Cones !

Well I managed it, I sewed together my Easter Cones on Sunday afternoon, with not too many mistakes. Did my usual trick on the first one and sewed the ribbon on the inside not the outside..... I always do that! Then my cotton broke a couple of times but I think it is cheap cotton, it came free with the machine. But the end result was a good one. Sorry the photo doesn't do them justice and you can see the clutter through the glass cabinet doors!! They are a bit fuller now as I bought a few more mini eggs yesterday. The knitted chick in them was from someone Stuart works with, it has a Cadbury's Cream Egg inside it (I have one too!!)

Here is my Family Tree update, I wanted to complete the pretty bird up the corner, which I did. I also wanted to complete another box, which I also did. I enjoyed stitching on this last week more than I have recently. My dad spotted it when he popped over and said how impressive it looks. It'll be so great when it is finished and framed.

I forgot to mention last week about some more of my girl's achievements, I am very proud of them. Becki passed her Grade 4 Tap exam with a B grade (infact only 4 marks off an A) she was really pleased considering she thought she had failed it! Laura got enrolled as a Young Leader at Rainbows and Guides, tomorrow she is taking the Rainbows (5 - 7 year olds) to The Sealife Centre in Birmingham... they are going on the bus!

I didn't manage a lot of stitching yesterday as I seem to have come down with another cold, at first I thought it was hay fever as I had been in the garden a lot... but now I just think it is a cold. I feel better tonight so I can continue with my stitching, it is Country Idyll again this week.

Laura's card is also nearly complete, all the stitching is done but I need some gold beads and I don't seem to have any left. So I'll finish it as soon as I get some more, in the mean time I must start Becky's. There was a lovely free gift in the World of Cross Stitching this month called "Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady," I want to start that too for Becky's favourite teacher who is leaving next term, she teaches her Maths and it is because of her that Becky has improved so much in Maths, she'll be missed!

Until next time,

Ginnie x