M - Mary Mouse

15th April "M" Post

"Mary Mouse"

It's Wednesday 15th April and posting Day 13 of the "Blogging from A to Z April 2015 Challenge".  Today marks the half way point in the 26 days of the A to Z challenge!

Today is "M" - "Mary Mouse"

Mary: a lovely name for a very sweet mouse

Mouse: is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail and a high breeding rate.

I told you I would be back with another Advent Animal from Brooke Nolan (Brooke's Books)

This one is "Mary Mouse".  Perfect choice for "M" day!  "Mary Mouse" is being stitched on the same piece of fabric as "Katie Kitty" and she is the third in the series of 25 Animals.

When I last stitched on her back in January I left her looking like this:

On Monday night while watching the first episode of Series 5 of "Game of Thrones" I managed to finish the bottom white border and started on her shoes and legs.

Loving her big green shoes!  Hopefully Little Miss Mary Mouse will soon have two legs to show off to you - but for now she goes back into the WIP basket!

That's it for today's rather late post... I will be back shortly with my GG update, and then back again tomorrow with my "N" post!



Til then.... Happy Stitching and Happy Blogging!
Hugs xx

L - Lickle Ted

14th April "L" Post

"Lickle Ted"

It's Tuesday 14th April which means it is posting Day 12 of the "Blogging from A to Z April 2015 Challenge".

Today is "L" - "Lickle Ted"

Lickle Ted: a cute little teddy originally drawn by Michael Abrams and now licensed by DMC for the purposes of amusing children and grown ups alike...

 When I was looking for an "L" design to stitch I immediately thought of "Lickle Ted".  Now I have a stack of designs from magazines that I have collected over the years that I have been stitching.... and every now and then I go through the folders and re-evaluate what designs I might want to stitch and I try to do a bit of a "clean-up"...  However, no matter what I decide I won't ever stitch, I always end up keeping this cute little teddy bear!

This particular design is from the UK "World of Cross Stitching" magazine.  He was the free gift with the Christmas Magazine (Issue 104) back in 2005.

This design is only stitched with one thread of floss and so far it is stitching up very quickly.... but sadly he is now going to go away again as I need to stitch on a "M" project for tomorrow's post!



Til then.... Happy Stitching and Happy Blogging!
Hugs xx

K - Katie Kitty

13th April "K" Post

"Katie Kitty"

It's Monday 13th April which means it is posting Day 11 of the "Blogging from A to Z April 2015 Challenge".  Can you believe another Monday has dawned?  Not my most favourite day of the week!

Today is "K" - "Katie Kitty"

Katie: Katie is an English feminine name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen and their related forms

Kitty: a cute and fluffy four-legged friend, and a name I may call my cat.... 

You may have noticed that I am currently stitching a number of freebies that have been designed by the wonderful and whimsical Brooke Nolan of Brooke's Books Publishing.  Today's post is also showcasing a Brooke Nolan freebie design.

During my Crazy January stitching challenge, I decided to start stitching on the 25 Advent Animals series that Brooke is currently designing.  A new animal is released each month on her website and she has so far designed about half of the 25!  The link is here if you are interested in stitching these designs as well.

This is where I got to with stitching "Katie Kitty" at the end of the January challenge:

"Katie Kitty" now has a little bit more colour in her jacket....

I am stitching a number of these Advent Animals on the same piece of fabric - 32ct Belfast "Moonbeam" from Stitches & Spice.   Unfortunately taking photos in dull light doesn't really show the pretty light blue of the fabric off very well!

I do plan to stitch a couple more of the Advent Animals during the A-Z challenge - so stay tuned for more whimsy and cuteness!



Til then.... Happy Stitching and Happy Blogging!
Hugs xx

J - Jingles

11th April "J" Post

"Jingles"

It's Saturday and it's 11th April which means it is posting Day 10 of the "Blogging from A to Z April 2015 Challenge".

Today is "J" - "Jingles"

Jingles: "Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. My "Jingles" is a Lizzie Kate design inspired by this Christmas carol.

Guess what came out of stitching basket last night?  Lizzie Kate's "Jingles"!  I have been neglecting this a bit lately...

The last time I stitched on "Jingles" I was half way through the "Joy to the World" piece.... This is what it looked like when I started stitching last night:

and this is what it looked like when I went to bed last night:

As you can see I am still half way through the "Joy to the World" piece!!  I will keep this one out for the weekend and try to stitch on it for another hour or so over the next couple of days to see if I can finish this block....

Tomorrow is Sunday which is a non-posting day for the A-Z challenge.  The next posting will be on Monday for "K".  I have two "K" designs in my stitching basket and January Challenge at the moment - Koala and Katie Kitty.



Til then.... Happy Stitching and Happy Blogging!
Hugs xx

I - Ice Skating Hedgehog

10th April "I" Post

"Ice Skating Hedgehog"

Welcome to 10th April and posting Day 9 of the "Blogging from A to Z April 2015 Challenge".  It's Friday... and raining... but it's still Friday!!

Today is "I" - "Ice Skating Hedgehog"

Ice Skating: is moving on ice by using ice skates (the only time I ice-skated I ended up with a very sore and wet backside!)

Hedgehog: A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in the order Erinaceomorpha - in other words... a little cute and not so furry animal!

As I mentioned yesterday I don't have a current "I" WIP, which meant I had to think about what to stitch for this letter of the alphabet.  After looking at ice creams, icicles, Ink Circles (the designer) and ice skaters I finally settled on Margaret Sherry's "Ice Skating Hedgehog".

After some stitching last night while watching a couple of episodes of "Fortitude", this is what he looks like.

This particular design was originally published in the UK CrossStitcher magazine back in February 2009 (Issue 209).  I am stitching it on the last of my "Arabian Nights" fabric from Stitches and Spice.

Tomorrow is "J" Day and I am still thinking about what I will stitch on tonight to showcase "J".

Til next time.... Happy Stitching and Happy Blogging!
Hugs xx