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Wednesday 17 October 2012

Faery Stocking 2

Faery Stocking 2

These faery stockings are addictive so much so that I made another with more on the go.  I love the colours and you can use different ones to the chart, the back stitch is easy and you can stitch one in a few hours which let's face it is a bonus.

Please see my blog "Faery Stocking" for more details on which magazine to find them in.



Deck the hall with designs of faeries, tra la la

Rachel x

A Faery Stocking

A Faery Stocking

See I did say I had become inspired with the christmas designs!  I love faeries so just had to stitch this one.  The design comes from "Cross Stitch Crazy" issue 170 and is a big stocking but I decided to make the faeries individually because I really didn't want to be taking too long with them.

Once I had stitched this one I knew what I was going to do with her and in the week I had been out and about shopping and came across a pack of the mini stockings.  I must admit it is a bit fiddley but I just love the outcome and she is perfect for a christmas tree.



I'm so pleased with this that I can't wait till the tree goes up!

Rachel x

Elf With Letters

Elf With Letters

Evening everyone,

Hope I find you all well.  I've been buying my favourite cross stitch magazines, you know the ones, they have the christmas designs in! and I've been inspired to take up some thread and a needle and make some special items for christmas.

"The World Of Cross Stitching" issue 195 got me particularly excited with some cheeky elves and I couldn't resist stitching this cheeky elf with his letters, my letter to Santa is in there somewhere I'm sure!  Initially I was going to stitch just the elf and then once he was done I thought I would stitch the letters and enjoyed that so started stitching more until he was complete.

This design will not take you long and the colours are well suited, before too long you will see him coming to life.  I just need to make my mind up on what I will attach him too, I have some material and went from a cushion centre piece to a mini wall hanging and I'm still not sure which means at this rate it will be chritmas!



Love 

Rachel x

Tuesday 2 October 2012

A Witch For Samhain (Halloween)

Hello everyone,

Been busy stitching and once I started my little witch I couldn't put her down so she took me about a day to complete.  I thought it would be a lovely idea to stick her to a notebook as she is for a swap and that way the recipient can have a useful item with a lovely picture to look at.  Taken from The World Of Cross Stitching issue 195.



Rachel x