link: Christmas Cross Stitch Treats – Perfumed Threads!
Most of us have been busy making and buying gifts for other people recently. Christmas Day is one week away. Many stitchers are frantically trying to complete projects in time to give them to their loved ones on the Day.
If you’re planning one last shopping expedition before Christmas, why not divert yourself briefly by going [...] |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 16:52 |
Radical Cross Stitch 2010-03-16:
Link: Coming back to earth
Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone for your lovely comments and amazing support during this crazy crazy time. The kids are now 8 weeks old and doing brilliantly.
And my life is starting to return to normal. Projects being planned, new designs being made. And most exciting, the Radical Rags etsy shop [...]
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Sunday, 14 March 2010 11:16 |
Happiness is cross stitching 2010-03-14:
Link: Little House Needleworks
Hi everyone, I thought it was time I showed a cross stitch finish after all the felt projects I have been making lately. I started this Holly Berries design from Little House Needleworks before Christmas but I have only just got around to finishing it. I decided to make it into a mattress pin cushion following some really helpful instructions over at Andreas blog - The Craft Room here. Thanks Andrea, your instructions are really easy to follow!
This is the reverse side
Stitching news I have received a beautiful surprise gift in the mail from Jane, a lady whom I sent a random act of kindness to at the beginning of the year. Jane has sent me a lovely mail art with some delicious threads to match. I am unable to post a photo yet as I am trying to edit the personal address details off the photograph and I am unsure how to do it. Thankyou Jane for this wonderful surprise!
I have also received a photograph from Connie who has made a lovely biscornu from one of my patterns, I shall show that in my next post.
Talking of surprises ( well, not a total surprise because I gave him the list of choices) I received this Country Cottage Needleworks Pattern from my son for Mother's Day today, I cannot wait to start stitching this!
Thankyou for visiting and leaving such wonderful encouraging comments, I really appreciate them all.
Happy Stitching! |
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