"Think Pink" - My tote-bag

While I was sewing tote-bag for my friends and my mum, I also made for myself with pink fabbie!

This month is a "Think Pink", think about breast cancer campaign month, and I would like to stitch PINK design, but have no pink design at all, so I post this my pink tote-bag.

I was no interests in pink colour before, but recently I really like Pink, I don't know why but it's just cute I think!
I made my tote-bag with pink fabrics and white fabric with lace, and added my initial on the 32ct Law Linen, of course in pink thread!

Now I'm using this bag to organize present stitching stuff.
So now in this bag, there is "Heart in Hand" chart, fabbie, threads, etc...etc...

Sometimes take this to hospital to stitch while waiting for my son's or my turn.


Inside this bag, I used my favourite polka-dot (red one), and added pocket on it.
I played with mine, stamped on the pocket which is mushroom and says "merci", lol
No meaning, just played, LOL
Also added "Y" initial tag on the pocket.

On the right photos are the fabrics which I used for this my tote-bag.

As for the Heart in Hand Autumn stitch, I'm re-stitching pumpkin now, but it's nearly done and I think I can show you the finished piece tomorrow!
I have an idea how to finish it in my mind, but it's still secret! :D

To see all bags which I've made in the past, just click the "Bags" at Labels on the left side bar on my blog!

From : "Charted Monograms for Needlepoint and Cross-Stitch"

Mum's work - Hat

First off, I wrote that I'm working on Bent Creek Autumn stitch in the last post, but it was wrong and actually I'm working on Heart in Hand stitch now!
It's in the middle way of stitching and I don't think there is enough progress to post here yet, so today I post my mum's work, again, lol.

Isn't it lovely?! She made knit hat for my niece, actually it was mine, but it was a bit small for me, so she changed the pattern a bit and made it to her grand-child!
I don't know she (my niece) will like it or not, but I think this is really lovely and this is just my taste!
Really suit well for my wardrobe and it's my fav colour "brown"!
So I will ask mum to make one more, a bit bigger hat for me, as well (lol) !

Anyway, I hope I can show you some progress of Heart in Hand Autumn stitch in the next post!

"Pumpkin House" - freebie

Yesterday, "Pumpkin House" (freebie) © The Sampler Girl which I was working on these few days has finished!
It was almost the first sight love, and I finished this as like the photo of this chart!
Only one different part is... I just added ribbon on the top!

This is the first one for me to stitch fall design for this year, and I was so happy that I could make it even one, because I like autumn colours and designs very much, like "Acorns", "Pumpkins", "Squirrels", "Halloween", etc... I love autumn-like design so much, so this first Autumn stitch was really meant to me and made me happy!

How is this?
On the left photo, these are the fabbies which I used for this mini-pillow.
I was very happy when I found these fabbies which are similar to the photo of the chart!

I'm quite satisfied of this result, even though it's a bit bigger than I expected, LOL

On the right photo, this is a ribbon which I added on the top of this mini pillow as my original finishing!
I also added wooden button on it!

Now I'm working on the Autumn stitch from Bent Creek Heart in Hand.
It's lovely and I'm really enjoyed stitching it!
But what I'm thinking a lot is it's very oblong, so how to finish is the problem for me at the moment...

In Japan framing is very expensive (in your countries, too?) and there are not so many good designs...
I will ask how much it will cost me, and decide what to do!
If it's too expensive, I may try to make its frame by myself!! :D

[ note ] "Pumpkin House" (freebie) © The Sampler Girl
32ct Belfast Linen (Law)

Happy Birthday Dear My Friend!!

Today is my dear friend's Birthday, It's Su! and I've got an e-mail from her that my parcel has safely arrived to her, so I post some photos what I've made and sent for her here, to share you all!
Actually since it has arrived too earlier to her, she had to be really patient to open it till her Birthday, today! You had been a good girl !!! LOL

By the way, this time I made her Tin-Can and some sewing stuff from "Sampler Girls" © M Designs.


Actually this is from the same chart from my dearest friend Nanami presented me.
There are two designs in one chart, so I stitched a small one for her!

I added woolly lace around the tin-top, and inside bottom and the around the tin-can, I used black x beige checked fabbie, inside around I used lacy fabbie which I really like!!

I also made and added some stuff, Pincushion, Tape measure, and scissor fob from the same design.
Pincushion that I made is actually too big, it's like mini-pillow, (lol) I added wooden beads and inside it I added lavender, so it smells really nice.
I hope she likes lavender scent!


And tape measure, I added open heart charm for the pull tab, it's lovely isn't it?!
It's "cm" and "meter" measure, I don't know which is used in the UK, if you use "inch" or "feet", sorry about that! (lol)

As for the scissor fob, I made it from two buttons, actually.
I added small tassel for it! It's quite small and lovely, so I definitely will make one for myself as well!
Actually I love them all what I've made for her (LOL), so when I have time, I will definitely make the same set for myself!!
But as for the pincushion (pin-pillow), I will make more smaller than this one I sent her, LOL!

Well, I'm so happy to hear that she love them all which I've made for her Birthday!
She sent me soooooo sweet e-mail, so it also made my day!
Thank you, dear my friend!

Let's stay friends and keep in touch!

"HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

"Sampler Girls" © M Designs
32ct Belfast Linen (Vintage Country Mocha)

Preparing for the Winter

As you may already know, I can't knit at all, it's so difficult for me...
So, knitting is my mum's field and her hobby from Autumn to Winter!
She has started knitting from a few weeks ago, then she made this light green scarf as the first work for this year!



It will actually be sold at bazaar at my niece's Preschool.
Isn't it lovely? I like it very much, so I will ask her to make the same one for me as well!

Actually she already has made me an another scarf, it's also lovely!
It feels so soft and I really like this colour, it's like hand dyed thread, isn't it?!
She does knitting so fast, so she has made a small hat for my niece last night, it's also so cute!
I will post the photo of it some another time!

I really want to knit, but why???
I have no talent at knitting at all! Really poor me, I can't knit AT ALL!!! lol
It must be really fun, if I could knit... sigh... :(

Birthday Present from Nanami!

Today, I've got a biiiiiiiiig parcel from my Japanese dearest friend Nanami.
She had been telling me that she has been stitching something for my Birthday, although it would be very late, she said definitely will send it to me!

And finally, THAT parcel has safely arrived today, it's the first time for me to see her stitch in person, and we have really similar tastes, so I was really excited to open the big box!!
Actually I couldn't open it as soon as it arrived, I left away from my little son to be alone (lol), and I breath deeply before I opened it.

Actually we haven't met in person, since we've met online, we've became really really good friends soon!
We both have in common a lot, about stitching style, taste etc...
I always admire her works very much!
By the way, she stitched large design for me, it must took really long time to stitch along, and her stitching is really beautiful!!
And more! She added so many goodies!!
Thank you Nanami!

Look at this wonderful works!!

She also does Quilting, so she quilted both sides of this stitch and added laces on the top and the bottom!

I really like how she finishes always, and this present is also awesome as always!
And, her husband and she (both two) made this lovely frame for me as well, can you believe how kind they are?
I like a little rough looks on frames, so this is the perfect one for me!


She made two lovely pincushions for me, too!!
She stitched my initials on the faces and the backs are cotton knitting!!

How lovely they are!
I can't knit at all, and I've heard that she is not good at knitting either and don't like it much, so I can see her efforts to make these two for me!

Oh my goodness! Can I deserve such wonderful presents from friends??
I called her tonight to say "Thank you so much" from the bottom of my heart, actually it was the first time for us to talk on the phone, but she was the lady who I always imagined from her e-mail or her works.
Har voice, kind voice and how to speak were really comforted me, as I expected!!
Thank you so much indeed, Nanami!

Remember... I will always besides you like your hubbie, whenever you are sad, happy, down, I'm here for you, even though I can't be there WITH you in person, I will always here for you to listen to you!

Stay friends for a long long time!
And I thank god to gave me such a lovely opportunity to have met you!





[note] Framed stitch : "Sampler Girls" © M Designs

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