Merry Christmas!

I Would like to wish all my friends out there in Blog Land

A Merry Christmas

 and

 a Happy and Safe New Year!!

Miss M is 18 Today!

Today our second girls is turning 18, we celebrated with family and friends in a lovely little cafe in Bendigo on Sunday. We all met up for lunch and drinks and some more drinks! ( I steered away from the drinks as I was the designated driver for the day!) Mr J gave a lovely speech about how proud we are of Miss M and our funny little experiences with her along the years!
It really doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I was getting ready to go to hospital!

HAPPY BIRZDAY MISS M! We're all looking forward to celebrating many many more!

Introducing: My new Snow Angel

This little Fellow has joined the ranks of my Christmas decorations!

I made him from a Catnap Primitives pattern.

Have you tried one of Karen's patterns?

I find them easy to be easy to follow.

I'm definatly adding more of her patterns to my to do list!

He was actually to be a Tree topper, but unfortunatly my tree isn't being very co-operative

it just isn't sturdy enough!

Christmas at Jazy's!

Finally I've got my Christmas Decorations up!

We had our carpets cleaned last Monday and so we waited until that was done before we decorated!

Usually our decorations go up on the first of December and it was torture to have to wait a whole 7 days!

The kids were driving me nuts with it to ( Although Miss D pretended to be to old for it!)

And even with only 2 kids home, it was still maddening with all the questions about when we put them up!

I'm looking forward to the Family Xmas BBQ on the 19th when all the in-laws and a few good friends are coming down for Miss M's 18th birthday! ( Holy Batman!! She's 18 already?? how did that happen?)

Merry Christmas Pinkeep

It's done!! I finished the pin keep from a Country Rustic Primitives pattern.

The Pinkeep is 6"x4" and has 22 xstitches per inch (don't ask me why I counted them, I'm just weird that way!)

I really enjoyed making it! I will go and buy some Osnaburg, as that would be easier to stitch on then this old tea towel I used.

I'm itching to stitch another cross stitch!

Rediscovering an Old favourite!

After sewing dolls, quilts, ornies, embroidery for many years I have re-discovered Cross Stitch!

It was one of the first crafts I  learned sitting at my Grandma's knee (the first being knitting and crochet)when I was a tiny little 4 year old (OMG is that really already 41 years ago? NOOO It can't be!)

 Jazy 4 years old

Wasn't I the cutest??

 So now I've dug out the embroidery threads and have been stitching up a storm! I'm really giving the old eyes a work out as I'm stitching on Osnaburg or even an old linen teatowel as in the first photo. I put an Australian 5 cent piece next to it to give an idea of the stitch size ( although I did notice just now the needle does a good job there already!)

New signs on ebay!

Did you all see the air turn blue? For 3 days I've been trying to get this post up and for 3 days blogger has laughed in my face!
So this is my 4th try!!
I've been a busy girl and have been selling a few of my prim signs on ebay and put some new ones up !