Second Gift for a Friend ...

Hi there Friends! 

Well I finally finished the large bookmark piece for the craft swap for my friend. It took longer than expected as the Stitching Frog kept wreaking havoc in my stitching. But it is all finished & I think it turned out great! I just love it. I might have to stitch one of these for myself! ☺ As I said in the previous post, there are full cross stitches, fractional stitches, back stitching, french knots and metallic floss all in these pieces. The bookmark is about 14 inches long by 3 inches wide. 

And here it is ... 

Now to put them in the mail! 

Next on my stitching list, I am going to be starting a piece called Peaceful Frog. I'll post about it in my next post! ☺

Until Next Time,

♥ Margie ♥

A Coaster for a Friend ...

Hello! 

I am taking part in a craft swap with some friends. One of the criteria is to include at least one handcrafted item. So I decided to make two little cross stitch pieces. One is picture below, a coaster. I wanted to use this design with the cat bcuz my friend has cats. The second piece that I will do, I am going to be making into a large bookmark. Both of the designs, although not very big, include full cross stitches, fractional stitches, back stitching, french knots and metallic floss. 

Here is the coaster piece as soon as I finished the stitching ... 

And here it is all finished and in the coaster. 

Now that this piece is done, time to stitch the bookmark! ☺

Until Next Time, 

♥ Margie ♥