Anyhoo, just wanted to let you all know that yes, the snowman is done! I actually finished it 2 days ago but thanks to a nasty migraine which floored me for an entire day, although eased up long enough for me to finish the stitching on this one, I am only now getting around to putting up my post about it.
So here he is, in all his snowy glory lol! Ain't he sweet? I so enjoyed working on this one, despite the traumas of running out of GAST Cornflower (thank you Lynda) and then discovering that I had miscounted on the "W" and having to frog the whole thing! I got there in the end and the result is just lovely! Can't wait to get him framed and he will be hanging in the shop (hopefully) this coming Christmas along with my other winter/Christmas themed stitched designs. Which reminds me I need to speak to the gallery in Knaresborough to see if we can come to some sort of arrangement .....The chart will be winging its way to Finland very shortly, to Niina - hope you enjoy stitching this one as much as I have!
I have now picked up Royal Blossoms 2007 by Just Nan - another Crazy! Could this one be my next finish? You'll just have to watch this space. Having Wimbledon on the telly at the moment (my favourite time of year) helps my stitching and is probably the reason for the finishes (that and my rediscovered mojo!) Andy is doing well and is through to the second week - he plays Gasquet tomorrow and I shall of course be glued to the sofa, needle poised, willing him onto the quarter finals.
Before I go, I just wanted to show you the bizzy lizzy (impatiens) that I grew from seed in the greenhouse and are now gracing my window seat in the lounge. The colours are lovely and its so nice to see them all in full bloom. I also grew some coleus from seed which are still in the greenhouse. I am giving a lot of those away to my fellow members of the gardening club, the majority of the bizzy lizzies will go to friends as a wee reminder of their daft pal who has once again taken off into the great unknown. I'll keep some for myself though, as a wee reminder of what a clever gardener I am (ROFLMAO!!!) I'm really excited that my downstairs neighbour Sarah came along to our open day yesterday and has decided to join! I hope they'll be gentle with her.Right I am meeting Heather for a coffee and a catch up in Shawlands so I'd better get my skates on. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend and I sincerely hope that your weather is a lot better than ours!
Thanks for popping by (again) and for all your lovely comments. Hopefully I will be back sometime this week with a Royal Blossoms update!
Love and hugs,
Ally xxx
11 comments:
I love your Snowman finish. great stitching and know you will enjoy it framed as well.
Happy stitching. love the flowers, too.
yeahhhh it looks fab :) and you wouldn't know if you hadn't said about the thread either .. annnnnddd ooooooo lovey window seat there girl ... love em ... don't forget one for me heheheh xxxx love mouse xxxx
The snowman is awesome & you certainly did a great job growing the flowers - beautiful :)
OH, your little snowman looks so sweet, glad you were able to finish him in records time?
the flowers are beautiful......I bought my ex-sis-in-law some sunflower seeds, but don't think anything is going to come of them this year.we use to plant a whole row the very back one in her dads garden every year, and then split them up. sure miss those days.
I am doing laundry at the moment and will work on stain glass window w/rose.doing the outline of black at the moment,then this week will go get filler-ins!
have a happy stitching day......
Oh it sure is lovely! I too want to see it framed! In your shop...lol!
Your snowman is beautiful,lovely colors! The flowers look beautiful.
The snowman is adorable. Congrats on the finish Ally.
Well done on your finishings Ally and oh !! lovely bizzies ! x
I love your snowman, Ally, you did a wonderful job! It's always satisfying when you finish a piece that has been particularly troublesome! Your posies are lovely! Can't wait to see what you'll work on next. *hugs*
Your snowman is so lovely, congratulations on the finish. Love the bizzy lizzies, we always had these when I was growing up, they're such cheerful plants. xx
Lovely flowers, if you ask me.
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