Amazing prices

I received a package today from a friend in the Philippines who sells crafts materials for all sorts of cross stitch.

It is interesting to note that the prices from there in comparison here in Belgium is really un-imaginable.

one piece of DMC cost here 1.30€ in the Philippines it cost 15 pesos. 1€ is about 60 pesos. thus, for every 1 euro I can buy there 4 pieces. 

I send 150 euro to my friend to buy me 200 pieces. I said if the money is enough just double some of the colors. Hence, I got 4 hundred pieces. If I am going to buy it here, It will cost me 520 euro. Its amazing, I mean its hard to imagine, really. then my friend sent me a text saying I still have some changes left. I told her to treat herself mcdonald or something cheesy. Sometimes its really hard to understand, why does it have to be different, but then sometimes I get the picture clearly and I thought. yeah, that's the way it is in third world country.

Mijn vriendin en haar zoontje

Here Prisana's foto is beginning to get a shape already. although because of 2 bloks fout, I had to redo it over and over. I hope to be able to finish before christmas.

Secret garden 3

I have a plan to skip secret garden 2 because the changes in color scheme is better for my eyes and my mood.

I noticed lately that I become easily bored whenever I stitches continously with the same color scheme. Especially in big designs. That is why , I stopped and stitched small things from time to time.

A few finishing touches for my secret garden 1

At last my secret garden 1 is almost finished, just a few finishing touches and voila.