I won these on Staci's blog the other day and they arrived yesterday! Lots of tins! Im going to use many of these for finishing! Ive never made/received a tin finish before but no excuse now. Any good tutorials out there? Ive never found Altoids to buy over here, so was surprised to see on the front of the tin "made in Great Britain." Very bizarre. I remember reading on Hazel's blog that someone found them in Morrisons once.Anyway, thank-you so much Staci! Staci won my blogiversary competition back in January so i did laugh when i found out i'd won her giveaway.
Here is my new start! The EMS Rose Sampler which i fell in love with as soon as i saw it! This is a freebie design with a new part released each month. I discovered it late so i am a bit behind! I am using DMC 115 as my main colour.
Well according to my stitching bloggers yahoo group, yesterday was the little known "holiday" of "No Housework Day" and so we were to answer this question on our blogs: What is your least favorite household chore? The only household chore i enjoy is laundry. I love it, very satisfying! Every other chore i hate but my most hated chore by far is cleaning the bathroom. No sooner is it cleaned when you feel it needs cleaned again. Although isnt that the same in every room?! LOL Off now to tidy the lounge before i start work for the day. Im working from home today which i love!
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I missed seeing that in yesterday's daily digest for the group. Must post mine later this week... ;)
Your pinkeep is AWESOME, btw!!
I have pinkeeps on the brain. I meant your flatfold!!
Oh, lovely exchange, I'm a PS fan too :) How odd about the tins 'made in Great Britain' on the Altoids - I've never seen them here either! That said, we don't have a Morrisons nearby - I can vouch that Sainsbury's don't carry them! Love your start on the Rose Sampler - that's going to be a gorgeous (but BIG!) project :) Housework - definitely washing dishes is the worst - I'm allergic to washing up liquid!!
Congrats on winning the tin prize pack! I just finished a tin topper and it turned out great (if I do say so :-) I used Vonna's tutorial on her blog.
Your flatfold looks amazing and great new start too!
Gorgeous spring Prairie Schooler! Really wonderful finishing on it. Love your new start too.
I'm glad the tins arrived safely, hope you have lots of fun with them! I just did my first tin finish and Vonna's tutorial is superb :)
Very pretty finish and a great start!!
What a darling little PS design! And congrats on winning Staci's drawing!
Vonna has done a great tin box finishing tutorial
She also did one specifically for Altoid tins
You can also check out this one
Beautiful PS finish Cheryl.
Lovely flatfold, congratulations
A lovely finish Cheryl - my local Morrisons stocks Altoids, but just the mint ones - so if you ever want any just yell!
Wonderful exchange. Rose Sampler is progressing well so far.
Oh, all those tins. Another one for Vonna's tutorial here.
Marks & Spencers do a tin about the same size as an altoids. Green, 99p I think, extra strong mints in.
What a beautiful exchange!
Thanks again, Cheryl!! :) I think this is one of PS most "spring" designs... I love it.
What a lovely flatfold you made. Well, you have lots of tins now. We will be looking to you for advice!!!
You've done a sweet and nice finish for that spring exchange!
And the new project is beautiful! Happy stitching
Maria, Bulgaria
very nice exchange piece, we can get Altoids down here on the coast next time you come to Shoreham you should look in the little sweet shops lol
Is that a pinkeep or a flatfold?? I am very impressed either way. I need a tin finish tutorial too. I think Vonna may have one?? Nice EMS sampler. Now my question to you is... are you doing the shading in grey or not?? xx
Pretty spring exchange! Lucky you winning those great tins.
well, rats. I missed No Housework Day! I don't mind laundry, but the task I like the best is probably dusting. I like that you can see an instant difference :)
Nice job on your PS!
Your Spring piece is lovely, what a cute design. Also, your Rose WIP is looking gorgeous, the color is working wonderfully with it.
Sue
Nice exchange finish! and wow thats a lot of tins, we get the altoid tins over here in Germany. Your Rose sampler is very pretty, I like the color you chose. No worries about being behind, I'm behind along with you. :)
Lovely little exchange you stitched up there Cheryl. Lovely start on your EMS piece!
I will come clean your loo if you come do my ironing lol - i just hate ironing.
Lovely work on EMS Rose you will soon catch up its such an easy one to stitch.
Lovely flatfold for Anna!
I look forward to seeing your tin finishes...I'm always intrigued by them because I love anything that can hold little doodads.
EMS Roses is looking very pretty!
Bath photos are also very lovely.
The PS finish is awesome.
Congrats on the winning of all those tins.
Love the Bath photo's
Thanks for sharing.
The PS you made for the exchange is very cute. I love that thing you use to make it stand.
Congratulations on your tins. The one that says "i love cookies" reminds me of an episode in Futurama. I can't wait to see what you do with them.
Well, successfully received incoming and outgoing gifts AND a lovely start to the EMS rose sampler... I think that counts as a very productive bit of time! Congrats all around. Good luck with all those tins.
I can see you've already had lots of advice on your tutorial already but I agree that Vonna's are excellent. You should have lots of fun with those tins!
Your PS exchange piece is adorable. You did a great job on the finish.
The Rose sampler is going to be such a pretty piece from the looks of it. I would love to have done this one but I just don't have the time.
OOh I love the Ems Rose Sampler and I love the colour you are using.....stunning. I think I may save this chart to stitch one day....
The tins are gorgeous..
Housework?? I hate it all, dusting, ironing, hoovering, yeuch yeuch yeuch! I need someone to come and do it for me!! lol I wish!! lol
Happy stitching....
Your rose sampler is beautiful - love the thread you've chosen! That PS piece is adorable too!
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