Things Are Happening!

As usual, things are happening in blogland. So, just in case you've missed them, here are some events.

Kaye at Kitten Stitching is organising an Easter Exchange, very simple and straightforward. Check out the details and join in the fun here

And there are a number of giveaways on the go.

Kaye is doing one of these as well. You have until February 5 to check it out and put your name down.

Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler is having a Primitive Floss giveaway that closes February 15.

Sarah at Sarah In Stitches is having a blogoversary giveaway to celebrate 5 years. Check it out here - you have until the end of February to enter.

Have fun everyone, and if you enter, Good Luck!

Spoiled Again!

I've been unusually lucky the last couple of months with giveaways. Back in October, Riona who blogs as Oubliette was hosting a giveaway of 10 Halloween charts and I won. Well the charts have arrived and look what I got!

Five charts here - and I want to do them all. But there was so much more.

Two charts in this picture.

Love the different finishes.

I've seen this one stitched on a couple of blogs and I love it. This may be my first stitch.

But then look at all these wonderful Celtic patterns - how do I choose?

And this one made me smile. I want to stitch him, but definitely not buy from him!

Thank you SO much Riona! I'm just thrilled and quite happy about falling over to the dark side.

WIP Wednesday 30 November 2016 - And Some Bits

It is the last day of November, already! Do you all get the impression that time just goes too fast for me? This post is fairly picture heavy.

I did get in some craft time and Retirement went from here

to here.

I'm very pleased her tools are not hovering in midair any more. Hopefully this week the basket will get a bottom.

The rug went from here

to here sorta. When I put the rug on the freezer (the only thing big enough to spread it out on) for the picture, Snowy immediately hopped off the cat tower and laid down on all the softness.

After several attempts to move him (he can jump back up faster than I can take a picture), I simply waited him out.

The last snowman is done! I have 3 and about 2/3 rows of the blue background and 5 rows of the red and white border to be finished.

I also received an envelope from Rosey who blogs as Ishkabibble with the patterns I had won in a giveaway. This is what I was lucky enough to receive.

My very first Prairie Schooler patterns! Anyone giving odds on the chances they will be stitched by next Christmas??

And you must be careful what you say to friends. My craft partner Cynthia posted on her FB page a notice for a one evening pottery painting workshop. I casually mentioned it looked like an interesting way to spend an evening and the next thing I knew, I was signed up. We had a choice of painting a yarn bowl or a mug and I chose a yarn bowl. Now, please understand, I can't draw on a flat piece of paper, never mind something 3 dimensional, so I just played with colour. It really was a fun evening and this is what I ended up with after the instructor took all the pieces to be glazed and fired.

Definitely not great art but it will be really useful.

Some Fun In Blogland

There are a couple of events going on in blogland you might want to be part of.

First

Jo at Serendipitous Stitching is having a summer blog party - check it out here. The rules are simple - August 8 do a post and show off a piece of stitching that relates in some way to summer holidays. Then go to Jo's blog and leave a link so we can all visit.

Second

There's a giveaway happening at Nancy's blog Victoria Motto Sampler. Her birthday is coming up August 14 but she's giving away the present. Check here for all the details, but the rules are simple - you must be a follower and you must put a comment on the post I've linked you to. It's worth checking back to Nancy's blog regularly as she does a LOT of giveaways.

No WIP Wednesday post this week - I've been sick again this past week and still not back to 100%.

Giveaways

And I almost forgot - a couple of bloggers are doing giveaways. Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is starting a birthday club and every month will draw a name and that person will receive a gift. Check out her other posts as well - she always has fun opportunities happening.

Pickle Barrel Designs is offering a chance to win one of her new designs.

Check them out and support our fellow bloggers!

Floss Giveaway - Reminder

I have posted about this before, but it was tucked into a rather long post about a lot of things and I'm not sure it got properly noticed.

Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is doing a giveaway of some gorgeous looking floss. Check it out here. Aren't these beautiful?

Just a Reminder

Just want to remind you of Kaye's 11 day giveaway as she celebrates her birthday. There's a new item offered each day. Check her out at her Kitten Stitching blog.

A Lovely Giveaway!

Kaye over at Kitten Stitching is doing a delightful 11 day giveaway to celebrate her birthday. Please go and have a look at her blog. Today is Day 1 and she's offering a cookbook. Are  you up for trying some Australian recipes? You'll need to check back every day to see what's next.

And The Winner Is . . . . . .

The number magicians at Random have spoken and Dani wins the earrings! Congratulations!

Dani, please email me your snail mail address so I can get them off to you.

Thank you everyone who entered.

Stash Day! And Giveaway!

There was an envelope in the mail today from my favourite LNS. Look at the goodies:

Part 2 of the LK SAL, some floss for my "Man - Cards" chart, some 1/4 inch rickrack, a Mill Hill ornament kit, a free pumpkin pattern (with a cat and spider on the back) and a pair of silver plated earrings that look like floss bobbins wrapped with thread. I love it when my S(tash)E(enhancement)P(program) parcel arrives!

Speaking of the earrings, I don't have pierced ears, so I'll turn them into a GIVEAWAY for anyone who would like to have them. Just leave me a comment and I'll make the drawing on the 30th. Here's a closer look at them.