Saturday 28 December 2013

As Promised.

I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas with your loved ones it's amazing how quickly it passes, all the preparation that goes on for weeks before the big day and it is all over in the blink of an eye.  Still I'm sure we all have some lovely memories to look back on and before we know it, dare I say it.... Christmas will be here again :)

Remember those lovely parcels I received from Linda from Chalkys World that I left under the tree?
well here are the lovely contents revealed as promised.



I just love this little tile it's so beautiful and Christmassy, I would love to do a tapestry of this picture and hang it above my mantelpiece, I can imagine myself standing there singing Christmas Carols gazing up at the beautiful scene before me ahhh...


and buttons! lovely, lovely flowery heart buttons they are so cute I could eat them..well maybe not quite but you know what I mean don't you :)  
Thank you so much Linda I love and appreciate every single thing, you are so generous bless you!.

Then just when I thought things couldn't get much better, look what came tumbling out of a Christmas card.





These beautiful flowers from my friend Helen from Helen crochet, if you remember Helen sent me these too and I used them for my flower project which I did finish ages ago but I haven't had time to show you yet.
Thank you so much Helen I love them. :)

I had a fabulous time this Christmas it was made extra special because I got to meet my new daughter-in-law, she is from Syria and managed to get her visa just in time for Christmas, she will be living here in England now it makes my heart sing to see just how happy she has made my eldest son.  

I am still waiting to meet my son-in-law he has been waiting for his visa for nearly 2 years now it would have been lovely to meet him too, hopefully he will be able to join us too very soon. 

The end of the month and year is almost upon us so you have just got time to link up all those stash projects you have been making this month and if you have forgotten to add anything from previous months this year add those too.

Coming soon

Stash-busting in 2014 are you a stashaholic??

Knit a Block A Week Challenge

Did I finish my last stash project of the year?


16 comments:

  1. I am so glad you liked everything. That would make such a beautiful tapestry. What lovely stories of your family at Christmas and I hope you have a really special year in 2014.
    Love Linda

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    1. Thank you Linda and I hope that you have a great 2014 too. :)

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  2. thank you for hosting the challenge last year! Let us know if you do it this year too! Val

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    1. I will be posting about it very soon Val. :)

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  3. What beautiful gifts. I'm so glad you had a good Christmas, Linda.

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  4. Thanks for showing your beautiful gifts sent by your friends, 2013 about to pass into 2014 and I wish you and your family a very happy New Year.

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    1. All the very best to you and your family too Linda. :)

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  5. Hi Mrs Linda....Happy Holidays !...love your magazine...I have one with the Nativity Pattern too....but in Spanish.....I like yours too...lovely....and the card is so adorable.Nice gift. Enjoy !
    Happy Crocheting ! ;)

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    1. Thank you Luna, yes the magazine is lovely, I have great plans for next Christmas with the nativity. :)

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  6. How lovely to meet your new DIL, I bet she is so wonderful. And what lovely, lovely gifts you received. Bloggers are the best! Everyone is so thoughtful and of course they know exactly what we like. i have been adding to my stash Linda, I have to confess. My local yarn store closed and everything has been between 50-75% off, I had to grab loads and loads as I just might need it in the future, but as of today I am officially on a yarn diet!
    Hugs to you,
    Meredith

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    1. I wouldn't have been able to resist either Meredith, sounds like you have the same stashaholic symptoms as me, haha :)

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  7. Hello Linda, I enjoyed seeing your pressie from your dear friends.. I would like to thank you for hosting the stash buster this pass year and I look forward to another great year of stash busting.. I would like to wish you a very lovely and healthy New Year.. I hope you are doing OK. I heard there is a bad storm hitting your shores.. Hugs Judy

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    1. Thank you Judy, yes we have had terrible storms and some of the roof slates have come off, but we have been so much luckier than some people in the South where they have been flooded out of their homes. New stash challenge coming up very shortly, all the very best for 2014 Judy. :)

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  8. What lovely goodies from Linda and Helen. So glad you have met your daughter in law.xx

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