tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63145439893620250052024-03-13T12:52:33.832+11:00A Stitch in ThymeKeeping track of my cross stitch projects, one stitch at a time.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.comBlogger375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-51739495739797619922016-08-29T09:39:00.000+10:002016-08-29T09:47:24.955+10:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wow, it has been 11 months, almost to the day, since I lasted made a blog post. Time sure flies! I have been busy on the paper craft front, but still stitching (slowly). I have made a heap of cards since the last post, so I will share just a few of them here. They are all listed on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kims-Krafty-Kreations-470757076402316/?ref=bookmarks" target="_blank">facebook page</a> though, if you'd like to know more, or even if you'd like to buy one.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-38416802808743813752015-09-28T09:36:00.000+10:002015-09-28T09:36:13.303+10:00It's been a while....... :-/<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">I have been incredibly quiet here on my blog, for one good reason. Facebook. Not an intentional move away from my blog, just a gradual transition as I find it easier to keep up with things all in one convenient place. It seems to have been months since I've been here, but not much has changed. Still working, still driving kids around (although the eldest is now 18 and driving himself in his own car!), still crafting. The crafting has changed a bit though. I am still stitching (and have a few finishes to blog about), but card making has been making quite an appearance. I find it quite appealing putting together a finish in as little as 10 minutes. Speaking of card finishes, I'll post a few more here. Again, many are for sale on my facebook </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kims-Krafty-Kreations-470757076402316" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">page</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another personalised card for a young wrestling fan</td></tr>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-54940586355903987522015-03-08T09:59:00.000+11:002015-03-08T09:59:18.757+11:00A card or 50<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been making a lot of cards lately as they are quick and easy - if the creativity is flowing! It's nice to start and finish a project in an afternoon, not something you can easily do with cross stitch. Most of these are for sale on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kims-Krafty-Kreations/470757076402316" target="_blank">facebook page</a> if you're interested. Feel free to like and share my page. Here's a selection of them.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-53410098857886380642015-03-08T09:25:00.001+11:002015-03-08T09:25:34.625+11:00Another finish or two!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a few quick stitches I did for some friends in the lead up to Christmas. The stocking was a pre-made one I added the name to using gold metallic thread and waste canvas. The bookmarks I designed myself using alphabets and designs from the internet, finished on aida banding with felt backs.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-27144688710366383682015-03-07T17:46:00.000+11:002015-03-07T17:53:22.594+11:00I'm still here!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
And I have another finish to show, this one has been in the making for months. I haven't done a lot of stitching on this one for a while due to other stitching commitments and card making pursuits. Here it is, although it is showing sideways for some reason:<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design </b>is "Hearts & Butterflies"</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is a downloadable one from "Love Thy Thread"</li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is a limited edition monthly melody piece from Colour Cascade fabrics</li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is silk from Carrie's Threads in "light raspberry"</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 241 x 193</li>
<li><b>Started</b> in about October 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> in March 2015</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-68507994054750019222015-01-28T07:48:00.000+11:002015-01-28T07:48:32.359+11:00Another XS finish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This one was done a few months ago using a scrap of perforated paper leftover from another project that I am yet to post about as well. Oops!<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is, well, penguin!</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is from an old UK magazine</li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is leftover perforated paper</li>
<li><b>Thread </b>is DMC cotton</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is, well, small!</li>
<li><b>Started</b> in November 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> in November 2014</li>
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I just wanted to let everyone know about a safety equipment business that a friend of mine runs at <a href="http://www.workplacesafetywarehouse.com/"><b>http://www.workplacesafetywarehouse.com</b></a>. You can get a lot of great workplace safety PPE (personal protective equipment) there, so you might want to give it a visit. Feel free to link to it or share with your friends. Thanks<br />
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The world has gone Frozen mad, and I've been taken along for the ride! A friend asked me to stitch Elsa which she would turn into a pillow for her niece's birthday. This proved not as easy as it sounds. There weren't a lot of patterns out there, and even less halfway decent ones that were small enough for me to stitch in time. We settled on one, and I got to work. The problem was it appeared clear that the picture had just been thrown through a conversion program without any tweaks. The colours were awful and not realistic at all - yes, I was aiming for realism in a cartoon character! Far too much time was spent tweaking, stitching & ripping. Don't even get me started on her hair. I almost admitted defeat! Anyway, it did turn out cute - in no small way in thanks to my friends sewing skills - and the recipient did like it. Here it is:<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Chart</b> is a freebie I found online somewhere</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Thread</b> is DMC cotton</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Fabric</b> is 28 count white opalescent evenweave with a pale blue snowflake pattern. I used this same fabric for my snowman finish from January</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Started</b> in October 2014</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Completed</b> in November 2014</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-46981917377838738812015-01-04T17:00:00.000+11:002015-01-04T17:20:11.085+11:00Another crafty catch up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This was a commissioned piece for a customer of my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kims-Krafty-Kreations/470757076402316" target="_blank">facebook page</a>. It is a cottage that appeared as a chart in a magazine years ago that she had kept. She lived near it in Mt Gambier, South Australia and wanted it stitched for herself as a keepsake. It was originally charted for an unusual thread, so I converted the colours to regular DMC cotton and added some more flowers to the garden to make it like she remembered. I also organised the matting and framed it myself, before sending it to her. It was a big hit!<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Name of the design</b> is Frewville Cottage - or that's what we chose to nae it!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Chart</b> same from a very old "Handmade" magazine</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Fabric</b> is cream 28 count evenweave</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-86476781961216628342014-12-28T15:13:00.000+11:002014-12-28T16:14:37.292+11:00Belated Merry Christmas!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oops, I'm slacking again. Better late than never, right? I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas spent with loved ones. I spent Christmas Day at my sister's place and had Boxing Day lunch at home with hubby's brother and his wife.<br />
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As promised last time, I'll add crafty pics until I'm up to date, and then hopefully keep on top of things. This is one I don't think I've posted in its complete form yet. It was a WIP for a while, then became a UFO because I don't know what DMC thread I used and after trying unsuccessfully to match it I put it in the "too hard" basket. I finally made myself match the colour (somewhat unsuccessfully I think) and finish it. I think it became a birthday gift for my mum.<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is "L" I guess</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is a freebie from <a href="http://merosmero.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">this blog</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is 28 count lime green evenweave fabric from <a href="http://www.stitchesandspice.com/stitches/index.html" target="_blank">Stitches and Spice</a></li>
<li><b>Thread </b>is DMC something or other. I think it might actually be 2 different green threads</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 82 x 118</li>
<li><b>Started</b> in October 2011 I think!</li>
<li><b>Completed </b>in August 2014</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-9606039836154733232014-12-07T18:00:00.000+11:002014-12-07T18:00:29.854+11:00I'm still alive!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can't believe my last post was from August!!! :-/ Oops! I'm finding I'm posting most of my finishes on facebook these days. I've been into card making a lot lately but still keeping the cross stitch up too, in fact I've had a few commissioned pieces I've been working on. I'll have to go through my pictures and start posting some of my finishes since August. I'll be back later to do just that.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-44539413008852739412014-08-30T14:15:00.000+10:002014-09-01T19:31:58.992+10:00A Pikachu finish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have another very quick finish, it only took a few days. This one will become another no-sew cube for my nephew who loves Pokemon. I found some Pokemon ribbon online and I'll just use some co-ordinating fabric for the cube. Here it is:<br />
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And here it is, fully completed:<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is, well, Pikachu</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is a freebie I found by googling</li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is an off cut of white opalescent evenweave - my photography skills suck</li>
<li><b>Thread </b>is DMC cotton</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 40 x 39</li>
<li><b>Started</b> on August 25th 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> on August 27th 2014</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-25904426886279262322014-08-23T17:08:00.000+10:002014-08-23T17:08:57.225+10:003 finishes in one!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes, I'm still alive - and yes, I'm still stitching. So little time and so little energy, it will kill your speed at which you finish I have found. Anyway, here's my latest one - or three. It actually has a run in the fabric which occurred during stitching. I'm thinking I'll just go over it with ric-rac or something but I am open to suggestions. Again, I'm not sure what will become of it but I really liked the designs so decided to stitch them altogether.<br />
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<li><b>Names of the designs</b> are, from top to bottom, Gingerbread Sewing Basket, Gingerbread Sewing Machine & Gingerbread Thread & Buttons</li>
<li><b>Charts</b> are freebies from 2009, from San Man Originals but I don't believe they are still available</li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is 28 count pink evenweave</li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is DMC cotton</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is approximately 58 x 55 for the smaller 2, and 110 x 60 for the middle one</li>
<li><b>Started</b> in June 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> on August 22nd 2014</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-89368001671102206912014-07-19T20:06:00.000+10:002014-07-19T20:06:38.808+10:00Some of my handmade cards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Card making has taken my fancy lately and I've been churning a few out. I've opened a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kims-Krafty-Kreations/470757076402316?ref=hl" target="_blank">facebook page</a> so I can try and sell some. Feel free to take a look, like my page, and share with your friends. :-D. Here's a few pictures of some recent finishes:<br />
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I have a few more finishes to show, all no-sew cubes. The first one was a gift for hubby's niece. It's a "Sofia The First" design, not that I had heard of her before I knew she liked Sofia. Nothing a little googling can't fix though, and I found myself a pattern and off I went. Here it is:<br />
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I don't have details of the this one but it didn't take much googling to find it, but I chopped off the bottom half to make it fit. I finished it with some pink trim and some Sofia ribbon that I got on another facebook de-stash page. I bought some iron on letters and stuck them on the back, spelling out her name. It's stitched on white opalescent evenweave fabric using DMC cotton.<br />
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The next one is a cube for the niece's twin brother. He loves Minecraft, which is on my radar due to my son's love of the game. Again google was my friend and I found this design:<br />
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My son loved it too, so I made 2 exactly the same so he could have one for himself. No point adding another picture exactly the same though. I also used the iron on letters to add their names on the back. This was stitched on white opalescent evenweave with DMC cotton. The fabric is just a mottled green and the minecraft ribbon I found online too.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-80060481494967071372014-06-22T19:11:00.000+10:002014-06-22T19:11:17.745+10:00Check out my son's blog please :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My 12 year old DS has just started a blog about minecraft and LOVES getting traffic. If you'd like to make a little boy happy, stop by and leave a comment. His blog is <a href="http://mindblowingminecraft.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Thanks :-)<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-27053192442864363132014-06-21T16:03:00.001+10:002014-06-21T16:03:47.356+10:00It's been a while.... and a karate catch up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes, I know - I've been quiet on the blogging front for the last few months. I do have a few finishes to show but they will eventually get their own post. I have been spending far too much time on facebook lately and have started up <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kims-Krafty-Kreations/470757076402316?ref=hl&ref_type=bookmark" target="_blank">my own page</a> to try and sell some of my homemade stuff. I've also joined a few crafty buy/sell groups and am buying way more than I'm selling which was not the intent when I joined :-/. I've also been dabbling in making greeting cards which is fun and quicker than cross stitch.<br />
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However....on to the karate news. On the Queen's birthday weekend DS & I carpooled with another lady and her 2 kids and headed to Mount Gambier in South Australia for the S.A Training Camp & Open Tournament. We were to share a 2 bedroom cabin and let's just say I've seen bigger bathrooms! We got inside, looked at each other and thought "where's the rest of it?" LOL. The bathroom/toilet was <i>through</i> the bedroom that I shared with the 3 kids. Thankfully we managed alright and didn't want to kill each other after 5 minutes.<br />
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Saturday was the training camp for the kids so we dropped them off, stayed for a while, then headed out for lunch. When we signed up for the camp it was to be 1 1/2 hours in the morning, and the same in the afternoon. However, by the time things were finalised it became 9.45am-4.30pm with a lunch break. The kids thought we were trying to kill them! Afterwards we headed out for dinner to a place that had been recommended to us. We ordered simple pasta/pizza/calzone meals and waited. And waited some more. Finally we asked about our food after 45 minutes - it was coming. My son's pasta was the first to arrive and because it was late and everyone was hungry he started eating. He'd finished by the time the calzones and pizza arrived and we were half finished by the time the final pasta arrived. My calzone was tasty, although burnt on about 1/4 of the top. By this stage the kids were exhausted so we headed home.<br />
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Sunday was the tournament and both myself and the other lady volunteered to help as the call went out for parents who knew what they were doing. Haha! There were only 2 mats, plus a 3rd one for a few hours in the morning. She requested mat 1 and I requested mat 2 as that's where our kids were competing. Let's just say we had our hands full from start to finish! I hate being responsible for the scoreboard, but got to do it for all the events on my mat, including some of the more full on events such as the mens and male veterans kumite. You can not tune out for a second as you'll lose the plot - or is that just me?<br />
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Ok, so to DS's results. In his kata division he had the 3 time national champ, and in kumite the 4 time national champ to contend with. Awesome! However he had good draws and both boys were in the other half of the draw. There were 8 in kata and DS won his first round 3-0, but lost the next round 2-1 in a decision not everyone agreed with, including a coach and referee. Had he won he would have made the final against the national champ. However, he was able to win one more round 3-0 to gain third place. :-). In kumite there were about 14 kids. DS did really well, winning his first round 2-0, and his second 3-0. Next up was a boy I never wanted him to fight. He's a fellow Victorian and very strong and powerful and far better than DS. It wasn't pretty to watch, with this boy knocking DS off his feet and slamming him down onto the mat several times. DS put up a good fight, but pulled out with a few seconds on the clock after consulting with the medics. He lost this fight 4-0, which was a good score considering. It was pointed out to us that it took half the match for the other boy to score. Had he won this match he would have faced the national champ in the final. However he was able to fight one more round to try for 3rd place. He was still feeling the effects of the last fight and not in great shape but decided to fight anyway. He did well, although you could tell he was hanging back a little. He lost this one 3-0. I was very proud of him for his efforts on the day and giving it his best shot.<br />
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Afterwards we had a quick dinner and headed back to our cabin as we were all exhausted after a loooong day. The next morning we had planned to do some sight-seeing and head home at a leisurely pace. However our plans soon changed when my friends daughter woke up and vomited. Then vomited again. DS woke up complaining of a sore tummy too. We soon learnt that at least 14 South Australians, 95% of kids from our club (and a few adults), and several other Victorians had come down with some sort of gastro bug. All had to travel at least 4 hours to get to either Melbourne or Adelaide. We put the kids in the car and headed off, thinking we may need all the time we could get. We did have to make a few stops along the way for the kids, for obvious reasons. We got ourselves some bags which we attached to the head rests just in case and my friends 6 year old DD used hers with perfect aim, while travelling at 100km! Thankfully it turned out to mostly be a 24 hour bug, and none of the rest of the family got sick. At least the bug hit everyone AFTER the camp and tournament or it would have been a disaster of a weekend!<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-59535447488419557662014-05-25T09:21:00.000+10:002014-08-23T16:40:43.557+10:00Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na, Batman!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a couple of finishes I did on the sly for my son for his birthday, not that he would even notice if I stitched them right in front of him! He is a Batman freak and his room looks like a shrine to the great superhero.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Name of the designs </b>are, well they didn't have names</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Charts </b>are freebies I found by googling</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Fabric</b> is "Wicked Brew" monaco from <a href="http://fabtastichanddyedfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Fabtastic Fabrics</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Thread </b>is Black DMC and the yellow is a silk from <a href="http://www.carriesthreads.com/" target="_blank">Carries Threads</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Stitch count </b>is 98 x 56 for the top one, and 66 x 36 for the bottom one</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Started </b>in April 2014</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Completed</b> in May 2014 using Batman fabric I bought at a craft fair, ribbon, a batman logo made from cardstock and a block of wood and a foam cube.</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-44033468787685121742014-04-19T16:25:00.001+10:002014-05-17T14:43:18.227+10:00A birthday beetle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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No-sew cubes are my go-to finish technique at the moment because they are so easy, yet look so impressive. I decided to make one for my niece, who is turning 22 next week. We got together for her birthday and Easter yesterday so I was able to give it to her then. She likes red and black so I decided the best thing I could do would be to make her a ladybird one. I got a hold of some small ladybird print fabric through a facebook de-stash group, added some red and black ribbon, a little bit of bling and a red bow. Here is the completed cube, although it's much more vibrant and red in real life:</div>
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<li><b>Name of the design </b>is, well it didn't have one</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is a freebie from <a href="http://www.jessica-tromp.nl/" target="_blank">here</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is an opalescent white evenweave</li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is DMC cotton</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 36 x 37</li>
<li><b>Started </b>in March 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> in March 2014</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-25998673555646598112014-04-19T15:15:00.001+10:002014-04-19T15:15:46.683+10:00Ladylike Exchange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A few months back I participated in a "ladylike" exchange - we were to stitch something pertaining to the theme and send it along with 6 other "ladylike" items to our partner. Everybody has received their items so I can now show you what I chose to stitch. My partner didn't have a blog so I had to guess what she may have been interested in. Here's a pic of all the items I sent:<br />
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Included was a black and silver sparkly scarf, lipgloss, a butterfly notepad & envelopes, sweet treat magnets, butterfly notebook, nail art, a handmade card and the stitched piece. Here's a close up pic of the stitched piece I chose:<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is an adaption of "Ooh la la"</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is designed by Sue Hillis</li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is 28 count lightly mottle pink and white evenweave. I think this might be "strawberry milkshake" </li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is DMC - cotton and rayon</li>
<li><b>Stitch count </b>is 98 x 115 on the original design, but I omitted the wording around the border</li>
<li><b>Started</b> in February 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> in March 2014. I finished it with a string of beads around the edge of both the black fabric backing piece and the pink stitched piece, buttons in the corners, assorted beads, the included bag charm and made some ties for the dress out of black thread. </li>
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There's the stitched piece, blue printed fabric, tea bags, thread, fabric, chart and magazine.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-66379792121470216262014-04-14T10:54:00.000+10:002014-04-14T10:54:48.499+10:00Crazy Karate Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Whew! DS & I traveled interstate over the weekend for both the Australian Open Karate Championships & the Schools & Universities Championships and what a whirlwind trip it was! We had to leave home at 3.20am Thursday and somehow I managed to sleep through the alarm for the first time ever. I woke up at 3.15am - you do the maths! Needless to say the trip started with that crazy, jittery, panicked feeling and it only slightly improved from there due to early starts, late nights, waking almost hourly, a constant headache and stress.<br />
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Friday saw DS compete in 3 events - both kata and kumite in the school's event, and kata in the Aus Open. He performed really well in his first round kata but lost 2-3 in a decision that was surprising to many, not just me. Let's leave it at that. ;-) . Had the decision gone his way there was a good chance he could have gotten a bronze medal in that event. Next up was kumite and he only needed to win one fight to make the final. He was up 1-0 with about 20 seconds left on the clock but managed to get 4 penalties and be disqualified. He has only even been disqualified twice in his life, the other time being at the same event last year. This tournament just doesn't seem to be a good one for him. However, this still allowed him to win a bronze medal in this event.<br />
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Next up was kata again and he did really well, losing in the 3rd round to the finalist. This meant he had a chance to try for 3rd place but lost one round short of it, but he was very happy to have gotten that far. The next day was kumite and again he had to win his first fight to make the final, but unfortunately he was against the multiple state/national champ but went down fighting and lost 0-4 with the other boy scoring just twice on him. This is a vast improvement on past fights against him as he is from the same state and regularly fights DS in local tournaments. DS seems to have improved and was definitely in the fight, being more aggressive. He then had to fight for 3rd place and at time scores were tied 1-1. The 5 judges then vote on who they feel was the better fighter and scores were 2-3 against him, so one vote between him and another bronze medal.<br />
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All up it was a positive experience and it shows he is in the mix as all the best kids in the country were competing and he held his own. Next up - Kobe Osaka in May.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-34009428733979069152014-04-02T19:33:00.001+11:002014-04-14T10:11:27.842+10:00Another day, another finish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This one took far less time than I expected, but it is mainly small stitched areas, blackwork and a lot of "air". I can't even remember how I came across this, but I did discover the designer (Kirsten Schmidt) is the owner of <a href="http://kissycross.twoday.net/" target="_blank">a blog</a> that I've visited before and I've even stitched a few of her freebies that she posts there. She also has <a href="http://home01.htp-tel.de/waller1/kreuzeinl.html" target="_blank">a website </a>where this pattern came from. I'm not sure what drew me to this as I'm not a huge fan of Autumnal colours, or birds. I do however like blackwork and things that are a little "out there" and different.<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is "Blatterflug" or "Leaves Flight"</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is from Kirsten Schmidt, available on her<a href="http://home01.htp-tel.de/waller1/kreuzeinl.html" target="_blank"> website</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is 28 count opalescent fabric called "Frangipani Opal" from <a href="http://www.sewitall.com.au/shop" target="_blank">Sew-It-All</a>. It is a lightly mottled peachy/tan kind of colour. </li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is the called for DMC cotton</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 180 x 170</li>
<li><b>Started </b>on March 7th 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> on April 1st 2014. I think I'll frame this is a brown wooden frame, and give it to my dad for Father's Day.</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-72222412001354622712014-03-30T18:01:00.001+11:002014-03-30T18:01:33.456+11:00I'm still here! I have a finish too!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yep, life has been crazy again - still - and blogging has fallen by the wayside. I have still been stitching and have a few finishes to share, but I'm not sure I kept all the relevant details on my projects. You'd think I'd learn by now! Here's a finish I haven't posted about:<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is, well it doesn't have one. It was one of many mini designs</li>
<li><b>Chart</b> is from the December 2011 issue of XS Crazy magazine</li>
<li><b>Fabric </b>is an off cut of white evenweave</li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is DMC</li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 27 x 22</li>
<li><b>Started </b>sometime in January 2014</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> in February 2014, using a finishing form, some padding to round out the design and some red ruffled trim</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-60546744996136564032014-02-05T12:50:00.003+11:002014-02-05T12:50:48.285+11:00A new finish and a new blogoversary winner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First off, I have heard nothing from the original December winner so I've chosen a new one - Barb aka Crazybeads. I will be in touch shortly, or you can <a href="mailto:jakt70@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> Barb.<br />
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Next up, I have another finish. I started this back in September for the "Christmas Joy" exchange I joined. It soon became apparent that I would run out of thread to finish it, so I ordered more from the USA in late October. It was shipped on November 7th but it took it's sweet time arriving so I gave it up and fished out an old finish to turn into an ornament so I could mail it in time. The thread FINALLY arrived on January 7th - 2 months after it was mailed. I had originally planned to stitch the word "joy" in the tree with silver thread to suit the theme, but it seems pointless now.<br />
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<li><b>Name of the design</b> is Boule De Noel</li>
<li><b>Chart </b>is a freebie from <a href="http://passioncreative.over-blog.com/article-grille-gratuite-point-de-croix-boule-de-noel-sapin-monochrome-rouge-88549606.html" target="_blank">this blog</a></li>
<li><b>Fabric</b> is a variegated green evenweave with yellow tinges</li>
<li><b>Thread</b> is silver metallic thread that came free with a magazine plus "Aquamarine" silk thread from <a href="http://www.carriesthreads.com/" target="_blank">Carrie's Creations</a></li>
<li><b>Stitch count</b> is 102 x 112</li>
<li><b>Started</b> in September 2013</li>
<li><b>Completed</b> in January 2014</li>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210084885820097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314543989362025005.post-21756546683010754392014-02-02T11:24:00.000+11:002014-02-02T11:24:51.642+11:00It's Christmas again..... and again.... and again.... and again....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yep, Christmas 4 times over! When hubby asked me what I'd like for Christmas, I sent him some links to a few of my favourite online stores and he chose to buy vouchers to all 4 places! So, not only did I get surprise vouchers for Christmas, I got to shop 4 times, and look forward to 4 packages in the mail. First to arrive was this lot of monaco from <a href="http://www.fabtastichanddyedfabrics.com/index/" target="_blank">Fabtastic Fabrics</a>:<br />
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Mantel Mischief by Imaginating, Gingerbread Street by Sue Hillis & Bear Christmas Ornament by Dimensions</div>
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Then I got my order from <a href="http://stephsfabbys.com/" target="_blank">Steph's Fabbys:</a><br />
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Then finally my order from <a href="http://www.colourcascadefabrics.com.au/" target="_blank">Colour Cascade Fabrics</a>, again both monaco fabric:</div>
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