I've been so busy stitching gifts that I had fallen behind with
Needlecraft Haven's Monthly Christmas Challenge. NH member
Christine chooses a freebie online design for us each month which we stitch and finish but keep secret. All photos are sent to Christine who opens a Gallery at the end of each month. Because I'm late I can reveal mine, although I have sent Christine the photos for the galleries too.
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| Challenge 1 from Gazette 94 |
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| Challenge 2 from Luli |
And being as it's only 5th of March I may get this month's challenge stitched in time.
I have also finished a little freebie kit I was given - my memory is not good but I think it was in one of the goody bags at a Needlecraft Haven Meet Up - and I think the goody bag was from Angi.
It's a lovely design by Rainbow Gallery called Victorian Posy Blackwork. I used the 14ct ecru that was in the kit and DMC 122 which is a lovely variegated green. Although the chart said one strand because I used a colour instead of black I used two - I'm really pleased with it.
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| Victorian Posy by Rainbow Gallery |
I've been working on my November The Drawn Thread and Santa's Village but more on those next time. I have been baking again - I made a batch of Welsh Cakes. It was so easy with my new mixer, so much so I'm going to try scones next :)
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| Welsh Cakes |
Thanks for calling by, and for the lovely comments that have been left on my posts :)
12 comments:
Your challenge ornaments are lovely!
beautiful work
Great stitching Clare. Getting your finishes into the galleries is next on my to do list :)
These challenge pieces are all very beautiful. and certainly a fun stitch, too.
Great stitching, the challenge ornaments look lovely!
Those Welsh cakes (my Dad called them "Pica Currents" (pee'ka coo'rents) are my absolute favorite cookies in the whole world!!! I could hardly believe it when I saw the picture of them on your blog today. My grandpa lived in Wales for awhile & I suppose that's how we got the recipe . . . I love it that our recipe says "a handful of lard".
Beautiful ornaments and a welsh cake with a cup of tea would go down well at the moment :)
Two lovely challenge finishes, I need to make a start on this months.
Two lovely challenge finishes, I need to make a start on this months.
Your challenge pieces are both great. I have stitched the Bonne Annee myself a few years back and now I really want to sttich that stag!
Your stitching is lovely as usual Clare !! The cakes look delicious !!
Ooooh i love welsh cakes :-) Trouble is If I made them I would eat them all, lol I used the recipe you posted on NH last time and they were lovely, even Mark liked them and he is not a cake lover.
Lovely ornaments :-)
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