a proud moment indeed :)

i am so (sew!) proud to have my "spool striptease"
chosen by kittykill to be
October's featured project in the needlework section
of Crafster Forum

http://www.craftster.org/

there is also an interview
you can read it here

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=361032.0

i also realised i hadn't put this new design on the blog
please excuse the poor photo
and fabric in need of an iron!

"rapid weightloss"

more to follow . . . . . soon . . . . ish!

ouch - skewered yarn ball!

so i'm still on a cross-stitch designing mission!

here's the latest crafty character

yarn ball

:D

this photo makes me laugh as he looks like he's parping <3

he he he!

poor yarn ball

>.<

that can't be comfortable!

> ouch <

i made this into a card for my knitting mad best friend

i hope she got her post before she sees this post!

Happy belated birthday Lisa

i miss you

BIG TIME

xXx

a journey through time with my Tardis!

phase 1
the foundation stitches

phase 2
starting to cross my stitches

phase 3
shaping and more filling

phase 4
shading

phase 5
adding the details

backstitch backstich backstitch!

phase 6
hmmm not very happy with the lettering

i redid the lettering
in an ideal world i would've used a perle cotton
but i didn't have any to hand
i think this is flower thread
i'm happier with it now.

yay!
it's really finished this time

i'm really pleased with the shading on the panels
i used three shades of blue and then also blended strands to get the shading right.

this is pretty much the true blue of my tardis
i find it quite hard to photograph blues.

my Tardis inspiration

all in all i'm really happy with how this came out
if i was being really picky i'd say the fact the windows/panels are square not rectangular is bugging me but to keep the other proportions right they had to be this way.
i think i need to take a cross stitch break now!
my eyes are tired and my hands are tired
but i am so pleased with this!

*******

*EDIT*

i thought it was all over

but i missed where the doors join

doh!

all done now.

but i think i may need to do some background
hmmm. . . .

the tenth Doctor - gone but not forgotten.

so i'm still in the stitching addiction phase
i decided i'd make a picture for my
Doctor Who crazy son

my first attempt
my son recognised who it was but i felt it looked
a bit flat at the back of the head
so i added a bit more "BUMP" !!!!

i like him better now

thought i'd better add a shirt and tie!

and yet again i cut the fabric a little bit too small
it was plenty big enough for the original design
BUT i kept adding to it!

my son's response
"oooh yes i like it - can you do me a Sontaran next?"

"ice my biscuit"

ice my biscuit

trinket box

dirty biscuit designs

So i was designing some cross stitch
for another project which included some biscuits
and i innocently said
"i'm not sure if i should ice my biscuit"
oh my that sounds filthy i thought . . . .
so i stitched it and remembered
i had this trinket box to recycle . . . .
happy valentines!