January 4th, 2010
Just a quick post as it’s freezing cold here and my fingers are quite numb! Back in the Midlands now, after a 4 hour drive yesterday and a further 4 hours unpacking and tidying(!). Today my bank account took quite a hit: I had to buy a blanket for the bed as it is so unbelievably cold at night; of course the usual post-holiday filling up of the food cupboards and a rather expensive sewing machine! I didn’t realise how expensive they were – in the region of hundreds of pounds?! I ended up going for a Brother one from Argos for £70, more than I was really willing to spend but the last thing I wanted was to get a rubbish one that didn’t sew properly. So the patchwork quilt can commence just as soon as my ordered fabrics arrive – they were dispatched last week so hopefully won’t be too long!
In the meantime…
A birthday (Dad’s to be specific, hence the car! It’s quite hard to stitch something for a guy…) and two of many Christmas cards made last year… there are far too many to put all into one post (plus, I get lazy) so will add some more in my next post. The other picture is an Art Nouveau lady I stitched for my sister’s new flat as a Christmas present. My first big piece – and I am quite pleased with it! My parents have now put an order in for next Christmas… 
Tags: birthday, christmas, cross-stitch
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January 2nd, 2010
Apparently, I am not very good at personal blogging. At all – as evident from my LiveJournal, where I made a grand total of 8 posts in 2009. That’s not even one a month. So I don’t know what made me think I would be any better blogging on an external site where I would actually have to also maintain said blog.
So, since I have been such a busy-bee crafting for most of 2009, I thought it might be a good idea to share some of the things I’ve made online. I quite like the idea of posting work-in-progresses (WIPs) so that is what I shall be doing from now on. I think this might call for a domain name change though. Cathy’s Crafts or something like that. Original, huh? 
Ideas would be greatly appreciated!
So, a little info – I did my first cross-stitch when I was about 7. I am not going to show that on here! I started cross-stitching again when I moved in with my boyfriend in summer of 2008, mostly combining cross-stitch with making cards, and completing my first large piece in 2009 as a Christmas present for my sister. Pictures of all these will be shown when I’m back home and on my own computer. I also started beading in the last few months of 2009 – so still very much a complete beginner in that craft!
And this year my new year’s resolution is to create a patchwork quilt, something I have been wanting to do for some time. I did attempt it a few years ago, but with a 20 year old sewing machine it didn’t particularly work well. I’m doing it properly this time around though – one of my first purchases when I get back home will be my very own sewing machine.
And on that note, I have a few photos on this PC of crafts I made in 2009:
The first is a charm bracelet I made for a friend’s 21st birthday. Charms on it are: dog, flower, dragonfly, “Love”, “Faith”, “Hope”, “Joy” and a little “Made with love” tag by the clasp. The second is the Christmas card I made for my boyfriend – quite a rushed jobby on Christmas Eve!
Tags: beading, christmas, cross-stitch
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