Seventh Day

One of the facebook groups I belong to is doing a advent challenge and because I'm working on a model I decided to pull this out to work on for it.

I've finished Seventh Day

and made a start on Eighth day

And here it is as a whole project

BTW it's Plum Street Samplers 12 Days freebies that were offered on her blog a couple of years ago

12 days progress

I didn't have much time to stitch on Friday so not a lot of progress was made but any progress is good :)

12 days SAL

I didn't post a progress piccie of this one last week because it wasn't worth the effort!

All I managed to add to it last week were the lines around First day :(  but this week I got Second day almost finished, yay me

First Day finished

As long as  you ignore the fact that I haven't done the border yet that is :)

The last 3 days

I've had so much fun with htis exchange and will be signing up for it again next year

Day 10

Day 11, in use already as a home for a beading WIP

And lastly today's reveal package was this gorgeous wallhanging

I've been spoilt so much by Kristin and it's been alot of fun .

Just in case you want to know what I sent out go visit Kell's blog to see the pics she posted.

This morning also brought me an ornament from an exchange I put together, pics of it will follow later tonight but right now I'm off to find something for dinner

12 Day's Catch up

I'm way behind with these and I did take pics a few days ago but never got change to post them and for the last couple of days I've been fighting a migraine and haven't felt human enough to do anything let alone post here.

Day 6

It was a dull day when I took these so had to use the flash the colours are the same as my new hat IRL

Day 7

Already up on the tree

Day 8

I'm going to have a stash dive to find something to go in this


Day 9
I love these Magnetic note pads they make doing the weekly list so much more interesting

Tomorrow is the last day and I'll do pics of the last 3 days then as well as trying to remember to update the Advent calendar from ExH.

I have been stitching but I can't share just yet, most of my time has gone on yet another ornament for an exchange that just needs putting together which head allowing will get done tomorrow

Gifts Galore

First up is yesterday's 12 Days gift, a gorgeous hand knit hat! I needed a new hat anyway and one made just for me can't be beaten

Today's package had these two little bowls in. I've got no idea what I'll use them for yet but they are fantastic

And lastly some flowers. On Sunday there was an accident right outside my house and after dialling 999 I went out to see if I could do anything to help and there was a woman holding a baby that had come out of one of the cars. It was early evening and going cold so I asked her if she wanted to come in and wait for the Police & Ambulance to arrive which she did and she stayed in here while she was checked over as well as the baby. They went off to hospital to get a complete check up (she was complaining of neck pain) the mess was cleaned up and life went back to normal for us.
Fast forward to this evening and I'm sat stitching (no surprise there) heard the shop next door pulling the shutters down and the next thing I know there's a knock on the door. At some point today a lady has been with flowers for me to say Thank You for what I did on Sunday and because I wasn't in she left them next door.
To say I'm touched is an understatement, no thanks was needed for what I did (and it wasn't much!) my only thought was that it was cold and there was a baby that would be better off in the warm than the cold.

No-one was seriously injured as far as I know and the Ambulance was routine because of the baby

On the first 3 days of Christmas...

My Secret Santa gave to me

A pile of DMC

3 pieces of yummy fabric

And a how to for Gingerbread men

I had fun opening days 2 & 3 this afternoon when I got home from the GTG at Joy's I laughed so much yesterday my sides hurt!