Foxes: cross stitched and stamped

As I promised in one of my earlier posts, I've stitched a little cute fox to match the cross stitched raccoon I stitched earlier this month. Again, it was a freebie kit from an old issue of Cross Stitcher and since I'm currently under the charm of forest critters, here it it! 

It was pleasure to stitch and I particularly enjoyed the contrast between the orange white and blue. So that my ginger cross stitched fella is not lonely yesterday I sat down to make some cards with stamped foxes :) I used a HeroArts stamp from this post.

And the whole fox gang together :)

Really enjoyed myself creating those. Especially I enjoyed using the wood grain patterned papers and adding the toadstools. More foxes on their way :)

Thanks for popping by and leaving your kind comments x x

edit: Would love to share these foxes at Hand-made Monday blog hop :) Do join in! 

Festive Houses

Hi all and welcome back here again :) Last week was pretty busy for me. Work, gym, home, crafts, work, gym, home, crafts... and so on :) I've been trying to do as much crafting after hours as I could as Christmas is coming soon and I still haven't done my regular Christmas cards! As always I've got a few projects going on at the same time, typical! :) Last Friday I spent hours at my sewing machine making these little festive houses :)

Some pics taken in the garden :)

They came out quite well, what do you think? I tried my best to get my machine stitching as straight and neat as possible :) My mum loved these and she ordered some for herself and my nan so it seems like I'll be making some more in the near future!!! For those who want to know more, this project comes from Cross Stitcher magazine, issue 244, Christmas 2011. The houses were a freebie kit, which provided materials for the first 3 of them, there was also a choice of 6 cross stitch patterns. I made one extra using my imagination :)

Needles to say, I've been also working on my big cross stitch project for the cushion:

There's been some visible progress since I showed it last time, yet plenty remains to be finished. Getting there!!! 

Apart from my big project I've been trying to keep up with my festive linen bunting :) (Doesn't look like bunting at the moment but hopefully it will soon! :P ) So far I've stitched L O V E  C H R I S T M A S

You prolly think the polka dots letters are cute but they are quite fiddly to stitch due to numerous fractional stitches and frequent changing of the thread colour :) Can't wait to see it finished and hanging on the mantlepiece!!!

Today I've made this simple, quick card:

...for a colleague who has recently had her baby, Jay. I didn't want anything excessively fussy or fanciful, rather a simple card, something that is above all...blue and white :) Hope she likes it.... I'm desperate to sit down, lay out my card making toys around and make some proper decent cards but as we are going through a temporary house fix at the moment, some of the bedroom stuff is piled up in our lounge and blocking my card making space for days. Argh!!!

Tonight I'm joining Hand-made Monday at Wendy's. Get clicking chucks to see some lovely crafty creations. I'll be catching up with your blogs tomorrow evening as I am off to my bed in a moment :) (big yaaaaawn!) Back to work tomorrow!

Bunny Bunting

Hey, see my latest creation - Bunny Bunting and my first bunting sewn ever! :) I love all sorts of bunting but this design caught my eye straightaway. To make these I used Dana's tutorial. It's dead easy and a pleasure to make. I thought this cheerful washing line of bunnies would bring some Easter mood into my home :) They are hanging now on the mantelpiece.

Easter time is also a good time for gift swaps with your crafty online mates. This season I have received  a lovely batch of real Easter eggs (including the crocheted hen!) decoupaged by my friend, Agata. Finally I could swap my pseudo-easter eggs  from the beach in Barmouth (yes, yes, they were the round painted stones!) for some proper Polish Easter eggs! They are so real and so lovely! And they are the proper size too -  large blown goose eggs.

Now, see what Kathryn has sent me this Easter - a mother hen and two twin chicks! (chinese kitty included :D)

These lovely tatted easter eggs came all the way from Poland from Orin. All 7!. Each egg is a different design. The photo below shows only 4 examples of how beautiful the tatted lace is.

And finally, also from Poland came these 2 ceramic houses from Ewelina :) plus lots of sweet bits and bobs. I was delighted to see so many lovely treasures.



Thank you girls for all your gifts! x x x