What is Gifted Gorgeousness, you may ask? It's the brainchild of the lovely and talented Jo at Serendipitous Stitching, who invites us to celebrate gifts we've been given that we are stitching on (or gifts we're stitching for others). If you're up for seeing more eye candy, click on the graphic above and visit Jo's link up post!
As I'm posting this on Easter (a few days late as usual), the first gift I have to show you is very appropriate...a friend gave me these counting pins for my birthday:
Next were a couple of kits I bought with birthday money (and, *ahem*, maybe a little extra)...I just subscribed digitally to Inspirations magazine. In the very first issue I got, there was a bird by Nicola Jarvis. The last time I was in England (2014 I think), we visited the William Morris Gallery, and there was an exhibition of many of these stitched birds. I was over the moon for them, but they were out of most of the kits, so I didn't get a chance to bring one home. When I saw the bird from Strawberry Thief was in Inspirations, I had to get the kit.
Since I was ordering all the way from Australia, I had to order two kits to justify the shipping, right?
Well, that's it for this month's Gifted Gorgeousness...tune in next month, when I might have actually stitched something that was gifted to me!!
12 comments:
What lovely kits. It will be fun to watch them grow. The Peeps pins are too cute!
Super cute pins and beautiful kits too
What gorgeous kits, and the counting pins are adorable
yes very sweet pins and beautiful kits.
love and smiles x
Gorgeous kits, how lucky to find one that you had wanted to stitch. and lovely useful pins.
Thanks for taking part in GG this month. Love the Peeps pins.
The Inspirations magazine is a gorgeous publication. I have one issue! I didn't know they did a digital subscription. That's tempting...
Love the Strawberry Thief design.
ohhh my what cute pins and love the justification for the post ;) the strawberry thief is really lovely :) can't wait to see progress on this one :) love mouse xxxxx
Hey Heather - I am so jealous you got the Strawberry Thief from Inspirations - I certainly would have ordered it except that I got TWO Wm. Morris needlepoint ornaments from Whimsey and Grace for an embellishment class last month and you know how many threads and beads get picked up in that situation. (sigh) let me know how you do on the Strawberry Thief. I did sign up for the Alison Cole cyber class next month - another reason I had to forego the birdy! I'm loving my digital sub. to Inspirations, absolutely gorgeous stuff. Enjoy Mel
Wonderful kits you chose to purchase and pretty counting pins you were gifted.
Those counting pins are so pretty! I love the colours in your new stash.
Those are some lovely new additions to your stash, especially the mandala!
The pins are lovely. Great additions to your stitching.
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