Happy Dance

Hi all, yes I have a finish.

I'm so happy Autumn Fairy is now off my to do list!

It felt like all the details eg backstitch and beads took longer to do then the cross stitch. 

I'm all backstitched out let me tell you. All the details bring the fairy to life I think.

If you know this chart you will see I left out a little on the kreinik braid backstitch as to me it was too much, I like how it turned out.

Two down and two to go on this set I've also stitch up summer.

So the photos

Next up is tiger reflection. I don't want to stitch it right now but it works out as a Christmas gift if I can stitch it in time. Wish me luck! Happy Stitching!!!

Autumn Fairy

Hi, I would like to thank all the people that left a comment.

I ended up buying the mini but as I was overthinking the chart I got out another.

Here is Autumn Fairy now, sorry about the photo a bit dark up the top.

I've been stitching all the green,gold and leaves and the apple. I now have the other side to stitch, then onto the backstitching.

She is now going away again. 

I'm thinking week by week I will stitch another chart, change every Friday so I Don't get bored, we will see.  

Until next Friday happy stitching!!!

Little by Little

Hi all thank you for all your nice comments.

Ok I did very little on Autumn this week. She was hard to get into. It's sad because there's not much to stitch and I can see the end of her but just had a really hard time stitching. 

Here's the little I've done 

On Queen mermaid I've started but I would love to have the braid so I'm going to wait before I stitch anymore. Should not be long.

Here's  the little bit I've done lol 

And next is another new start my Frost Dragonling. I thought I would start with page 1 and now wish I did the middle. This page is sooooo boring I'm thinking of unpicking and starting in the middle, what do you think?

Here is what I've stitched and what she will look like one day

I also keep looking at 2 heaven and earth charts to start them. I have everything and can start now.

I will start in the middle too lol.

They are a stitch in time and Earwen here are the pics of what they look like

I don't know what to do, what about you? What are your ideas?

I will see what happens this week I guess, or take your ideas to heart.

Until my next post

Happy Stitching!!!

Autumn Fairy So Far

Hi all 

I've been stitching Autumn Fairy on and off since my last post.

Here is before

And here she is now

I've also been getting together things for a new start Mirabilia The Queen Mermaid.

I had the chart and fabric.

Now have most dmc and have sent for all the beads and braid.

Maybe start this weekend, and mix it with my Autumn Fairy and coloring.

So she looks like this

Happy Stitching!!!!

Autumn Fairy

Before

Now

Happy Stitching!!!

Stitch From Stash September

The story of September is I had a plan.... Ya right like they always work out ....not. 

My plan was to stitch and only stitch the PR sal all of September....

I got the top all stitched up

Step 4

Step 8

And almost Step 10 as you can see here...

Now beading I always do last as I find the thread hooks onto the beads as I'm stitching.

So back to the story. I found out about the free Joan Elliott fairy (See her blog if you have not got it yet)

and thought I would start stitching my wip Autumn Fairy.

Before

After

Then I got sick for a day or so, think it was something I ate. I could not stitch so started to put the DMC threads onto cards as I do, so much easier to use this way

For Earwen, lots of gray in her

The Rose of Sharon

So now I want to stitch The Rose Of Sharon Stitching on 18ct "Dirty" Aida

There is not much because then I hurt my back, nothing mayor just hurt for a few days. I did lots of walking and put on lots of heat cream. It took 3 days to just do her hair because it hurt to sit and stitch.

So because I could not stitch I started to look at the cross stitch mags I have and charts I've kept over the years. I have so many mag's that has a Joan Elliott fairy/angel in it.

   

As I was looking at charts one jumped out at me, I kept it for a gift and so now I'm stitching it for Christmas, it will go to a good home. It's from  Cross Stitch Collection Issue 223 June 2013 and called A Chaffinch In Summer.

Here is what it will look like:

And So Far... I'm stitching on white 14ct Aida.

Hope to do more this weekend.

So thats the story of September so far.... I hope the rest is better.

I will say I'm all better and back stitching again.

I almost forgot Amount Spend: $5.00 Thought I had all the DMC for my bird but no. Everything Fabric most threads I had in my stash.

So Happy Stitching!!!

Wings

Happy Easter!

I've been stitching the Autumn Fairy.