♪♫•*¨*•Fireflies & Cats in the Garden•*¨*•♫♪

Friday, April 20, 2018

Happy Friday!

It's Friday! If you're stitching today/tonight don't forget to post on the Kitten Stitching and the Friday Frolics blog! I always forget so this is a reminder to me to do a post over the weekend! 😉

And guess what... it's also the 3rd Friday of the month so that means it is time to hermit and stitch all weekend - don't forget to post all about your stitching fun on Monday, or you can post all weekend on Facebook - link to the FB group is here.

Sorry... I have no stitching pics to show today... just thought I'd do a fly by public service announcement post!!

See you later.... and happy hermitting!

Til next time, happy stitching
Hugs xx

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Gifted Gorgeousness April 2018

GG SAL hosted by Jo (Serendipitous Stitching)

Guess what! I have 2 GG finishes to show you this month! What a surprise......

First up is a GG piece that I have been stitching on for a very long time.... my original post about this gift was way back in 2013, however I didn't start stitching on this particular project until January 2015.

Finish #14/2018
Gift from Kaye (Kitten Stitching)
"Moutons de Saisons - Ete" - Collection Tra La La
Started: 9 January 2015
Finished: 2 April 2018
Fabric: 28ct Cashel "Fairy Forest" Stitches & Spice
Threads: DMC as charted

As you can see from the picture above I didn't have a lot to finish the last time I put it down... so over Easter I made a concerted effort to get that border finished! I still have the Winter and Autumn ones to do so my Moutons de Saisons will re-appear on the GG posting schedule again one day!

The next finish I have to show you is a more recent start...

Finish #13/2018
Gift from Tiff (Tiffstitches A Blog)
"Dream Big" - Country Cottage Needleworks
Started: 1 May 2017
Finished: 1 April 2018
Fabric: 28ct Brittney "Dawn of Spring" Jodyri Designs
Threads: mix of DMC, Weeks Dye Works & Jodyri Designs

This is another one that I focused on over the Easter break and got finished! I love the carrot... I stitched that in a Jodyri Designs limited edition thread - it is the same thread that I used for the flowers in the border but looks a little bit different in a large block than in the little flowers.

Are you ready for another mid-month update on Boo Club?

Finish #7, 8 and 11/2018
Giveaway prize from Nifty Needle Nannies 2016
"Boo Club" - Lizzie Kate
Started: 1 January 2018
Fabric: 28ct Lugana "Wicked Garden" Colour Cascade Fabrics
Threads: DMC black & white, all other WDW as per chart

I have now started the Spiders block and the border continues to slowly grow!

That's all for this post.... I will be back again one day soon for more stitchy updates!

Til next time, have a great stitchy week... take care and happy stitching xx

Because I love this picture so much I am going to keep it at the bottom of every GG post.... Miss Mouse is the most loving puppy you could ever have... her love is a gift to us so I think it is quite fitting that she is in my 2018 GG posts!

Jo from Serendipitous Stitching hosts the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL. The GG SAL is about stitching charts/kits or using fabrics & threads that we have received as gifts, won in giveaways or anything that is intended be a gift or giveaway prize... or anything else that you can loosely use the word "gift" for!! If you wish to sign up for this SAL, click on link here, or the button on my sidebar and you will be re-directed to Jo's blog.

Thursday, April 5, 2018

February 2018 Stitching Update

Image from Princess Sassy Pants website

February update... lot of pics to show... the stitching shown below is everything not mentioned in either my February Smalls update or my very late February WIPocalypse update.

February Starts
Give Joy - Country Cottage Needleworks
Started: 6th February 2018
Fabric: 28ct Opal Brittney "Elf" Jodyri Designs
Thread: DMC
Source: Just Cross Stitch Ornie Magazine

Reindog - Mill Hill Kit
Started: 12th February 2018

Rosemary & Thyme - Gail Bussi
Started: 13th February 2018
Fabric: 28ct Opal Lugana "Sagebush" Under the Sea Fabrics
Threads: DMC as charted
Source: Cross Stitch Collection magazine June 2012

Bliss Fairy - Nora Corbett
Started: 14th February 2018

Fabric: 32ct Opal Belfast "Pink Champagne" Colour Cascade Fabrics
Threads: DMC as charted

Warm Hands, Warm Heart - The Little Stitcher
Started: 28th February 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Antique Ivory"
Threads: DMC & Whisper White
Source: Just Cross Stitch Christmas 2017

Other WIP Stitching
The Bookshelf - Little House Needleworks
Started: 8th January 2018

Fabric: 28ct Opal Lugana "Gaia" Under the Sea Fabrics
Threads: DMC as charted

Beach Cottage - Country Cottage Needleworks
Started: 13th January 2018

Fabric: 28ct Opal Belfast "Dawn Light" Stitches & Spice
Threads: DMC, WDW, Classic Colourworks

Flip Flips - Mill Hill kit
Started: 8th January 2017

Rococo Ladies - Soda Stitch
Started: 13th January 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Fall to Pieces" Colour Cascade Fabrics
Threads: DMC as charted

And here's what all that stitching looks like in graph form!

Stitch From Stash Update
February Check In:
Carry Over Balance: -$89.00
Budget: $25.00
Expenses: $150.60 (ouch!)
Credit: $13.00 (2 finishes)
New Balance: -201.60

Think that is everything for February.... the Olympic SALs meant that I did a lot of bitty stitching during February so apologies for the long post!!

Til next time, happy stitching!
Hugs xx

WIPocalypse 2018 - March update

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

The object of the WIPocalypse is to stitch on projects that you want to complete before the end of the world, or the end of the year - whichever might come first! WIPocalypse is run by Melissa over at Measi's Musings and is now in it's 7th year.

For 2018 I am going to try and work on 18 projects (ie 18 in 2018!). The full list of my projects can be found on my WIPocalypse 2018 page.

As I mentioned in my extremely late February update.... I am behind in all of my posting so far this year... so you are going to be a bit inundated with updates today!!!

Onto my March WIPocalypse stitching 😁

Quaker Christmas II (Songs of the Season) - ByGone Stitches

Started: 1 January 2018

Fabric: 28ct evenweave "grey"

Threads: DMC 816 & 895

Boo Club - Lizzie Kate

Started: 1 January 2018

Fabric: 28ct Lugana "studio session -Wicked Garden" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC & Weeks Dye Works

Happily Ever After - Frosted Pumpkin

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Dark Fantasy" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC, Dinky Dyes, Jodyri Designs

Shimmering Mermaid - Mirabilia (Nora Corbett)

Started: 6 October 2017

Fabric: 32ct Opal Belfast "Oceans" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: as per chart - DMC

Little Sheep Virtues - Little House Needleworks

"Love"

Started: 25 February 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Sept 2017 Mystery" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC

That's March done... I didn't get anything done on my 12 Days of Christmas during March so I will need to focus on that one during April. Hopefully I will be able to post on time for April!

That's it for this month - til next time, happy stitching

WIPocalypse 2018 - February update (very late....)

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

Oh my goodness I am so late with this post.... I had ever intention of posting the pics in March (the wording was practically done!) but my brain has really struggled with working lately and the last thing I feel like doing when I get home from work is typing... sorry 😞😢

So here we go... a quick update on everything I stitched in February that related to my listed WIPocalypse projects....

12 Days of Christmas - Little House Needleworks

Started: 25 December 2017

Fabric: 28ct Brittney Opal "Celebrations" Jodyri Designs

Threads: DMC