It's the first Saturday of the month so it's time for the People's Choice SAL run by Jo from Serendipitous Stitching. Continued thanks to Jo for hosting this unique SAL which has a different theme each month.
This month's theme is hearts, the symbol of love and romance.
Right, in no way am I a lovey-dovey person so I try to steer clear of stitching projects which have romantic undertones. However a trawl through my projects revealed I have stitched a couple of small hearts:
February Flip-It Stamp by Lizzie Kate
Heart Dolphins by Durene Jones (magazine chart)
As for heart charts in my stash, they're also very few and far between:
Love Heart charts from a magazine dated February 1999
(I have absolutely no idea why I kept this chart but it's come in handy for this SAL!)
I don't know about the rest of the world, but in the UK we have a sweet called Love Hearts which have little supposedly 'romantic' sayings on them. You can see some of them above - Real Love, Crazy, How Sweet, Kiss, Cool, All Mine - but they've changed in the 30-odd years since I last bought them to include emoticons. I bought a packet just for this post so I could show you how awful some of the phrases still are (if you can read them!)
I then went internet trawling and found some heart cross stitches with a difference and ones which I would actually consider stitching:
I shall, of course, look forward to seeing what Jo and the other entrants to this SAL have to offer for their Hearts posts. Hopefully other stitchers are more 'romantic' than me and we'll see some lovely heart-themed projects.
Next month's theme is Freebies.
Take care,
Rachel x
Right, in no way am I a lovey-dovey person so I try to steer clear of stitching projects which have romantic undertones. However a trawl through my projects revealed I have stitched a couple of small hearts:
I downloaded this free DMC Colour Variation Heart a few years ago but have no idea where from.
(I have absolutely no idea why I kept this chart but it's come in handy for this SAL!)
I don't know about the rest of the world, but in the UK we have a sweet called Love Hearts which have little supposedly 'romantic' sayings on them. You can see some of them above - Real Love, Crazy, How Sweet, Kiss, Cool, All Mine - but they've changed in the 30-odd years since I last bought them to include emoticons. I bought a packet just for this post so I could show you how awful some of the phrases still are (if you can read them!)
I then went internet trawling and found some heart cross stitches with a difference and ones which I would actually consider stitching:
Family Heart from MotherBeeDesigns (etsy)
(another excuse to break out the variegated thread)
(another excuse to break out the variegated thread)
Let's Eat Chocolate by Imaginating
And who doesn't love a needle minder?
chapelviewcrafts.co.uk
I shall, of course, look forward to seeing what Jo and the other entrants to this SAL have to offer for their Hearts posts. Hopefully other stitchers are more 'romantic' than me and we'll see some lovely heart-themed projects.
Next month's theme is Freebies.
Take care,
Rachel x
Great post. I do have to admit I love the Family Heart piece. That would make a perfect cabin pillow....hmm. I got some sour patch kid hearts and their saying were cheesy too. Boy how times have changed. I will get my post up soon.
ReplyDeleteChe carini i tuo ricami a tema cuore ♥️♥️, bellissimo anche la calamita per ago buone xxx 😊
ReplyDeleteGreat post Rachel. I'm with you. Not really into the whole Valentine thing. Just another way for stores to sell junk and candy we all don't need. Love your little heart finishes.
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My favorite of all your hearts is the dolphins! We have conversation hearts here that look very similar to the little hearts with sayings.
ReplyDeleteOh I just love the Family heart and may have to put it on my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteThe Dolphin Heart however, is the cutest of all! The candies do have cheesy sayings abd they don't even taste good! Not sure why kids love them. ha ha
Ahh, we have "Sweethearts" candy similar to those here in the US. Ours seem smaller though, and don't include emoticons (yet). The freebie heart reminds me of the Isabelle Vautier hearts. And that's a tasty needleminder, how cute!
ReplyDeleteI am loving all your hearts. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI remember the candy hearts with sayings from when I was young. Cute stitched hearts!
ReplyDeleteHi , Popping here from Jo's blog.
ReplyDeleteThe hearts you have stitched are beautiful specially the dolphins.
In India, we have biscuits called Little hearts but they don't have any sayings :)
I have the Let's eat chocolate pattern but may not stitch it . So , let me know if you want it.
Thanks for taking part in The People's Choice this month with a lovely selection of hearts. And sweeties too! I was never a fan of the taste of those when I was kid. I'd much rather have the Chocolate!
ReplyDeleteThe dolphin design is very sweet and who doesn't love a monthly series. What ever would they choose for February if it wasn't for St Valentine?
Lovely stitching! Love Hearts were my favourite candy, not for the sayings, the white ones were delicious. Cute other hearts things as well, especially the needle minder.
ReplyDeleteYour hearts are sweet, the dolphins are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThe Lets Eat Chocolates looks like a winner to me!
Love all your hearts!But the needle minder looks so delicious!AriadnefromGreece!
ReplyDeleteI hope these love heart at least taste good! The dolphin heart is cute and I love your needle minder.
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