20 tote/long handle bags DONE !
now I am making some drawstring bags. I am also making a wedding album for my cousins wedding at the end of August, hence the mess in here, so much so I can't see the desk. So instead of a desk shot here is a peek inside my fibre boxes, these are just some of my fibres, there are other boxes and bags around the house. But these ones live in my craft room, usually up on a shelf.
I am having problems with my laptop keys, 3 have broken and another 3 are sticking, so as it is only a few months old it will have to go back. I have been backing up photos from it onto disc and also onto the external hard drive so I can send it off and not worry about losing stuff. As I have been sorting and backing up I came across a few of my cross stitch photos. For 10 years I ran a weekly club, with 24 members, I got fed up towards the end and got someone else to take over...well actually it took 4 of them to divide up all the jobs I did for 10 years on my own! anyway, I never intended to leave, but I took a bit of break and just never got around to going back lol then I got sick and spent 4 years having operations. That was 5 ish years ago, and I haven't really stitched in all that time. I do have lots of embroidery stash, I wouldn't give it away as I feel in my heart I will get back to it one day.
So here are just some of my finished pieces.
I gave 7 away to friends and to the charity shop a couple of month ago as there are just too many to hang up in my house lol
Have a great week.
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I love the new look of your blog. I was wowed the minute I got here. I really want to dive into that fiber, too. There's some yellow in there that is the color of hot sunshine. I don't think I've ever seen such intense yellow fiber before. Happy Wednesday to you.
ReplyDeletehad to come and see yours before work - wow what a lot of cross stitch, sell it - raise funds....
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Dx
The blog design is gorgous....and so are the fibres ....droool!!
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Kay
Good morning. Thanks for dropping in to my blog. It is a balerina mouse but I'm still thinking of a pretty name for her as Angelina is already taken :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your fibre box and would have many happy dumfing all that into pictures :-) That is if I could find my mojo. That's my embellishing machine you can see covered and that's because I just can't get creative at the mo :-)
A x
Morning love the look of your fibre box so colourfull and all types.The Embroidery is absolutely gorgeous you are very talented .Dont think id have patience to do those as id want to see the finished result like yesterday ..lol
ReplyDeleteHave great day
hugs judex
Hiya Darcy
ReplyDeletewow look at all those creations! they are fabulous. I love the fibres I think I would just sit and look at them the array of colours is beautiful.
Joey.x
LOVE the new profile photo.
ReplyDeleteWow ...I'd love to rummage in your fibre boxes lol and your X-stich work is so good ...did a little some years back but never was as prolific as you ...I sometimes think of getting back to Tapastry which I did a little of when the kids were tiny.
wow your xstitch pieces are awesome!
ReplyDelete*hugs* Heather x
Wow your cross stitchings are fantastic I especially love the wee boy reading the book.
ReplyDeleteElaine
Yummy Yummy fibres, all lovely colours, wish mine were that well organised. You have been so busy with all your cross stitch, they all look fantastic. A very creative post this morning. Have a good day, Tracy Evans x
ReplyDeletelovely fibres and the cross stiching look fabulous you've done loads
ReplyDeleteYou are just soooooooo clever Darcy ... and those fibres look divine!
ReplyDeleteOoh fabby x-stitch Darcy. Yummy yummy yummy love your fibres
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
Cross stitch is something I never got the hang of. Mine ends up about an inch thick with tangled threads all over the back :P
ReplyDeleteHi Darcy
ReplyDeleteoh lots lovely touchy feely there, gorgeous cross stictch,have great day, sue,x
Love the fibres - would be able to dumf some lovely stuff with that!! Your cross stitch is fab - Wipso is the cross stitcher in the family and has some lovely ones on her walls.
ReplyDeletelovely stuff!!have a great WOYwW!
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Oh I know what you mean Darcy - I'm not allowed to do any more cross stitch unless it's a present for somebody else. The trouble with being creative is that you have to find room to display the results!!
ReplyDeleteDarcy you really are amazing-as for glue-I've spent a lifetime sticking things together starting with flour paste in a jar made with hot water (goes mouldy if you leave it) so it is all stored somewhere in my brain,just wish the retrieval system was more efficient. Love BettyXXX
ReplyDeletewow, that really is an awesome selection of your hard work, your very creative aren't you Darcy
ReplyDeleteWhat a great blog - so many different things to look at, you're very talented :-)
ReplyDeleteHiya Darcy back again after seeing your message where abouts you live near Darlo??not many craft shops there now?
ReplyDeletehugs judex
Wonderful colours in your fibre box and some stunning pieces of work in the other photos - enjoyed my visit.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching. No wonder you need all those fibres.
ReplyDelete** Kate **
oh bags I like bags - sshh dont tel hubby!!
ReplyDeleteHelen x
he he! Hubby knows all too well how many bags I have I have to sneak new ones in & pretend I've had them for ages!! Thanks for visiting me x
ReplyDeleteThere's no end to your talents Darcy......and I'm loving those fibres. Hope you get your laptop issues sorted.
ReplyDeleteLin
Yummy fibres I'd love to get my hands on!
ReplyDeleteoh wow loving all the fibres,you are really talented would not be able to do anything like that bless you for stopping by my blog love cheryl xxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteWow - all that gorgeous stitching, fabulous - Jacqueline xx
ReplyDeletewow so many fibres and all sorted. Your stitching is brilliant. Hope you manage to get the keyboard sorted soon....
ReplyDeleteTracey
So great that you took photos of your stitcheries - even if you give them as gifts you can look back with the pleasure you had in making them !
ReplyDeleteGosh Darcy - you're a prolific X stitcher as well! No end to the talent in your hands. Love your new pic 2010, aged 40. Oh purleese..you look about 19!
ReplyDeletewow, you've done a lot of stitching!
ReplyDeleteLove your Cross Stitch and your fiber collection is inspiring. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHi Darcy!
ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't been around, but with all the problems with the bathroom I was a bit...erm..busy and distracted! Anyway I didn't get your email and address so that is the reason I haven't sent anything, but it is neetly packed and ready to go so try sending me your address to this email dolores.kovac@gozdis.si
Hugs,
Cardarian
btw love your stiching!
Please can you pass me a tissue, your fibres are making me drool LOL! How much embroidery?? It all looks lovely but its something I just have not got the patience for, it would yake me forever to finish one sampler :)
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Hey there! Awesome journal pages! I love it that you had Too Many!
ReplyDeleteHoly yarn and fiber bits momma - coooool. I love a plethora of stuff. You know I do.
Amy
Wow! You could fill up a store! Well done! Patsy from
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You are so clever!!! And love that you have a messy room!!! I am far too tidy! Maybe I should just let go once in a while and just throw a few things around tehexxx
ReplyDeleteWow love the cross-stitch. That was the first craft my mother taught me when I was in grade school. Had to finally give it up as my eyes got to the point I got frustrated because I would have to go back and tear out. LOL
ReplyDeleteit is a little known fact that I collect fibres, wool etc... and never use it cos I love it too much... and those fibres there...mmm, LUSH!!
ReplyDeleteyour cross stitching is beautiful!! I have tried it, but unsuccessfully lol. Happy woyww xx
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful cross stitching work, and so much of it.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn
Hi Darcy,
ReplyDeleteMy freakin' emails in response to comments never go, so here is what I said but you didn't see....
The brayer smells like this girl that I went to elementary school with *vague vague number* years ago.
I didn't like her and she really did smell funny - like peanut butter...but not at all, you know? Because I like peanut butter a lot, and she smelled bad. Maybe like dogs and poop and peanut butter? And maybe burning rubber. Maybe her parents had a weird tire factory where they made ecological tires out of dog poop and peanut butter?? I don't know, but my brayer smells like her.
Moving on. Crayon Cakes are freakin' awesome and take waaaaayyyyy to long to explain, but I am going to post a tutorial on them later today and what you can do with them, but I have to do this on the sly because the iron is actually my hon's and I don't want him to see what became of it.
Amy