Important Notice – New Happy Threads site launched !

Saturday 15th August 2009

It’s Saturday evening and I have now moved to my own wordpress hosted site !  I am very grateful to wordpress.com for the journey I have travelled with them and I have enjoyed the journey with them so far, but it’s now time to take the next step.  It also means that I can add new features to my blog for your enjoyment and entertainment !

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Have a wonderful day and Happy Threading !!

Cross stitch a seaside bookmark

Beach cliffs

15th August 2009

Another Saturday… I love the weekends because I have more time to do the things in life I really love.  Spend time with my family, stitch, knit, garden and design new charts for my blog.  The photo above was taken on a weekend away earlier this year.  Magnificent seaside and cliffs !  Nature is just awsome don’t you think ?

I have designed a very quick and simple beach theme design bookmark to stitch.  It is suitable for beginner’s too even if there is a little of backstiching to be done.

New Developments

Waterdrop

14 August 2009

Friday morning !  The photo above was taken with my macro lens and shows water which has collected in a small droplet at the base of the plant.  I love the way nature is so beautiful and amazing.

Thank you to all the visitors that visited my blog over the past two days.

Over the next few days I will be transferring my blog to a self hosted site.  This may mean that this blog may not be available for a little while and the address may change.  I will make sure however that you still know how to find Happy Threads from this site when the time arrives.

I have a few new free charts in the pipeline for next week including another bookmark.  Also I am opening my Etsy shop where I will be selling some of my more complex designs and some of the designs I have for free for a limited time only.   Closer to Christmas I will be offering the best of the charts I have designed for 2009 in an e-book but more on that in a few months.

I wish you a very happy Friday and hope that you have a lovely weekend.  In the meantime the thought for the day is from the little book by Patrick Lindsay “It’s never too late”

“It’s Never too late to

Slow Down

Look Around

Feel your heart.

Find the people and things that you love.

Care for them.

Happy Threading !

Stitch a mini roses bookmark today !

Pink Rose

Tuesday 11 August 2009

Good Morning !  I have been working on a new cushion design these past few days after work.  It will be something a little different and should be ready later this week.  In the meantime I thought I would give you a mini rose bookmark to stitch.  I am mad on roses and those who read my blog regularly will know that.  I took the photo of the rose above this summer and think it is very beautiful.

As I continue to work on my blog I regularly visit other sites and blogs to see what other cross stitch and embroidery designers are doing.  I will from time to time feature designers that I like.

Pansy Bookmark to Stitch

Pansy

10th August 2009

I am amazed at how quickly this year is passing.  Each year seems to go faster than the one before.  Maybe it feels that way because I am getting older.  I finished the pansy bookmark on the weekend.  I have loaded the chart into the boxnet widget over .  The boxnet widget is the black box on the right hand side of my blog.

Pansy Bookmark © www.happythreads.com.au

Wishing you a wonderful week and Happy Threading !

Thinking about stitching a pansy bookmark

Trevor

7th August 2009

Say hello to Trevor our new gorgeous cat.  Trevor arrived on Monday and has now decided it is safe enough to venture out.  He is 2.8 years old and has a beautiful nature.  He is well behaved and very loving.  We are lucky to have him.

This weekend I would like to move my blog to a self hosted site.  I am hoping to add a few new features to the blog also.

Cat and the Rain Cross Stitch Chart is Ready !

Pink Begonia

6th August 2009

Hello ! The photo on the blog today is a macro shot of a beautiful begonia plan I have at home in a pot.  I took the shot on the weekend and I love the color and shape.

The cat and the rain cross stitch chart is finally ready to stitch.  It is loaded in the boxnet widget.  It is also free to stitch for a limited time only.

Free Little Cat Bookmark to Stitch

Pansy

5th August 2009

Quick post to say hello as I have not blogged for a few days.  Trevor has arrived and life with him is exciting and challenging.  He is a gorgeous cat but has not been sleeping much and is hiding under the sofa most of the time.

I have almost completed the free cat and the rain cross stitch chart but because it is quite detailed it is again taking more time than I had hoped.  I am still hoping to have it completed by tonight.  In the meantime here is a free little cat bookmark to stitch.  It can be in cross stitch or canvas and wool.  It won’t take long and should be fun.  I have used this design as part of the cat and the rain cross stitch chart.  Remember that the chart is free for personal use only and may not be reproduced for sale or business purposes.

Little Cat Bookmark

Here is the chart.  The chart is in the boxnet widget – the black box on the side of my blog.  Have fun !

Cat bookmark chart

Have a wonderful day and Happy Threading !

Ever thought of creating your own design to stitch ?

Hyacinth

30 July 2009

As I finish off my cat and the rain cross stitch chart I have been reflecting on the process I undertake to come up with a new design.  I have previously written on my blog that it is a challenge to find and create designs that are not already available on the internet.  Many of the these designs are free.  In fact there are hundreds and hundreds of them available on the internet for free ! 

There have been many designs that I have admired and even stitched.  I tend to enjoy the designing process rather than the actual stitching of the design.  I think that comes partly from the fact that I don’t actually have alot of time to stitch my designs at the moment.  Creating the design does not take as much time as actually stitching it.

Still working on cat and the rain cross stitch sampler

The cats and the rain

28th July 2009

I love the photo above.  I did not take it and found it amongst many images on the web.  My kids and I are also getting a cat next week.  His name is Trevor and he is 2 years old and 8 months.  He is a maine coon cat and apparently very lovable.  His owner is going overseas so we thought we would make him part of our family.   I will take a picture of him and post it as soon as he arrives.  We are all very excited !

The cat and the rain cross stitch sampler is progressing well and I will post it later this week.