Friday 15 March 2019

Gifted Gorgeousness - March

It's Gifted Gorgeousness time - a superb idea hosted by Jo at Serendipitous Stitching to share our gifts both sent and received. It's lovely to see everyone's gifts which can be:
  • any chart, kit, thread, fabric or finishing items you have been given
  • any chart, kit, thread, fabric or finishing items you have won in a giveaway
  • any chart, kit, thread, fabric or finishing items you have bought using a voucher given to you/won by you
  • anything you have gifted to someone else
My first item is a gift I stitched for a very good friend who we met through the wine industry. Last month was the People's Choice Wine Awards, for which I was a judge, and I knew she would be there so made this small gift. She loved it, it now lives in her office. 

A gift for a wine loving friend 
To my huge surprise I won a giveaway on Rosey's blog, Ishkabibble. It's a beautiful chart by The Needle and I with a heart for each season. I have an idea already about how to finish these, although I will be altering summer slightly.
Thank you Rosey 
A week on from my ankle operation and my foot feels ok, the stitches are starting to itch which, although frustrating as I cannot get to them, is a good sign.

Last week my Hubby and daughter bought me some lovely flowers. I had great fun yesterday wheeling into the kitchen (I am not allowed to weight bear until next week) and stretching over the sink to refresh them all. They all look like new and will hopefully last a while yet.

Gorgeous flowers from Hubby
Beautiful bouquet from Philly
It's always nice to give and receive gifts, I hope you've had a lovely March GG too.

14 comments:

Kate said...

I really like the 'wine a bit .....' and am looking forward to seeing the seasonal hearts finish. Enjoy your lovely flowers.

Christine said...

Great stitching Clare, and lovely flowers

Carol said...

Pretty flowers! They certainly brighten up your day, Clare :) Your little wine piece is darling and congratulations on winning Rosey's giveaway--that is such a cute chart!

Katie said...

Great stitching. Lovely gifts. The flowers look beautiful.

Elfie said...

That is a very cute ornament. I can see why your friend likes it. Your puctures are lovely. I hope your stitches stop paining, and that your recovery is quick and uneventful.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Thanks for taking part in GG this month. Love the punning gift for your friend and the lovely prize too. That will cover four more GG posts as you stitch each heart!

Mini said...

The wine finish is beautiful. Enjoy the giveaway win.
The flowers are lovely too..remind me of Spring.
P.S. Thank you for the comments on my blog.

Rachel said...

Lovely gifts both given and received. Hope your ankle continues to improve. :)

Julie said...

Lovely win from Rosie, that's a great chart.
Pretty flowers.
x

Janet said...

Your flower are gorgeous!!! I am a sucker for fresh flowers. And I love your stitching piece.

Ariadne said...

Lovely flowers!Congrats for winning the giveaway.AriadnefromGreece!

Astrids dragon said...

The wine gift looks great, I know plenty of friends I could stitch that for!
What a fun win from Rosey, it looks like it could be a quick stitch.
Beautiful flowers, I'm certainly ready for spring!

rosey175 said...

What beautiful flowers! Bring on spring! I am curious how you'll change summer. Maybe the British flag? :) Here's hoping you continue to recover quickly~

FlashinScissors said...

Sorry to be late commenting! I’ve been trying to finish some projects for my handicraft group's exhibition which was last week, so yay, I can get back to normal now! What is “normal” ..... tee hee!
Lovely stitching Clare, and such a neat finish. I have quite a few stitched pieces I’m putting off because I’m worried I’ll spoil them!
Such lovely flowers!
Hope your ankle is improving.
Hugs,
Barbara xx