BBP Exchange FOR Claudia

Do you remember what Claudia and I did a BBP (Belated Birthday Present) Exchange a short while ago?
And finally my parcel has safely delivered to Claudia and I've got an e-mail to tell about it from her, so I post some photos what I've made for her here!
I've sent out the parcel to her by Express Mail, but this time it took more than a week, so I was really worried about it... I had been checking the tracking number almost everyday online, and I was going to ask post officer where the my parcel is now...

So, when I've got an e-mail from Claudia today that my parcel has safely arrived to her, I felt so relief!!




By the way, as you already know that my tastes are not so elegant, I think it's in the genre of casual... :D
I knew Claudia loves elegant types of works, so I was a bit worried to stitch for her, and my brain worked so hard to think a lot what to stitch for her! LOL
To stitch and make this "Rose Pincushion" is the second time for me, and this time I added elegant lace around as edging.

And I stitched a small square "Dear Friend" © Elizabeth's Designs, and also added the lace around the edge and made a bourse (pouch) with it!
How is this? Actually it was the first time for me to make bourse, so I didn't know whether it was OK or not so good... :(

But Claudia told me that she loves everything I've made for her and she is so happy to received my presents, so I'm really glad to hear and happy, too!
This design "Dear Friend" © Elizabeth's Designs is actually a colourful design, but I have mostly stitched with DMC#815 and used Hand-dyed thread for the word "FOR A Dear FRIEND" and three hearts!

And... I added "Drop-shaped Coasters" for her to use when she has tea or coffee with friends!
Because I remember that she said she loved this coaster, when she saw them on my blog.
I used beautiful flowery fabric and Pearls and the laces for her, they are special version, lol!

I was soooooooooooo touched by her present for me when I've received, but I was really touched by her e-mail which I've got today!
I felt she really loves my works and her words made me sooooo happy!

Thank you Claudia for being my friend!
Let's do BP or BBP (lol) Exchange next year, too!

[note] Rose Pincushion : From : De fil en aiguille HORS-SERIE [TOUT ROUGE]
Bourse (Pouch) : "Dear Friend" © Elizabeth's Designs

Thank you so much everyone!

Thank you so much everyone for letting me know about the "Willow Tree" doll which I asked in the last post.
Thanks to you, I could find the catalogue and online shop of it!
They all are truly beautiful, I felt in love again!!

Actually now I'm asking about the shipping, there was no information to sending to Asia, so I don't know whether they can send them to Japan or not, yet.
I really hope that they can! (I think so!)

Anyway, thank you so much for your help and I was touched by your kindness!

Hugs, xx

Please tell me about this doll...

Today I want to ask someone who knows about this lovely wooden doll in the photo below.
This picture is from © "Sampler Girl".
I want to buy this chart but, at the same time I want to get this beautiful wooden carving doll as well!

© Sampler Girl

I've searched a lot to find this wooden doll with many search words, but couldn't find out the right one which I really want.
I've seen this kind of wooden carving dolls at some peoples' blog, but forgot the URL where they were...
Therefore, I decided to ask you all here, today!

If there is someone who knows this doll's maker, brand or name, etc..., anything is ok, please tell me some hints or words!

If we could afford to buy one, we would like to have lovely one at home!!



Photos from © "Sampler Girl"

Finally we've got them!

Finally what we've bought are these cups from Starbucks! lol
I really don't know why, but I really wanted them from a long time ago...
We often go to Starbucks to have some coffee and chat with family.
Somehow, and whenever I've been there, I've checked this cup...

It's actually nothing special at all as you already know, but what made me to buy was this part!
These check box on the side of the cup is what I liked, lol
It pretends like a paper cup!

Once I bought tall one, but it was too big for me, so I gave it to my husband and I bought a small one, the other day!

Does your country have original tastes @ Starbucks??
We Japanese Starbucks have "Maccha (green tea) Cream Frappucino" etc...

And I like this "Maccha Cream Frappucino" very much, but only in the summer time, though!

Gifts from Noreen!

Yesterday when I arrived at home, I found a big envelope in the post for me.
It was from Noreen!

The other day, she promised me that she will send something about cross stitch for me, because her best friend in Japan doesn't have any interests in cross stitch at all (lol), so she gave me some cross stitch things as a present, instead!

She loves to stitch for babies, so she stitched this for my son!
Actually her son and my son are the same age!

I deleted a part of that on the photo but she beautifully stitched my son's name and birthday on it with metallic thread!
And this woolly tassel is really lovely, isn't it?
It's really really soft!

She also added lots of things for me!
Some charts include L&L's and beautiful metallic fabbie, special thread etc...

And some English books for children!

She is so kind and always cheerful!
She makes me laugh every time when I read her blog and e-mail.

Thank you sooooooo much, Noreen!
I'd really appreciate for your kindness and please make me laugh from now on, too!

Hugs xx

My very first Angel!

Finally, finally, finally, the first Angel for the "PS Wreath SAL" has finished now!!!
I'm too late and so I was really worried about this.
About this SAL always reminds me hurry to DO, but I really took matters easy, I was thinking that this design is quite easy to stitch and would be finished quickly, but actually not at all...

Full of BS and gold thread made me almost crazy, lol...
It was the first time for me to use gold thread, but as I've heard of it, it's really hard to stitch!
Uhh, there are many designs left which is used gold threads... sigh.

But what helped me is, this Angel's peaceful face and lovely sheep!
Look at this Angel's face, it really makes me feel relief.

Actually I have seven Angels to go, lol
Have enough time??? asking myself, but will try to do my best to finish as the schedule!

Well, now I'm so feeling better because I could finish the one I really had to do!

"Blackwork Angels" (Book No. 103) © Prairie Schooler
35ct Wichelt Linen (Cream / Ivory) with DMC (Gold = #E3821), 1 strand

BBP Exchange FROM Claudia!

Claudia and I have became friends just recently through comments, and when we asked our Birthday each other, they were really close, and so we've decided to do "BBP Exchange" (Belated Birthday Present Exchange) LOL!
Because we definitely couldn't manage it when counted the date, there wasn't enough time at all... That's why it was named BBP, lol

And! Oh my goodness! Finally the parcel from Italy just has arrived safely to me today!It was from Claudia, and wow wow wow!!!
Just look at this wonderful, beautiful, fabulous, stunning work!!

When I opened the parcel, and saw this her work, my hands just has started to shaking, and couldn't blink for a while...
After that, I kept giving lots of sighs of seeing beauty in front of me!


What a beautiful work she has done! I can't believe that I can have it with me!
Inside fabbie is really beautiful and suit well for this "Pinkeep & Needlebook".
She also added a beautiful scissor and really sweet perfume for me!


Thank you so much, Claudia!
I can't find the words, well I was so touched by this Birthday Present from you!!
I think I can't sleep well tonight, LOL!

And I thank god to give me such wonderful opportunities to have fantastic friends around the world!
And I'd really appreciate for my dear friends all!

Thanks again Claudia, for such lovely presents for me!!!
I've sent out the parcel to you today, so it'll arrive for about 3-4 days later!
I really hope you'll like what I've made for you...
Hugs, xx

Birthday Present from SU !

I 've got another wonderful Birthday Present from Su!
It really surprised me a lot!!
It was unexpected present, because we told our Birthday each other very recently, so there might not have enough time for her to manage this wounderful scissor fob to send it in time for my Birthday!
I was greatly touched by her heart... Thank you so much, dear Su!


Look at this beautiful work and colours!
I'm sorry I couldn't take photos of them nicely, but in the real life, it's absolutely beautiful indeed!


And again, look at this beautiful and wounderful micro stitch!
She has done "tent stitch" which I don't even know how to do it yet, lol, but it's just wounderful!
(Please see some beautiful photos of this scissor fob @ Su's blog, lol)

She added a very beautiful scissor as well, I also wanted to buy a sharp scissor, so I'm really happy x 2! , actually x 1000000000000, LOL

Su, your works are always lovely and wonderful, you are the best!
As I told you, I really really love this!
Thank you so much again for your sweet heart!
Let's keep in touch!

Birthday Present from Hong Kong

I received the parcel from Hong Kong a day before my Birthday, it was from littlehands in Hong Kong!
She gave me a lovely pincushion (she stitched my initial "Y" on it) and a lovely chart from "M designs", and...


The board which she named "Needle Park", this is her idea and she has got an idea from car-park, (lol) lovey idea, isn't it?!
She stitched my name on it, and when I pull the lace on the left, her Birthday message which she stamped on the felt has appeared!
Wow! Thanks for a lovely idea, littlehands!

She thought and thought again what to make for my Birthday, and made such lovely things for me.
She knows that I'm doing many stitching at the same time, so she thought that I must need lots of needles, so this "Needle Park" has came up into her mind, I heard.
She might be very busy, but she spent her private time for me...

Thank you so much littlehands, indeed!
And "Pink" has just hit my heart! (lol)

Birthday Present from my friend and cousin

I don't know why, but this year I've got so many books for my Birthday!
Again, these books are Birthday Present from my friend Yukari and from my cousin Keiko.


Yukari gave me a photo-book of "Prince Edward Island", she knows my taste!
We have very similar taste and thinking, and we both like PEI, Tasha Tudor or Chihiro Iwasaki (Japanese watercolour painter)!
This time she has chosen PEI book for my Birthday. Thank you Yukari!

Here is a Birthday Present from my cousin Keiko. She also gave me a photo-book "Hoshino Monogatari" which shows about the life of North Pole.
There are lots of Arctic animals, aurora etc... very beautiful book indeed!

Thank you so much Yukari and Keiko!

Birthday Present from Hubbie

These are Birthday Present from my husband!
I asked him to buy something about cross stitch for me for this year, and so I made my "Wishlist" to help him (lol)!

He saw my "Wishlist", but he didn't choose anything from my "Wishlist" (lol) and bought some books about cross stitch for me!
This is from the US, "STITCH", there are so many kinds of stitches other than cross stitch on it.
Very beautiful and wonderful ideas of interior are on it as well!

Here is "marie claire idees" from France, there is also some kind of stitches other than cross stitch on it. I like this series of "marie claire idees", this is also a very nice book indeed!

Here is a cross stitch magazine from Italy for children.
There are so many designs for children, there are also some knitting designs on it.
They all are very colourful and I thought it's really Italian-like!

And another present is "Lisa & Gaspar" (I don't know how to spell correctly...) dolls, (lol).
He might believe that I still like this kind of dolls like a little girl, LOL!
But thank you, hubbie!
They all are really wonderful and I like all of them a lot!!

Birthday Present from Mum

This year, I've got so many wonderful books as my Birthday Present!!

Here is a Birthday Present from my mum, she gave me a book which I asked her before, as a Birthday Present!

The book I asked her is "Cartonnage Brode" from France, it's an absolutely beautiful and wonderful book!

This is what I was looking for!!
Thanks, mum! I'm still being a really spoiled daughter, lol!