Smalls SAL_October Update

Time for my October Smalls SAL update...

The Smalls SAL is hosted by the wonderful Heather from Stitching Lotus

 Click on the pic above if you want to learn more.

My first two finishes are FFOs!   On the left is a Santa Ornie that I finished ages ago and on the right Christmas Trees from Nordic Holiday, Prairie Schooler Book #191. Not the best finally finishing, if you look closely at the one on the left, I had a bit of a mishap with glue and a brown paper bag.

Then I had two "More Bah Humbug" by Sue Hillis Design finishes:

Broken Ornament....

... and Surprised Santa.

To see what all of the other lovely Smalls SALers stitched this month, please click here.

That's all for me for today, 

hugs, 

FNSI AND IHSW_OCTOBER UPDATE

Boy, the month speeds by quickly as it now time for my October FNSI and IHSW reports.

Click on the logo below to find out all about FNSI.

if you would like to find out more about IHSW, please click on Hermie below:

                                  

It is such a lovely idea - to be stitching with other like-minded people from all over the globe, no matter the time zone, all weekend long - bliss!  In fact, any stitching time is great, isn't it?

For FNSI, I found this project when I was rummaging around in my tub of (sometimes) no return. It is the very cute Bah Humbug  Surprised Snowman by Sue Hillis Designs and the the poor thing was just languishing there.  So, he became my Friday Frolics and FNSI project for this week/month.  

The last time I posted about Bah Humbug designs was waaaay back in December 2014 but this snowman doesn't get a peep - poor guy!  (Oh, my goodness, doesn't time fly?????)

Before:

After (and Saturday for IHSW):  Poor Surprised Snowman being wee-ed on by a puppy!

If you would like to see what the other FNSIers stitched this month, 

please click here.


On Sunday (New Start Sundays), I started another More Bah Humbug design. This one is called Broken Ornament.

So, that is my FNSI and IHSW report for this month.

If you would like to see what the IHSWers got up to, 

please click here.

Lots of lovely stitchy hugs to you all, 

hugs, 

2014 Online Advent Calendar Blog hop

This year I am taking part in the gorgeous Jo's Online Advent Calendar Blog hop again.  This is so much fun and a great way to spread some Christmas Cheer and to meet friends - both old and new.

We only have two easy tasks to perform as part of the blog hop (Jo is kind to us!).  The first is, of course to show a Christmassy pic, preferably of some stitching or craft.

So, of course, I am going to show off my Bah Humbugs!

Three are completely finished (by the wonderful Wendy and Sue at my LNS, Lazy Daisy, thank you Ladies)  whilst two new ones are waiting for something more to happen to them (plus of course, one has been sent on its merry way to a new owner).

Now, do not let the Bah Humbugs fool you, I love Christmas and strive always for a perfect Christmas (hmmm! Not sure that I have ever achieved that) but there is something about the quirkiness of these designs that I just adore, I am not sure what but I love them!

The second task was to talk about their Best Ever Present.  Well, I have two to tell you about.

The first was given to me one Christmas when I was about 12 or 13.  That year, all I wanted for Christmas was a transistor radio or trannie as we Aussies called them (in our innocence before that word had another connotation).  I remember my excitement as the presents under the tree were given out and I received the 'obligatory' books and pretty things, etc but there was one present that was just the right shape to be a radio yet I couldn't quite work out the name on the label.

Well, you can imagine my joy when I received this:

Now, unfortunately, I no longer have this radio (this pic is from the internet) but I can tell you I had years and years of wonderful times listening to the latest songs on it.

My second memorable present was the birth of my youngest son, NOT happening on Christmas Day of 1991.  I can remember being at my sister's for Christmas lunch feeling most strange and I think that I literally sat all day with my legs crossed, telling myself "I AM NOT HAVING THIS BABY TODAY!".  Well, it worked and DS2 was born on Boxing Day instead - lol!

Here he is with my Dad, a handsome young man about to fly the nest early next year to take up a job in Sydney.  Where have those years since 1991 gone?

Thank you, Jo for hosting such a great blog hop.  So, please just hop along to Jo's blog to check out the rest of the Advent Calendar.

Merry Christmas everyone,

hugs,

Yep, two more.....

Bah Humbugs, that is....

Gotta love 'em!

hugs,

OH NO! There is ....

MORE BAH HUMBUG...

Yep, Sue Hillis is feeding my addiction with a second book of  those quirky Bah Humbug designs.

So, of course I had to buy it!  Here  is my fun fabbie and my floss toss.

... and here is my first one:  String of Lights on the delightful "Waterfall Blue" evenweave fabric (sorry the colour leached out of this photo).

I am so hooked on these designs - they are just so much fun to stitch!

Well, off to work in a minute and so train stitching, here I come.  After work it is shopping for shoes to go with my dress for the wedding and then dinner at Pelligrini's in the city and off to see "Once".

Big day ahead!

You all have a great one,

hugs,