Cross Stitch Cafe - stitching out of 2012 and into 2013...

Flat_Eric

thanks for all sock replies. :j plenty of places for me to try. Chicky I have a couple of pound shop places in my town so will have a nose :j:j:j Thank you - forgot about them!!

chickywiggle

ohhh the dragon - I think i could spend loads in there, sadly no christmas fabric.

Thinking i might 'cheat' and get an already patchyworky design fabric lol. something like this.

Flat_Eric

PS - saw this in m&% :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

(its basically made of cardboard)!

chickywiggle

flateric - EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK.

Ruth_honey

Flat_Eric wrote: »

PS - saw this in m&% :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

(its basically made of cardboard)!

Looks cute, but how much?!?! :eek:
I'll stick with my poundshop chocolate advent calendars. And my mini tree advent 'thing' with a different ornament to hang on it every day.

mrs-moneypenny

i think i fall into the category of people who if they had a brain would be dangerous there is nothing what so ever wrong with angels face when id stuck the pattern together i'd covered over a couple of rows and put it out of line.
really sorry if i panicd anyone over theirs:o

maria_and_the_imps

evening all.

chicky do you have a material shop near you at all, i love ours i just wander around touching all the fabric, i think they think i need some sort of sectioning i do it so oftern, another thing you could do is look in charity shops sometimes they have lengths of material, or you could look in them for all bed covers, pillow cases, table cloths ect and cut them up, would work out cheeper you could go for xmas colours rather than xmas prints and then cross stitch some little designs on it. or i can have a looksie in my shop for you and see what they have,

sorry eric, i cant really help you out with your asda question to make things cheeper you could buy all the componants of a gift set seperatly and wrap them together normally works out cheeper to do it that way

think i'll give that one a miss eric how rediculous is that price!!!

Mrsm - Glad you have sorted it

picture time, so i finished my magazine trees think i may have got slightly carried away as we now have 6, found the spray glue i needed in the pound shop, so didnt have to pay £8 in hobby craft and i have covered them in glitter

and here are some piccies of little bits i have done over the last 2 days

scissor keeper


IMAG0740 by mariaorpington, on Flickr


IMAG0741.jpg by mariaorpington, on Flickr

the little kits i used for this were 3 for £3 in hobby craft so this is the 3rd one, but they had loads of different ones


IMAG0742.jpg by mariaorpington, on Flickr

and these were a free kit with crosssticher they hang in a row with plain red stars, but i will put them together at christmas


IMAG0744 by mariaorpington, on Flickr


IMAG0743 by mariaorpington, on Flickr


IMAG0745 by mariaorpington, on Flickr

they look like this when they are done

http://crossstitcher.themakingspot.com/blog/make-your-own-stitchable-stars

got to say i didnt really like sewing on the card though

sorry just noticed how long this post is

blue_eyed_girl

Ailsb - I like Bethlehem

maria - love the stars

Made a little bit of progress on Boofle tonight. First time I have used perlescent thread (seems strange but looks ok) and satin thread.

Sorted frame out for LK 'Tis the Season' - actually a picture from £shop (but we wont tell anyone will we ) and DH framed it for me yesterday while I was out. Will try and post a piccy over the weekend.

Hope you all have a great weekend

b_e_g

23rdspiral

Hi, sorry really quick post to answer qus. Will catch up properly when it's not 12:36 am!

Re long socks... Poundland, 99p stores are great. I've been wearing cheap stripy long socks with boots for a decade or so and they do last. I now (since May) also play sport (!!!!) and long socks, brighter the better, are a must for this rather unusual sport. Primark is ok too, though check the length, i once bought a pack of Knee High and they barely got past my calves! If its particular colours you're looking for there's a great eBay shop, if I can remember its name...

Re Xmas fabric. I buy the "Xmas remanant bundles" From Strawberry Fair patchwork shop (sorry cant link). Lady is lovely. Those bundles have lots of different, all Xmas prints, and about A4 size each... Perfect for table runners and cushions etc.
If u want bigger bits, try Fabric Land. Their website is unusual, (eg, loud, glittery and oddly formatted - when scrolling over 6 pgs of prints, check the pg number you are on, as pg 4 is often skipped over!), but they are great on the phone. If they don't have a seasonal tab, look under 'poly prints' and 'printed cottons'. I've bought quite a bit from them before and find them good quality and good on the phone. Postage is best checked by phoning though.

*Louise*

Flat_Eric wrote: »

PS - saw this in m&% :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

(its basically made of cardboard)!

Blimey - for a bit of fancy Cardboard. I would want it to at least dance for me at that price.:rotfl:

I treated [STRIKE] us [/STRIKE] myself to a lovely one last Christmas. It was expensive but it looks great and will last for years.

Nativity advent calendar

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

Sorted frame out for LK 'Tis the Season' - actually a picture from £shop (but we wont tell anyone will we )

:silenced::silenced::silenced: It's not how much it cost....it's what you do with it

Maria - You have been really busy again! Some lovely makes there:T

I haven't touched Project 12 since Sunday, far too busy I am also probably, definitely going to get roped in to doing a craft fair at the kids' school next month, so I am going to be very busy with preparing for that.
I really do need to get a shift on with my mums present as well though, I'm not going to be leaving myself much time.