Verse 9 of Give Thanks, and a special offer....

If you have followed my blog long enough you will realise how much I love flowers.

Every week or two I like to purchase a bunch of roses for the dining room table. They are not expensive roses, just $1 each, but they look so beautiful on my table.

With each new bunch appearing at the table I tell Mr E, "Thank you for buying me roses, honey..."

He laughs. He works to pay for my roses so I do give him all the credit. :-)

This month's "Give Thanks" block is a celebration of the garden because it is a place where many of us find peace, and where we delight in beauty...

 

  

Isn't it pretty? 

You can download 'For The Garden' HERE.

This is the 9th block in the series. Have you made them all so far?

If you've missed any blocks you will find the download list on my sidebar.

I am thinking of restitching all of them to make a quilt, but I may wait until I've shared all twelve verse blocks before I do.

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Daisies. Oh, I do like daisies. My favourite line from the movie, "You've Got Mail" is, 

"Don't you think daisies are the friendliest flowers?"

And I always call out YES! 

From today until Monday I have a special offer on two of my Dilly Dally Daisy designs!

"Flourish"...

 

...and "Bloom"!

 

"Flourish" is a framed stitchery, and the instructions to cover the frame with fabric are included with the stitchery design.

"Bloom" is a wallhanging, and the instructions to complete the project are included with the stitchery design.

Both design patterns for $4, just $2 each, and only till Monday.

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It is Father's Day here in Australia this Sunday, so hopefully I'll have some photos to share on Monday. Kezzie has designed and made something special for Mr E and I can't wait to show you, and Blossom has gotten him something for his other bike that he's keen to try out. Should be a wonderful day. :-)

Enjoy your weekend, and be sure to hug your dads and tell them how much you love them - even if it's not Father's Day where you are. 

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

NEW designs! ....and of course those Giveaway winners!

The winners have been drawn!!

1ST prize of a fat quarter bundle of 'Roses de Noel' and a paper pattern for my ~A Christmas Story~ quilt goes to TERRI from A Few Scattered Stitches!

2ND prize of a bundle of fat eighths of 'Roses de Noel' and a PDF pattern for my ~A Christmas Story~ quilt goes to JAN from Meanderings Of A Crazy Quilter!

3RD prize of a PDF pattern for my ~A Christmas Story~ quilt goes to ANNA from Make Yourself at Home!

....and the winner of my bonus prize for sending the most people to my blog is VAL LAIRD from Journey of a Stitcher!

Congratulations everyone!!! Please email me with your snail mail address/email address and I will forward your prizes to you this week! \o/

For everyone else, thank you for your entries and comments! It was so lovely to hear how much you love my new Shabby Roses quilt pattern ~ A Christmas Story ~.

If you would like to purchase the pattern for yourself or a friend you will find the links to Paypal HERE

Remember, if you purchase the complete pattern, or as a monthly BOM, you will be invited to join my Yahoo group where we can share the journey of stitching ~A Christmas Story~ together - as well as being privvy to some free extras along the way!

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Now to share some new designs!!

~ FLOURISH ~

A gorgeous stitchery displayed in a fabric enhanced frame (directions for both in the pattern!)

Buy the pattern as a PDF file now for just $4 USD!

I will email your pattern to you within 24 hours of purchase.

~SIMPLE BEAUTY FOR THE SOUL~

An elegant stitchery reminiscent of times past when ladies wore white lace gloves and wildflowers were picked from the garden.

Buy the pattern as a PDF file now for just $4 USD!

I will email your pattern to you within 24 hours of purchase.

(Australians please note: This stitchery will be available later this year in Australian Patchwork & Stitchery magazine)

 I'll list our June Jeans Challenge participants later today on my sidebar!

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

After the dance, and something new...

She had a fantastic time! Of course she wasn't keen to be photographed when she got home - "Mum, I'm a mess now. I've been dancing for hours!"...but she smiled anyhow and let me snatch one photo. 

After a good sleep she was excited to see that I was making her all-time favourite treat, Cinnamon Scrolls, for our Valentines Day morning and afternoon teas. Here they are almost risen and ready to bake...

...and here are the gorgeous pillows of strawberry iced scrolls before they were gobbled up!

I gave Mr Elefantz a box of Cadbury's Roses chocolates and he kindly shared them with me. :-) It's been ages since I had chocolate...mmmm, they were yummy!

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This week I finished another new Dilly Dally Daisy design...

 It definitely has a romantic air to it, don't you agree? It seemed fitting to finish it on Valentines Day.

How to display it has been holding me back from the final stitches lately...a wallhanging? A bag? Diary cover? I couldn't decide so it has been sitting for weeks now needing just a few green flower stems to be stitched, and all because I couldn't decide it's final home.

Today I knew...

 The pattern is yet to be written up, but perhaps later next week.

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I have more wonderful projects from gifted ladies who have used my designs in different ways.

Jeanette used the blocks from my Wonky Houses wallhanging to make a gorgeous cushion...

Dricca used the *peace* block from my Shabby Roses quilt to make a really pretty cushion...

 ..and Maribel made this lovely bag for her daughter using the *inspire*, *believe*, and *roses* blocks from Shabby Roses!

I pray your Valentines Day was one of joy at being with those you love.

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

~ Merry Heart ~ - my 2nd Dilly Dally Daisy design for 2010! Plus more Challenge entries...

It was lovely to receive such a positive response to my first Dilly Dally Daisy design for 2010, ~Bloom~, earlier this month!

Now I'd like to show you the second of my Dilly Dally Daisy stitcheries...

~Merry Heart~

I cannot help but smile every time I look at this design! It was pure joy to sketch and then stitch.

If you would like to sew this design yourself it is available as a PDF download purchase HERE in my Etsy Shop for $4.95 USD.

The first Dilly Dally Daisy design, ~Bloom~ can also be purchased HERE in my Etsy Shop for $4 USD.

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It's almost the end of January and the end of my Tea Towel Challenge. All I can say is WOW! Some of you have been showing just how creative and talented you are in this Challenge, and I am so impressed!!

Here are some new entries I received today.

Janice made my free tea towel design first, but then she was a clever bunny and made a matching pot holder! (Have a read on her blog how this project accomplished more than one objective!)

Manda has been busy again, this time with an aid to her sleeping! What a cute sleeping mask!

Susan found a very useful purpose for her tea towel - a Peg Bag! She took the photo with her phone so it's only small, but you can see that it's really cute!

Cath made me so envious when I saw what she made for the Challenge...I adore aprons, and this one is gorgeous! Can you believe this beauty is made from a tea towel!?

I encourage you to  go and visit Cath's blog because she designs THE most adorable Raggedy dolls you've ever seen. You can purchase patterns for them from her shop as well as many other gorgeous Raggedy items! Plus, she has a giveaway for her doll Gracie on her blog, and I am crossing my fingers and toes that I win her! Of course, now that I have told you about Cath's giveaway that lessens my chances of winning, so I may just have to make my own Gracie doll - you see, Cath has a a free download pattern on her sidebar for sweet Gracie. What a generous designer!!

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I'm being very good with my hands, no stitching. A lovely blogger, Monica, emailed to offer me some wonderful creme that may just help my tendonitis prone hands - Oregon Creme is its name, and one of the ingredients is Comfrey which I've heard is a wonderful herb for inflamation. She's posting a jar off to me so I'll be sure and let you know how I go with it. Thanks so much Monica!!

Now, it's time to  go watch the men's semi-final of the Australian Open tennis.

Have a lovely evening!

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

I've been busy! FOUR new designs!!

You've seen some scattered sneak peeks of these over the last few months, but never the whole piece, but at last I can share them with you!

Today I am releasing FOUR of my newest stitchery designs!

~THE DRESS~ a new Shabby Roses beauty, designed especially for my daughter, Blossom ...

 

~ GIFT OF ROSES ~ another Shabby Roses design, all stitched up as a gift card!

~ THE GARDEN FENCE ~ a mix of flowers bursting through the picket fence!

AND the very first design from my new range of embroideries for 2010, "Dilly Dally Daisies", this is ~BLOOM~ ....

I'll be sharing more from the 'Dilly Dally Daisies' range as the year progresses. They are all gorgeous too!!

All these stitchery designs are available to purchase right now in my ETSY STORE for just $4 each!

Click HERE to purchase any or all of them!

As a special offer until Monday, if you purchase any 3 of these 4 new designs, I will email you the 4th one free!

Happy stitching!!!

Hugs

Jenny

xxx