Tag Archives: cross-stitch

Birthday Sampler

Posted on August 30, 2015 by craftycreeky

I was absolutely thrilled last night when Helen gave me my birthday present, she has secretly designed and made a cross-stitch sampler all about me! She has stitched me in a nurses uniform, my interests are represented with a sewing machine and dressmakers … Continue reading →

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Way to Happiness Sampler

Posted on August 16, 2015 by craftycreeky

All my half hour slots for cross-stitch are adding up, I’m making good progress with my ‘Positive Thinking’ sampler from Jardin Privee. I started it at the WI Tea and Tents camping festival at the end of July, mainly because … Continue reading →

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Positive Thinking

Posted on August 9, 2015 by craftycreeky

My final comment on my Positive Thinking sampler last week was that I need to concentrate more as I found I had made several little mistakes on the lettering…so the first thing I did was to sew the words ‘Live … Continue reading →

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Positive Thinking

Posted on August 2, 2015 by craftycreeky

My sampler is making good progress, it’s all those positive thoughts! I started it a couple of weeks ago at Tea & Tents WI camping festival, it was small enough to pop in a bag and stitch outside. The design … Continue reading →

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Way to Happiness

Posted on July 26, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’ve just started a sampler, it’s another design by Nathalie Cichon of Jardin Prive. I stitched a bee pincushion by Nathalie a few months ago, I love her designs, I think they’re pretty without being twee. I’ve another two samplers … Continue reading →

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Wedding Sampler

Posted on July 5, 2015 by craftycreeky

Two good friends were married on Friday, I thought long and hard about wedding presents as they are both about our age, settled in their home, and originally said they didn’t want any presents…well that wasn’t going to happen! I … Continue reading →

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Bee Pincushion is finished!

Posted on May 10, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished my bee pincushion, I started it about a month ago but I had a bit of a hiatus whilst I cracked on with the Indian Mosaic. I’m  really pleased with it, though I’m not sure it will … Continue reading →

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Bee Pincushion

Posted on April 19, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’m making good progress on my bee pincushion, considering I only started it at the beginning of the month. I’ve now completed all the panels, they look really pretty, I love the colours. The alphabet goes all around the sides, … Continue reading →

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Bee Pincushion

Posted on April 12, 2015 by craftycreeky

I like to have a bit a hand sewing on the go, something I can just pick-up for 10 minutes whilst the tea is cooking (do have to be careful on that one, time just disappears…) or for half an … Continue reading →

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Celebration Samplers

Posted on March 20, 2015 by craftycreeky

Over on Sew We Sew, Madam Samm is hosting a Meet and Greet for us to show our three favourite items we have made, for me it has to be three celebration samplers; I like making things to celebrate an event, … Continue reading →

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