Thursday, March 5, 2009

Frogging..

After last posting I have stitched Psalm 145. And when the other tree on the left was also finished, I noticed that it looks different than the other.. And why is that, I was wondering.. And then realized: Wrong colour!!!! I stitched the leaves with light green ( ) instead of using the darker (=).. My DH tried to calm me down (I think he saw the smoke coming out from my ears...) and said, that "Honey, all the trees outside looks different, it doesn't matter..." :) I tried to see it like God's special creature (not just a copy from the chart), and stitched the verse.. but couldn't help myself... It was too much for me :) So after all I had to change the right colour! (but not picture yet..)

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Lost and found - memory card reader

This morning I finally found my cameras memory card reader, which has been missing few days or a week already... so now I can show some pictures :)

Here is my Psalm 145:

With flash

And same without flash..


Since my 5 years old son is very much into his Nintendo Ds and Super Kirby, on Monday I decided to do a little bag for him and his game. So this is what happened:

First I took a piece of white aida and draw Kirby...

Then some stitching with his name

And finally - the bag..My sewing skills are not very good, I still need a LOT of practice...
The stitched Kirby-part is also a pocket, and inside a bag is also an another small pocket. After one day of using this bag it already looks like it has been used years with all stains in it :) LOL. But I'm glad my son really loves it and carries it with him all the time...

Monday, February 16, 2009

Serenade in Pink

Time really flies! Was it really on January, when I last wrote something here??
But still i don't have much to show. On January we were away from town for a week, and after two weeks at home, we travelled again - for 2 weeks this time.


So we just came back Saturday evening. W e though, that we would go also a little vacation after a "business trip", but we all were sick. We still went to that lovely island for 5 days, but were ok only 2,5 of those days. We enjoyed the ocean and clear water, snorkeling etc.. And cause trip was very "watery and sandy" I didn't get any stitching to do..


I have only something small to show.. Before our trip I started a birthday present for my Mom, who loves birds.. Serenade in Pink

Monday, January 5, 2009

New Year with LHN


I started this year with two LHN's models, Holly&Berries (which I finished 2 days ago) and Psalm 145, which I started yesterday. This is my first time using Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye works threads.. So far, I'm enjoying :)


Today I haven't stitched any, ' cause I've been preparing food for my family and put it in to freezer. Tomorrow night I'm travelling away for 5 days. Alone. It's first time since I got married..and had kids... Veeeery scary!!! I know they are doing just fine here at home and we are meeting at the capital city next Monday.. But I don't know how I'm gonna survive without them!?! :)

Angel of dreams


This one was a christmas present for my sisters first baby, who just had his first christmas! Actually I found the chart few days after my sister told me she's pregnant... I just wanted to start to stitch it right away, which means I didn't have time to find a right fabric for it.. So I just took peace of black aida and.. Yeah, as you can see, it's not as good as it could have been with dark blue linen, but... I just couldn't help myself!! :)


Anyway.. I finally finished it at October, framed it here (it's MUCH more cheaper here than in Finland), and sent it to them before Christmas. They loved it, and that's the most important thing, isn't it? :)
Model is Dimensions "Angel of Dreams", designer: James Himsworth
Stitched on black aida with DMC's and some Kreinik (gold) threads.

About a Year Before Christmas

Some Christmas stitching I was about to send my friends as ornies, but didn't have time to finish these... But maybe next year :) Every one of these pieces are missing something.. Some only few stitches or beads...


Lady Blackbird NOT so proudly presents: Christmas UFO's 2008:




Ice Princess
Designed by Judith Tuttle of Twisted Oaks Designs
The Gift of Stitching issue 23 Dec 2007
Skiing Bear
Designed by Casey Buonaugurio of Casey Buonaugurio Designs
Just Cross Stitch December 2008

Not a creature was stirring...
Designed by Casey Buonaugurio of Casey Buonaugurio Designs
Just Cross Stitch December 2008
Text modified by myself :)

These next 2 lovely elves are from French Stitching magazine... And since I don't understand French AT ALL (means not even a single word), I don't know the name of these.. But here they are anyway

Designed by C Mon Monde - Virginie Gousset
Mains & Merveilles Point de Croix no 63 Nov-Dec 2007



Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Year!


Here it is - Year 2009.
I feel much older already! :)
Happy New Year!!