Has the Postman brought you anything Fun 2011

[MaggieM1750]

Well, I did a little shopping at Nordic Needle when I was in Fargo ND last weekend. I was mainly looking for fabrics as those are something I much prefer buying in person than trusting online descriptions. Suprisingly, their fabric selection was a bit basic. Mostly shades of whites and beiges.
But, I did manage to make a few purchases- how can you not when you're at the Nordic Needle. The fabric and thread will be made into a hardanger project I have in mind to go in the bottom of my mothers china cabinet. It was probably a good thing I didn't have much time to shop- that store is dangerous.

[karen4bells]

Beautiful stash Maggie--how lucky you were to go to Nordic Needle--I'm sure it was a fabulous place to visit!!

[Mabel Figworthy]

I echo Karen's sentiments, lucky you! Looking forward to what you'll be doing with them.

[rcperryls]

I echo Karen's sentiments, lucky you! Looking forward to what you'll be doing with them.

me too.

Carole

[Rose]

Those are great projects I love them all and would get them but I have to be careful of spending as it is the holidays and also have to save for personal issues.

I did buy myself a couple things from MaryMaxim
This adorable clock

And this pattern Kit on plastic canvas

[rcperryls]

Those are really great Rose. You must have more snowmen than anyone else in California!

Carole

[Theresay]

Got a piece of fabric from Needleworker's Delight, except they sent me the wrong item--instead of the opal I requested they sent me a regular. So now I have to send it back so they can make the exchange

[caitief]

Love looking at everything everyone has gotten! Can't wait to see what you do with it all!

Hope they send it back quickly!

[kell]

My Cross Stitch Crazy mag subscription arrived this morning, so I've been flicking through it. There are some lovely designs in it and for once I really like the designs for cover kit too!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Oh Rose your snowmen are gorgeous, both the clock and the stitchy ones!

[quilty]

I love the snowmen ,never seen a snowman clock, great idea

[Mabel Figworthy]

Not yet, but I just got an update email from Kate at Sparklies to say my fabrics are ready to ship

[Mabel Figworthy]

Yay, my fabrics arrived ! Moonlighting ( a deep blue), Summer Skies (light blue & white) and Gingerbread (pink & light brown). I'll take a picture later today.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Oh well, I couldn't resist taking a picture right away -- here theyare:

[rcperryls]

Those are lovely fabrics, Mabel. Are they already designated for specific designs?

Carole

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

- especially the middle fabric!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Well, the light blue one (or perhaps the middle one) will have a very bright and colourful design of toy windmills on it, and the pink/brown one something for myself with Oliver Twists threads (don't know what yet). I'm sure I'll think of something for the remaining one !

[karen4bells]

Oh those snowmen are fabulous Rose and Mabel your fabric is very nice!!!

[caitief]

Gorgeous fabric!

[kimkat_tkl]

The postman brought these the same day as he brought my Stashmas parcel but I've just got around to photographing them.

They are 72 each of 4 different colour Swarovski 4mm bicones:


Technically they are not for stitching - but I will be using them with needles and thread so it is close to stitching!

I have a lovely orange zircon necklace (a present from my parents for my 30th birthday last year, the zircon was the first gemstone I found), and I've had trouble finding a bracelet or earrings to wear with it. Then at the craft show in October I did a class in which we made a bracelet using Swarovski crystals (pictured below). I thought if I could get some crystals in a similar colour to the zircon I could then make another bracelet and maybe some earrings as well. The two colours that I plan to use are the bottom ones on the left along with the top ones on the right.


And yes the bracelet has broken, but that's okay because I was planning on redoing it as I had made a few errors when I first made it and the clasps on the end had tarnished really quickly and I wanted to replace them as well. Now I just have to work out what colour to make the Delica beads (I don't think the gold ones used in the green bracelet will work )