Hello to all you lovely people out there!
I have been stitching away and finished my strawberry design... I did have many ideas about how to finish it... but went with this... Something I have not tried yet and it was a little tricky but I think it looks ok. I put a red fabric on the back... same as the strawberries. Its a friendship pillow :)
I also stitched something for a friend too.. using the lavender ... after taking some really useful tips on board I put a few of the lavender bits into a little hand made square and then put that inside the little pin cushion I made,.. I love the smell of it... so calming... I will have to make me one!! ha h a
The little pin cushion stitch..
And it all wrapped up ready to post..
I love sending gifts out... Birthdays are a great time to send gifts out :)
Well today has been an interesting day.. and useless one too. I had to take Jon to another hospital appointment today. Today we thought for a CT scan... recommended by our family doctor as Jon has been getting bad head aches and his right eye lid had drooped as well as loosing some vision from that eye. So a CT scan was going to check if anything was going on, one thing that was to be ruled out was a tumor.. I think it would be nice to know. So we saw the neurologist today and thought it was a CT scan too.. erm.. no! The neurologist only duplicated what the doctor said and agreed that Jon needed a CT scan! So you see a wasted journey really... now we have to wait for another appointment... this time for the CT scan! No idea as to how long that is going to be?
Never a dull moment here!!
Its Han's turn tomorrow!! ha ha she has to see the doctor, an early 8.30 am appointment! Like I say never a dull moment here!
I WILL be stitching my 'happy' design tomorrow as I want to work on it... so up date tomorrow on that :-)
Ok... off I go...
Smiles and sunshine to you all :)
xxx
Hello... I had a lovely sleep and feel much better... better but not 100%...
I managed to stitch some more...
I have a bit of a dilemma now and hope all you wonderful people could assist me...
My strawberries are finished but I really have no color sense and need a little help with choosing fabric to go with it.
Here is my finished strawberries...
I am very pleased with the way its come out...
Did I tell you all its for a gift for someone? I love sending gifts.. this is for an exchange with a facebook group I am in.
So fabric choices...
I would of loved some strawberry fabric... looked about but not seen any... so this is what I have!! I was thinking maybe a combination of 2 fabrics....maybe pink flowery one top right and the pale pink with the little flowers? Or the light pink with the little flowers and the one at 12 o'clock? Hmmmm not sure really what .. this is why I need your help!!
And then what and how to finish it? Goodness its a lot bigger than I usually finish things... I originally thought a little pillow... but its rather bigger than I expected! Suggestions would be of great help :)
So whilst I am thinking what to do with this stitch I can stitch more of the other design I like! :)
I hope your all having a wonderful Sunday..
May post an up date later ... showing you what I have been up to! ha ha a
Smiles :)
xx
Hello lovely people....
Well I am sorry to say I am rather tired today...
I have managed some stitching, here is my progress so far...
From the start...
I am getting there! Just have to do a bit on both sides next to the blue line...
I have had a rather lazy day maybe that is why I am so tired? But I have enjoyed stitching today. Tomorrow is stitching day!! ha ha seriously Sundays are in this house! A very quiet day...
Sorry its a rather small post today...
Hope to post a better 'happier' post tomorrow...
Smiles and sunshine to you all ... :) xx
Hello lovely friends....
I must tell you all I have been really brave today.. actually surprised myself! Well I went to the dentist appointment and they had to take molds again of my mouth. I dont like having that putty in my mouth as it makes me gag... my dentist is really nice and totally understands that I am scared so tries to help take my mind off it. She had me lifting my legs and arms and that really did help... funny huh?! Wonderful thing the dentist has... the power of distraction!
So yes... had the molds done and now I have to wait about a week for the mold to be made into my plate for my mouth... I go for a fitting and then if all is OK they make it.... it takes about 3 weeks in total. I am hoping the time passes quickly!!
Earlier this morning I took Jon to a hospital appointment... to basically see what they are going to do with him and his condition.. its now been just about 4 years since he had his accident and well out lives changed... we cope I think... They are looking to get him into a residential place for rehabilitation, to try improve his quality of life. He cannot sit up straight or walk with one of his feet flat on the floor.. so I am hoping this might improve? And maybe a better way of managing his pain too? Its really tough for him most days... going out, even today for a hospital appointment has worn him out... There is a waiting list naturally to get into this place.. we have been waiting over a year already. They say its more like 2-3 years wait as its the only center like it in the country. Fingers crossed he gets a place soon...
Oh yes I took a little thing to stitch whilst waiting in the hospital for Jon...
The empty corridor where I was sitting!
Me stitching!!
After spending all morning and most of the afternoon out.. Oh yes today was an epic day too!! Han officially left college! We collected her things and its over!! She has been told for her 2 year course she did she obtained a Distinction grade overall... so she has done really well.... I am very proud of her :) She has decided to take a break from studying right now as she has to sort out some medical problems of her own.... I hope things improve medically for her. I will keep you all informed..
I even stitched in the car whilst waiting for Han to come out of college!..
So with all the driving I have done today I thought I would take a selfie in my car!! ha ah a
Very silly I know!!! ha ha ha See my Otter Box cover on my phone... I seriously cannot live with out this!! The amount of times I have dropped my phone.. so pleased I have it as my phone still works! ha ha ha
I popped over to see mum and dad.... their garden is looking pretty... thought I would take some photo's of their flowers..
This is of a rose bush I bought them a few years ago... its called Anniversary Rose... yes that is its name! I bought it for their anniversary! It has the most beautiful-lest scent, I can smell it for ages... wish I could bottle it!
Few more flowers in their garden...
Last one... ha ha with cat legs in the shot! I think that is one of their white cats called bex...
So eventually went home and picked up my stitching....
Remember this from yesterday...
Today it looks like this...
This is all the stitching I could do today as I am pretty worn out too..... tomorrow is another day and I want to make a serious dent in my other stitch I am doing.... you know the one with Blue the sheep in!
I want to take this opportunity to Thank You all for being so lovely... I did and was having second thoughts about posting me with no tooth. I need not of worried as you all have been so nice.
Well I am off to bed now...
Take care near and faraway friends ....
Smiles to you all :) xx
Hello... here we are again! ha ha
Gosh I put the note at the top about smiling today because y smile is..erm.... not the same as yesterday! I bet this sounds a little cryptic... well OK I will try to explain...
Well way back when I was 2 years old I fell over and cracked one of my front teeth.. ever since then over the years I have had bother with it. Then around 14 it was taken out as it had died. Then I was left with a hole! I know at the front of my mouth!! Well over the years I have had crowns and dentures but never a permanent fixture. See I am petrified of going under general anesthetic so will not go for surgery to have a permanent fixture. So I put up with a plate, kind of denture for now... this is what I had in my mouth.... I say had because yesterday I lost it! I know how on earth can I lose my tooth?!!
Well see I take it out of my mouth to bite food as I am afraid of it breaking.... I took it out yesterday and put it in a safe place ... now I cannot find it... my first thought was OMG!! then naturally the tears come as its really stressed me out. I mean its my front tooth!! I cannot pronounce words properly and its really hard to talk. Today Jon phoned the dentist and luckily I have an appointment tomorrow. They will want to do another fitting then it will have to be made again... the process takes about 3 weeks. I am really distraught over this... we have pulled my house apart looking for it, no sign of it... its disappeared.
Thought I would be brave and show you what I look like without my tooth... I look really tired and stressed...
Its dreadful.... and makes me not want to open my mouth or smile... shame as I love to smile.
Well seeing as I have been trying to take my mind off this I have done a lot of stitching... its eating strawberries that set me off! I did have more...mmm and a yummy salad...
My salad...
My strawberries...
Then I decided to stitch this....
Its not finished yet, but you can just make out what it is... I still need to do a lot of work on this.
I also did more on this..
Can you guess what it is yet?
Blue looks right at home on there :-)
Close up..
Really loving this design... I would of put my post up earlier but I was busy stitching this!! ha ha
Well I have to go out tomorrow... taking Jon to a hospital appointment and then I have to go to the dentist later... I will just have to keep my mouth closed all day. Its just the fact I cannot talk properly, and might not be understood. And then there is the fact people will look at me and wonder why I have a missing front tooth... maybe I should put a sign around my neck?!! I have to keep my sense of humor through this...
Hope your having a wonderful day and its full of smiles? Have a smile for me!
Take care now all of you....
Happy stitching...
xxx
Oh my!!
What a terrible time that was with what seemed no access to Blogger!? I tell you I have no idea how I coped before starting my own blog!! I did at first hit refresh button constantly.. then got bored with that! Then I tried to ignore it... hmmm I am just no got at that either! Gosh I tell you for me it was awful....
I have become blogger friends with you all out there.. and along the way made some new friends and faraway friends too. To have you all cut off for a day or was it two.. felt like months.... was dreadful.. but hey were all back now!! But are we all back? Hope so!
Well here in England its time for Wimbledon... Tennis. I am not actually a fan of tennis! ha ha ha I dont watch it, dot understand it! But its tradition when the tennis is on to eat fresh strawberries and cream! So not one to back out of tradition ha ha ha... I naturally had to eat some strawberries and cream! mmmmm
Well I have actually been quite busy indeed....
I have been stitching gifts for lovely friends, I love to send gifts... some things I make may not look like much but if you do receive a gift from me rest assured its stitched with love as I love to make people smile.
Here is one of them... I tried something new, finished the wrapping off with a cute button... watch out for it.. it may be on its way to you!
I am also pleased to say the lovely Kim has now received my Round Robin stitched piece so I can share what I sent to her now...
This photo is taken from Kim's blog as forgot to take one of all I sent!
Close up...
I am thrilled Kim likes it! Its stitched on 28 count even-weave 1 over 1 so took me forever to do! Not to mention all the concentration! I love using variegated threads, I find them a lot of fun to use and the colors they create whilst stitching make me smile.
So I am now onto my next Round Robin partner.. its the lovely Cucki... its all very exciting and I have chosen colors and the design to do... now to stitch it! Again I will show you what I send Cucki once she has received it... until then... Sssshhhhhh its a secret!
I have more of an update to show you of the stitch I am doing... its for me!! And will be getting it framed once complete...
Here is probably how you remember it, when I started it...
Oooh yes!! I had a great tip off one lovely follower... to add a piece of material under the clip of my daylight magnifier... just in case it left a mark on my fabric. Thank You for that! I have now placed a piece of material under the clip just in case.
Here is where I am now...
Oooh yes!!! Do you like me wonderful needle minder? He has a name... he is called Blue and he was a gift from a lovely faraway friend :-) I adore Blue, so cute. Thank You.
A close up...
I just love the way this is stitching up.. something rather silly now.... I cannot say 'squirrel' as you all probably say it... I pronounce it squrle ... always have! I think these two squrles are cute... cannot wait to stitch more.
A little while back I was lucky enough to be chosen by Peg from Happy In Quilting blog for one of her prizes for her Cookshed giveaway celebration, I am so lucky, look what she sent me...
How lovely are these things I was sent, my apologies Peg as I thought I had already posted about this wonderful gift you sent me. I am really quite excited about making this... Thank You kindly for choosing me :)
I have an exciting giveaway to tell you all about... its from Heather over at... Heather's Stitching Story
Its an amazing Lizzie Kate giveaway... fingers crossed as I would love it! Go take a look and join in the fun :) The closing date is 1 st July :) Good Luck!
I have thought about adding a little scent to a little pillow I make as something different... so Jon bought me this to try...
Let me tell you the scent is mmmmm I love it! So calming and oooh mmmm just nice! So I thought maybe someone as a little treat and a kind of tester.... would like to receive a little pillow made by me with this? If you are interested in being a part of my experiment ha ha h a then leave a little message saying you would! I will pick someone and send a little scented pillow to you.. all I ask is that you let me know what you think... ha h a not of my stitching! Of what the pillow smells like! What do you think? I find it all rather exciting as I have never made a scented pillow before.
Well that is me all caught up!
Until we meet again! ha ha....
And remember to leave a comment.... xx
Hello lovely people out there!
I thought I would show my appreciation today with this colorful header.... You are all so awesome and I thank you all for being a part of my blog journey.
Well this will only be a quick post as blogger is having difficulties.... I cannot see any posts made by people.. I am thinking its the same for everyone whilst the problem gets sorted?
ha ha that said I bet this post is lost too!! ha ha ha
If you do manage to find your way here Yipppeeeee!!! But I am not making a full post until Blogger is sorted as I feel people would miss it.. and I want to see all your lovely posts too.... but not knowing if you have made a post or not is very frustrating indeed. I will try to sit quietly and patiently but I am so impatient with things like this...
Hope you are all OK and coping with this better than me?!
I followed suit a little as I say Mii Stitch (Ingrid) posted about the problem with Blogger.... so jumped on the band wagon! Lets hope its sorted soon...
Thanks for popping in if you found me!
Smiles :)
xx
Yes, Thank You everyone for making my Birthday special with all the wonderful birthday messages and wishes.
Yesterday the 21 st June was my birthday and let me tell you its not going to be one I forget in a hurry!
Well literally just before I made my post yesterday around 12 midnight I had to call an ambulance to our home! I know its terrible... see Han being accident prone as she is... only stood up from being on the sofa and some how managed to wind herself!! We are really not sure how bit she was struggling to breathe.. the paramedic came out and stayed a while and Han returned to her chirpy self a little while later. A pulled muscle in her back apparently!? Only Han right!! So things calmed down and I made my Birthday blog post...
Literally just finished typing and posted it when I got a phone call off my dad saying my mum was just about to go in the ambulance to the hospital with a suspected heart attack! OMG!! Well off I went mach 3 down the local roads, luckily its just around the corner. Got there in plenty time and went with my mum to the hospital. My mum has a complicated heart condition and a pace maker fitted... I have always gone with her when my dad calls. So there I was in the hospital and well at first my mum was not so good, but once they gave her suitable medication she perked up. All she kept saying to me was that I was not to let her die as she made me a cake!! Honestly!! Even then my mother still had a sense of humor! They moved her to a ward and she was actually fine by this point, they wanted her to see the heart specialist in the morning. So I left as she was in safe hands and got home at around 6.30 am!! Yes I was really tired... went to bed for a nap but only managed about 3 hours I think. Better than nothing .. right?
So got up and Jon Han and I met my dad at the cafe for coffee before going to see my mum in hospital. Han made me a special coffee... 2 cups as I needed to stay awake!
Then we went to see my mum... she was fine really!! Now I dont want you all worrying about her... she is fine now! This is the only reason I chose to post this today.
In hospital with my dad eating cake!! Not my birthday cake as we forgot the knife! I took it home.. but here is is...
I LOVE IT!!!
My cake with my card!
My mum, bless her, made this for me... see I really love turtles... my child hood name was Murtle turtle! Its in my kitchen now and gosh its lovely!! mmmmm I did not even know she had made this!!
You will be pleased to know my mum is now out of hospital and recovering and taking things easy or easier at home now.
Whilst walking through the hospital we saw the funniest thing... penguin statues dressed up like morris dancers!! So funny... made us all chuckle!
So a birthday I will not forget in a hurry!! I am still tired now... so been lazing about eating cake!! ha h ha ha
My parents bought me something really useful.. yes I have been using them loads since getting them! How on earth did I mange before them??!!
I have started a new stitching project...
Not a lot to see at the moment... but it will soon grow... I am using 32 count Linen, I would not usually use a magnifier but I think its because I am still tired and cannot concentrate 100%. Need sleep I think! I am using my hands free lap stand Jon got me :)
My Friday Night Sew In I did manage to stitch and finish something!! I know shocker!! But I cannot show you it! I know total let down... right. Its a gift I dont want to spoil it, I will reveal all soon...Well I did show a sneak peek..
Its a wonderful feeling knowing others all over the world are stitching along too... Thank you to Wendy at Sugarlane Designs blog for organizing it all. Oooh yes I will one day get around to trying one of those amazing recipes she posts... I will have to pop around a few other blogs that joined in on Friday to see what they have been up to.
Oooh yes I also packaged something up to go out too.....
Not a very good photo I am afraid... once its been received I will show you all what it is! :)
Talking of things I have sent... I am so hoping Kim receives the Round Robin 'thing' I stitched... maybe Monday or Tuesday?? I hope so!! If not I will gladly stitch something else... its no bother.
Thank You again lovely stitching/blogging friends for making my day special :)
Smiles to you all...
:) xx
