Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

caroline78

Finally got some stitching done and have really caught the bug again. Jaxon is starting to settle into his own wee routine, which means he is awake all day and then goes down about 8pm, has a feed about 4am and back over until about 10am. Feel so lucky to have such a good baby....

I have entered him into the Sun's search for a Sunbeam, and don't know if I am allowed to post this, but you don't vote or anything it's just for a like on Facebook...

http://www.sunbeams.co.uk/gallery/detail/ba8e6d58-0215-4a29-96f7-80a9d2abf882

Isn't he adorable....not that I am biased or anything...lol.

Off to play catch up with millions of posts that I have missed...again...xx

tellmeitsfriday

Awww what a happy chappy he is! Makes me broody (well a little bit!)

craftygranny

chicky if you haven't bought the tree blanks yet hang fire as i'm sure i have some very similar ones here you can have free that i have never got around to using and hardly send any xmas cards so probably never will use them .

If anyone could make use of some card blanks with an oval cut out in pastel colours just pm me i found a few packs of them this morning. Don't stitch many cards either lol. Think i have some with a square cut out in xmas green and i think a couple of other colours too. I refuse to confess how many blanks i found. If anyone uses a6 blanks with no apertures i have some of those too going begging.

I'm having a big clearout of my cardmaking stuff and my oh discovered about an hour ago i have over 100 packs of 6 x 6 papers and lots of them are unopened lol. He just carried up 10 trays of 12 x 12 papers he didn't know i have either. pmsl oh well he does now.

chickywiggle

ohh caroline he's lovelyyyy. wish i could say same about noah. the only time he hasn't screamed today was out in the buggy (for 2 hours). despite cuddles/ play/ jumping/ standing/ laying down/ feeding/ calpol nothing has worked!!

thanks craftygranny.

Dorastar

It is so nice in here can I stay here instead of look after my two squabbling children? Ds has just found out how his big sis's ds works so now both of them want to play it at the same time aaaaaaargh!

Going to do a quick blitz then get some me-time stitching done tonight and then pack dd's stuff for Brownie Pack holiday.:j

Soulie

chickywiggle wrote: »

ohhhh now i just looked at the flippin range and want to do decopage cards for birthdays etc next year..... is it easy to do??

Very easy! All you need is some card {or a card blank}, some douible sided tape and some foam pads. I might have a picture of one somewhere on my computer. Will have a looksie in a min.

Ailsb wrote: »

Soulie - thanks for the link to imag-e-nation, stumbled across the site before but forgot to bookmark. Have jsut spent £10, so much for my promise to hubby not to but any more!!! How do the Flippin cards go together do I need special card blanks?

YW lol
You can use the special flippin' card blanks, but you can also just wing it and use any card blank with an aperture or one without! It's up to you!

23rdspiral wrote: »

oh, and i've deleted some from my pm folder now so can take new PMs. sorry about that Soulie!

hehe resending the PM

blue_eyed_girl

:hello: PerfectParadox - ooooohhhh ginger tea eh - haven't tried that one yet. I keep switching between Lady Grey and the new twinnings sunshine one (lemony)

Hope you have a lovely time at the wedding catchooky and relax and enjoy your house/garden warming weekend 23rd

I really loved the London kits and a few of the others but the priceswere a bit scary tryinghard :eek: Never know - one day may be

Your boys are simply gorgeous chicky - you must be a really proud mummy

What a lovely little smiler your Jaxon is Caroline - he's a real cutey. Good luck with the comp

Hope you get some me-time dorastar - sounds as though you could do with it. Bet they will miss each other when they are apart - no one to squabble with (heehee)

Only a few stitches left to do of xstitching - then its french knots (aaarrrgggghhhh) and then the backstitching. Oh well - getting there

Hope all goes well for Dads treatment next week Louise - you must all be having a difficult time but you will be putting brave faces on for each.

Take care everyone.

*Louise*

craftygranny wrote: »

I'm having a big clearout of my cardmaking stuff and my oh discovered about an hour ago i have over 100 packs of 6 x 6 papers and lots of them are unopened lol. He just carried up 10 trays of 12 x 12 papers he didn't know i have either. pmsl oh well he does now.

Blimey - how did you manage to keep that little lot quiet :rotfl:

Wish my stash was like that lol

Ruth_honey

PerfectParadox wrote: »

yup that she is. Dita and Bettie Page are my Idols.... at some point would love to do some pin up inspired stitching...
I drink too much caffeine.... so am trying to o down more herbal root....

and dont worry about the name (because whats in a name?)

Celtic Rose needlecraft has some nice pin up charts. I've been looking at them myself. I have a lovely one of a basque-called 'Lace Up', which I started yesterday. I know, I'm very naughty starting something new, but I couldn't help it!
Welcome to the cafe!

*Louise*

Touched by Magic Progress:

As it was in May:



This evening:
I stitched all the partial pages along the bottom and heading up before filling in the centre.



But that's it going away for now....Corrie kit is getting started while I watch Torchwood very soon :j