"And what is the reason for your boundless joy?" I hear you ask.I have just discovered I can buy Rington's Tea online. I have so missed getting my tea delivered since I moved down south, but no more! No more bland Supermarket Tea! No more pining for the Tea Man! No more ringing my mum and begging her to send tea packages! I got so excited I ordered three different types of tea and two caddies (but I was very good and didn't order the caramel wafers).
I've been in a finishing mood today. I got my August Challenge from the Jaynes Attic Forum finished. This month the design was from A Mon Ami Pierre. Mine is stitched in Gentle Art Shaker colours on 32 count raw linen and I finished it as a pinkeep, but there are plenty of much more imaginative finishes in the album. Looking forward to September's challenge now.
I also made up this little pinkeep. This is NOT a frog (honest). This is "Tiny Toad" a free design from The Cricket Collection. He is stitched in random bits of leftover threads, and it is my first attempt at a gathered ribbon trim. I'm not 100% happy with it, but its OK, and I think it kind of suits him.
OOOOh Ringtons Tea, I remember it well from my childhood in South Shields... and thanks for the link, they deliver in Shropshire! YEAH!
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching and I love the frog ooops sorry 'toad' rofl
Love your finishes, that tiny toad is a sweetie and your ribbon trim looks great and it definitley suits him.
ReplyDeleteCute little toad! The trim is perfect for it.
ReplyDeleteI actually Love the ribbon trim...
ReplyDeleteAnd think that you have done an wonderful job with it...
And your "toad" sure looks cute also!
By the way... Thanks for stopping by.
I now got the cross-stitch bug and got myself some mags and bits to start doing it again.
I`m hoping to do a book mark first.
Which it will be nice and easy to do.
I will speak to you again, soon!
Debbie Moss
Love your SAL challenge Christine. The colours are so pretty. I didn't get around to stitching this one but I still want to stitch it at some point.
ReplyDeleteLove the toad! lol!
Gorgeous finishes, I love the colours on the Monthly Challenge and Mr Toad is a little tinker....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Rington's link - not a tea drinker but some of those coffees sound great. :0)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finishes! Love the subtlety of the Shaker threads & the toad is a real fun piece. :0)
How cute, love your froggy, he looks a nice guy not a naughty one LOL
ReplyDeleteThe challenges this month were really pretty, love your colour choices
Both finishes looks great!! I do love the ribbon trim too.
ReplyDeleteyour toad is "toadally" adorable!!!
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