tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94436112024-03-13T17:23:44.314+00:00Nutty's starlettsNutty's starlettsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-6304049189671637272012-01-04T18:11:00.000+00:002012-01-09T08:10:14.761+00:00WIPocalypse 2012!I signed up to <a href="http://measi.net/measiblog/2012-wipocalypse/">Measi's WIPocalypse!!</a>. It's a global stitching SAL for the whole of 2012 where by you can stitch whatever you want and then every month on the Full month, we will all post out progress! So without further ado I will be working on.....<br><br>
<b>HAED - Millennium Tree (Focus piece):</b><br><br>
Currently 10 pages completed. I *hope* to get most of the third row completed this year!<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6455243373/" title="Millennium tree - 04 Dec 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6455243373_61681e4197_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Millennium tree - 04 Dec 2011"></a><br><br>
<b>HAED - Impetuous arrival (2nd focus piece):</b><br><br>
This was a Christmas presie from my parents and I currently can't put it down! I have got a lot more done that this at the moment so I will take another pic later and update it.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6665461667/" title="HAED - Impetuous arrival by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6665461667_cb9e0b467e_m.jpg" width="179" height="240" alt="HAED - Impetuous arrival"></a><br><br>
<b>HAED - Queen of hearts (my first HAED start):</b><br><br>
Currently have 5 pages complete of her. Hopefully I will get another couple of pages done this year.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6665461433/" title="HAED - Queen of hearts by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6665461433_77973a21bd_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="HAED - Queen of hearts"></a><br><br>
<b>HAED - Blue Bird</b><br><br>
This is a monster project!!! Again not sure how much I will get done but I love the colours!<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6665462065/" title="HAED - Blue Bird by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6665462065_a0f2835b75_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="HAED - Blue Bird"></a><br><br>
<b>HAED - Vanity</b><br><br>
LOVE purple!! Again I am further along on this one so will update the pic later :)<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5758285100/" title="Vanity - 22-May-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5302/5758285100_e85e9e34d4_m.jpg" width="179" height="240" alt="Vanity - 22-May-2011"></a><br><br>
<b>GK - Tea Party</b><br><br>
I haven't worked on this project in over a year! How shameful! I really would love to work on this quite a bit this year.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6665462239/" title="GK - Tea Party by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6665462239_7d232473b4_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="GK - Tea Party"></a><br><br>
And finally I will not be doing any new starts this year... This little lot will keep me more than amused for the next 12 months!!!! <br><br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-54633165173413126652011-12-05T08:05:00.001+00:002011-12-05T08:06:19.427+00:00Millennium Tree - Page 10 completed!Last night I completed page 10 of Millennium tree! I am so chuffed with how this is turning out! The hands on the right hand side look really cool! Anyway just a quick photo update as I have to get on with my work now! Boooo to having a day job!!!!!<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6455243373/" title="Millennium tree - 04 Dec 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6455243373_61681e4197_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Millennium tree - 04 Dec 2011"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-77308409717443537012011-11-24T08:20:00.001+00:002011-11-24T08:20:57.761+00:00Millennium TreeJust wanted to post a mini update to Millennium Tree. I need to finish this page plus the next full page and the last final page to meet my yearly goals. Plus I also have 1 page of blue bird to finish... Me thinks I am not gonna make it this year :(
Anyway here he is :)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6393537117/" title="Millennium Tree - 23Nov2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6102/6393537117_645883ffe7.jpg" width="373" height="500" alt="Millennium Tree - 23Nov2011"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-87785496998906558732011-11-08T07:42:00.001+00:002011-11-08T07:45:14.133+00:00Millenium Tree Page 9 and Queenie page 5Hello everyone!
I thought I would share with you the happy news that I finished page 9 of Millennium Tree :) I am really pleased with how it is stitching up. I love how you stitch a chuck, then step back and see the detail appear in front of your eyes :) Anyway here he is :<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6320182582/" title="Millennium Tree - 06 Nov 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6320182582_60c66f5d14.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="Millennium Tree - 06 Nov 2011"></a><br><br>
So I have put him away now to work on Queenie. Here she was the last time I left her:<br><br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6056863813/" title="Queen of hearts 18-Aug-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6056863813_4a7753675c.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="Queen of hearts 18-Aug-2011"></a><br><br>
I have to finish this page of Queenie to meet 1 of my yearly goals on the HAED BB. My other goals are 2 full ad 1 partial pages of the tree, and 1 further page on Blue Bird. Me thinks it is going to be a tall order....lolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-46004606027637692852011-09-17T10:45:00.001+01:002011-09-17T10:45:54.842+01:00Page 8 complete and IHSWSo I finally finished page 8 of millennium tree. I finished earlier in the week. Here is the whole piece after I finished the page:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6141644842/" title="Millennium tree 12-Sep-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6141644842_93f6355f8c_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Millennium tree 12-Sep-2011"></a>
Annnnnnd I'm joining in with IHSW again this month. I'm gonna continue with millennium tree as I have my yearly goals for the HAED BB to complete. I still have pages 9, 10, 11, and 12 to complete before the end of the year... That's a lot of stitching!!!! Anyways this is where I was Friday evening before IHSW started.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6153375126/" title="Millennium tree 15-Sep-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6153375126_17cdedcf40_t.jpg" width="75" height="100" alt="Millennium tree 15-Sep-2011"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-33020112028529413892011-08-27T09:31:00.002+01:002011-08-27T09:36:07.109+01:00Millennium tree updateJust thought I would update you all on where I got to after the confetti SAL on the HAED BB. The detail in this chart really is staggering. I am loving every stitch even though the confetti is really bad. I am going to continue to work on him for this week in the themed SAL. Hopefully listens head will appear!! Anyway here he is :)
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6082576373/" title="Millennium Tree 25-Aug-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6082576373_df9c1db840.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="Millennium Tree 25-Aug-2011"></a>
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<br />Hope everyone is stitching loads and enjoying their weekend xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-1448517257902531202011-08-22T12:21:00.002+01:002011-08-22T12:29:56.711+01:00Results from IHSWI had a lovely weekend taking part in IHSW. It was GREAT to say to my husband, no sorry I can't help you with the weeding this weekend, its IHSW :D I must do this again! Anyway where is where I got to.
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/6069253048/" title="Millennium Tree 21 Aug 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6069253048_751eee65e6.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="Millennium Tree 21 Aug 2011"></a>
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<br />I am going to continue to stitch this until Thursday eve as I am also stitching in the HAED BB detail/confetti SAL. Another update will follow on Thursday :)
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<br />Hope all is well with you all xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-29974664412485463792011-08-17T11:38:00.004+01:002011-08-17T11:53:33.847+01:00ISHW - International Hermit and Stitch WeekendThis will be my first weekend joining the IHSW organised my Joyce (see her blog here: <a href="http://joysze.blogspot.com/">Random Ramblings</a>). I haven;t quite decided what I am going to stitch but I will probably tie it in with the detail/confetti SAL on the HAED bullitin board. So it will either be...
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<br />Millennium tree:
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5715542044/" title="Millennium Tree - 13 May 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/5715542044_57efab68f7.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="Millennium Tree - 13 May 2011"></a>
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<br />Or Blue Bird:
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<br />Both of these are part of my yearly goals so I don;t mind which. I am leaning towards the tree as I haven't worked on this since May and the next page would be the largest bird which will be fun to stitch.
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<br />Anyone else joining IHSW??Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-44757753909251588952011-06-16T07:52:00.002+01:002011-06-19T10:06:09.321+01:00A break from stitching...Hello to all my lovely followers! The last few weeks have been so lovely for me. I thought I would update you all on my lovelyness because everyone loves to hear about lovelyness right??<br /><br />The first lovely thing is..... we have a new family member! He is a 10 week old kitten called Clive. He is a gorgeous ginger tabby with tons of kitten energy and he is keeping us all on our toes. We aquired him from a work colleague of mine who decided he couldn't keep him as his son was allergic to him. He gets on great with the other 2 cats we already have. Although they don't quite see it that way!! Here is a photo of him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/54545889@N00/5848181840/'><img src='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/5848181840_9ced549a68_b.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I have also found out that I am gonna be an Aunty again!! My DH's sister is expecting in December :) So along with the other 2 friends that are also expecting, that's 3 babies this year!!! I finally decided what I was going to make them all (because buying something for a new baby when you a crafty person is out of the question right?). I decided that to do them all samplers would take to long and besides, after doing HAED charts they would feel a bit basic. So I am crocheting blankets!! I have made a good start on the first one. here is a picture of it as of now.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/54545889@N00/5848182030/'><img src='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/5848182030_eba2929ea7_b.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I hope to have the main body of the blanket done this week. Then I need to edge it and I have a plan to add the new arrivals initials to it once he or she has arrived :) Then it's onto the next 2! <br /><br />So I have been having a little break from my stitching. Why do I feel guilty that I'm neglecting it? It is meant to be a hobby right? I I'll get back to it soon. Just enjoying the immediate satisfaction that crochet brings right now :)<br /><br />Oh and another lovely thing.... I got an iPad for my birthday... YAY!!!<br /><br />Thanks for reading my ramblings! By for now :)<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-59199017835232268792011-05-25T12:49:00.003+01:002011-05-25T12:58:22.346+01:00New start and Page 7 of Millennium TreeHi All!<br /><br />I finally maanged to finish page 7 of millennium tree. I have to admit it was a bit of a struggle as the confetti was just insane! But I have to say I am very pleased with the results. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5715542044/" title="Millennium Tree - 13 May 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/5715542044_57efab68f7_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Millennium Tree - 13 May 2011"></a><br /><br />As a reward (and because I needed a project with more block colours), I decided to treat myself to a new start. This is Vanity by Marta Dahlig and its one of the 7 deadly sins. This pic is as of 22-May-2011.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5758285100/" title="Vanity by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5758285100_e85e9e34d4_m.jpg" width="179" height="240" alt="Vanity"></a><br /><br />I just love all the gorgeous purples in this one!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-30699557837747646922011-03-30T14:06:00.002+01:002011-03-30T14:16:22.508+01:00Brief updateApologies for not updating more regularly. I am not used to having people following my blog. <br /><br />I have been stitching over the last few weeks but I did loose my mojo for a bit. This and the fact that page 7 of millennium tree is some sort of confetti hell has contributed to the rather slow progress. However I AM getting there and thought I would post a mid-page update. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5574211502/" title="Millennium Tree - 29 March 2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5574211502_f095e2468d_m.jpg" width="179" height="240" alt="Millennium Tree - 29 March 2011" /></a><br /><br />You can see the tip of the large white bird's wing appearing near the top of the page. I am enjoying watching the various parts of the immage appear as I make my way across the page. <br /><br />I am still looking for a charity and/or agency with climate change interests to help publicize my project. As I have said before, once this baby is finished it will be auctioned off to raise money and awareness of climate change.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-75493343538969556022011-02-25T07:42:00.003+00:002011-02-25T07:46:28.773+00:00Millennium Tree - J. Wall - Page 5 & 6 complete - 24-Feb-2011Yay! I finally finished the top row of pages last night. I have to admit that all that 310 towards the end was a bit dull but the end result looks good. The top right corner does look a bit darker than the original artwork but I guess thats just the price you pay for charting the design.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5475983484/" title="Millennium Tree - 24-Feb-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5475983484_af132dd3ce_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Millennium Tree - 24-Feb-2011" /></a><br /><br />Anyways onto page 7 now!<br /><br />I still need to find a charity to help me publicise my quest. I would love WWF to follow me. If anyone has any ideas or contacts please let me know :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-33972197049855248742011-02-07T14:20:00.003+00:002011-02-07T14:25:00.890+00:00Nearly there!I have nearly finished the first row of pages of millennium tree! I just have 4 more columns of 10 stitches to go. I hope to have it done before the weekend but I think that might be a little ambitious. Anywhere here it is as of yesterday afternoon :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5425189482/" title="Millennium Tree - 06-Feb-2011 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5425189482_8eedcc2103_m.jpg" width="240" height="98" alt="Millennium Tree - 06-Feb-2011" /></a><br /><br />The Link is click-able to get a bigger view. Its not the best picture as I took it with my phone. I find that taking decent photos of my stitching is always quite hard to do anyway!<br /><br />Now that I am well under way with this project, I really need to get some publicity going so I can find a charity who I can auction it off for. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!<br /><br />That's all for now folks!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-61588853964000869592011-01-25T14:38:00.003+00:002011-01-25T14:58:47.066+00:00UpdateIts been a long while since I updated here. Mainly because I wasn't sure that anyone was reading it!! But I have since found out that is not the case. I recently joined the lovely <a href="http://ourfriendshaedsal.blogspot.com/">Our Friends' HAED SAL blog</a> and when I posted my update there everyone was so complimentary and even mentioned that people read my blog *shock*. So here I am :)<br /><br />Since my last update I have made loads of progress on Millennium Tree. I completed page 4 on 18-Jan-2011 and I have already made good progress through page 5. Page 6 is just a column about 11 stitches wide and 98 stitches long. After page 6 is complete I have finished the top row! How exciting! Here is is as of 18-Jan-2011:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/5368621998/" title="HAED Millennium tree - page 4 by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5368621998_a35008ce91.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="HAED Millennium tree - page 4" /></a><br /><br />As I think I have mentioned before I plan to auction this off for charity to raise awareness of climate change and the human impact on our planet. Any publicity I can get from anyone by re-posting on twitter, facebook, blogs etc would be greatly received!!<br /><br />Thats all for now folkes!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-14730857072469060012010-11-09T09:43:00.001+00:002010-11-09T09:45:17.684+00:00Life and Parking<div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010">So its Tuesday. Its 1 month ago since I got married.... (wha??) And real life is really starting to hit home. I just don't wanna be getting up at 5.45 am just to drive 26 miles in the pouring rain on the M4 and spend 8 hours trying desperately to get mywelf into my work. Meh.. If we had just won the lottery, I could be at home sleeping and stitching...</span></span></div> <div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010"></span></span> </div> <div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010">Ah well, guess there is no point dwelling too much. Besides, I probably have very few readers past this blog anyway without depressing them further!!!!</span></span></div> <div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010"></span></span> </div> <div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010">Yesterday I.... ah-hem.... bought the stash needed to start the HAED chart Blue Bird by Josephine Wall. I am quite excited actually. I might try tent stitching this time. There are 2 main advantages I can see for this. 1. being that its faster, 2. I can still use the loop method to start as I can do 2 theads on 28 ct (my so far fav fabric for HAEDs). I haven't mentioned it to Gareth yet. Not because he will be mad, he wont. But he will tease me about having far too much stitching to do and no where near finishing any of them Oh well :) Its a hobby, not an obligation! And a girl has gotta have something to do with the xmas holidays coming up!</span></span></div> <div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010"></span></span> </div> <div><span ><span class="820022209-09112010">In other stitching news I have nearly finished page 1 of Millennium Tree. I having been parking for most of the page and I have to say I love it! It did take a bit of getting used to and work out my own little method variation. Now I think I will be parking on all my BAPs. Now I just need to work out what method of gridding I prefer. I will post a photo of Millennium tree in the next couple of days when I have finished the page.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-45416734902634157642010-11-04T07:55:00.004+00:002010-11-04T08:22:23.297+00:00HAED.... An obsession??<div>I have transferred by blog over to my new married name :) I got married just under a month ago and right now I must be the happiest girl in the world. The day itself was amazing. All our friends and family around us. Here is a piccie of us on our big day.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HjKvG52UUQeaGKErOSB0dKt6CikfgWErHQjiUHgUQTz2LKeIiMdJI9cRdWNhvXdjDogEB5y6d3TOnTLVxRvB8OkKCzLEfGGyhra2PkQl4s0xzN9UrzRYrDQq-8uebRNvRK52sA/s1600/Wedding1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HjKvG52UUQeaGKErOSB0dKt6CikfgWErHQjiUHgUQTz2LKeIiMdJI9cRdWNhvXdjDogEB5y6d3TOnTLVxRvB8OkKCzLEfGGyhra2PkQl4s0xzN9UrzRYrDQq-8uebRNvRK52sA/s320/Wedding1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535603318200341650" /></a><br /><br /><div>After the wedding we spend 10 nights in Canada for our honeymoon. We had the most amazing time and it was the best start to married life. We have now been back for about 1.5 weeks and I still think I am suffering from the jet lag.</div><div><br /></div><div>Onto one of my other favourate topics... Cross stitch and HAED!!! I have bought a few more charts! In the last 10 days I have bought <a href="http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6622">Blue bird</a> by J. Wall, <a href="http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6262">Euphoria</a> by N. Thomas, <a href="http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6623">Valkyrie</a> by J. Galbreth and <a href="http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6723">Butterfly Blue</a> by L. Ravenscroft. Ooooooooops!!! They are all totally gorgeous. I now have 18 HAED charts and 1 GK chart with 2 HAEDs and the one GK as WIPS. If I was to live through 4 lifetimes I wouldnt have time to stitch all of these.... Nevermind! At least I can spend time drooling over them all :)</div><div><br /><div>I am currently working on page 1 of millennium tree by J. Wall. The confetti is insane and it is taking me ages but I am loving how this is developing. I don't have a picture yet but I will take a picture when I finished page 1. </div><div><br /></div><div>Queenie has had 4 pages complete and Tea Party has also had 4 pages complete althought the page format of the GK charts is much bigger. I can't decide which one to work on next. I will see which one shouts the loudest when I have completed page 1 of MT.</div><div><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17734577901524411722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-63491815556622944622010-09-29T13:00:00.003+01:002010-09-29T13:04:42.281+01:00Queenie updateIts been a while since I updated my progress here :) I finished page 4 last night! I can't believe it! I have 4 pages done on my first ever HAED :) Isn't she looking lovely? <br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/bXdWxDRdsQWmJuRGq0Xg0R-srj2aZDilFTNrcyCIA_Y?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_HlZr0__Xhcg/TKJbmaBcDVI/AAAAAAAAAIc/uw3CO9lOpaU/s144/image61.jpg" /></a><br /><br />OK, so there still isn't much to look at yet but there will be! Not sure how much more time I will get to stitch her over the coming month as I get married in 10 days time and then we are off on our honeymoon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-32880717963220472012010-05-28T00:08:00.000+01:002010-05-28T00:10:16.842+01:00I'm making good progress on Queenie. I hope to have the page finished tomorrow. Will post an update then :)<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Trinity,Sandhurst,United%20Kingdom%4051.355889%2C-0.774953&z=10'>Trinity,Sandhurst,United Kingdom</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-24823326939805764062010-05-25T11:50:00.000+01:002010-05-25T11:51:51.901+01:00I am torn between using blogger or WordPress for my blog. I really like both and I have people I follow on both. Hmmmmm... I guess I could post to both at the same time. Thats What I will do until I decide.<br /><br />I am nearly though page 2 of Queenie and I am itching now to return to my GK design - Tea Party. So obviously it is a good thing have a rotation of cross stitch projects. I have a 5-day weekend coming up so I hope to get lots of stitching done :) G and will be going to Ramsgate Saturday morning until Sunday evening but that still leaves me with 3 full days of stitching goodness! I am going to set myself the task of completing page 2 of Queenie and page 3 of Tea party. I am gonna be busy me thinks :)<br /><br />Just a reminder that you can also follow my WIPs in my Flickr page (see the feed on the right had side) as I quite often post more frequently here. Here is the latest (and poor) shot of Queenie. Still not much to look at :(<br /><br /><a title="HAED Queen of Hearts Update - nearly finished second page! by Nuttystar, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/4633042913/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4633042913_228cb62d59.jpg" alt="HAED Queen of Hearts Update - nearly finished second page!" width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><br />TTFN :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-69694258646541001972010-05-20T11:55:00.001+01:002010-05-20T11:57:32.720+01:00Blinkys, Queenies and Calories :)I’ve had a little play around with the layout of my blog. Took advantage of a free website and got this rather snazzy background and banner with matching blinky :)<br /><br />Anyways I had a break from stitching the Porsche logo for my Dad last night. I managed to get a few of lines into my HAED Queen of Hearts second page instead. No update picture because it’s really not worth the bother for maybe 10 lines of #310!!!! I think I might do a bit more tonight as I need to feel like I am seeing some progress I think. That is the only downside to doing these BAPs… The progress is so gradual you barely notice it.<br /><br />I have been walking every day this week so far for around 2 miles. I have been going with my Mum which helps with my motivation. My Runkeeper app keeps track of where I have been other stats which is also really motivational. I find the calorie counter especially motivational :). I’m going again this evening with my Mum and I *think* I am actually looking forward to it. That’s an amazing turn-up for the books….Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-51873181991819468342010-05-19T12:47:00.000+01:002010-05-19T12:48:57.391+01:00Porsche logoHi everyone. Here is a quick update on where I am with the Porsche logo project for my Dad. I'm really not sure if this will turn out ok. I made the pattern using an image I found online and a free pattern generation website. For anyone worried about copyright I'm not going to be selling this. It's purely for a gift to my Dad. <br /><br />Well let's see how it turns out.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/54545889@N00/4621468558/'><img src='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/4621468558_807a872aa3_m.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Finchampstead%20Rd,Wokingham,United%20Kingdom%4051.406753%2C-0.837315&z=10'>Finchampstead Rd,Wokingham,United Kingdom</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-3419940778381925332010-05-13T22:22:00.001+01:002010-05-13T22:22:08.519+01:00Queenie - quick updateSo just a quick update on my progress. Here is how dear Queenie looks today. I am hoping to get quite a bit of stitching in this weekend. Fingers crossed :)<br /><br /><center><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/54545889@N00/4605053354/'><img src='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4605053354_4f5697f2aa_m.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Trinity,Sandhurst,United%20Kingdom%4051.355913%2C-0.775396&z=10'>Trinity,Sandhurst,United Kingdom</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-68578149500494322742010-05-11T00:09:00.000+01:002010-05-11T00:11:01.238+01:00Testing posting from my iPhone :)Just downloaded the blogpresd iPhone app. Just wanted to see if it works :)<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Trinity,Sandhurst,United%20Kingdom%4051.355826%2C-0.775340&z=10'>Trinity,Sandhurst,United Kingdom</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-70677130627768699292009-12-14T08:35:00.001+00:002009-12-14T08:42:26.020+00:00The weekendThis weekend was lovely. I got to spend more or less the entire weekend doing my crossstitch. I am so nearly finished now its getting very exciting! I have probably about 1-2 evenings worth of backstitch todo followed by the beading. I do need to wash it also which will be very nerve racking. Srill unfortunately I have to work inbetween stitching sessions which is a bit inconvienient!<br /><br />I saw my sister as well. She came down to visit from brummy-land. She has been up there living with her fella for about 6 weeks now. Mum was really upset when she left but she will be back down for christmas which is only in a couple of weeks time. <br /><br />The x-factor final was a bit gripping! Sorry - I know deep down its just telly-trash but I really enjoy watching it along with the other 15 million people who watched it! I think the right man won thought. I may even consider buying his single :)<br /><br />Oh well I guess I best get on with work....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443611.post-64905703925966876422009-12-11T12:05:00.004+00:002009-12-11T12:11:25.185+00:00Its been a while...As the title says its been a while. I have changed jobs, got engaged and nearly finished the weddding crossstitch project. Here is a photo of my latest progress. I am hoping to complete it this weekend :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuttystar/4170515806/" title="Untitled by Nuttystar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/4170515806_c4416983be.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I have to say that I am quite pleased with how its turned out (even if I do say so myself). I hope my friend likes it.<br /><br />Now that I am engaged, I am hoping to make a start on this little (ha-ha!) project afterwards!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sewandso.co.uk/cgi-bin/find/db.cgi?db=zoom&uid=&Prod_Code=7277&ww=on&do=search_results"></a><br /><br />Its on linen which I have never stitched on before so it should be interesting :) Any tips anyone can give me would be greatly approcoated.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0