Friday thought…
Enjoy your Friday and weekend!
Author: Gingham Red
Cross stitch and pink roses
How was your week? Mine was full of work, work and more work leaving little time to do anything creative. Thank goodness for a two day weekend break. The minute I get on the Friday night train I begin celebrating the freedom of two days ahead, spending time with my family, listening to loud music… Read More
Mid Winter and the Letter A cross stitch
Hello! It’s mid winter in Melbourne for another year. It’s freezing this weekend. Most of the garden is in “sleep” mode, yet there is alot of color in the greens and pinks of the Camellias, the Hellebores, Primulas and Daphne. Progress on the Alphabet Cross Stitch this weekend with the letter A. Yes, you… Read More
Writing a cross stitch ibook
Hello! This weekend is all about writing, painting and taking photos for a mini ibook I am working on to release in the apple store soon. I am repackaging the 12 easy cross stitch charts I published earlier this year into an ibook. Writing an ibook is not as easy as it looks despite what… Read More
Another easy cross stitch needle case to make
Hello! It’s been a very busy few weeks so I am glad to be here to say hi and sharing with you on the blog again. The alphabet sampler and Sally the Domestic Goddess projects are progressing slowly. Both are still a few months away from being released. In the meantime here’s another needle case… Read More
Domestic Goddess needlepoint No 2 – In the garden
Hello! This weekend I started the second needlepoint in the Domestic Goddess series I am designing. You may recall this series features Sally the Domestic Goddess living in a small house in Richmond a suburb in Melbourne Australia with her naughty black cat Nigel and cute brown pug Steve. If you missed the first chart… Read More
Wednesday
It’s mid week in the first month of winter It’s hard to get up and go to work on the train when it’s still dark It’s good to remember that even if it’s sometimes hard You will find no better day than Today To appreciate all the good things Like these glorious tulips Happy… Read More
Progressing with the Domestic Goddess Needlepoint
Hello friends It’s been a cold weekend with Sunday being particularly cold and wet. It was a good day to rug up and check out a few of my favourite blogs. During my internet travels I stumbled across a new movie making app called “Magisto”. It was fun to create my first video of my… Read More
Beginning a domestic goddess embroidery series
Hello everyone! Introducing you to a new embroidery project I’m designing featuring Sally the domestic goddess. Sally loves delicious cakes, cats, pugs, flowers, cups of tea, cooking, sewing, embroidery and all things retro with a dash of vintage. Sally lives on her own in her small house in the inner city area of Richmond in… Read More