Send a smile exchange - Valma to Nia

Hi ladies :D

I take the time to show you the piece I made for her...
It took 2 weeks to cross France and reach Portugal ! Such a long travel !!!
We thought it was lost !

But anyway it seems I succeeded in sending a smile :D
This pattern I had bought on MS web store (what a pity that it has now disappeared !!!!) seemed obvious to me :D

The pity is that I totally forgot to take a picture of the goodies, except that mug to suit with the tray I choose as a finish....

But maybe Nia will find the time to make a post on her blog :D
hehehehe

Anyway, what a pleasure to participate to this exchange !!!
I had almost forgotten how exciting it is to join such an exchange....
Thank you again to Preeti for all the superb goodies I received and thank you Nia for having organised this exchange.

I can't wait to see all the other pieces....
Hugs from France
Valérie
 

Send a Smile exchange - update!

Hello ladies :D
Last Friday was the deadline to post our parcels, I want to let you all know how things are going ;)

. Judith wrote here that she will post this week and I'm waiting to hear from Ysa, everyone else has posted.

. I don't have photos from Olimpia and Lentochka, everyone else did all well, good job ladies :)

. Three parcels have been delivered - Angel, Preeti and Valérie: mission accomplished :D Great work ladies!!

Let's wait a little and all our parcels will be safely delivered!
I hope everyone is smilling already!!! :D

Let me know if I'm missing something:
. Nia - Posted!
. Ysa - Posted!
. Heather - Posted!
. Judith (will post this week)
. Lentochka - Posted! (No photos)
. Noni - Posted!
. Angel - Delivered :)
. Olimpia - Posted! (No photos)
. Preeti - Delivered :)
. Valma - Delivered :)

Send a smile exchange - Angele to Olimpia

Hi,

Oh, just got the good news from Nia my little package has arrived in Mexico!
Because Olimpia is busy this week i will post the photo's.
Hope you like everything Olimpia, loved making this for you!
Hopefully all the exchange packages will arrive safely!

big hugs to you all!

Send a smile exchange - Preeti to Valma

Hi Ladies :)

Am I really the first to have received my exchange ??? :D
HO MY !!!

I sent a mail to Preeti to thank her but I think my words are going to be a bit weak regarding to what I'm now feeling :D
I've been spoilt ! over spoilt !!!
Preeti knows me well hehehe..purple, butterflies and ..... MICE !
Wow , I'm so happy !
This needle book is so cute and all the pages are embroidered !
And all those goodies...

Target : to send a smile --> TARGET REACHED :D

My exchange is going to leave on Monday, let's hope it will generate such a smile than the one I'm having right now ;)

Thank you again Preeti, you're a sweetheart.
Lot's of love
xxxx
Valérie

the over cute needle book

the same needle book with a beautiful handmade garland

 

5 goodies !!! :D

Typical Indian gifts

Send a Smile - posted parcels :)

Hello ladies :)

Two parcels are already travelling across the world! We have some quick stitchers on our group :D awesome!

I'm keeping track on how things go, you can check the list on the exchanges page :)

Please, let your partner know when you get your mail, let me know too ;)

Summer!

A cute card to celebrate summer!
Happy stitching!

Send a Smile - exchange partners :)

Hello ladies!
By now you've probably read your emails, you know who will get your parcel but.. who will you receive from? heheheh Here it is, the full chain:

Stitchers:
Nia » Ysa » Heather » Judith » Lentochka » Noni » Angel » Olimpia » Preeti » Valma » Nia

Theme: Free
Itens: At least 5 itens + 1 handmade - Margaret Sherry design, always!!!
Post: until July 31st


Thank you for voting chain ;) It would be a lot harder to make partners that had never sent/received from each other :p

Last week I started asking for addresses but I'm still waiting on Olimpia's reply. Ysa and Heather have new addresses, anyone else changed in the last couple of years? Please, let me know ;)
Questions?

Don't forget the main rule: have fun!!!!
Let's start sending smiles :D

Calendar Cats: June

Hello everyone!

I hope you have/had a nice Saturday. It´s June so it´s time for June cat from Calendar cats. June is my favourite month. My life is full of events in this month (etc today´s - Concours d´Elegance in spa town near to my place :-)).

Original post here.

Have a nice Saturday!

A cat and a cow with flowers!

Hi MS lovers!

Thought i should share 2 of my stitching i made a while ago.
Oh, sooo looking forward to this exchange!
Have fun!

Cattitude horoscopes: Gemini

Hello everyone!

I´m going with the next sign of zodiac :-).

Original post here.

Have a nice evening!

Poll » pairs or chain?

Hello everyone!!
Looks like I'm always a bit behind these days =) I used to be better here, I know.. Well, if a baby at home keeps your hands full, a toddler walking everywhere (and fast!!) it sure keeps you busy as well ;)

So, on our exchange, we have 10 stitchers:
Nia
Noni
Heather
Angel
Judith (Musicwoman)
Ysabel
Preeti
Olimpia
Valérie
Lentochka

I'm taking votes to decide if we exchange in pairs or chain.
Pairs: A < > B, C < > D...
A sends to B and B sends to A, C sends to D and D sends to C...

Chain: A > B > C... > A
A sends to B, B sends to C... the last one sends to A

How do you prefer? Vote until Sunday, I will post the list as the majority of votes ;)

New partners:
I always try to make new partners, so everyone gets the chance to exchange with everyone :) So it won't be in the order of the list above ;)

Completed Bags of Fun today!! Yay!!

Hi all.  I completed Bags of Fun today. Whew! It was lots of backstitching, and I bet you may notice I didnt stitch the whiskers.  I actually prefer the design without them.  I hope MS doesn't mind! :))  I'm now debating whether to make into cushion or frame it.  Happy Stitching to everyone!! :))

exchange update and tips :)

I posted yesterday but already have news and I thought I could share some tips for our exchange :)
First, Angel is in for our exchange too, she will make it work to go along with our dates :) (happy you can join sweetie!!)

Stitchers:
Nia
Noni
Heather
Angel
Judith (Musicwoman)
Ysabel
Preeti
Olimpia
Valérie
Lentochka

What to stitch:
I wanted to share some tips with you, about what to stitch and what piece to make.
First, you don't need to stitch a huge pattern, you can pick something small or even a piece of a pattern (we have done it here before). That's ok, your work will be different but also unique :) Make the pattern your own!!
For the finish, don't stress about it, don't over do it to make something you don't feel confortable. Go simple, make something nice and pretty. Of course you can make a big and complex gift if you want ;) but for those who don't have much time or amazing skills (we are all different), go simple and pretty, it's ok.
The import here, is to have fun making your gift/parcel and make your friend smile!!! :D
Enjoy!!! Have fun!!!

Theme: Free
Itens: At least 5 itens + 1 handmade - Margaret Sherry design, always!!!
Sign up: until May 31th
Post: until July 31st

If you haven't done it yet, you can still sign up ;)

exchange update!!

Hi everyone!
Again, sorry for taking so long to update here.. it has been difficult to have some free time with my boy walking everywhere! Only 14 months but he walks too fast!!! I spend my day running behind him :p

I gave a long time for everyone to sign up but not many stitchers joining.. probably not having as much free time as they wished? I know how that is :p well, but I will still try to participate and do my best :) So far, 9 friends for the exchange, I still have to check with Angel because everyone else prefered a later deadline..

14 more days to sign up here!!

Calendar Cats: May

Hello everyone!

It´s May and it´s time for May cat from Calendar cats.

Original post here.

Have a nice day/evening!

Coffee & Cuddles

"This cute scene has real "ah" factor and looks great decorating a kitchen or hallway."

Hello everyone!

What about cup of coffee? Or cup of cat? :-D These cats sitting in the cups are so lovely. Two ginger and two grey cats make me smile and what about you?

You can find this design in the book The best of Margaret Sherry.

Original post here.

Have a nice Sunday!

Spring!

Oh, i love springtime! And i believe these two are enjoying it too!
Happy stitching everyone!

Winter and Spring

Today I can show you two of my finishings.
As I had and have a real bad time I really enjoyed stitching these cute guys. I did them 1/1. They always brighten my mind when seeing them.
 And I will do the second spring  bunny very soon.

I hope that I can show you some more of our favourite designer.
The WINTERJOY  I bought and the SPRINGJOY is a free gift of CrossstitchCrazy 203
Huggs to all of you
Judith

Photographer Cat

Hello everyone!

I like photography and I had to stitch this cat from book The Best of Margaret Sherry (section Sports & Hobbies). This design is a little bit nostalgic for me. It was the second cat from Margaret Sherry which I did, it´s so long ago :-).

Original post here.

Have a good time!

Cattitude horoscopes: Taurus

Hello!

I hope you  had a beautiful weekend. It´s the second half of April, it´s time for the sign of Taurus. This sign (the second sign of Zodiac) is ruled by Venus. Taurus belongs to the Earth element. Is there someone born in this sign?

Original post here.

Have a nice evening!