Dutch Blue Sampler

Now, in spite of neglecting this blog, I have been doing one cross-stitch project. As my boyfriend and I are moving in together in August, I thought it was only appropriate that we have a sampler for our flat. And as he has Dutch blood in him, this pattern from Cross-Stitcher March 2012 seemed extremely appropriate...



It was a VERY long project to complete, not because it was difficult, just time-consuming. As you can see from the big picture at the top, my embroidery hoop came in handy when sewing this, mainly because it was on evenweave rather than aida. Once it has been ironed and framed, I'll put up another picture of it :D

News after the radio silence!

Hello all!

Sorry for the 6 months without a post - it's amazing what applying to Uni courses and working in a school can do for your free time!

Anyway - first things first, I promised some photos of what the Christmas cake ribbon looked like on the Christmas cake...



I have to thank my Nan for the reindeer themed decorations, and the cake itself!

Ok, now that's done, we will now resume our normal schedule :D