The last pieces of 2010

The last days of the year. We never have so much snow as last weeks. The world is white and it will be a White Christmas since years.

Of course our tree is decorated with balls and ornies with memories. Some angels from Germany, little gifts from friends, the first santa's, which my son choose 23 years ago. I love to see the tree this way.

And this year for the first time is my goose made from Tilda design. Isn't cute?

We baked a lot of cookies and cooked nice meals, the smell of this trio is all around us. I have finished the LHN gingerbreads like this because when the other seasons come I can change the front. I love how it tuns out although we don't have time to hang it up.

My exchange piece for our private SWAP. It took a month before it arrived at Angela's home. Such a relief. The postmen were striking over and over again so I was so glad that it arrived in time. Luckily Angela loves the ornie. The design is from Brittercup.

Not only Angela has to wait so long for her ornie. Ela has also to wait for her ornie and can you imagine that France is so nearby.

LHN ornies of the months. They shows how different they look when you used different fabric.
I finished the red one is a little bag.

Dash away from the Sampler girl.

Another two pieces from the Sampler girl. The design was published in the Gift of Stitching. The ornie on the right is for my friend Rebecca. I also made an ornie for my friend Barbara but I think it wouldn't reach her before Christmas. So I cann't show it yet.

It's really nice to use the little bag this way. Just fill it with something Chrimassy.

The last ornie is a design from Lizzie Kate. I love this one. Look at the little bells!

Wish you all A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAVE JOYFUL CHRISTMASTIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Christmasbox and BBD piece.

Last week we got a lot of snow as you can see so it was good time for stitching. I finished my Christmas candy box from Country Cottage Needleworks design: Peppermint Lane. We love peppermint candies. Nowdays it's easy to buy them. So no Christmas without candycans. I stitched the design on 32 count Zweigart linen and finished it on the top of the box. Really happy with how it turns out.

These two tiny beauties came from my BBD exchangepartner Christina. The left one is from the design Autumn Stars, JCS halloween issue 2009. The scissorsfob is taken from Strawberry Garden, LF 18. Both are beaded around. Aren't they beautiful? I like them so thank you so much, Christina.

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BDD Loose Feathers 2009/2010

A few weeks ago I thought it's time to stitch all the BBD Loose Feathers. So at first I finished the one, which I started at the end of 2009. It's berry time (nr. 37). The design and colours are beautiful.

During my short trip in Drenthe I finished Summer basket sampler. I wasn't very happy about the colour of the linen. So I changed it into Zweigart 32 count linen colour 222. It turned out nicely I think. The colours are so soft on the linen that could be a French design.

Then it's time for Peacock pinkeep. I love this one very much although I have to find time to make the finishes.

This part is for the needlebook.

Look at this Winterwonderland. It was such a joy to stitch it but it's a lot of stitching. So now I have only to finish LF 36 called the Simple things and the last one Hedgerow birds. At this moment I really don't know which finishes I want to chose so I hope to find some times in the winter to sew or to frame all the pieces.

This is the middle part of the Summer basket. I finished it into a pincushion for Christina, my exchangepartner. I took me a lot of time to sew the lace. My partner wrote me that she loved it.

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A little bit of .......

On sunday the 30th of May we got a shower of hail. It's unbelievable that it can happen in May. The weather was awful from the beginning of the week until the end. It was cold with only 12 degrees in the morning.

It doesn't harm some of the plants. The snowball is going on with blooming.

A pinkeep for my sister's birthday. The design is from LK stitched on linen with DMC threads

I received this beautiful BBD round 4 piece from Rebecca. She was worried because it took a little bit longer before it arrived. It's a beauty isn't? All worhty to wait for. She also spoiled me with a medal, which I can hang on a chain or to use it as scissorfob.

The backside has a place for a scissor. I shall treasure this lovely pincushion. Thanks Rebecca!

Exchangepieces.

Coming home from Paris I got the summer flu. Becky cheers me up with this beautiful pincushion stitched from a freebie of Gloria Bee, called Spring Tulips. I love it, it's a little bit Holland don't you think? Thanks so much, Becky!

This the piece, which I sent to Joanie for the BBD exchange round4. I stitched this piece from BBD book Honeysuckle Manor, the stitcher's companion using Tentakulum Painter's thread Matisse.

Maybe you do remember my birdhouse, which you saw here before. This is the second one, which I used for the Seasonal exchange.

Marjorie received it and luckily she loves it. The design is from a part of PS chart Birdsong 2, using the recommended threads.

Wish you all a Happy and Sunny weekend. Thanks for your sweet comments.

Where is my heart?

This BBD heart was stitched on 36 count Zweigart linen. I changed the CC colours and finished with lace. The chart is from BBD book Joyeux Noel. This is the exchange piece for my partner, which I shipped out on the 21th of January. Where is my heart????? I haven't heard anything from my partner or seen the picture on the BBD Exchange blog.

So partner if you read this message please let me know if you have received this piece or not??

I'm very sad not knowing where the piece is.

Received from Marjorie.

Today the postman brought me a package from USA. I opened it with a big smile on my face. Have you ever seen such a gorgeous box? I'm so happy to receive a box because I love boxes. Marjorie made it for me.

She stitched the Summer Iris on hand-dyed linen using buttons to finish it. Even the inside of the box looks great. A lovely finish!!! Thank you so much, Marjorie!!!

A gift for my son

When I saw this BBD chart of Eiffel tower I know for sure that I'm going to stitch it for my son. The first time he went for a week to Paris with his class-mates. In spite of the language, which is difficult he had a time of his life. The weather was good and yes Paris est tres magnifique. In 2006 he went for exchange to Sweden. He lived there for six months. During his stays he travelled to a lots of capitals but none of them was as beautiful as Paris he said.

From Sweden he went with his exchangefriends to Paris to celebrate the newyears eve at the foot of the Eiffel tower. It's wonderful to see all the cultures together peaceful celebrating 2009.

The design is stitched on Zweigart 36 count linen using GA Blueberry. If you enlarge the picture you can also see the beads, which I used in the stars.

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BBD received from Patti

This beautiful pincushion came with a card and a chain from my exchangepartner Patti.
My first BBD pincushion and I love it. Thank you Patti! I'm going to take it with me to my quiltlessons.

BBD piece for Peg

This is the bag, which I made for Peg (BBD round 2). I brought the bag from Budapest and had backed it in coffee and tea to get the old looking and to let it fits with the design piece. The design is from BBD LF 35 using Zweigart vintage brown linen, GA Raspberry Parfait and House of Embroidery threads. Inspired by my staying in China, where I have seen richly decorated pea cocks, I used some beads in the feathers of the bird. The beads are very tiny so you have to make the picture larger to see them.

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