Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

chickywiggle

my bt home hub was forever going wrong too!!

loving that dictionary of homes. that series is definatly on my to-do-list.

no stitching for me today as DS is in hyperactive mode. he didn't get up till 9.30 (what a lovely lie in i had) so no nap for him this afternoon, also he appears to have eaten around 20 plain biscuits so far today and half a pk of asda own brand ritz crackers so he's happy. the house also looks like a bomb site.

Have spent the day listing books on ebay (i don't for 1 minute think most of them will sell but may as well see if i can get anything before freegling em). There are some cross stitch ones I reckon postage would be about £3 (but i am farr to lazy to weigh things and work it out today ).
still got about 10 teaching ones to list individually but eurghhh that takes energy!!

Soulie

catchooky wrote: »

I also wanted to say I got a cd through from ebay today with charlies ark and disney designs so if anyone wanted a ;) - they're in pdf and all on the one document but I'm assuming it would email OK? One of the Disney ones is 578 pages!!! (some are in different languages so Googletranslate here I come lol) xx

o0o yes please!
I will PM you my e-mail addy in a bit

happycrafter_2

Today I remembered why I stopped buying cross stitch magazines, I have spent most of the morning going "ooooo I love that design" so have now added 5 more designs on to my wish list... http://www.crossstitchers.co.uk/product.php?xProd=1467

There are 5 designs in the elegant ladies collection so will be keeping an eye out for them.

sweetcarer

Hello Girls,

Hope you are all well, where ever you are. I feel sore - had to get a new exhust for my car today £225 -!!!!!! - hit a pothole and whack part of it came off and damaged the other bits. My da then nagged me saying I should have money just in case things happen - I have enough to pay it but only can get small amount of shopping this week - hubby gets paid Friday.

Mags_cat wrote: »

I'm due for a mid-life crisis in May when I hit 40.

I hit 40 in July - would like to do something special - when my first husband was alive he said he would take me to Russia but I feel now if I get a nice holiday of my choosing would be nice - hubby is always keen to go to Amsterdam - I would like somewhere I haven't been to.

Soulie wrote: »

It's my brother's funeral on Wednesday, so I am just keeping busy until Tuesday, when I will be going up to Leeds.

Will be thinking of you.

wen-tom wrote: »

does anyone have the emily peacock circus letters from cross stitcher mag that have been released so far?

Send me you email addy and I can - I have all the letters so far, as each month they have a new one coming out. Its now up to letter G.

Better work out what is necessary in shopping and get going out again. Feel so exhusted tho.

Kind wishes to all

sweetcarer

23rdspiral

i'm pondering on stitching a card/sampler/commemorative thing for my cousin's wedding in a few months. i havent seen her in years, but have spent time with her sister who says contempoary yet vintage, butterflies, and purple... Eek! any ideas?!?

i was too tired to stitch last night, fell asleep on the sofa! but my today till now has been : much needed lie-in; beautiful present came by special delivery; house buying progressed a stage; handmade beef&mushroom pie prepared & waiting to be cooked, and kitchen cleaned whilst booging on down to Madonna. movie and a pint tonight and hopefully some stitching, all well deserved.

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Ruth (sorry i think i called you ruby on a past post, there's a ruby on Frugal and i got confuddeld) - if you're scanning anyway... could i please ask for a of the tractor/ steam engine? i have at least 4 males in my family that would like them!!

Happy Birthday PM!!!

happycrafter wrote: »

:rotfl: my OH did that when he was filling out his consent form for a tattoo he put down he was 37 i looked at the form and said your not 37 your 36, he said am I then preceeded to try and work it out from his birth year. The form was a mess he scribbling his age out on it and even when he put down his correct age he added "I think" on to the end of it!

:rotfl: sounds like me! though for my first tattoo last autumn, i didnt have to sign a form. ? maybe i looked well over 16 but your OH didnt?! :rotfl:

craftygranny wrote: »

Just been telling my son i got my age wrong yesterday and my grandson suddenly piped up grandma you are silly if you forget just look at the label in your knickers . pmsl. Bless him he doesn't get why everyone laughed.

:rotfl: bless him! that's so cute i was laughing out loud!

Apocasaver wrote: »

Oh, and this means more to 23rdspiral than anyone else, but hubby's taking me shopping soon to Knit or Sew, and if I don't see anything that takes my fancy we'll stop by Bee Inspired on the way home

good luck with the move plans. fingers crossed for you. we found out today we've another 3 week set back on moving.:(

i can't believe how much you've done on your cut throu! brilliant!

ooh, enjoy Knit or Sew - behind the door she's usually got a stack of second hand mags and books that's worth a look. Remeber you need to move crates to get to the Xstitch kits!! and also that colemans' warehouse has an odd assortment of odd xstitch kits & threads too.

*Louise*

Evening all

Not done much stitching - dropped the wedding sampler off at the framer today, going to cost £22 (14x12inside aperture) so not too bad.

Hubby and I are going out to my brothers stag do tonight. Wasn't the original plan but his finacee didn't invite any women from his side of the family to her hen do tonight so he has invited us to his night. (With 3 sisters, he knows which side his bread is buttered pml) Not going to be a late one though, I'm knackered as it is.

Stitching is out the window for most of the week by the looks of it.:( Got OH's parents for dinner tomorrow night and need to spend most of the week prepping the paperwork for a course I'm running next Saturday. Ah well, will look forward to next Sunday :j

froddington

sweetcarer wrote: »

I hit 40 in July - would like to do something special - when my first husband was alive he said he would take me to Russia but I feel now if I get a nice holiday of my choosing would be nice - hubby is always keen to go to Amsterdam - I would like somewhere I haven't been to.

Me too - not sure if I am looking forward to it or not!!!

I'm slowly making progress with the birth sampler but it won't be finished by the end of January. Maybe by the end of next month as I should have some time in half term to work on it.

soulie - I don't know you but I lost my brother unexpectedly 6 years ago. My thoughts and prayers are with you and I hope all goes well on Wednesday x

Squishy

Ruth_honey wrote: »

Sorry-should've been clearer. They were in a magazine I've got. Happy to scan them in & email them to you if you think they'll be suitable.

That would be lovely - I'll PM you my address thank you very much!

ERICS_MUM

A question for all of you. What do you do with the left-over threads when you've finished a kit ?

Mum's given me loads of hers and I've got my own, all useable lengths and can't bring myself to throw them out. Just sorted them by colour into ziplock bags but not sure if I could store them better ? (PS I wrap my DMC's around those plastic bobbins but they're not suitable for odds and ends without numbers).

So suggestions please !


Linda xx

happycrafter_2

23rdspiral wrote: »

:rotfl: sounds like me! though for my first tattoo last autumn, i didnt have to sign a form. ? maybe i looked well over 16 but your OH didnt?! :rotfl:

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I have always had to sign forms for our tattoos and piercings, lol but I wont tell him it was because he looked underage I would never hear the end of it!!:rotfl: