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I am a big kit girl :) I have about 30 at the moment and that was after I did a bit of a cull this year. Oops! I like the convenience of kits and I also like buying them off ebay :) these are often vintage so I save a little money then buying the kits available in the big producers' current catalogu...

My avatar name is hugglebunny because when my DH and I first started dating its what he would call me. It just kinda stuck

Hi All :) I have opened the 'mammoth'. For those of you who might not be familiar with it, it is a 1 metre by 1 metre pre packaged x stitch kit by permin of copenhagen called 'waterflowers'. I received it for xmas in 2012 and I am well overdue on starting it! Here is a link so you can see what it lo...

Thanks Gparr! I feel that I should also say that I have taken to selling other items on ebay so that I can justify my cross stitching spending further 'guilt free'. I use the money that I have 'earned(?)' from my sales to go and buy further cross stitch kits!! Anyone else guilty of this too or am I ...

I agree with all the ladies comments :) turf it if you are not feeling the love...I did this for a few quilty projects I had that were never going to be finished. For projects where you are still motivated to see the finished product I would recommend trying to do different things on it so you dont ...

can I join this thread? I think it is what I need! I know I am rapidly reaching the point where I will not be able to complete all the kits that I own :( BUT I just cant help myself! I love adding to my stash AND I buy 95% of my kits from ebay that are vintage, so when I see something I like I HAVE ...

So beautiful!! It will look stunning with your Magnolia cross stitch

Love this series of patterns ! so timeless and classic

gorgeous!! I might have to go hunting for this pattern what is the name of the book where you can get these designs?

Thanks

that is so cute

I wonder if they have paint bars in Australia it looks like a lot of fun!

just gorgeous! congratulations

Hello! Happy new year!! I hope you all had a wonderful New Years Eve and that the coming year brings you much love, health, wealth and joy (and stitching!) Does anyone have any resolutions? Mine are fairly simple: 1. Lose weight 2. Eat more home cooked food 3. Exercise more 4. Make more time for mys...

I'm hoping to have a Christmas where all the presents are handmade. Doable dya think? I totally agree squishy!! This is my goal too but I haven't done it thus far (one year my poor relatives ended up getting their lovingly made 'christmas' present at Easter :P Lucky I have understanding relatives :...

I'm not quite sure how young I was, but I would be inclined to say about 4 years old. I remember my first project was a coin purse that was designed for kids and had a plastic needle and large aida that mum gave to me :) Since then I have been on and off with cross stitch but really got back into it...

9. I bought a 4 bedroom house when it's just me so I could have a craft room. My stuff use to fill a closet, now it fills the room. This is so true! DH and I bought a new 4 bedroom house couple of years ago. As we don't have kids yet, I have my own craft room while the rumpus is the man cave! I nev...

Hi Athalie :) I am from Canberra :) Your bell pull sounds fantastic :) I am a bit nervous about starting the big one, it seems a little daunting! I am planning on taking progress shots of it as I start stitching it so as to encourage me that I have actually made some progress each time I stitch. Do ...

Thank you for the warm welcome I will definitely post some photos of my current project and the 'mammoth'!

Hi! My name's Joanna and I'm from Australia :) I love cross stitching in my spare time and buying vintage kits from ebay :). Currently I am working on a kit by Elsa Williams called the beaded marriage sampler. It is very beautiful but very big and detailed. I am trying to work my way up to starting ...