Just Nan’s Heart of Gold

I found my Just Nan Heart of Gold sampler.  It just needed the back stitching, beads and charm added.  I’m so pleased I have finished it and that I have now finished three WIPs and on the way to finishing another one.  Not sure how long I can hold out before I start another one but I really want to finish Mirabilia’s Snow Queen and the Janlynn Santa’s Wish List.  One of my son’s want the Santa’s Wish List, I started that one about 30 years ago I think so it’s about time that one was finished.

Here is Just Nan’s Heart of Gold.

It was one of the class projects.  I have more I must stitch some more of them soon.

Mirabilia’s Snow Queen is coming on well.

I’ve done a lot on the Snow Queen, I’m really pleased with her.  Not sure I’ll be able to spend so much time on her over the next few weeks but I do want to make sure I finish her soon.

I’ve been spending time on the beach with my granddaughter Hailey, these photo’s remind me of the All Our Yesterday’s cross stitch charts.  I must get some to stitch for her.

Happy stitching

Sue

All Our Yesterdays

Well what a lovely long weekend we had.  Jack had his leg in a full cast we could not go to Dover Castle as we had planned so it was the Jubilee on the TV instead.  I knew I would not be able to concentrate on stitching my Fleur Etui so I got out one of the cover kits from a stitching magazine.  It took me all the long weekend to stitch it as I watched as much of the Diamond Jubilee as possible. 

I have also stitched a bit more of the Fleur Etui

Did you see the Jubilee?  So many people celebrating it was wonderful.  The river pageant was lovely and the concert was great, loved Madness singing on the roof of the palace.

Half Term

Half Term so not as much stitchy time.  I did work on my 'Cowes' and managed to finish most of the bottom left hand corner.  So glad to finish that stone colour.

I am stitching fast trying to finish this piece for Halloween.

It is called 'Home Spooky Home' and is from SanMan Originals.  It came with a very cute hanger and I really want to get it finished in time for Halloween this year.

We went to Dover Castle yesterday one of our favourite places to go and it is less then 30 minutes drive from us.  I know I have posted photo's of the castle before but it is such a lovely place I will post some more.

Dover Castle.  I did not take this photo yesterday, I could not get a good one of all the castle yesterday.  This one I took on one of our other visits but the rest are from yesterday.

View of the Church and Pharos from the Keep.

They have re-created some of the scenes from the Kitchens

Cooking area

Washing the clothes

Dinner!

Re-creations from other parts of the Keep

A Royal bed

Royal Jewels

One of the Alters

They have also changed some of the area's in the War Time tunnels but you cannot take photo's in there but the tours were great.  Well worth visiting if you are in the area.

Update on a Stroll

Just a short post to let you know how I am getting on with 'A Late Stroll'.  One of the cross stitch kits from Yiotas X-Stitch  .

It is stitching up fairly quickly and is a lot easier to stitch then I thought it would be as there are a lot of colour changes.

I also made one of my Christmas finishes up into an ornament for my tree.

It is called 'Decorating the House' and I think it is from a Just Cross Stitch Ornament issue from about 2002.

I am going to work on my 'Cowes' project and hopefully that frog will not come back.

Not More Frogs!

Who keeps sending me frogs?  I have had to unpick so many time this week working on the Cowes project that I don't feel like I have done much.  I had to stop and work on something else and then go back and so a bit on it.

I may not have achieved much this week on this one but hopefully next week the frogs will stay away.

Another Halloween finish which luckily was frog free.

This is one more of SanMan Originals newsletter chart/kits.  Sandy makes the best Halloween projects.

I'm hoping to get at least one more Halloween finish before the 31st but I won't promise.  Yoita has asked me to review one of her cross stitch kits  and I will show you all tomorrow which kit I will be stitching

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Cowes and Christmas Pillows

Sorry to be so long between posts, not sure where the time goes.

I was supposed to post this picture of my Cowes stitching last week

but time flew and now it looks like this

I have also finished another couple of pieces into pillow ornaments

This one is from Sanman Originals called Christmas Snose

This one I stitched from one of the Cross Stitch Ornament magazines I think maybe 2002, I will have to check.  It is called Peace on Earth

Not long now till Halloween so I must stitch  a few more ornaments and luckily my newsletter parcel from Sandy at Sanman Originals arrived today with lovely Halloween tucks and the cutest pillow tuck.  I think I will stitch the Hat one first.

Bluebell

Well I have finished the beautiful Bluebell.  I just need to find the right frame and the right place on my wall for her.

Here she is

It took me three days to add all the beads and they look fantastic.

I have also finished a couple more ornaments

a cute one from SanMan Originals

This is only 2 inches square 

Next one is a Just Nan whimzi

called Christmas Eve.

I have not taken a photo of my Faye Whittaker project as I have stitched a lot of white and it does not really show up very well but I will show you in my next post.

Lizzie Kate Christmas by the Letter

Sorry lots going so not had time to post.  I have been stitching.  I started Faye Whittaker's Cowes.  First I must show you the Christmas by the Letter with the buttons on.  I cannot take a good picture of it all together at the moment so will post it in three pictures.

I have not forgotten about the Heirloom Christmas but do not feel like stitching it at the moment, I WILL get it finished before Christmas.

In the mean time here is the Faye Whittaker Cowes.

Happy Halloween

Another finish for Halloween, I have so many charts I want to stitch for Halloween this year so I am going to make sure I stitch some every month.

This is Happy Halloween and is a Sanman newsletter chart and frame.

I managed to get a fair bit done on the AOY Cowes picture. Now I have to stitch the white stripes on the ladies skirt. I am also stitching Bent Creeks Showers and Flowers, I should finish that one soon.