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Monday 18 January 2010

I have scissors!

I have acquired four new pairs of scissors in recent times. Three pairs were gifts; the other a pair I could not resist! Firstly some classic Lion's Tails, then some Dinky Dyes Titamium coated, a pair of Gingher 'Sarah' and lastly a tiny pair of Elizabeth 1 by Kelmscott Designs. Can you guess which pair I succumbed to and purchased myself?

My Christmas cactus hasn't fared too well this year as I've only had a total number of six flowers. I am open to suggestions of what I should or should not be doing!

I have designed and stitched a new iStitch design which now needs to be hem-stitched before I can release it for sale so no new stitching pictures to share as yet.

The past couple of days have been lovely - cold but sunny. I can cope with the cold if the sun makes an appearance!

Thanks for visiting

Take care

Labels: Gifts

16 Comments:

On 18 January 2010 at 13:38, Danielle

Love the multicolored scissors!!! And a new iStitch design!! Yay!!! Keep them coming!! Can't wait to see it, and then buy it! I am almost done with Sew In Love. Only one and a half motifs left to stitch.
On 18 January 2010 at 13:45, Shari

how pretty! I guess scissors is something I didn't realize there were so many of!! Wow!!!!! You sure got some pretty ones!
On 18 January 2010 at 14:03, Catherine

Lovely scissors! I have a small collection of only two pairs - but someday I hope to add to that!

Congrats on a new pattern - can't wait to see what it is!

As for your cactus - I have a few and some years I just don't get as many blooms and other years it may bloom two or three times for me. My mother has mentioned that the temps in the fall can affect how many blooms you get as they need some cooler, not cold, air to "set the buds". Yours is a pretty color!
On 18 January 2010 at 14:10, Amy

OH, love scissors - have quite a few in my "collection" too! I'd guess you bought the Ginghers? Love those - have quite a few of them - one is never enough! ;-)

Can't wait to see your new releaese - HURRY with that hemstitching! :-)

Have a great week ahead, Amy
On 18 January 2010 at 14:38, BeckySC

LOVE your new scissors :)
Have a most lovely week dear Carol :)
((hugs))
On 18 January 2010 at 15:04, Shay

I am in love with the scissors that are multicolored!!! The top scissors are my first and only scissors that I purchased. But looking at your collection I think I need another pair.
On 18 January 2010 at 15:09, Meari

Lovely scissors, Carol.
On 18 January 2010 at 16:03, Berit

I LOVE LOVE LOVE scissors! I'm guessing it was the Eliza Scissors that you caved for--because they are tiny and perfect (you seem to like miniature stitching) and they are the ones I'd cave for, too!
On 18 January 2010 at 16:57, Melissa

Is it something in the air? This scissor thing has gotten me too! My first pair was the gold tiny Elizabeth ones.

Glad you are enjoying better weather now!
On 18 January 2010 at 18:59, angelasweby

Carol,
I thought I must be the only person in the whole stitching world with only a few pairs of scissors - 4 in total but, I can see from other comments that, in fact, only having a few pairs is not as unusual as I thought One pair is a pair of Ginghers which I bought a few years ago, I wonder if that pair was YOUR weakness :>) Your scissors are gorgeous and very tempting.

I can't wait to see your new design. You are bubbling over with inspiration, i see.

We always used to have very few flowers on our cactus until a friend whose huge collection of Christmas and Easter cacti were positively weighed down with flowers told us her secret. She stands all her plants out in the garden all through the summer only bringing them in when it really begins to get chilly. We started doing the same and now our cacti are covered in flowers. I think, when they have had a prolonged period of cool weather, suddenly bringing them into the warm triggers off the flower production.
Angela xx
On 18 January 2010 at 20:06, Blu

The mulitcoloured ones are gorgeous!

Your cactus is very pretty! *says she of the very black thumb*
On 18 January 2010 at 20:26, Solstitches

They are all so lovely.
I'm going to guess at the Elizabeth scissors because I could not resist them either and have them on order.

Margaret
On 18 January 2010 at 22:26, Irene

I vote on the Kelmscott scissors. I know they are on my list to buy.
On 18 January 2010 at 22:48, Patricia Lessell

I thought, like Margaret, the you bought the Elizabethan ones too. I bought them on Saturday and I LOVE them. They are for one of the upcoming projects that I shall be doing.

I can't wait for your new design.

Lots of Love
Patti xxx
On 18 January 2010 at 23:02, Annie Bee

I would guess you succombed and brought the Dinky Dye sissors. they are all just beautiful.
On 19 January 2010 at 04:35, JOLENE

I love scissors!!!! I would say you bought the "Sarah" scissors by Gingher......am I right?