Cross Stitch and Craft Cafe 2020

Charly27

Happy weekend all. It couldn’t come soon enough for me. I sent mine first class as well nmm not very frugal sorry. Elliep I must go back through my magazines for inspiration, I forget about them. I culled them a while back and took bags to the CS. Lots were gifted to me so I enjoyed flicking through and keeping the possibles. 

 Coxy I am impressed with you reviewing your year and even more so even thinking ahead to next.  So pleased your DD is home safe and well.

Coxy11

Good morning all,
Hope all good with you guys? A damp day here but a bit warmer - I managed a 5k run this morning - huzzah!
42 angels plus two additional sets of wings now knitted. Will do the angels for those two sets of wings tonight. No knitting tomorrow night as I'm running a zoom quiz for our JoGLE adventure with my sister.
Several cars in the road were broken into on Sunday night/Monday morning, plus one neighbour came downstairs to her front door wide open! She was home alone with two children as her husband is working away. Such scumbags. We are looking into getting one of those security lights for our driveway. 
We have finished decorating the hallway, stairs, landing and it looks fab. Need to figure out where the pictures are going, then put up the Christmas ones. Still no tree up here, will do it on Saturday I think.
Have made a small list for 2021 crafting:
1. HSC Reindeer sampler
2. Pretty Little Paris
3. Chicory Fairy
1 and 2 are charts only, so I need to sort out the threads from my stash (MSE mods please take note). The Chicory Fairy is a complete kit. This was one I started in the 00's and went wrong a few times so binned it. Found it again online (Fleabay I think?) and bought it. Hopefully better this time around now I have my sewing lamp with aspheric magnifying glass  
Hope you all have a fab day,
Coxy xx

Coxy11

Reindeer sampler:
https://www.historicalsamplercompany.co.uk/shop/rudolph-friends/

Coxy11

Pretty Little Paris:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/125738203/pretty-little-paris-satsuma-street

Coxy11

Chicory Fairy:
https://dkhcreations.co.uk/flower-fairies-the-chicory-fairy-cross-stitch-kit-3036-p.asp

nmm

Will catch up properly later but just wanted to say thank you to Charly27 for the lovely card that arrived today. Purple is my favourite colour, and i love the little sequins 

Charly27

Glad you liked it and my little embellishments nmm. So enjoyed doing it and definitely wish us all more joy, love and peace this year x

Coxy11

Morning!
Lovely card nmm/Charly27 and what great sentiment for us all for 2021. I knitted two more angels last night, so that's 44/50 now done and bagged up in quarantine!
Bit of a mad day at work yesterday with 4 meetings, 2 of which I was taking minutes at, so need to tidy those up today (I type as I listen, but go back and check grammar and spelling plus remove bits that are just waffle - people don't half waffle!). Today is a slightly easier work day, just one meeting to minute this afternoon, which may get cancelled as one boss on annual leave today.
 Zoom quiz tonight in aid of our JoGLE walk next year. Also need to sort logistics with my DSis for going out to Cyprus to see my DDad in January. Need to isolate for 5 days when we arrive in Cyprus and then 2 weeks when we come back to the UK. Such a palaver but needs must.
Have a good day all,
Coxy xx

Coxy11

Me again! Postie has just been and has delivered my lovely card from Ellie - thank you, it's gorgeous  I particularly like the gold cross stitches - such a pain to work with lol!

Coxy xx

elliep_2

I'm really glad you like the card Coxy. I'm not sure I'd have chosen a design with sparkly threads if I'd remembered how annoying they are, but is wasn't too bad because there weren't too many of them!

I've received a beautiful card from nmm, thank you so much. It's really cute and has been declared by my housemate to be the favourite so far of all cards received by either of us.