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Crazy Cross-stitcher: October 2011
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Saturday, 29 October 2011. Towards the end of September, I published a post with the title Cross-stitch Software Evaluation. All the designs you see featured below were stitched on 18-count Aida, using metallic thread. The cards I used measure 144mm x 144mm, and the dimension of the aperture is 96mm x 96mm. I purchased a bulk quantity of the cards from Craft Creations. Do stock printed inserts sheets, although not for the size of...
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: May 2011
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Monday, 23 May 2011. An update of sorts. It’s been a few weeks since I published my last post, so thought it was about time I posted a new one, just in case you were worried that I’d vanished off the face of the earth. ;-). After completing the Blackwork birthday card, I started work on a cross-stitch kit that I’d purchased at the International Craft and Hobby Fair. Monday, May 23, 2011. Links to this post. An update of sorts.
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: March 2011
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Sunday, 27 March 2011. International Craft and Hobby Fair (UK). Several weeks ago, I was asked by my good friend Rainy Day Crafter. If I fancied accompanying her to the ICHF. In Birmingham. As I had never previously attended anything like that, but have always wanted to, I jumped at the chance. The plan for the big day (last Thursday) was that I would catch the train at 08:45, and Rainy Day Crafter. BW194 Dancing in the Dark.
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: March 2013
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Monday, 25 March 2013. Card-making Treats for Myself. In my March 2013 Catch-up. Website and treated myself to a Pergamano single needle perforating tool. Product-ID: 10241), plus Pergamano. Pergamano single needle perforating tool. Pergamano single needle perforating tool. The left leaf shape in the image below was perforated with a glass-headed pin, whilst the one on the right was perforated with the Pergamano. The appearance o...
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: September 2011
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Wednesday, 28 September 2011. Starburst Blackwork Birthday Card. In my Autumnal Update. Post, I mentioned that I’d completed a spur-of-the-moment Blackwork project. Earlier on in the month, I decided that I would make a Blackwork birthday card for a friend. The design I chose is called Starburst. And is actually for a Blackwork biscornu (an ornamental pin cushion), which I stumbled across on Kincavel Krosses. Stitched label on ba...
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: GALLERY
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Below is a collection of some of the numerous items I have stitched over the years. If you click on an image, a new browser window will open, displaying a larger-sized version of the image. The following pictures were purchased as kits from the Dimensions Daydreams. A Garden Refreshes The Soul. Friends Are The Family You Choose. Many years ago, I saw a fortnightly publication advertised on television, called Needlecraft Magic.
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: Project Wedding - Part 2
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Thursday, 5 September 2013. Project Wedding - Part 2. For Project Wedding - Part 1. During the run-up to last Christmas, I had been scratching my head wondering what on earth I could send as a gift to a very dear friend. I'd not had the opportunity to make or buy anything, but wanted to send something. From a selection of loose pearls and beads that my friend had purchased, I received the following two stunning necklaces, aptly n...
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: July 2013
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Saturday, 13 July 2013. If you can cast your mind all the way back to March 22nd 2013, when I had published my Prick and Stitch Mother's Day Card 2013. Post, you might recall me muttering something about setting up a shop on Etsy. If it rings any bells, then not only am I seriously impressed, but green with envy that you have a memory far better than mine! Was officially launched and declared open for business. For the time b...
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Crazy Cross-stitcher: May 2012
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STITCHY STATIONERY ON FACEBOOK. LINKS AND IMAGES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW. Tuesday, 8 May 2012. It’s been some months since I last paid a visit to my blog, and you might be wondering what I’ve been up to during my absence. At Christmas, my services were volunteered. To complete a cross-stitch kit, which my gran had received as a present. Her vision isn’t as sharp as it once was, and to be fair, she’s more accustomed to working with tapestry kits. The design (called Delphiniums. Tuesday, May 08, 2012.
