June 25: A Photo A Day & WIPocalypse

A Photo A Day June 25: Something Cute

I think this stitch counts as something cute. Also it is WIPocalypse time!!! I am nearly across the line with the Marjolein Bastin Four Seasons sampler.

The outer border has been completed and I have stitched boxes around the ladybugs, spotty eggs, and nuts (that one is almost done).

I have a one stitch wide border left to stitch around the inside and outside of the main border.

The biggest decision was choosing what colour to stitch that as the kit suggested a yellow border. Anyway who knows me knows that yellow ain't my colour so I am going with DMC 644.

Thanks for walking in my garden...

                                                        Jan x

June 24: A Photo A Day and Theme-alicious

A Photo A Day June 24: "On My Mind"

July has arrived (I am behind updating my Photo A Day posts but I don't care) and updating Theme-alicious has been on my mind.

My Marjolein Bastin sampler fitted perfectly with the Jumangi Jungle theme as there have been many animals and birds to stitch. It am so close to the two borders joining up. I have counted perfectly as well so I am one happy girl.  Tonight will be the night they will meet me thinks.  I then have two one-stitch wide lines to stitch on the inside and outside of the main border and it will be completed.

Happy stitchy week.  Thank you for stopping by...

                                                                        Jan x

June 23: A Photo A Day

A Photo A Day June 23: "Movement"

In our household "movement" is equated to my daughter constantly moving which is usually in the form of dance. So what is more appropriate than taking a photo of my daughter dancing!  I have recently got the urge to scrapbook again after putting it aside for 5 or so years.  One of my first "return to scrapbooking" layouts is this one using photos from a Russian jazz group in 2004 when my daughter was only tiny and 5.

Happy stitchy weekend...
                                      Jan x

June 22: A Photo A Day

A Photo A Day June 22: "From A High Angle"

I didn't want to get my tootsies cold this morning so photographed this heavy frost on my veggie patch from my balcony. Brrr... perfect stitching weather.

Wherever you are in the world, happy stitching.
                                                                        Jan x

June 21: A Photo A Day

A Photo A Day June 21: "Where You Slept"

In keeping with my stitchy theme for a photo a day, I am sharing a special present which is in my son's bedroom. My darling sister stitched this gorgeous teddy bears' picnic 11 years ago for my then baby boy, Jack.  I don't know the name of the designer or pattern. The cross stitch is now positioned over toddler Tom's cot. I took this photo just after he woke up from an afternoon sleep.  He pointed to it and said "Charley" which is his favourite TV bear.

Happy stitchy day...
                            Jan x

June 20: A Photo A Day

A Photo A Day June 20: "Fave Photo"
January 6th 1996 - Our Wedding Day

Thank your for visiting my garden...
                                                       Jan x

June 19: A Photo A Day

A Photo A Day June 19: "Imperfect"

My heart sings when I see this photo of my teenager "cugging" my baby son even though it appears she has wings sprouting from her head he he...

Sure the photo is imperfect but to a mother it is just perfect (especially as it is quite a fete to even get Tom still long enough to look into the camera).

PS. "Cugging" is Tom's combination word for hug and cuddle)

Happy stitchy week...

                                 Jan x

June 18: A Photo A Day

A Photo A Day June 18: "Something We Don't Know About You"

My secret is now out.  I adore alphabets, texts, words and numbers as art.  Hence I couldn't resist joining The Prairie Schooler Stitching Bee and started stitching  my first letter "L for Leaves". I am stitching it as an individual letter. Even more fun - I have organised friends who want to stitch this alphabet so we can meet together fortnightly and stitch it together.

Enjoy a stitchy weekend...
                                        Jan x

June 17: A Photo A Day & TUSAL...

A Photo A Day June 17: "In Your Bag"

Dear Readers,

A big Aussie wave to my new followers. I have hit the magic "100" followers so I hope you can imagine me doing heel clicks in my happy dance.

Like most women there is always a pencil/pen in my handbag and usually more than one.  Stitching this pencil on the Marjolein Bastin sampler fitted in perfectly with today's photo theme organised by Fat Mum Slim. This post shows where I have progressed from.

Such a small area left to stitch!!! Just two little sides of the border. Watch my blog for a finish very soon.

My TUSAL...lots of orts this month.

I hope you enjoy lots of stitching this weekend and if you can't stitch may you have time to daydream about it...

                     Jan x

June 16: A Photo A Day...And IHSW

A Photo A Day June 16: "Out And About"
A warm hello to you all,

The "Out And About" for A Photo A Day (run by Fat Mum Slim blog) allowed me to stitch the lower border of the Marjolein Bastin cross stitch as I have been so focused on the bowl of pumpkins.

So here is both the bowl of pumpkins, which will be completed tonight and the lower border of the Marjolein Bastin cross stitch. Compared with my usual weekends filled with my children's sport and dancing practice during IHSW, I achieved so much. 

I also worked on Noah's Ark cross stitch (see the previous post about this here).

Thank you for dancing in the rain with me...
                                                                Jan x