Cross Stitch Cafe 2018

Coxy11

Evening all from french France!
We've been here since Saturday. Thought I'd be able to browse some french craft shops but the only one I saw was in Paris on Monday, in the shadow of Sacre Ceour. We were on a route march to do the main sites in one day so I didn't have a chance to stop! Managed scare ceour (to the top)', l'arc de triomphe, Eiffel Tower (to the top!) and Norte dame, then back on the train to our Gite. Managed 23k steps in 37 degrees.
Welcome dumpling - I know you from the o/s daily (waves). I too love Lizzie Kate kits and didn't realise they were stopping?! You have enough to be keeping busy with. Please post pics when you can. Wish I'd bought a project with me but we have been playing rummikub and eating lots of bread and cheese so I haven't been idle! Disney studios tomorrow then home Saturday.
Coxy x

dumpling

Hi everyone,

My cross stitches finally turned up today. I was clobbered by customs charges of over £35 altogether but sucked it up as I was desperate to get my hands on them. I have made a start on the Halloween Rules one but was defeated by the rubbish light in the living room. I used to have a daylight lamp which made such a difference I shall have to look out for another one.
I expect you are back home now Coxy, hope you had a lovely time in France.

nmm, thanks for the info on photo hosting, I will have a proper look into it tomorrow and hopefully get some pictures on.
Have a lovely evening everyone xx

Coxy11

Hi all,
Home yesterday late afternoon. We had a great week - felt like longer, but in a good way iyswim? DS1 had done a good job of keeping the house tidy, the dog fed and the plants watered, bless him. The washing has now started

I'm stunned at the customs charges dumpling, what a rip off! I have bought LK charts before from Trudy Anne Designs. She is usually at the Ally Pally show in October but I know she does mail order too:

https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate/exhibitor/trudy-anne-designs/

Just in case you want more charts once those ones are done....

We are off to see BIL today as it was his birthday on Friday. Probably have an early night then back to job hunting tomorrow. I have three I want to apply for.

Want to pick up Collecting Shells at some point this week. DH is off and we have some plans but will hopefully get to it in the evening.

Coxy x

Coxy11

Well fellow stitchers, you would be proud of me! Managed a couple of hours on Collecting Shells last night. Did some of the hair which is four shades of brown, but got a bit distracted by the athletics. Dina Asher-Smith is from our town so pleased as punch for her getting those three golds whoop whoop.
Been to IKEA with DH today and we purchased new cushions for the lounge. We redecorated in November but couldn't find cushions we liked - until today! Now I have 10 square cushion pads going spare which I could recover or crochet covers for. More flaming projects! Some of them are a bit tired if I'm honest but at least six could be repurposed. The covers are pretty ropey and I won't be paying out to have them dry cleaned that's for sure.
Applied for four jobs today and DH has a second IV on Wednesday, so fingers crossed please everyone.
More stitching tonight methinks
Coxy

nmm

Hi Coxy, so pleased you got some stitching done, there are some lovely crochet cushion cover patterns, let us know if you decide to make any. Good luck to both you and your DH on the job front

I too managed some stitching, here is a little update.

dumpling

Lovely picture nmm, I am just going to try and load a picture myself.



Hopefully this works.

dumpling

Nuts, I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can anyone help please. I have a photo on flickr that I am trying to post on here.

dumpling

Deleted for privacy reasons...I am hopeless at this!

nmm

You are not hopeless dumpling select the photo on flickr then click the arrow "share photo" then select the BBcode tab I use medium size, then copy the code into the reply box. (I delete everything after the first [/url] so it only contains the photo and not my name, etc)

dumpling

I can't upload the picture but here is a link to it I hope:


https://www.flickr.com/photos/128931311@N04/shares/3035N1