...i just can't seem to find my stitching mojo!

But found this pinkeep on my photo's from last december which i haven't shared it yet.

Christmas Greetings pinkeep
Cross Stitch Crazy Magazine, issue Dec.2009
Designed by: Rhona Norrie
25ct evenweave
DMC Threads

Did tried to pick up a project and unfortunately don't have the needed-just one -thread to continue, it is the LHN "Home of a Needleworker" so i put it back into the box. Pick up one of the PS ornament designs but after 15 minutes...kind of bored and put it away again. Ussually, i can stitch for 2-3 hours in the evening.
I think too much going on here, hubby being away for six weeks, the mortgage we've been working for the renovation haven't yet finalize which is now more than six months and renovations were completed. The bank kept on sending new papers to follow up instead of giving it the very first time!! We were really, really disappointed with all these regarding this bank! Plus, my youngest who is 11 has been in a couple of problems at school and outside school activities. Honestly, just not in the mood for anything, even reading which i do love too before going to bed. I am on facebook sometimes when i get the chance to chat with my family back home and in other countries. Since we got back here, we only have one computer instead of four so we have to share these days and the kids are on Spring break now for a week.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and hope you are all having a good weekend.

flatfold, pinkeeps & other pics.

The last couple of gifties of 2010! The flatfold arrived after 5 weeks to the U.S.A while the pinkeep a couple of weeks to Norway. So both were received way over christmas. ((pics can be enlarge))


A few asked about the LHN piece i stitched on my previous post so i thought to share a pic of the proverb series. I just don't know when they were published. Think a couple of years now or is it more...??? I love these designs and have a couple, hope to buy the others one day.

...a few pics during my visit home.




Thank you all so much for visiting my blog especially to those who takes the time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate them all.

I wish you all a Happy Weekend!!

A short note....

I'm back a couple of days ago but been sleeping a lot. Had a good visit at home and were able to see everyone. Had a few days with my sister before they went back to Canada. My father's health still not good despite the different test made at the hospital. Almost everything came out fine so it is still a wonder why he is getting very thin and weak. We do hope he will be fine.

We've been to a friend's birthday at the mainland today and tomorrow(sunday) we will be off to another birthday and then head off to one of the wadden island, Terschelling. Hubby has a course to follow over there for nearly a week, kids will be staying at one of their friends as they have to go to school.
Here at home, still boxes all around....

With stitching....i haven't done any for a long time!!!
These scissor fobs were finished last December and were received recently.


We will bring hubby's laptop so i hope we have internet at the hotel we are staying, i can try to catch up on blogs and groups.

A happy weekend to all!

I won't have a computer for a while...

First off, THANK you all so much for all the Birthday wishes! AS i mentioned on my last post we haven't celebrated it, instead been too busy at the house. Hubby being away and the place where we are staying is quite small for having people around so we postponed it end of January.
This GORGEOUS bouquet of flowers was a big surprise though, hubby arrange it with Grace..Thanks so much, dear hubby!!

I really didn't expect anyone as i called all family and friends that it won't be celebrated that day but still a couple of devoted friends stopped by with these lovely, lovely flowers!!

A big big surprise from Julianne too that day is this beautiful ornament and when i got log on my pc that night the first message appeared was from Julianne with a Gift Certificate to order some stash, quite a huge amount-oh my i feel so lucky and spoiled!!So generous of you, Julianne ...Thank you so much!

Received this lovely ornament from Tiinna( no blog), Thank you so much.

So glad to hear this pinkeep arrived safely in Canada after a week while a couple of gifties to the U.S.A still haven't been received while it is nearly three weeks now. Just hope they will turn up eventually!


A couple of pics of last weeks works at the house. Painting still going on till today and probably tomorrow too.


I had started transferring some of our things today and more on tomorrow, might be everything too including the pc...then we won't have internet until hubby gets home the 7th of January!! Sure gonna miss it but i don't know how to connect it at the house.

Until then...HAPPY NEW YEAR to all and best wishes for 2011!!!

Holiday Greetings!!

These are all the ornaments completed for the x'mas SAL ornaments 2010!!
All in the same kind of finishing. Still wondering what type of finishing
will i do next year......


I hope that each of you have a wonderful CHRISTMAS holiday!!

It's over midnight and DD came in from a party with her schoolmates and greeted me HAPPY BIRTHDAY...whew!!!can't believe i am a year older again today and a mum to a teenage girl who went partying with mum's high heels! Her excuse she haven't had time to go shopping and hadn't expected to go to this christmas party.
Nothing special today, infact i have to go and start cleaning at the house while the painters finishing their work in the living room. We will celebrate my birthday and Chris end of January, hopefully we are a bit settled then.

Thank you all again for visiting and leaving such nice comments. I really appreciate them all.

Christmas ornaments!!

Finally completed the Dec. x'mas SAL ornament!!


Santa's and Snowmen ornament
Prairie Schooler design
32ct Zweigart Belfast Naturel linen
DMC threads

These are some ornaments completed a while back and now finally arrived to the new owners.

Frosty Fun ornament
Prairie Schooler design
JCS 2009
32ct evenweave
DMC thread


'December' needleroll
Birthstone & flower samplers
From a booklet of The World of Cross Stitching
(no designers was given)
Stitched on 28ct white evenweave
DMC threads

Christmas Eve Deer ornament
Prairie Schooler design
November 2009 TGOS
28ct Belfast linen
DMC threads


Merry Christmas ornament
Little House Needleworks design
32 count linen
DMC Threads

Hope you are all having a good week. Thank you all so much for visiting my blog especially to those who takes the time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate them all.

....this & that.......

First, i'd like to show these ornaments which one is left here for me and the other two were sent out. I love how they turned out. These were actually stitched up a few months ago and was able to complete them lately. The flat ornament still on the way to the new owner...

((click on pictures to enlarge))
The only exchange i signed in this Christmas and here is what i received from my partner. Love the sea shells design stitched unto the towel and look at all the cute goodies enclosed plus the stitched santa x'mas card-lovely finished! Thank you so much Wendy!!


Last weekend, we had 'Ouwe Sunderklaas'. This tradition is celebrated here on Texel every year on December 12. The children go out on the street in the afternoon, the adults at night, all dressed up and with masks to expose certain matters that have taken place on the island in a humorous way. For this, signs with text are used and voices are disguised to prevent recognition. Every villages have their own acts as it pertains ussually to what happened in that area. We stayed or Chris and i stayed here in our village while Grace went to a couple of other villages as she wants to see her friends for their acts. Hubby is away, in ITALY for his work.
These were some pictures i've taken... Chris played with a couple of his friends and won second place of group category.

These were the adults!

After this so-called 'speulen' (playing) the party is continued to the small hours in the pubs--the adults! The small kids ussually till around 10pm.


Progress is being made of the ongoing renovations....



Hubby's 8 weeks off was over, he left thursday last week, so he won't be able to see the upcoming progress. The kitchen was put back yesterday and tomorrow the workmen will start on the floor tiles and expected to be done by saturday.

Thank you all for stopping by and all the kind comments. I have't visited blogs lately, i am sorry...just that been quite hectisch lately. I hope everyone's having a goo week!!

"My Little Heart" SAL & more updates on the house!

After dinner last night while both kids took turns on the computer i stitched on the december block. Finally this SAL is completed! Thanks so much Sylvia for your generosity in sharing this lovely design.

More pictures of the ongoing works at the house...((pictures can be click to enlarge))



Today, all workmen are free due to "Sinterklaas celebration" we decided to go to the city(Amsterdam) for some shopping but after half an hour driving after the ferry we decided to turn back as the roads weren't really safe, wasn't cleaned at all and we were driving very slowly. It will take us hours to arrive to the city and back.

I am feeling guilty here... although i bought a few boxes of Christmas cards a few weeks ago but haven't had the energy and time to write on and send them out. It is too late now to send out....i am so sorry NO cards this year!

As always, i really appreciate your visits on my blog and THANKS so much for taking the time to leave me a comment.
HAPPY WEEKEND TO AL!!!

...tiny finish, a b-day party & renovation pics.

The only stitching i could share, finished the November block of Sylvia's SAL.

...another of our friends turn '50' next week but he will be leaving this week to Brazil for work so his wife and kids organise a surprise party for him last weekend. So friday midnight we went & installed the doll at their frontyard.


They had celebrated it at one of the pub with live music. We sure had fun, lots of dancing...


Here are some progress pictures of the ongoing works at home. These were of last week works on the house.


And as always tried to make something for the coffee break. Also, always made some extra for their lunch break like soup or snack. It is sooooo cold over here so they does need something warm to eat.


As always, many many thanks for stopping by and all the lovely comments. All are very much appreciated. I hope you are all having a good week.

LK stamp, the winners... & work continues...

We don't have oven and washing machine here on the rented house so i went sunday evening to our house to make the apple cake and do the washing, while waiting for the cake i stitched on the LK December block and now the piece is done. Will have to wait for the buttons probably sometime next year, i am just glad it is done and can be store away.

I am so sorry this took me a while to pick the winners of last month blogoversarry. Finally here are the names: ,
Maggie, Cath, Nia, Sally Irene
Please do let me know your address info details and hope to send the ornaments beginning of next week. Thank you everyone for the blogoversary greetings!!


Work continues and here are some pictures taken from last week progress. Worked on the barn, filled in the footing with concrete as well as the flooring.



Last friday they started working on the timber wall frame inside for the living room.

Took a couple pics of some of the cakes i've made lately. Just simple ones as i am not good with decorating the cakes. Sometimes the whole cake is just enough for a day, as they have twice coffee break.


I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Many thanks for stopping by and all the kind comments.

Nov. x'mas SAL ornament & other pics.

This was my first finish last January this year and just finished it off into an ornament last weekend. I haven't stitched for a while now but i have a couple of small stitched designs that needed finishing so i am working on them bit by bit in the evening if i am not that sleepy.

Frosty Fun ornament
Prairie Schooler design
JCS 2009
32ct linen naturel
DMC thread

Concrete floor were put in last week wednesday, thursday the workers went somewhere as the concrete have to get dry. Friday they are back and the living room is full in working again as you can see on the picture below.


Late friday afternoon hubby worked on the barn trying to get rid of the old concrete flooring but it is too hard so he gave up and asked for a crane to help with the job.

The crane was provided yesterday and as you can see the barn tottaly removed by the end of the day.

Hereś what was done today, started placing the foundation for the barn which will turn into an extra bedroom. The weather isn't cooperating though, raining on and off amd expected for the coming days.


I've had helped whenever i can especially shoveling out the dirt/debris yesterday and then went to my Zumba lesson(every monday evening) in the evening....i had difficulty getting up this morning. I still feel sore until now, i think i better skip the Zumba dance after a hard days work next time.

I haven't had the time to pick the winners yet, hopefully before the weekend.
Thank you all so much for visiting my blog especially to those who takes the time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate them all.