Emerald Mermaid

Hi all, Sorry It's been a while posting, it's been busy.

I would like to take the time to say a BIG thank you to Monique from cross stitch ramblings for telling people about this blog, it was such a nice thing to do, so thank you and if you have not seen her blog yet you need to go now, right now!.

So I've been stitching a little here and there and I got Emerald Mermaid all done, yay.

Before I show you the photo's, I would like to say I've made a few changes. 

I mis counted two times and when I found out it was too late or I just did not what to go back and fix it, so I just made it mine. I don't think you can tell unless you know the chart really well. It still works and I think it still looks good. 

Another change I made was her hair, when I did the beads I did not like it, I think it was too over the top so I took most of the hair beads out and filled in with the dark brown and I like it better this way. 

So now the photos:

Just the Mermaid

With the seaweed

Hair with the beads

Hair without the beads (much better)

Total all done

So I hope you like her and I'm now onto the next, I just don't know what it will be yet. 

Happy stitching!!!

Emerald Mermaid

hi, this is so far what I have stitched. I'm only doing the cross stitch part right now, then I will do the backstitch and beads. I also only used one strand on the kreinik thread as I hate working with two strands of it. It's the dark green bit, photo does not show it that well. I think it still works out. 

I'm getting there as you can see.

I've been reading or playing a few new games on my iPad and not stitching much.

Just a note with the lovebirds cross stitch I did, when it's framed it will be without the photo of my bird, after a few days of thinking about it I thought it was a bit too much. I still miss him but ya. So it will be in the finished page soon.

Happy stitching!  

New

Hi, Yes I started 2 more, so I've been stitching:

Qs April Fairy, by heaven and earth. I fell in love with her like so many did. This is page 5 I've been stitching and I love the blue's in her eye. See pic below. She is on 18 count Aida off white. This is also what she will look like when I get her 12 pages done.

  

And next I've also started Emerald Mermaid by Mirabilia Designs. She looks a little funny right now as she has no hair or much of a face. Hope the pic is ok. She is stitched on 16 count Aida called honeysuckle. I hope she works out with this fabric. It's what I will be working on in the next few days as she is calling me more then the fairy right now. 

Happy stitching!!