Quick Progress update

Hello lovely bloggers,

Just a quick update from me in my lunch break as I am flying to Adelaide this afternoon as I am presenting the national History conference tomorrow (twice, actually).

I had a great stitching weekend and below are my before and after photos of Isabella's Garden and Christmas Couriers.  I feel really happy with how they are both progressing.

Isabella's Garden Before this weekend

Isabella's Garden After this weekend

Christmas Courier Before this weekend

Christmas Courier After this weekend

Will "talk" to you all when I get back, later in the week.

Bye for now,

love Kaye xoxox

I won! and some great Giveaways

Hello Lovely Bloggers,

I hope that you all had a great weekend - I know that I did.

My big news is that I have won Grace's wonderful Giveaway! Grace has a lovely blog called Needles, Pins and Dragonflies.  Now, I am not quite sure what I have won yet, as Grace is kindly going to customise it for me - as soon as I receive it I will post about it.

Now, for news about two lovely new Giveaways:

Kay from Kay's Random World is having a great Lizzie Kate giveaway and Cucki from Cucki Stitching Cove is having a very cute Halloween Giveaway.  Please check out their lovely blogs and join in the fun.

Well, that's all from me for now, I will post some stitching progress pics tomorrow.  Right now DH and I are going to watch the new show Terra Nova which is starting tonight.

Bye for now,

Hugs, Kaye xoxox

Grand Final Day today!

Hello lovely bloggers,

Well, today is AFL Grand Final Day.  This is a huge day in Melbourne as many of the Aussie rules football teams are Melbourne-based.  Now, here in Melbourne Australia we are Sports mad - we have many large stadiums and the best is of course, the Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG or just the 'G as we locals call it.  We are proud of our homegrown football game which is the oldest code of football in the world (and we say the best of course).  You can read about its history here.


Yesterday, there was a big Grand Final Parade which 100,000 people flocked to the city to see.  There has even been some talk that the Friday before the GF should be a public holiday (so that people can go to the parade) or the Monday after (so that people can nurse their hangovers!).

This year the teams are Collingwood Magpies and Geelong Cats  and DH and I are going to my sister's to watch the game with a whole lot of friends.  This is very common in Melbourne - as nearly everyone will watch the game, even many people who are not interested in football.  For those who are truly not - they go shopping as the shopping centres are quite empty so they find it a good time to shop!

Anyway, off to get ready for a fun day.

Bye for now,

Love Kaye xoxox

Lots to report and a Happy Dance (Take 2)

Hello lovely bloggers,

Well, I have lots to report this post.

My Happy Dance (Take 2) is because I picked up Baboushka from the framers the other day.  Here she is, I am really pleased with her (please ignore the shadow on the right hand side.  I have decided to give her to my Dear Sister for Christmas.  The green matt is sueded - it looks really great in the flesh, so to speak.

I also have a couple of progress pics:

Some progress on Isabella's Garden

September TUSAL - the purple on the top is from Isabella's garden

 A new start:  Mirabilia's Christmas Courier by Nora Corbett,  now I did not buy the pattern all chewed up like this - that was my naughty cats - Milo and Furio.  I cam home from work one day and found the outer envelope and one page of the chart (luckily it was a photocopy) all shredded up!

And here are the two of them - looking like butter wouldn't melt in their mouths!

First progress on Christmas Couriers - the greens look really vibrant in real life.

 Lastly, I wanted to show off my new doona cover set - pretty isn't it?

Well, that's all for me now - off to do some stitching.

Bye for now,

Love, Kaye xoxox

P.S. I also meant to tell you about the storm that we had in Melbourne yesterday - a month's rain in one day!  The most rain in September since 1955.  All of the planes were grounded because of the thunder, lightning, rain and hail.  It is now really cold - only 9 degrees celsius - Brrrrr!!!!

K

Some Great Giveaways and the Brownlow Medal Tally

Hello lovely bloggers,

First of all I hope that your week has started well after a great stitching weekend.

Second, I would like to tell you about some great giveaways:

1. Barbara at "To Stitch or not to Stitch" is having a wonderful Halloween Giveaway.  You can check it out here.  You have until next Friday night to enter - she is giving away some gorgeous Halloweeny items - so go check it out.

     

      2. Debbie of Debbie's cross stitch is having a giveaway of a $10 voucher at 123 stitch to celebrate her first blogaversary.  Congratulations, Debbie on a year of blogging.

      3. Cyndy at Crafty Stitchers is also having a Halloween Giveaway of a very cute Raggedy Bagholder.


Lastly, I would like to share with you that I am blogging whilst watching the Brownlow Medal Count with my family.  This is basically the best player award for the great game of Aussie Rules football.  Now, DH loves watching the count - where every point awarded is read out - it takes all night!  I much prefer to watch the Blue Carpet where we get to ooh and ahh over the WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends) gowns.  Now, somehow, many footballers seem to go out with models!  Makes them look really good on the blue carpet.

Anyway, going to check out some more blogs and will post my weekend round up and stitching progress tomorrow,

Bye for now,

love Kaye xoxox

IHSW, Weekend Round Up and a great giveaway

Hello lovely Bloggers,

Well, this weekend was International Hermits Stitch Weekend and even though I did not get a lot of stitching done I can claim some progress on two of my projects: Holbein's Henry and Isabella's Garden.  Here are my pics:

Before IHSW

After IHSW - getting through that confetti!

Before IHSW

After IHSW - some good progress although I am finding this linen rather difficult to work with and the shading of the purples is a bit tricky, too.
So all in all, a satisfactory IHSW.
Now for my Weekend Roundup
This weekend, I have:
* Been to see "The Thirty-nine steps" at the Heidelberg Theatre Company (HTC) with DH and some good friends after a yummy dinner
*been shopping with DD and bought Adele's album "21"
* went lap swimming and for my weekly walk around Princes Park
*DH and I caught up with some old friends for Sunday lunch at a new restaurant at South Wharf called  Melbourne Public - very nice food and we had a lovely long lunch catching up with each other's lives
* and took part in the IHSW as shown above

All in all a pretty good weekend!

Now, last thing:

Cross Stitch Queen is having a great Giveaway to celebrate 100 followers - you can check it out if you follow the link.  It is a wonderful prize and a lovely blog to follow.

Well, that's ll for me now - time to read some more blogs and some stitching.

Bye for now,
love Kaye xoxoxo

Hello lovely bloggers,

DH and I and some friends have just been to see the Heidelberg Theatre Company's production of "The 39 Steps"

What a hoot - we had a ball.  The play was so much fun!

Bye for now, 

love Kaye xoxox