Let the people choose-April- Specialty Stitches

Hello everyone!

This month's Let the people choose has got the theme of Specialty Stitches.
Let the people choose is the brainchild of Jo of Serendipitous Stitching and you can read this month's blogpost and link-up post here.
As you probably know by now I do cross stitch and sometimes embroidery. So I am not into specialty stitches.
Therefore I have nothing to show you! LOL!
 But a long time ago I had won a giveaway win at a fellow stitcher's blog and I was sent this magazine. It is full of specialty stitches projects.
No, I am not going to stitch any of them or start working with specialty stitches. I have enough cross stitch for the next twenty years.
So if any one of you would like the magazine please let me know and I will send it to you. Just let me know in your comment that you want the magazine.
Cross stitching, crafting and blogging is sharing after all! Right?

 Some of the pages inside.

November Gifted Gorgeousness

Hello everyone!
It's GG time again.

For those who are new here Gifted Gorgeousness is the brainchild of Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.
Every month we show things we have stitched for gifts or have received as gifts.
Here is what I stitched from 15th October to 15th November.
First of all because I hadn't done something from my summer ctaftpod I made a small pattern from the card included in the parcel by Brie Harrison  to fit the hoop that was included in it.
This was my grandmother's favourite flower. She called it skoularikia (earrings) but I know it is called fuchsia.

Now there were three hoops on my wall.

Then I started my autumn craftpod
and again chose to stitch something from Brie Harrison's card to fit the hoop included.

So now there are four hoops on my wall.

Then I made the paper mushroom that was included in the parcel.

Mine is not as good as Lucy's so go to Attic24 to see how she made it and developed the whole theme.
Then I made a small piece for Let the people choose-November-Birthstones which is again a brainchild by Jo.
You can read all about it here in my blog.
It's by Palko Lap blog and you can find the pattern here.

This piece I am going to turn into a card or ornament and gift it to a January birthday person.
Is anyone of my readers a January child? Like me?
The other thing I finished is 'All dolled up" by Little House Needleworks.
I had received this from Kaye of Kitten Stitching in one of her giveaways. Thank you so much Kaye, see how beautifully it turned out!

I haven't decided how I am going to finish it yet.

And as it was a gift to me I am going to gift the pattern too so if you want it please let me know clearly in your comment. I will leave this open till November 25th.

I gave myself a gift too. Two Christmas magazines this time. I hadn't bought Christmas magazines for a very long time. And these were the cheapest I could get in Greece. I wanted to buy Prima makes but it was 22 euros. Where are prices going to?

I also want to show you something I noticed in a shop in my neighbourhood. It is an upholsterer's workshop. And these are embroidered pieces all matched together probably to fit a sofa or armchair.

I'd love to see the finished piece.
Also I saw this stitched piece at the antique market last week.

Finally the giveaway from the Halloween blog hop. I gave Barca the chance to help me and she was most willing. 

 Aimetu Clare  of Aimetu's Stitching won the Halloween Happiness pattern. Please send me your full name and address to my e-mail, thanks.

Thank you Jo for gifting it to me it is high time it went to someone else to stitch! I really loved making it.

Hope you enjoyed this GG blog post from me. Have a nice weekend!