Off on holiday in the morning

We are setting off for Brittany in the morning (here is a pic of where we are going), I'll talk to you all when I get back. In the meantime, thank you to both Mylene and Karan who nominated me for this award. I'm going to chicken out of nominating anyone myself this time because I need to go pack,so if I've ever commented on your blog consider yourself nominated ;)

Showtime!

I'm repeating myself here as I have shown a picture of this little stitched basket before (it is a previous Jaynes Attic Monthly Challenge piece), but here it is again, feeling very proud of itself because it won Best in Show - Handicrafts at the Village Show yesterday ;D

I also won a "first place" with my driftwood sculpture, another with a Hardanger piece (French Brocade, which I've shown on here before), and a few firsts and seconds in the art, cookery and floral art sections. The girls did very well too. Naomi got a "first" for this "Flower arrangement in an unusual container", another for her chocolate chip cookies, gold and bronze medals in the childrens "flowers and veg mini tray" and "Best in Show - Photograph" against all the adult exhibitors, and Eloise got trophies for her miniature garden, photography, single flower floral arrangement, and, absolutely unbelievably, a first for her handwriting!

Oh and check out her "vegetable animal"!

More general pictures of the show can be seen here: http://www.delabole.com/2008delashow.html

Redwork Exchange

I have heard from Su that she has recieved her Redwork Exchange gift, so now I can safely post a picture. This is the needlebook I sent. It is stitched using Gloriana Silk in Poinseittia, on, well actually, I can't remember what I stitched it on!

And at the bottom is the beautiful pillow I recieved from Rachael

Flowers and a carnival

This weekend saw the annual Chapel Flower Festival and this year's theme was "Childhood Days". This is the display I did based on A Game of Marbles, and here are some of the other flowers

The Carnival was at Tintagel, and was very good, if slightly drizzly. Eloise won two third place trophies, but I forgot the camera (blog readers heave a collective sigh of relief)!

Challenges, Carnivals and Exchanges

Today is reveal day in the Jayne's Attic Monthly Stitching Challenge. The design is Debbie Draper's "Love". Mine is stitched in Dragon Floss colour "Sweetheart", on an unidentified piece of raw linen, and used to cover the lid of a small box. There are loads more really wonderful finishes for this design in the album at the Jayne's Attic forum.


The second picture is of a truly lovely box and fob I recieved in an exchange. Thankyou Ros, I love them!

And here is Eloise at St Teath Carnival last night, where she won 2nd place.

Gosh!

I got a blog award! I've never had a blog award before! Thankyou Elisa

These are the rules:

1. The winner can display this award on their blog

2. Display a link to the person you have got the award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs, you like.

4. Set the links to the blogs on your blog.

5. Leave a comment on the blogs you have chosen

It was hard choosing seven, but here is my list:-

Helen, Julie, Karan, Tanya, Sally, Chris, Mylene

I'd better make this post a bit stitchy, so here is a picture of the little fob I made for Naomi's music teacher. Sorry the pic isn't very well focussed. I made a Russian Doll one for the class teacher but the picture came out so out of focus it isn't worth posting. Good excuse to stitch another one I say!

Off now to bake some field mushrooms with tomato and mozarella for tea :)

Her Royal Highness...

Eloise is now officially Carnival Queen for the next year. Here she is at her crowning, posing with her attendants,

and riding on the float.

As you can see the sun finally shone, which was something of a relief after the week we've had!