Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

23rdspiral

hi everyone, nice to see you're all progressing well with your projects. i'm not, there's just too much on and i'm too stressed.

yesterday family brevement + having to write the 'here's why my job is valuable to you so please dont make me redundant' document = a pretty horrid day. at least it was a no spend day.

in other news, a car crashed into the end of our terrace early this morning. very luckily no-one was hurt, apart from a silver birch tree. garden walls stopped the car so the houses are hopefully ok. the driver was eastern european, 3 times over the limit and un-insured :eek:

we're lucky that the damage stopped 2 houses down from us, but i feel aweful for our neighbours having to fork out for someone elses careless attitute to buying insurance, drink driving and failing to stop at a mini roundabout.:mad: the driver couldnt have cared less - saying "it's my birthday and its only a wall" :eek:

so after being awake half the night i'm feeling totally shattered today so think i have to cancel long standing plans to go out later. but at least i'll save a few quid by doing so. and hopefully do some to my Lemon Bowl to help me calm down.

Posting - he's lovely!

hope everyone else is a bit more chipper than me. have a nice weekend everyone. x

nykied

What a horrible day 23rd. Some drivers don't give a rat's bum, do they? I hope your letter-writing goes okay and that it has the desired effect xox

caroline78

Check out the Clever Baggers for cheap...really cheap...canvas bags. I have used them, really quick delivery and good quality...xx

http://shop.thecleverbaggers.co.uk/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=74&idproduct=875

tellmeitsfriday

Would they be decent enough to stitch onto caroline - i.e. with waste canvas do you think?

loubeedoo

23rd hope your day is getting better and the Lemon Bowl coming on nicely

caroline78

tellmeitsfriday wrote: »

Would they be decent enough to stitch onto caroline - i.e. with waste canvas do you think?

I stitched intials onto them one year for Christmas presents and they were okay...to be honest I am not sure if they would hold a full design without sagging, but for 90p you could maybe order one and see.

shelly

craftygranny wrote: »

I also get threads from a seller on ebay called westbbc she does 5 dmc ones for £ 2.30 and post free and they deliver really quick . Handy when i run out or just want the odd one . they do bigger quantities too.

Thanks for this recommendation, have added them to my favourite sellers. I rarely buy skeins but will need to do so this week because the small stash of colours I had that I am using for the sampler has nearly gone. For the amount I want to buy they work out slightly cheaper than acrosstown which I must admit surprised me.

craftygranny

caroline78 wrote: »

Check out the Clever Baggers for cheap...really cheap...canvas bags. I have used them, really quick delivery and good quality...xx

http://shop.thecleverbaggers.co.uk/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=74&idproduct=875

Oooh Thank you for the link we're always looking for stuff to sell for the ear trust .I'm thinking i could stitch some of the disney kits i stitched that were free with mags to the front.


Thats what i did shelly i only needed a couple and it didn't justify ordering loads from acrosstown so i got them from there .

Dorastar

Thanks for all the ideas - actually looked at the clever baggers stuff last night and was tempted.
Dd likes http://shop.thecleverbaggers.co.uk/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=77&idproduct=1405 but have got to check dimensions of bag and stitching.

Am going to stitch onto aida and then sew it onto bag and edge it with some gorgeous trendy ribbon I haven't bought yet! change of plan have just seen how waste canvas works - how cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for all suggesting it

Went to crafty saturday but got distracted and stitched a big chunk of house on chapel chart but all in the wrong colour - oops!

Target is completed for Feb though so have set a new one for March.

postingalwaysposting

I got Ollie from acrosstown but through ebay I haven't order any supplies in a long time but back in 09 when I bought most of my skeins for decending alice I used the happy cross stitcher. At the time they had an offer and they worked out as 38p each.

Not stitching tonight, I want an early night so will be off soon