Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

trying_hard

I have found this not sure if anyone is interested, I came across it whilst searching for something else, its the Joan Elliot fairy.


http://www.rucraft.co.uk/detail.php?productid=ST08646&proddesc=Fairy+Mother+Counted+Cross+Stitch+Kit&supercategory=BRN00096&branch=&wcategory=CAT00419&catdesc=&super=0170BRN00096~0030BRN00095~0120CAT00419&treecode=TRE00000[/url]



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Flat_Eric

chickywiggle wrote: »

it might not be as i'm waiting on a couple of things.... have paid the £2.72 and will see what turns up.....

.......... watch this space.

posting anything now seems to be a bit of a lottery. Its so very confusing and I don't understand how Royal Mail can justify a penalty of £1 plus the underpaid postage?

I remember seeing something on watchdog where a bride to be had been to the post office and asked how much it would cost to send her wedding invitations. They measured/weighed one of the envelopes and said it would cost the price of a first class stamp except when she send all the invites out, lots got held up at the post office with lovely cards stuck through the letter box from the postman instead because there wasn't enough postage. Seemingly the postage on some wasn't enough yet on others it was ???

It also reminds me of yesterday and getting home late because lots of our office post had the wrong postage on and we had to frank lots of 5 pence labels to make the postage up oh and it also reminds of my first office job when we used to do mailshots all over the world - I had franked a large batch of post for the states I think and then continued to frank lots of letters meant for the uk with the expensive US postage !!

Marru wrote: »

Ok I have been very naughty I have ordered that little cheetah, I have also ordered this:


And I got this from HB sale:


Should keep me busy for awhile...

I really like the cats :j

my small mouse kit is almost finished so soon to pick my next xmas card to stitch
have a lovely stitching weekend all

eta
what do fellow stitchers think of these that I have just spotted on sew n so ?
Cat 1
and
cat 2

mrs-moneypenny

i like them the patchwork one reminds me of that childrens book about the patchwork elephant cant remember his name at the mo but it will come (at about 3am:rotfl:)

craftygranny

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

i like them the patchwork one reminds me of that childrens book about the patchwork elephant cant remember his name at the mo but it will come (at about 3am:rotfl:)

Only one i can think of was called elmer or something like that . But i am very old and possibly slightly senile. lol

23 rd spiral i wouldn't worry about it either it's unique. I've never done a perfect piece yet .

mrs-moneypenny

thats the one elmer the patchwork elephant. thanks:)

chickywiggle

i remember watching that actually Flat Eric.... they refunded her eventually didn't they?? something to do with positioning of the ribbon made some hit the next band.
work sounds a nightmare!!

yes Elmer was the patchwork elephant. Wilbur was his black and white cousin and rosie was his pink cusin(?)......... ooops sorry love elmer.

Flat_Eric

I am planning on doing not very much today other than sitting in front of the TV with my cross stitch/my book. Cricket is on so plan to watch that :jIts good because it means you don't have to pay too much attention to the tv and I typically listen to the radio commentary which is a fraction ahead of the tv so plenty of time to catch the action if something exciting happens :rotfl:

I would be interested to know if any of you have been watching The Killing that is being shown on Channel 4 at the moment? I recorded the pilot but forgot to series link so I have missed some (I think just the one episode but I am not sure). Is it worth watching ? I have looked at the reviews on ama$on and its got a few poor reviews for the dvd release which comes out in September which has put me off. It says the original is much better and you can buy this on dvd also but its £30 odd pound :eek: and you would have to follow the subtitles as its in danish!

nykied

Flat_Eric wrote: »

what do fellow stitchers think of these that I have just spotted on sew n so ?
Cat 1
and
cat 2

Hmmm, I like both of them but I think I like the second one better.

maria_and_the_imps

wahoo, reached my challenge actually finished the princess palace by bed time last night. next project is a little half started parrott and because i dont have enough money to buy the threads for ds1 map he has asked me to do im gona design a times table sampler to do for him untill i get some money lol

pictures later

have a lovely day everyone

Marru

*Louise* wrote: »

Marru - do you plan to live forever??:rotfl::rotfl::T

Well I need to do the wolves, bear cub, cheetah cub, horses and kittens. Then I am planning to do dogs, elephants, owl and dolphins (not found the patterns for these 4 as yet), make it all into a wall hanging and actually have time left to enjoy it :rotfl:(I am only 42 you know :rotfl:)

nykied wrote: »

Awww, that's sooo beautiful! What's it called and where from? I want to put it on my wish list!

It is by Kustom Krafts called little baby cheetah, I have bought other of their kits from Colray Crafts but this is a new kit so I ordered it straight from USA as didn't have the patience to wait until it is available from UK stockist.

Flat_Eric wrote: »

eta
what do fellow stitchers think of these that I have just spotted on sew n so ?
Cat 1
and
cat 2

I really like the cat 2