Boot sale and not finishing stuff.

Yes, exactly what the title says. I went to a car boot sale today, and was very lucky to find some goodies and spend only £3.

 

 At the first stall I went to my boyfriend spotted these Hello Kitty charms, he thought that I might be able to do something crafty with them, and I hope I will think of something!

At another stall I saw this cute little Peter Rabbit kit, someone had made a start on it, but hadn't gotten very far, and for 50p I'm not too bothered.

At the same stall I saw a frame and thought to myself that I wouldn't be able to afford it, but I asked, the guy said he didn't know how much it was worth and gave it me for £1!

Now, onto my stitching. I've been naughty and starting new things before finishing others...

This little thing is the free kit from the latest issue of World of Cross Stitching. She's nearly done, but I put her aside in favour of something else for a little while.

This is my yet unfinished Easter present for somebody (I won't say who, in case they see this blog post!). The pattern is from here. I'm stitching it on the Zweigart Cashel I received recently, and I love the look of it. I'm hoping to finish it into a little pin cushion if I can find the right material to accompany it.

Finally, by boyfriend is looking for Wii friends to exchange Metroid Prime 3 friend tokens with. So please go and check out his post! Even if you don't have Metroid Prime 3 you can still add us as friends!

A few bits and bobs

I'm going away for a week starting early tomorrow (train leaves at 5.15am, ugh...), so I thought I'd post a quick update before I leave.

First, one quick reason why I love volunteering at a charity bookshop:

 

Cross stitch magazine for 25p each. Three called "Cross Country Stitching" which have some nice classic designs, although they are quite religious, which is not my cup of tea, but I'm sure I can leave out the Bible versus or replace them with other quotes should I use one of the patterns. "Quick & Easy Cross Stitch" has some sweet bear patterns, a lovely alphabet pattern and lots of Christmas patterns in it, and also still has its free gift attached. 

Next, I take back what I said about amigurumi looking easy. I made a couple of teddies so bad I dare not show them, and a little pig with no legs, which looks slightly stupid, but I think is sort of cute.

Make me some legs, and sort out my eyes!

My thumbs almost back to normal, I can do cross stitching without pain as long as I don't do it for too long, so I've done a little bit more of my Pokémon biscornu.

 

I'm sure you can guess who this is.

Lastly, I pulled out a sampler I started well over a year ago and haven't worked on in months and did a little more on it.

It's very creased, and seems to have magically acquired some stains, so I hope those will wash out.

That's about it. Keep stitching. I'll be back in a week!