I managed to get a picture of my recent finish of the C Mon Monde SAL this morning. It's stitched on 48ct nacre Gander linen with my own choice of HDF silk threads. I am undecided on a 'final' finish but will probably just frame it.

I am now busy stitching up my Christmas ornaments. Every year I have good intentions of stitching these throughout the year and every year they get left until the last minute and with Christmas now being only four weeks away I am beginning to panic a little!

I have also been working on a new iStitch design and a little Christmas freebie too and both need to be stitched up.

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I finished stitching up Part 3 of the C Mon Monde SAL. Although the chart doesn't call for it, I will be adding berries to the lower vines as I think it looks 'unfinished' without them. Apologies for the poor picture - it's dark and gloomy here again.

Christmas ornaments are the next on the list - once again I have left them until late in the year especially those that have to travel!

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I stitched up Part 1 of the C Mon Monde SAL in time to receive Part 2 which I started last night. There is a fair amount of stitching to do in one week and I think it might have been easier, for me anyway, if the parts came every two weeks but I will persevere and hopefully be able to keep up.

After seeing the lovely hoop box that Vonna showed on her blog *here*, I was quite enamoured by the idea and thought I would do one too. I already had the pattern - BBD Summer House - and a piece of R&R 30ct cappachino linen in my stash so I thought I would make a start. I also had the same colour thread that Donna had used but, it is a little too 'browny' for my taste so I decided to go with DMC 115. I stitched the design 2*2 but oh dear it's much too large for my liking so I am going to restitch it 1*2 on 40ct raw Newcastle linen with a yet unchosen thread and finish it on 5" hoops instead of 6". I may even chose a different design or do my own thing! Vonna posts an excellent finishing tutorial for this on her blog and only asks that your give her credit for her idea. Thank you Vonna for sharing your wonderful idea.

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I was searching through my blog recently and found the 'day book journal' I did on August 4 2010 and thought I would do another for today:

Outside my window ..... it's dark and dismal

I am thinking ....I can’t wait for next summer

I am thankful for ...... my health, my family and my life

I am wearing ..... black shorts, black top, flip flops

I am loving …. my new design - Sew Frost

I am stitching .... C Mon Monde SAL

I am hoping .... to start my Christmas shopping soon

I am drooling over .... an 11" Macbook Air

I am sorely tempted by ...... an 11" Macbook Air

I am hearing ...... Layla - Eric Clapton

I am reading ..... Now You See Her by James Patterson

On my mind ..... Sunday roast

From my picture journal…. School days - 1963

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I started on the C Mon Monde SAL and have only to put the roof on the house which I hope to do this afternoon so I can send off a picture to receive Part 2. I will post a picture shortly thereafter with details of fabric and threads.

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