Monday, September 7, 2015

Ahhh...the joys of a long weekend!

A long weekend means plenty of guilt free stitching time, and then tonight, having family and friends over for an evening of beer and pizza (yeah, we're a classy lot!)


So there will be no stitching for me tonight....pizza and stitching probably isn't the best combination, but luckily I managed to get quite a bit of stitching done earlier this holiday weekend. I was able to finish off the free kit form the World of Cross Stitching magazine....


..the back stitching was a bit fiddly but well worth the effort! The printed card that came with the free kit  is just super-cute...


 ...so now Christmas card number 1 is finished! Just another one or two or three to make! It's a good job it's still only September.


I've also been working on Beacon at Daybreak, which is coming on a treat. This is where I was the last time I showed a picture of it...



...and this is how it looks now...


...all those wonderful colours in the sky have been a delight to stitch...




At the risk of sounding like a McDonald's commercial ...I'm lovin' it! Heehee! (sorry, I absolutely hate McDonalds, but their slogan is just so appropriate!)

Until next time...happy stitching!

Rhona




12 comments:

gominam said...

Great progress on beacon at daybreak, love the background colors! And that card is super cute indeed! Have a wonderful night with your family and friends:)

CathieJ said...

Beacon at Daybreak is beautiful. I really like the colorful sky. What an adorable card. Do you really make some of your Christmas cards? I have always wanted to do that. So cute.

Heather said...

Wow terrific progress! I managed a whole 0 stitches this holiday weekend lol but pizza and beer sounds fun!

Justine said...

Beacon at Daybreak looks amazing! You have stitched so much on it. I love it and I'm feeling inspired to pick up my Dimensions oldest ever WIP. Your card is so pretty too. Great stitching!
Hope your husband is feeling well.

Pull the other thread said...

Great finish on the little teddy bears, such a cute stitch. Love Beacon at Daybreak, the colours are just beautiful and you have made wonderful progress on it.

Ariadne said...

Oh how lovely the beacon sky looks! AriadnefromGreece!

Le trame della Galaverna said...

Absolutely lovely
It is adorable
I like it very much

Kate said...

Congrats on the adorable finish! And wonderful progress; you've been very busy.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Great card finish, I love those shaped cards, they make finishing so easy and professional looking!
Nice progress on the lighthouse too.

Preeti said...

Your card is very sweet!! Congrats on the finish:) Great progress on your light house stitching .

Weronika said...

What a sweet cart you've made! Congrats on cute finish!

Steph said...

Sweet festive stitch and that lighthouse is fabulous. Great progress. XOX