PhotoHuntThis week’s theme is ”Upside-Down” and these photos are my choices for the week …
Author: Anne S
Brightening my life one stitch or one card at a time, and sharing my joy of needlework and card-making.
Pinkeep Finish & Eye Candy
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a photo of this finished pinkeep – this is one I’ve finished as a model for Karen to use at her shop, which has been sitting around for months before finally being placed in a bubble envelope today ready to be posted to her:
“Life’s a Stitch” by Lizzie*Kate
Also, I’m not sure if you’ve seen the following designs, but I personally think they’re all wonderful 🙂
My Lady’s Quaker by Jardine Prive; Amber Ocean Lights by Chatelaine
Afraid of the Dark; and Black Cats & Flying Bats by Blue Ribbon Designs
Born to Stitch by Glory Bee; Hearts & Flowers Casalguidi Needlebook by Half Moon Handwerks
Peacocks Rule by Milady’s Needle; Spirit of Vierlande by Vierlande Samplers
Barbara’s Round Robin to date
Unfortunately I haven’t had much stitching time over the last few weeks, so my round robin has gone into the mail for this round a few days late – but here are my finished sections for this round, along with how Barbara’s piece looks so far:
Only one more final round to stitch, then they all return home to their owners again, and we have the task of putting them all together. I’ve really enjoyed seeing everyone’s choices of threads and linen, and they all look so very different – can’t wait to see them all finished! 😀
Photo Hunt – Orange & Electric
This week’s theme is ”Electric” and here are my choices for this week.
Blackpool lights – print photo scan
Arthur’s Seat, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
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Last week’s theme was ”Orange” … not “Curved” as I originally posted!! It appears I stuffed up last week’s Photo Hunt, as I accidentally published a post meant for December 5 instead of September 5!!! So here are some choices for last week’s theme of Orange:
Sunset at Oia, Santorini, Greece
Carp in the Chinese Friendship Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Feathered Friends in Queensland
Here are a few more shots of friends of the feathered variety that we met while on holiday:
And here are a couple of shots of the beach/ocean in and around Port Douglas:
And a couple of views of the scenery along the way:
On the left is Barron Falls at Kuranda
On the right from the top: Ant hill in the countryside; Curtain Fig Tree at Kuranda; View from Heales Lookout in the Atherton Tablelands
And finally a quick mosaic of various parts of Queensland life that we saw while on holiday:
From left to right:
Top row: Fields of sugar cane being harvested; Banana palms; Tropical plant
Middle row: Hay bales; Cairns waterfront; Mossman River at Mossman Gorge
Bottom row: Lake Eacham; Mossman River at Mossman Gorge; Lake Barrine
Sorry, too busy to write anything more … probably won’t get chance to get online again before the weekend … and no stitching to show for all the busy-ness! 
A couple of finishes … and some holiday snaps …
Just a really quick post, so I can upload some holiday snaps, as well as my latest stitching finishes. Here goes …
First up my latest finishes from yesterday and today:
“Hannah Purington, 1796” by Little House Needleworks
stitched on Ice Blue linen with DMC
“Stitching Leporello” by Chatelaine
Only one more piece to complete, and all the stitched sections will be finished 😀
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Next up are some piccies from the Mossman Gorge in Tropical North Queensland from last week’s holiday – a wonderful spot just a short drive from Port Douglas … love, love, LOVED it there:
Next are some of the critters we came across on the same holiday … don’t scroll down any further if you don’t like crocodiles and/or snakes!!!
Kangaroos, Koala and Wombat
Fiji Crested Iguana, Frilled Neck Lizard, Iguana
Crocodiles with one lone alligator in the top centre
Black-headed Python, Pilbara Death Adder, Coastal Taipan, Green Python
More piccies will follow shortly … of the gentler feathered friends we met while away, as well as some general piccies of Cairns, Port Douglas, and the general surrounding areas 🙂
Photo Hunt – Surprise
This week’s theme is ”Surprise” and we got a Surprise when we saw this sight in Napier, New Zealand last Christmas – unfortunately times are really tough, and it appears the reindeers have all been made redundant … there may be delays in gifts arriving this year! 😛
Then imagine our Surprise when we turned a corner in a Queensland Zoo and found this ‘little’ Surprise waiting for us on the footpath looking all brave! Yep, definitely a surprise when we’d only just recently been looking at one of its relatives behind wire bars!! Here’s an Iguana enjoying its day in the sun 😀
Photo Hunt – Ripples
Photo Hunt – Artificial
Four sleeps to go
In 4 sleeps time the Dragon will have landed in Oz, and I’m off on 3 weeks annual leave. Things are hectic at work, so I’m not online at all at the moment, and probably won’t be much while Mum’s here. I feel a bit brighter health-wise over the last few days, though, which is a great sign … perhaps it’s the excitement of only having to work until the end of this week? haha. I did have my CT scan last week and currently awaiting 8 vials of blood to be analysed … hopefully the results will be through soon.
In the meantime I have managed to put a few stitches into LHN’s Home of a Needleworker Too … but I’m too lazy to take a progress photo – I don’t have one of the threads, so a finish will be some time away yet, but I’ll post a piccie some time next week if I get time. Mum and I are heading off to warmer climes for a week, where there’ll be nothing to do, so hopefully that’ll mean some serious R&R and stitching time! 😀
This is where we’re heading next Thursday …
Hurry up “next Thursday” and arrive already!!! 😉
(Note: Photos are courtesy of the Tropical North Queensland tourism website)
Feather Stitching 