Happy Christmas to everyone!

Thank you to all of you who have been following my blog during the year – I do love writing it, and of course doing all the stitching  🙂

Have a great Christmas, and here’s to a stitchy New Year for you with lots of lovely projects to make, both ‘full size’ and ‘dollhouse size’, and all the time you need to do them!

 

I am going to be taking a break from regular posting on this blog, to allow some time for renovating the house that my husband and I have recently moved into – it’s a bungalow in Cornwall, and will be lovely when it’s finished, but we need to do a lot of work on it, so something’s got to give, to allow us the time! At the moment, there’s no time for stitching  😦  but I hope to get back into doing some soon.

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Here we are at Christmas again!

Well, this year has certainly flown by, and here we are at Christmas again. I don’t know about you, but I still find I don’t get enough time to do my stitching.

I am going to try a new approach in 2019 – I’m going to make a list at the beginning of January, of the projects I *realistically* think I can get done during the year, and then focus on enjoying the making of those, without worrying about the ENORMOUS stash of projects I’ve yet to start. It’s supposed to be fun, right?!

How about you? Do you have a plan? Or do you just take it as it comes?

However you approach your stitching hobby, I hope you continue to have fun with whatever you make.

Thanks so much for following along with me during 2018 (most of it being the Strawberry Fayre Heart Etui, which is now finished and sitting nestled in my Edwardian china cabinet, along with my other stitched goodies).

I hope you have a great Christmas, and a peaceful New Year.

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It’s Christmas in the dollhouse!

Here’s a short slideshow I made this week, showing some dollhouse scenes with Christmas-themed miniature needlepoint from my range of kits, to get you in the mood for the festive season:

These are great fun to stitch (they are far easier to make than they look!). If you can cross stitch, you can make these  🙂   …and they make great Christmas gifts, too.

The carpets are to be stitched on 18 count canvas, and the smaller items have either 32 count evenweave fabric, or 32 or 40 count silk gauze, depending on the type of kit, so there is something for every ability level.

Have a look at  my website to see the full range of over 280 kits for 1:12 dollhouses, and choose something cute and small to stitch!

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Are you interested in doll’s houses and stitching? Then why not visit my website, where you can buy doll’s house needlepoint kits to make all kinds of soft furnishings for one-twelfth scale dollhouses. There are over 280 kits to choose from, plus chart packs, fabric project packs, tutorials, and lots of eye candy to inspire you! Kits are available on 18 and 22 count canvas, 28 and 32 count evenweave, and 32 and 40 count silk gauze, so there’s something for everyone – from beginners to experts.

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Dollhouse needlepoint gift ideas for Christmas

For those of you who love your doll’s houses, as well as loving to do stitching, here are a few ideas from my range of dollhouse needlepoint kits…

Maybe you don’t know what to get the friends and family in your life who love their doll’s houses and their embroidery? Or you want to give Santa a bit of a clue about what *you’d* like?! Here’s a few ideas to make your decisions just that bit easier….

How about a matching Pole screen and Firescreen set, like these two (‘Spring Flowers’ and ‘Summer Roses’), below? Each kit is available separately, but together they really add something special. Both are to be stitched on silk gauze – the Firescreen kits (on 32 count gauze) are £20.95 each, and the Pole screen kits (some on 40 and some on 32 count gauze, depending on the design) are £19.95 each. Both types of kit contain everything you need, including the metal frame kit or wooden pole kit.

Sampler kits make good stocking fillers, at only £9.95. There are 12 designs to choose from, on 28 or 32 count evenweave, and each kit already contains the wooden frame, as well as all other materials.

Teacosy kits (on 32 count silk gauze, at  £13.95), Tray cloth kits (on 32 count silk gauze, at £11.95) and Cushion kits (on 22 count canvas, at £4.95) make great stocking fillers!

For a gift for a more experienced stitcher, this Needlework stand kit on 40 count silk gauze (£20.95) would be good – there are six designs to choose from. This one is called ‘Larkspur and Roses’.

This is just a fraction of my range of over 280 miniature needlepoint kits – there are loads more to choose from on my website.

Postage & packing is £1.75 for UK orders (£3.95 overseas) up to £45 order value. Orders over £45 are sent post free, worldwide.

Here are the latest dates to order by if you need your parcel to arrive in time for Christmas, both within the UK and Overseas. If you order on or before these dates, I can get your parcel in the post within 24 hours, so that you receive it in time for Christmas, as follows:

Friday 1st December    Africa, Middle East
Monday 4th December    Asia, Far East (including Japan)
Thursday 7th December    Australia, New Zealand
Friday 8th December USA and Canada
Monday 11th December   Europe
Tuesday 19th December  UK

So, visit the website now, to solve all your mini-stitching gift-buying problems!  🙂

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Are you interested in doll’s houses and stitching? Then why not visit my website, where you can buy doll’s house needlepoint kits to make all kinds of soft furnishings for one-twelfth scale dollhouses. There are over 280 kits to choose from, plus chart packs, fabric project packs, tutorials, and lots of eye candy to inspire you! Kits are available on 18 and 22 count canvas, 28 and 32 count evenweave, and 32 and 40 count silk gauze, so there’s something for everyone – from beginners to experts.

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