I haven't posted for a while as I was due to have a small operation last week and - don't you love the NHS - they changed the date and didn't tell me till I got there, all geared up and ready to go! So the next date was last Saturday and, yes - you guessed it - they cancelled that one too. So I'm waiting for a 3rd date but not holding my breath too much. It's the mental stress more than anything, even with all the arrangements for children, dog, food, husband (not necessarily in that order!).

Anyway, I was delighted a few days ago to get this lovely card from Jean who swaps with me on the ATC Mixed Media group. She's kindly allowed me to put a picture here.

As well as making 30 large red stockings for the school Christmas Craft Fair this Saturday (why don't I learn to say no?) I've been playing around.

I used this lovely wool top I bought at Knitting and Stitching Show to make coloured discs on the embellisher, then put some chiffon over them with some water dissolvable paper and stitched with the machine. I was looking at the sketches I did recently of architectural carvings.

I then got the heat gun out on it to distress it a little. The whole thing was then laid carefully over some transparent organdie and hand stitched with some lovely space dyed threads someone sent me which went beautifully with these colours. Now I can't decide whether to stop stitching, whether it's a complete mess or if it's OK?!