What European City do you belong to ......

You Belong in Amsterdam

A little old fashioned, a little modern - you're the best of both worlds. And so is Amsterdam. Whether you want to be a squatter graffiti artist or a great novelist, Amsterdam has all that you want in Europe (in one small city).

What European City Do You Belong In?

Oh Kewl !!!!!!!! I already knew I have to visit here !!!!

What Colour Purple are you ???

Dark Purple

To others, you seem a bit dark, mysterious, and moody. In truth, you are just a very unique person who doesn't care what others think. And you really enjoy your offbeat interests and friends. You've decided that life is about living for yourself - simple as that.

What Color Purple Are You?

I'm not a purple fan - but I had to find this quiz for mum - and yeah - its pretty accurate!

What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

You Are A Pine Tree

You love agreeable company, peace, and harmony. Compassionate and friendly, you love to help others. A natural poet, you have a very active imagination. You are very soft on the inside - needing affection and reassurance. You can fall in love deeply, but you will leave if you feel betrayed.

What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

Awww how sweet!

Gothic completed

Well I did *no* stitching over the weekend, then a blitz Monday night and then nothing since - poor FireFlower is feeling neglected .....

However the stitching I blitzed on Moonflower Monday night was to finish Gothic. Pics here:

She's finished, washed, ironed and ready to go to the framer's on Friday. I was thinking of a thin but intricately carved dark blue or black wooden frame. Paul suggests with a thin line of silver on the inside edge. Any thoughts?

What artist should paint your portrait?

Who Should Paint You: M.C. Escher

Open and raw, you would let your true self show for your portrait. And even if your painting turned out a bit dark, it would be honest.

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

Oh WOW !!!! Ome of my favourite artists !!!!!

Round Robin Border Questions

Morning all, Back in 2004 I joined a just beginning RR for an email group that I am no longer subscribed to.

The RR was 12 people and supposed to last 12 months. I learned new techniques and ways of stitching - and I met The Dragon (Hilary) for the first time through that RR.

I also finally had my project returned to me 24 months later with only 8 people having stitched on it! I was one of the lucky ones! Some didn't get returned at all! Some came back with only three or four being stitched on them. It turned me off RRs for quite a while.

However two good friends here have offered to stitch two of the three remaining motifs for me, so I pulled this item out and having had the week off with a migraine, decided I'd play with the border of the piece during my more lucid moments.

I first unpicked the border that was there, then washed and ironed the piece and then started stitching in a new border. Close up can be seen here.

I used two limited edition Carrie's threads that Tracy sent me for Christmas last year. I created the border design myself, chose the colours etc etc all by myself. My first attempt at designing anything. It is a very very simple stitch, but I would like some feedback please. Honest feedback! What do you think of the design I chose? Are the colours complementary to the motifs already stitched? Are the chain links long enough ???

I'm still thinking about the inner dividers for the motifs. Not sure whether to just put the outer border and leave the inner stuff blank, or whether to use a thinner chain - only 3 stitches wide instead of 5 - for the inner border. I have enough of this thread left to do all of the inner border panels. I also have a red and a brown in similar toning in the same limited edition set that I could use instead for the inner border ..... questions questions ....

Any creative constructive criticism is eagerly sought! I'd love some pointers from you guys on how to improve this for next time ....

Gotta love Snoopy Dancing!

Love Snoopy Dancing !!!!! 

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