Completed cross stitch kits

Finished some small items

I've been working on small cross stitch items recently and have finished three. All are free kits from magazines.

1. Primrose Stitcher's Notebook from World of Cross Stitching.




2. Butterfly Bookmark from Quick & Easy Cross Stitch





3. House Keyring from Cross Stitch Crazy

Cross Stitch, charity crafts and friends

Finally got something to post here!

I haven't managed to do any stitching for the past 6-8 weeks due to an acute flare of the Arthritis. It caused itching and swelling in my hands and made it too painful to stitch or even hold the hoop. Due to this I did not finish the cd case for Lisa.


I have been busy making jewellery and other beading items for presents and to send to Crafters 4 Charity (a group I joined recently).

I've also had the Birdhouses picture framed - see below. It turned out beautiful and I gave it to my friend and her partner for Christmas. I took it to them today and my son Ethan, insisted they open it straight away.

Mp3 Bag finished!

I completed the Mp3 bag last night. To make it into a bag I backed the aida band with iron-on interfacing to protect the stitching and then a piece of felt to provide some padding. I then added a length of ribbon to act as a neck-strap and hand-sewed the sides together. Now to start on the cd case!

A UFO is finally finished!

I finally finished my Birdhouses ufo yesterday. I started this in about 2002 but didn't work on it for about 3 years until earlier this year. After completing an anniversary project for my husband's parents in August I decided I wanted to get this one finished before starting anything new.

Here's the picture from the packaging:




And here is the completed stitching:



I will post another picture of the piece when it has been framed. I haven't decided whether I will keep it or give it away after framing.