What a cutie!

This is a new design by With Thy Needle And Thread called Miss Snow Fairy. I discovered it while looking on the net recently and fell in love straight away. So whimsical looking with soft colours. So of course I couldn't wait to get the chart, and have placed an order for it. I'm thinking of doing it on 35ct Parchment by WDW. Can't wait to see it in real life!

With Thy Needle And Thread - Miss Snow Fairy chart

I also did a little more (emphasis on the little) with Baby Bug Ball yesterday. Not so much progress as I'd like to see, so here's just one picture to show you my progress.

Baby Bug Ball - 18 October 2009

With the Aussie dollar doing so well at the moment, some stash enhancement is looking very enticing. I'm already trying to get some SB newies from the recent market. There's also another chart that caught my eye from the market. It's called Jenny Bean's Halloween Sampler by Shakespeare's Peddler. There's limited edition threads for it too. They're by Gentle Art with names like: Parched Bones, Coffin Lid, Dried Blood, Witch's Wart. What ghastly names, but I love them! Something to sink your teeth into, this one. I love waiting for new stash to arrive. Will make sure to show you these treasures when I get them.

With Thy Needle And Thread - Jenny Bean's Halloween Sampler chart

Happy stitching to all!

Laying the brickwork on this house

I was able to stitch some on Sunday and have started doing the brickwork on the Strawberry House. I haven't added anything more since, as some might have hoped, so here's where I'm at for the moment.

Strawberry House - 13 September 2009

A little news on Shepherd's Bush for those of you who are fans. I was reading someone's blog the other night (sorry, I can't remember which one) and came across this link for the upcoming St Charles Market this month. If you scroll down to the details about SB this is what you'll read...

Shepherd's Bush - Ogden, UTBooth(s): 512

Make our room the first stop in your St. Charles Market shopping. We have something for everyone, Halloween, Christmas and a wonderful new surprise that is traditional Shepherd's Bush. We are showing the new Stocking and will have patterns and a limited supply of charm packs. We have some great items you can pay and take with you and other marvelous designs to order to come later. Don't be a lost sheep and miss out. See you soon. www.shepherdsbush.net

The bit that caught my eye was '...a wonderful new surprise that is traditional Shepherd's Bush'. I got all excited reading this, and my mind went into overdrive trying to think of what it might be. A new Gatherer, one of their traditional samplers, what else could it be? If anyone has any ideas themselves, or has any other information about this, I would love to know. Please leave your comments after this post.

Well, I best be off for now. Time is moving on and it's another work day tomorrow. Let's hope I have some more stitching to show very soon. Thanks for stopping by!