Hooray, it's almost here!!!
The cards are up, the decorations are out, the lights are twinkling.
My stitching has been almost non-existent for the last few weeks as I've been shopping and wrapping and we've been away in Bristol for a couple of days where there was so so much rain that I ended up throwing away my boots as they got caked in mud and didn't seem to prevent my feet getting soaking wet. It's a real shame about the weather, as it was all we could do to dash from shop to shop and coffee shop to coffee shop.
We are just having a bit of a tidy up now before Christmas arrives properly and I'm extremely glad that my hubby has now finished work and can relax - it's been 6 months since our holiday and I know he's feeling pretty burnt out. Let's hope Xmas and New Year doesn't make us more frazzled!
So I just wanted to pop by before I snuggle up with my hubby for Xmas and wish you all a lovely time, I hope it's peaceful, relaxing and fun! Thank you so much for reading my little blog, I've loved having all your comments.
Seeya next year!
Jo
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Friday, 21 December 2012
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Tusal - December 2012
Ho, Ho, Ho!
I made it to the end of the year of Tusals. I looked at my little pot... and I thought... 'Is that all? For a whole year? Pathetic.' But I think that is the nature of working on a big HAED and parking the stitches, you don't find yourself fastening off and cutting so much, you just keep going until the thread has run out.
This year I did something I have never done in my life. I was in the mood to stitch a Pooh Bear design and I knew that I had started one a very long time ago. I pulled it out. I looked at it. Then the pattern. Then back at it. I had gone wrong in more than one spot. Then I looked at the fabric. Quite grubby. Then I looked at the back and saw the horror of threads going all over the place. After that, I rifled through my fabric selection and pulled out a roughly the same size piece of cream Aida.
I started on this one all over again. It feels cleaner, and neater and although the frog did come and visit me, I have fixed that now and it looks fine again.
So the colourful bits in the top of my jar this month are from the Tigger's Log.
I made it to the end of the year of Tusals. I looked at my little pot... and I thought... 'Is that all? For a whole year? Pathetic.' But I think that is the nature of working on a big HAED and parking the stitches, you don't find yourself fastening off and cutting so much, you just keep going until the thread has run out.
This year I did something I have never done in my life. I was in the mood to stitch a Pooh Bear design and I knew that I had started one a very long time ago. I pulled it out. I looked at it. Then the pattern. Then back at it. I had gone wrong in more than one spot. Then I looked at the fabric. Quite grubby. Then I looked at the back and saw the horror of threads going all over the place. After that, I rifled through my fabric selection and pulled out a roughly the same size piece of cream Aida.
I started on this one all over again. It feels cleaner, and neater and although the frog did come and visit me, I have fixed that now and it looks fine again.
So the colourful bits in the top of my jar this month are from the Tigger's Log.
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