Supplies

So, Christmas is on the way (I feel like I shouldn't be bringing this up in mid September, but there are only 3 months in which to make all of my Christmas cards!) which means, supplies are required! I have done a cheeky bit of ordering from amazon, last year I made all of my Christmas cards using ink stamps and glitters, so this year I have decided to make cross stitch cards as well :)

Money is very tight at the moment, so the items I bought are not brands that I have heard of before - hopefully they are still easy to work with, I will let you know. I have bought:- some holly green and santa red 14 count Aida, and a selection of 100 skeins of stranded cotton in various colours. I have also bought a small 4" embroidery hoop, to enable me to use less material and therefore minimise wastage.

There are a couple more bits and pieces that I need to get, such as masking tape to stop the Aida from fraying as I am working with it, some double sided sticky tape for mounting the cards, and possibly some double folded blank cards with apertures cut out for a more professional look for some of the nicest cards, although I may be able to make this base myself given a bit of patience.

I am eager for my supplies to arrive :) although I am going to Devon to see my lovely folks, and possibly get a new car(.....) over the weekend, so not much opportunity for card making.

Also, I did make it to the gym this evening :) good thing too as it was pizza for dinner tonight!

Over and out S x