Cross Stitch Cafe......where your "to do" list gets longer by the day

c141rey

Thanks for the tip, have removed it from my post now

Claire x

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

welcome back chicky

c141rey its best if you dont put your email address on the open forum as you could end up with spam. (not us but it does happen -aso if a mod notices you put things like emails theres a danger your post will be deleted
welcome to the thread, hope you find what youre looking for

blue_eyed_girl

Lovely finishes Mrs_T_M. :T

Welcome home Chicky - 'course we missed you.

XStitch Crazy arrived today but haven't really had time to have a good look yet.

Done some of SB tonight - but it was late when I started and seemed to make more mistakes and had to unpick and unravel the thread so much that I decided it was probably best to put it away for the night. Hope to finish page 5 tomorrow (fingers crossed).

Probably time I should be heading up to bed now as DH turned the heating down when he went to bed and I've just noticed my toes are feeling quite cold now - guess I will have to plonk them on DH to warm them up (gotta stop his blooomin snoring somehow) :rotfl::rotfl:

Hope you all manage to find some time to stitch over the weekend.

Take care everyone

b_e_g

PS Hope everything is ok Louise (you've been a little bit quiet)

chickywiggle

caught up.............

tricksie - not what I would call a 'good' book but I'm reading Terry Pratchett's "Jingo" at the moment. It's funny in places but mostly I'm finding it boring and not really getting into it a lot.
Might read TT's wife next tis in my bookcase.

underground and Bella and Boo look fab maria - my underground arrived while I was away so I can't wait to start that.

glad ruth_honey and subtle_minx had a good time at the show.

brednall sorry you didn't have much luck. own insurance is a bit harsh.
Sorry - never used waste canvas.
Those pencil cases are LOVELY where did you find them??

WOWOWOWOW ERICS MUM - that is some stash. I LOVE the pretty colour boxes

snowman is great shelly - is it ver wrong tho that at the angle it is all I can think of is "I'm meltingggggg"

Soulie - glad they let you out, hospitals are awful at sticking to times aren't they. hope you feel better soon.

sweetcarer - defo go for the new job!!!!

flat eric - I don't run but I know NykieD does as she's on my facebook. she's been AWOL here for ages tho.

hello mandatory and Mrs_T_M

hello c141rey- glad you've had some help with the chart. look forward to seeing the progress.


I have a tiny bit of backstitch to finish on Hunphry's Gone Fishing which I started on September Holiday so took away this time so will post some pics tonight.

Holiday was lovely but the resort 'Brynowen (park resports) was AWFUL!!!! as soon as my tripadvisor is live I will let you see how bad!!!

Soulie

Mrs_T_M the cat looks good!

Went for treatment yesterday, was tired after it, only been really tired after it the last 2 times, so it must be catching up on me, the good thing was, after the last session I didn't get achy arms and legs. Was chatting with the taxi driver on the way there and he said his wife still suffers from achyness every now and then, a couple of years on after her treatment!

Saw the doctor yesterday too, and she's looking at another blood transfusioun sometime as my haemoglobin is down to 10, she looked up to see what it was when I was brought in last week and it was 9. She said in someone my age it should be 11 or 12 so the blood transfusion is not urgent. I think she will see what it is next time, then decide.

Hope you all are well.

Flat_Eric

Have just made chocolate muffins - cuppa anyone? and now need to decide how I want to spend my afternoon.

I've been sorting through my books this morning and we took a load that I'm not going to read to the charity shop. Feel good for doing this. Just hope the charity can make some pennies from selling them.

As our sort out of the loft continues, (how does so much junk accumulate?) I'd be interested to know what you think about this?

I have a number of those plaster drawer towers that you can buy in argos. These contain my stitchy stash, my threads and my other crafty bits. My OH is thinking of moving these to the roof so that we can free up our smallest bedroom (presently our junk room). I don't mind some of my craft stuff going into the roof but I'm not sure I want my threads up there? What do people think? At present they are stored in plastic drawers according to their number sequence and I have two of them.

brednall

Chicky - they were from Debbie Cripps (but don't buy them all as I might need some more!!!)

Emma

PS Did anyone have any luck with the bookmark chart I mentioned?

flowerofscotland

Flat_Eric wrote: »

Have just made chocolate muffins - cuppa anyone? and now need to decide how I want to spend my afternoon.

I've been sorting through my books this morning and we took a load that I'm not going to read to the charity shop. Feel good for doing this. Just hope the charity can make some pennies from selling them.

As our sort out of the loft continues, (how does so much junk accumulate?) I'd be interested to know what you think about this?

I have a number of those plaster drawer towers that you can buy in argos. These contain my stitchy stash, my threads and my other crafty bits. My OH is thinking of moving these to the roof so that we can free up our smallest bedroom (presently our junk room). I don't mind some of my craft stuff going into the roof but I'm not sure I want my threads up there? What do people think? At present they are stored in plastic drawers according to their number sequence and I have two of them.

In my experience junk accumulates in the loft because once it is up there it is either forgotten about or too difficult to access so I would never put things I use all the time like threads up there What are you going to use the smallest bedroom for?

maria_and_the_imps

Has anyone seen *Louise* ?

Flat_Eric

flowerofscotland wrote: »

In my experience junk accumulates in the loft because once it is up there it is either forgotten about or too difficult to access so I would never put things I use all the time like threads up there What are you going to use the smallest bedroom for?

Its going to be my office/craft room but to decorate it etc, we need to clear it first and considering you couldn't even get in there the other week, there is a lot of stuff in there !

postingalwaysposting

Flat_Eric wrote: »

I don't mind some of my craft stuff going into the roof but I'm not sure I want my threads up there? What do people think?

Be very very careful putting anything craft related into a loft Eric. I have seen someones paper stash worth £100+ be transforemed into a huge soggy paper brick. Plus if you have ever stored wool in a loft in anything you wouldn't even dream of putting your threads in there. Those plastic drawers are in no way unsightly and I would rather have those on display than lose my stash, although I have no stash :rotfl: To make them more appealing could you put a sheet of wrapping paper/12*12 in the clear drawer fronts? You can always swap them out when you change decor.

I shall take a pic of my WIP over this weekend. Have a stitchy weekend all!