Halloween, Beads, Gilligan, Sunshine

So what can I share with you to show evidence of the past 10 months of stitching/crafting and the like.........?
Precious little I'm afraid.
I've only recently taken up stitching again and there is not much to show.  I cannot for the life of me find the dancing penguins, they cannot be too far away... if I remember correctly, I was up to adding beads  and put it down until I could find my box of beads . . ...    found the beads, just don't know where the project is.

Halloween - I don't think I shared with you my decorations....  I was really pleased, because the local kids who did come a'calling, declared me 'Awesome !'  I decorated one room, and left the blinds open, so they could see in, to see my Halloween tree.  All has been carefully packed away, ready to decorate again next year!

Oh I did spend a bit of time on a craft project. I love beads, have many, many beads - one to match just about any colour outfit I wear.  I got sick of them getting jumbled up and knew what sort of project  to do to get them hung up neater than sitting in a big ol' shoebox!

First I found a cheap print on a chipboard picture at the thrift shop.  Then I found this packet of adhesive hooks.  Out came the patchwork rule and I worked out to place them evenly apart and on a 60degree angle so to make the most and to avoid unnecessary tangling.  You can see the pencil lines which I rubbed out at the end - not that it really mattered, because with all my beads (well most of them) you can't really see the picture at the end.....

I celebrated the big 5-0 recently - with friends as I held a Gilligan's Island party - such a whole lot of fun.  I'd been preparing and collecting a lot of vintage and retro dishes & arranged the hairdresser and a trip to a glamour photographer on the day - the whole day was a fun-fest!

Naturally, I selected Ginger as my character... I baked a coconut-cream pie for the evening - and mmmmmmm it was good! I even wore false eyelashes!  All I could think when the makeup artist was working on my eyes - was that I really looked like my big sister!  She's a wee bit older than me, and I vividly remember her with a similar hairstyle and the false eyelashes about 1972!!
 

I've started yet another blog too - see over there on the left sidebar - Retro-Girl in Frankston  - all to do with my love of retro ware and style.   I'll post there my treasures that I find and my search for similar.

Signing off now with an end of Summer Snap!  A casual photo taken by my son last weekend.  The water was so clear, I couldn't resist and paddled out to the sandbar.  Mind you, this week in Melbourne, we've had a blast of heat again..  The bay and the sand and the sky and the sun felt so good!

pssssst..... Here I am again

Hi Friends,

For those still reading my blog - and there appears to be about 195 of you still faithfully waiting for me to reach out and hit this keyboard.....
Thank you all once again for your patience.   I have been so slack.  I've not really done that much stitching and feel all apologetic for letting you down.  Not that my stitching has been so great, but let' face it.... this is to all intents and purposes.. a STITCHING blog!

It's dark, and late on a Saturday night right now....   I'll try to get my act together in the morning and post one or two pics to show you what I've been working on.  Not all of it is stitching related.

I would like to share with you today, a little bit of this morning.  An unplanned walk along the beach found me rolling up my jeans, taking off my shoes and splashing along a sandbar.  The colours of the sky, sea and sand in the sunshine was amazing .....  I even took a great snap of a seaside banksia that amazes me with the crispness of the photo - especially as it was taken with my mobile phone!

So until I get myself back into the rhythm of blogging... please enjoy these few pictures...

Belated Halloweenie Finish and WIP



(Just turn your head to the side to look at this one - OK??)



Finished another Halloweenie Design - PS Knock Knock! - stitched on hand-dyed aida with dark brown DMC and some of the newer DMC variations

Then of course, having a whole lot of WIP sitting idle, I found one that needed a bit of attention.....

This is as far as I have made it so far.....

Bit of a Halloweenie theme....there are a few other Halloween charts that are calling me, but as it is a scant 6 weeks to Christmas, I REALLY should finish my Christmas Tablecloth section for 2010 !!!!

Something Wicked . . . . . .

Finally, a finish . . . .....
Patient followers will be aware that life has been somewhat disrupted these past 5 months . ... yes it has been that long.
I no longer obsessively stitch to avoid the stresses in my life, rather I stitch when I want to..... so there is no danger of churning out embarrasing amount of sheep or any such other topic as I did last year.

La-D-Da designs have always held that certain sort of fascination for me - especially the Halloween Designs.  

I fancied this one on my current favourite colour - fabric by Picture This Plus - swamp.....  The finished size is smaller than I envisaged, so I have enough left for another project another time. 

My very good friend Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe supplied the very special blue/purple overdyed floss, and I used more of her floss for the lettering and the socks. The spiders however, are good old DMC and kreinick sparkly .

It's too close to Halloween to have this framed in time, but I'll find a way to display it this year.



Watch this space . . . . .



Today's plans include updating all my blogs and then decorating my new office/sewing room space for Halloween

I've missed so many TUSAL and WIP-ocalyspe this year....  sigh... will try to catch up next post.

(I'll also have to find whereabouts I put the dancing penguins . . . .....and finish them off!)



Dancing Penguins taking shape.....

Hello, to my very patient readers.
From a couple of years ago, where I obsessively stitched and blogged, my life has had a vast turnaround in the past 3 months.  My stitching has slowed down, and I've not been taking as many photos, or indeed felt that I've had something to blog about.
I'm now mentally gearing up to Halloween.  I have the JCS Halloween special, and a couple of charts that need stitching - all I need now is the fabric and the time to stitch.

In the meantime, I've picked up an old WIP from the end of 2010 - Winter Row.
The dancing penguins are cute - and there will be several beads to attach.  If I paid attention to what I'm doing, there is no reason why this should not become a finished item within the next couple of weeks....

I'm waiting on some special fabric from Picture This Plus, to start 'Something Wicked' - my very good friend Nancy, sent me the bestest ever floss - a deep dark blue to purple.  I can't wait to start stitching that once the fabric arrives....

I will endeavour to post on a more regular basis....  now that the days are getting longer, I'll possibly be stitching more..   who knows what the coming weeks will hold?

Happy Stitching
bronny

A return to normality - Stitching again.

I think my mojo may have returned.  Late this afternoon, this snowman was a mere head and shoulders.  I started him at the very end of 'The year of the Snowman', on Dec 31, 2010 and he has been languishing, waiting all through the Year of the Sheep.
Today, I really felt the urge to put needle through fabric and dragged this one out of the WIP pile.  Tomorrow, I might feel considerate enough to give him a nose.  I'm using a really coarse linen evenweave - no idea what it is or what the thread count is. (I'm not that much of a purist)
However, I am feeling better for stitching...
I have found my TUSAL Jar and will be adding a few fibres to that before posting a pic of the Jar in it's relocated space.

Oh joy and peace have returned.  My needles love me again!

Waving hello again - with a project in mind

Hello again friends,
I am slowly settling into my new life - however, have not picked up a needle and thread for almost a month.   I've put in only 2 hours of stitching and am getting itchy fingers - I can see Halloween quickly approaching and I know I need to get some projects started in order to make a spectacular display in what will be my sewing room.
I've looked and looked, but have yet to find my TUSAL jar - but then there has been nothing to add to it for 8 weeks
I've not even been able to contribute to WIPcalypse over the past 8 weeks.... sigh..

I've ordered and received La-D-Dah's 'Something Wicked this way Comes', but being me, can see it stitched on some vibrant green evenweave, with some midnight blue/purple floss, instead of black on coffee - what do you think?

I'll do my best to get back to regular updates - and better photos....

I think, once I've discovered half the stitching I've brought with me - I should be able to hold another giveaway!

21 day challenge

Hi there...

I will be returning to blogging very soon - thank you for all your patience.

In the meantime ;  check out my latest blog - I've challenged myself to raise funds for homeless teens.....
21 hats in 21 days
BRONNY'S 21 DAY CHALLENGE
in the meantime - i've given up CHOCOLATE for the same length of time.

If you feel so inclined - please check out the links and sponsor or donate to the cause.

thank you very much blogging friends

Under Construction . . . . . My life....

Hi All,

I've not posted for awhile, and will be offline until I get another computer.  I have made a radical re-structure of my life - which has resulted in a Separation from my Husband of 25years.
Please bear with me - I will return to blogland soonish.

Many Hugs
To those I owe fobs to - please be patient - I will get them out in the mail next week - I promise!!!

bronny

A.N.Z.A.C. Day - April 25, 2012

At Dawn, in 1915, in April 1915, Troops from Australia and New Zealand landed on an improbable little beach in far off exotic Turkey. However, it was War-time and this improbable little beach was heavily defended by Turkish soldiers. After 8 months of carnage - the Allied troops withdrew and the name Gallipoli was forever entrenched in our combined Nations hearts and national image. The mateship, fighting spirit, sacrifice and bravery of the cream of our National Youth was forged into an unmistakable icon that will forever be known as ANZAC - our diggers. 




The original ANZAC's are long gone, but their spirit lives on. We honour all servicemen on this day - whatever conflict they were involved with.