busy busy busy...

i cant believe it is already May! i promised that this year wouldn't scream by like last year but i don't think i have a say in it. even though Easter is barely over and chocolates are still nestled in their baskets, we are counting down the sleeps until mothers day...hoping that Easter is a bit earlier next year. i have been stitching my little fingers off trying to make a few things to take out to Lilly cottage in time for mothers day. i have lots of lovely designs floating around in my head but never enough hours in the day to make them. i have worked the last couple of nights but luckily the last 2 days have been work and child free so i have a few photos of things i have been working on and some things i hope to have finished for tomorrow or at least by Sunday. i have an idea for these thrifted doilies these frames are waiting to be filled with some sweet creation. these little hearts will be strung together to make mini heart garlands, they look sweet hanging over a dressing table mirror or a little girls bedhead or anywhere really ~_~

it is lovely to see this bowl full but i have at least 30 more to stitch!

lovely large lavender filled hearts, i will also make some matching lavender sachets...if i get time!

i love spending my day stitching, just wish i could find more time in every day to do it. before i go back to my stitching i want to leave you with a picture or two of my little girls. Claudia had her prep interview on Tuesday, it was a much anticipated event and she did very well. they though she was confident and very clever and she looked so sweet in her little outfit, the assistant principal wished she had the same outfit! (only bigger of course)

here is Claudia with Lili and Mia ready to go to school and meet with the assistant principal.

and before i go the girls were mucking around with the hippo bean bag, it kept us laughing for a while.

happy mothers day to you if you celebrate it.

xxrosey

sweet stitches

thanks for answering my questions in the previous post... i am still a little confused but a little bit wiser at the same time. i just dont want to stand on any toes as i go about my merry way trying to make a little money out of what has become a very threapeutic hobby.

anyhow i thought i would show you the end product of the stitching i have been doing for my friends swap. as my blog title suggests... i started these stitcheries and really have no idea what beki will do with them or how to display them. i was thinking that perhaps she could pin them to a cork board somewhere as a way of displaying them. i guess i didnt really think that part through very well :o)

the first is for her daughter

i backed each piece with a matching fabric.

the next two are for her little boy, he has just made the switch from cot to bed and she wants to create a space for him in his corner of the bedroom. i guess he could have a bit of monsters v.s. cowboys going on...

trixie from coloured buttons came up with the idea of using the famous quote by dirty harry 'go ahead make my day' and changing it to ' you make my day'. thanks trixie it worked a treat!

and the final one is for beki, i do hope she likes them.

i found the quote on the internet and the picture is from a childrens book from the poem polly put the kettle on.

love the stockings!

i really enjoy stitching and if i had the knowledge i could turn things into pillows and other things other than a long peice of calico that you cant do anything with.

well i am off to warn beki not to come and read this post.

have a great weekend rosey

workin on my swap...

thought i might just give you a peek at what i am working on at the moment. i am in a FRIENDS swap with the lovely beki . we have decided to make it a swap more for the kids and after making my purchases i felt that it lacked a personal touch. so i have started a stitchery for each of them and here is a peek at the first one.

i found a little quote and to add beside this sweet angel, hope the new owner will love it. not sure what to do with it when i am finished stitching but i will back it with some matching fabric. it might just look sweet on the bedside table or placed under the pillow for sweet dreams.

any suggestions are welcome. that is the problem with me, because i am new at this sewing game i start something without knowing how to finish it off.

smooches

p.s. i love rainy winter days off :)

easy peasy lemon squeasy...

why did i ever think i couldn't do ribbon embroidery? yesterday i walked into a new shop here on the northside of brisbane and was taught how to make this....

yes i made that!! ~Scintillating Stitches~ is a new shop offering embroidery workshops, supplies, designs and gifts. and the friendly owner plonks you down and teaches you how to make your very own flower in less that 5 minutes :) i am so looking forward to her first workshop on the 19th of april. for more info here is her phone number: jackie 07 3285 8254 web site : www.scintillatingstitches.com.au for the longer story read it here at my other blog. smooches mmmwwwaaahhh rosey