Morris Style Cross-StitchT

This cross-stitch is from a book on needlepoint that I found in a charity shop for £1.50! I love Morris and the book has patterns for needlepoint based on many of his designs. For some reason, the owl one really appealed to me and I decided to use the chart as a cross-stitch pattern. It is coming on slowly, but I have come to realise the size of the project as this little section has taken hours and there are at least 4 owls! I have not lost interest in the pattern though and am slogging away through it. That is not to say that it won't join my list of WIPs eventually, but I hope not. I have a huge pile of cross-stitch WIPs and really should attempt to finish them before starting a new project. I just can't resist though if a pattern excites me!

I'm Famous! (Not Really)

The lovely Kerry of Pennydog was recently asked to edit the online forum for Popular Crafts. What a lovely job to have hey - and you may have seen the new magazine recently in the shops. Anyway, Kerry knows that I am an avid beader, and very kindly asked me to write a review on the above book. I got to keep the book too, which was obviously nice for me - never one to turn down a free craft book!

You can read the review here... Please do go along and join in the forum discussions too.

What I Got For Christmas

So, now I have all three! I have already made one of the bracelets in two colour schemes but, for some reason, my blogger won't load them at the moment. They are really pretty though and will be in my shop soon.

Peyote Stitch

I bought a fab book in one of those cheapy book shops on Saturday. It cost me £1.99 and was such a bargain. I am doing one of the designs (see pictures) and it is so simple to follow. Well... the first stages were a bit of a night mare but we won't go into that !

EDIT: Ooh, I'm so annoyed - I have just noticed a couple of mistakes (grrr). Oh well, as my mum would say, 'A blind man would be pleased to see it!'

GIVEAWAY...

Seeing as my blog hits are nearing 1,000 and my posts are nearly at 100, I thought now was the time to do a giveaway. Ideas on what to give would be fantastic so please do give me ideas. I was thinking maybe a simple bracelet or a pair of dangly ear-rings. However, I would be happy to give away some cards too. So...please post.

When posting, please add your favourite book. Mine is Pride and Prejudice, closely followed by Sense and Sensibility.