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hey everyone i just thought i would share my latest lil projects that i have just completed i wanted to make both of my girls a bookmark each but wasn't sure on what to stitch so i asked them both what they would like, one said skulls and a cupcake the other said a teddy a star and a heart i also p...

Yes i have to agree with you i soon forget about all my problems once im stitching. I just wish i could stitch all the time and that way i wouldnt have to think about all my problem lol

woke up this morning with a very strong urge to stitch verry strange indeed lol. Anybody else get like this ??

It took around 4 hours to get the neat stitches with a few strops thrown in for good measure lol (the kids not me haha) but we got there in the end

got some piccys of their first ever wips :D they did very well underthe watchful eye of both me and my partner :) im very proud of them :) my 5 yr olds wip http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x421/blueeyes86/hjcrossstitch.jpg my 6 yr old wip http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x421/blueeyes86/sky-l...

Yes my 5 and 6 yr old daughters do in deed have their very own wips :) im so proud of them for picking it up so quickly :) with help from mummy and step daddy :) here are some pictures of their wips proud mummy moment :D my 5 yr old daughter initials http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x421/blueeye...

oooh many thanks for the link ill have to have a look at it today. i think the only way im going to get my wip done is if i do some rotations as the wip im doing at the mo Ive been doing on and off for the past 4 yrs its my biggest project to date, im used to normally doing just small projects which...

Thank you its not a great picture think i may have to retake it as the colors are so much more vibrant Ive also put a decorative frame around it now too which i think really makes it pop

Thank you everyone i took me two weeks to weeks to complete im not syre wgat count it is on as i used some spare aida i had but i do believe its 14 count

Thank you for all your advice :) i have just finished the project i wanted to get done tonight ill be posting some pics soon :) im sorry to hear about your dear mum! it sounds like you have had a really tough time of it :( but hopefull things are now on the up for you, were having some tough luck a...

Thank you everyone for your replies. its such a relief to know im not the only person who does this. at the moment im concentrating on just one project (although i do have another one that i will be picking up after this project that i really want to get it finished tonight i only have the tiniest ...