Spring time.

Hello friends, are you ready for a lovely weekend ? here we are having some beautiful weather today warm and sunny and I think the weekend will be good too.
At the moment I am having walls taken out but they will be replaced , but the kitchen wall will be going for good .
We had a lovely week still very busy , my DH won a Easter egg for running in his pancake race his team came 2nd .
We did find time to go out for dinner and we also went a look around some nice gardens.
Talking about gardens I have been out in the garden today weeding and cutting back for an hour it is so good to get back outside.
I have tried to get some stitching time in too.

I do love a nice cup of tea in a china cup there is nothing like it . So this week I picked up my Tea Time design again by Passion Bonheur , and almost stitch the rest of the teapot .

I am stitching on linen but wish I had not ,  the threads move when you are stitching so I have to be so careful when stitching this one.

Another square stitched one more to go YES !!!!!

But then there is the edging.

I must say I enjoyed this one.

Back to my snowdrop fairy tonight.

That's if I can sit down ha .

Mess as started.

One part of the arch now gone.

 Yesterday I had a happy post from my dear friend Nancy.

Beautiful scarf  and this looks like a very good read.

 Now a little dream building .

Nice garden.

Or maybe you would like this one.

My DH wants this green house ,  it is on his wish list.

 Bless him he really as fallen in love with this one.

Can you just picture coming out from your house and walking up these steps .

Next time I will show you more , but back to my little garden now bursting into colour.

Can you see my daffodils up the top.

After a very wet winter it is so good to see .

Just a little sunshine and the garden goes crazy.

Mr Robin Red Brest 

And some little blue tits .

I bet they are happy the rain as gone.

Thank you for your lovely comments , and I want to wish you all a wonderful weekend and hope you all have a sunny one and a happy stitching weekend.

YOU MUST BE JOKING !

Hello dear friends I just looked at my diary and it is March tomorrow ! can you believe it I thought my DH was joking but no it is March tomorrow , are you ready for it I am not at all ready.

Today I have been packing all my ornaments and bits up into boxes , before the walls come down and in a few weeks  my DH will paint my unit white we were going to buy a new unit but I could not find one as big as my one  in white and when I saw the price of a small one I told him to get his paint brush out ha.

Well this week it is our  Wedding Anniversary hard to say this but it will be our 47th ! so I must have found the right man.

This was taken a few years ago we are both grey now ha.
And where did he booked to go out  on our day , he is running in a pancake race !
Never mind I am going to my sewing club anyway  ha
He can make it up to me soon.

This week we were taken out by some friends of ours after we helped them out when they had storm damage from those storms a few weeks ago.

We went to Powderham Castle to an Antiques & Fine Art Fair.  Did I buy anything well almost but I didn't in the end we are spending to much at the moment on the house.
But it was nice a white candle stick with an Angel on the top. Maybe next time.

Look at the trees the storm brought down .

Lots of snow drops out there.

So I went and brought my self a double Snow drop from their shop.

This is so pretty but not a good photo sorry.

And this brings me to by Stitching . I did stitch a little more on my Snowdrop fairy .

And I am still stitching gifts and a few exchanges.

I was also tempted to make a couple of new starts.

Here is my first one.

Calendar girls February by LHN

And another LNH called Quilting 

 And I brought a couple of new charts from Jardin Prive.

Sampler Printemps.

 And a trip to the garden centre .

Just beautiful .

 I brought this  one for my friend last week.

So I hope my little post brought a little bit of Spring to you all.

Thank you again for your wonderful comments , take care all and have a fab weekend .

It's Friday

Hello dear friends , well this week went by so quick.
Hope the snow is melting now for you that have it.
Here it has been mild the last few days with a few showers on and off more like April I would say .
I can see Spring flowers coming up in many gardens , mine look a bit dog eaten with the rain and wind from a few weeks ago .
And yesterday would you believe Devon had a earthquake ! we had one before but only a small one this one was a little bigger . I think we have a few because I am always having to put my pictures strait.
It has been another busy week and yesterday they came to fit my new fire and fire place.
It will look nice when my room is redecorated but we have a few walls to take down yet and a couple to build back up.
After that  the C/Heating needs replacing and then a new kitchen so I am going to be in one big mess over the next few months
I went into my craft room yesterday and made a few cards and played with my new die cutter it is great to use now I need to buy a few more dies's .
I have managed to do a little stitching .
And I have been spending time sorting out the craft room , I have to make more room , only when my DH said the C/H men will need to get into every room l was in shock horror , where do I put all my stash ! when the man came around to look and price up I said to him don't look at my office he said it's OK I have children I know what it's like !
Maybe I am a child at heart anyway ,  ha.
Thank you again for your many comments , I will be over to visit it you too ,  but forgive me if I am a bit late with every thing going on in my life right now.
A very warm welcome to my new followers  it will be nice getting to know you all.

Well I walked into my craft room yesterday and look at all these lovelies waiting to say hello.

I told you l am a child at heart.

They are waiting for Easter to arrive so they can come out for a day or two 

 Last week was Barbs Birthday , she is such a very sweet lady and was  very kind to me a few weeks ago.

She lives up the coast from where I live so maybe one year we can meet up in Weymouth .

  

This is what I stitched for Barb 

I know Barb likes sheep so I found this one it is french called Sac Mouton 

by Le Lin d isabella .

Stitched on 28 count I used a wool like even weave and made a cord from some wool .

My snowdrop fairy is growing slowly.

Another square stitched.

I love the forget-me-not flowers.

Only two more to stitch !

And a lovely gift's from a lovely friend Karen , we have been pen pals for years now.

Those chocs were so yummy.

 And a wonder up to my garden I found these beauties.

So pretty even with all those storms and rain.

My first daffodils.

All the crocus are now coming out if the slugs and the black birds stop eating them.

 And here is just a quick peek at my new fire place and fire can't wait to dress it up when we finish decorating.

Hope my blog brings you a little spring into your life after a very nasty winter . Well have a great weekend my friend's have fun .

Happy Valentine's Day.

Hello dear friends wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day where ever you are right now and a big hug , I think lots of us would love a hug right now.
We are in a middle of another storm at the moment , so I am trying to focus on looking forward to our Spring , it will be time to start our tomatoes soon and a few flower seeds.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments you leave me , it makes you feel so good inside.
And a lovely warm welcome to my new followers I look forward to getting to know you more.

Well it's been a funny week  some ups and a few downs but I will concentrate on the ups , and lovely ups they were .

I have stitched a exchange with my Sis Lynda for Valentines here is what I stitched for her.

                                                               Love by Lizzie*Kate

Stitched on 28 ct  using DMC threads.

                               I made it into a small pin pillow.

And this is what Lynda stitched for me.

So pretty and I love the design also the pretty colours.   Can you see the little butterfly so cute.

more lovely cards.

Look at all these extras  sweet Lynda sent me , I am having so much fun exchanging .

My DH came back yesterday with these beauties .

Love tulips .

I wanted to do a big display for Valentines but can't get into my craft room today with the bad weather.

But here is one I stitched some time ago for an exchange.

Look what came in the post yesterday from sweet Valma.

How lovely are these labels thank you so much Valma for thinking of me.

I am still busy working on other gifts and exchanges and my WIPs here is my Snowdrop Fairy one.

I love this one it is stitched using one over two on the back ground and two over two so it makes the snow drops stand out . 

Well my friends that's about it from me at the moment so I will leave a little gift for you a Rose to send you a hug to show you l care .

Stay warm all of you who have the ice and snow and dry the ones who are having those floods .

It will be Spring soon have a great weekend .