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Friday, 11 January 2013

Cross Stich Crazy

I go through all sorts of creative phases; at one time it was cross stitch. Here are a few things I made:
 
 
 
 
I loved this project; I like zebras. It hangs on my bedroom wall.
 
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I made this for my mother's 90th birthday. It was her philosophy of life. When she died, it was returned to me. It also hangs on my bedroom wall.
 
 
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This knot garden embroidery is only about 18cm square, but has dozens of colours as well as gold thread. This one is in my sitting room.
 
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This means "A Hundred Thousand Welcomes" and is in Irish. We lived in Ireland for six years. It hangs in my dining room, and was a talking point among my guests when I ran a B&B.
 
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Finally, not something I did, but a surprise in my flower garden: something that came up from the compost, a golden tomato plant. If you haven't tried these, do grow them,  they have a lovely flavour.
 
 
 
 

1 comment:

  1. love the photos of your cross stitch pictures. I also love to cross stitch but mine are much simpler - cos I like things that get finished - QUICK ! :o)
    I have never heard of a golden tomato- wow- what a treasure. Where can I get seeds for these? Are they sweeter than normal tomatoes?

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