Wednesday 8 February 2017

WOYWW....

Hello all.  Here we are at our Wednesday catch up with a lot of creative desks from all round the world.

First I will share my desk for this week...




I've been busy making a new batch of my tooth fairy pillows....here they are in the making......



....and here they are all completed.  They are proving very popular and the new design is a special request....the Hulk!



















Then as promised here is what I was working on last week....



I've been making the apple shapes into mug rugs suitable for teacher's gifts.  I'm not sure you can read the poem I wrote to go with it at the top but it's enough said that I had a couple of sleepless nights with poetry buzzing round my head to write it. 😄😄😄













The other show and tell for those interested it what was in the foil box on the shelf last week.  It was found in a box when we emptied a few more and they are all things I made many years ago but are still waiting for mounts and frames! ......


Two embroideries needing circular mounts....yes those really are lots of french knots in the pic on the left to make the paving slabs!





One of the many cross stitch pics I designed of our old house.



A cross stitch pic of one of my fav poems.....from back in 1996!!!




Two little characters I cross stitched that are still waiting framing....they are from the Usborne books stories about Apple Tree farm.

There you go.  Maybe I should get them framed eh?

Thanks for calling by this week. If you leave me a little message to let me know you've called by and I will do my best to pay you a return visit.  I must apologise for those I didn't leave comments on last week. Google+ blogs won't let me comment and several others weren't playing nicely for me.

27 comments:

lilian said...


HAPPY WOYWDW

Really like your Tooth Fairy pillows. They are so cute..

Great cross stitch; I used to cross stitch so what a lot of time they take BUT well worth the effort well done,

Lilian B #17

sandra de said...

Loving those little tooth fairy pillows and your collection of cross stitch is wonderful. Do frame them they are like artfibre history of your skills. Have a lovely week.
sandra de @14

WinnibriggsHouse said...

What a lot of work you've uncovered. I particularly like your poem and the last two cross stitch characters. X

okienurse said...

WOW! Awesome lot of stitchery to snoop through. Love the tooth fairy pillows and the mug rugs. Your cross stitch is so much fun! Have a great week. Vickie #23

glitterandglue said...

Hi Annie. Beautiful! Those pictures are gorgeous - and YES!!! - get framing...
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #2

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

How fun, you can do about anything ! Liking the Apple idea, cute little poem, worked well when I enlarged the photo. Wish you lived closer, I think I could learn this new machine better with a real person than reading details. Peeked at last weeks post since I was gone, but surely share the foil box surprise. Have a fun week Annie.

Lynn Holland said...

Everything is so delightful Annie. Your embroideries are fantastic. I really dont know how you do it. You must never stop woman.
Give Milly a hug from me.
Lynn xx 12

Elizabeth said...

Really, Annie, you are a wonder! All those embroidered and cross-stitched pieces - they are beautiful. I love the verse about housework and babies. Someone should have shown me this when my children were little - I would have played more and cleaned less! The apple mug rug and the tooth fairy pillows are brilliant. Have a great week. Hugs to you, and Milly too. Ellie x #21

Unknown said...

I can see why the tooth fairy cushions are popular as we say here - trop mignon...( just tooo cute!) the poem was worth the effort - so lovely to say thank you in such a personal way, Dxxx #31

Anne said...

What a lot of wonderful embroidery, stitching and cross stitch! Beautiful and fun, very cever too! Bravo! Happy WOYWW! Anne #10

Unknown said...

Oooh, it's so lovely to find a cross stitch blog! I am heavily inspired by the tooth fairy bags. I made similar bags a year or two ago for sick kids to carry their equiptment around with them while in hospital, so I know how to make them. I LOVE HULK! Cannot get over the french knots. Proper madness. I try on a regular basis to do pieces that contain french knots, just to get better at the technique. Sometimes, I get every one perfect, other times it just falls apart in my hands. Must keep practising! All the best and thanks for sharing - EmbroidRage #8 x

Twiglet said...

Your little embroideries are a delight - I have a few lovely ones here.xx

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Mm lost first comment here we go again! Annie gotta love blogger.
Lovethe coasters, ... apples are so cheery aren't they??. And I guess it's a pun on the old saying an apple for the teacher an' all!!! 😁
Yes you definitely need to do some framing...gorgeous +++

Do hope that you might po back and join my candy as my thank you to you for all your encouragement over six plus years of blogging, you're appreciated!!!

Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Shaz in Oz.x 13

{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}

Tilly Tea Dance said...

Ah the cross stitch poem has brought a tear to my eye. So true! I absolutely love those embroideries too. Wouldn't the poppies look fab mounted in your living room? Thanks for sharing, love Max x

Lunch Lady Jan said...

Oh blimey, I remember Apple Tree farm so well! They were great favourites with my boys when they were tiny:-D. Those tooth fairy pillows are so clever, you manage to capture the character so well in a simple design (like your peg dollies, they were fab too!)
Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks :-D
Hugs, LLJ 18 xxxx

Sue Jones said...

LOve your superhero tooth pillows - made me smile. What a great fine- I probably have loads like that in the bedrooom cupboard ( not even been opend for a couple of years !! ekk. I used to LOVE making french knots- that is stunning - you must get them framed. Have a great week . Soojay xx44

BJ said...

I so adore your circular embroideries. How exactly do the tooth fairy pillows work - placed on a bedside table perchance so as not to disturb sleeping child perhaps?? BJ#9

Helen said...

tooth fairy bags? wow, heard it all now.. but they are cute. Love your embroidery, too, which is just gorgeous. Helen #1

pearshapedcrafting said...

Haven't been able to join in today but couldn't resist a peek here! Love that cross stitching ! Chrisx

Lindart said...

Love those Tooth Fairy pillows! So cute! And the "mug rug" - what a great concept! Lots of wonderful cross stitching - I love finding things I've finished years ago, usually it's "I made that?? Wow!" as you should be saying to yourself! Thanks for sharing, Lindart #45

SumBunneh said...

Awww tooth fairy pillows... so sweet.. I had a Hollie Hobby one when I was little.. but the Hulk is impressive!!

I love your cross stitch projects.. I wish my patience and attention span would allow me to finish them... sigh!

Have a great week
Erika #46

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Difficult to say what I like the most as they are all gorgeous but I do love the little kitty such a pretty face. Thanks for the visit to mine, have a great woyww and happy crafting, Angela xXx

Julia Dunnit said...

Well you don't really do all your time patience and effort any justice if you don't frame and display them at some point! Love the two round embroidery pics particularly. And yep, you win the most French knots on a single piece challenge!!

Sharon said...

Love the tooth fairy pillows. Fantastic! The cross stitch characters are really cute

Happy WOYWW
Sharon K #39

Neet said...

What a wonderful "find" you had - those pictures and other things are truly gorgeous.
Think my favourite tooth fairy holder is Batman - he is so cute!, and the apple for the teacher is a great idea - hope you sell lots.
Hugs & Thanks for visiting me earlier (whilst I was in the air LOL) xxx 47

craftyani said...

Love visiting your page Annie, you have such gorgeous fabrics. I laughed to myself about the samplers, if kept a 100 years they could become valuable. Haha

shazsilverwolf said...

Hi Annie, I do love the Tooth Fairy pockets, I can see why they are so popular. How wonderful to find all those memories from years ago- lovely new treasures! Have the rest of a lovely week, and thank you for so many good wishes. Hugs, Shaz Xxx #4