Letter B fairy finish!!

Yay! Another Mira finish! I put the very last of the beads in just moments ago. There are places where I just had to make do as I counted and recounted and yet it wasn't correct. While I do not mind the wholesale ripping out of DMC multiple times, Crescent Colours I do!


Welp, without further ado, here she is.

Design: Letters from Nora Letter B Fairy

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Periwinkle Prism by Silkweaver from their Reflections line.  

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Cobbled Peach, Hickory Sticks, Pansy Purple, Pink Champagne, Spun Sugar, Steamed Broccoli, Vintage Violet. Caron Collection Wildflowers #146 Moonglow.



Bling Used: Mill Hill beads in #00128 Yellow, #02085 Brilliant Orchid, and #42027 Champagne. 





As of Sunday, August 10, 2014:

Finished Tuesday, August 12, 2014:

And on a sad note, Robin William died yesterday in an apparent suicide. I never knew the man personally, but he brought me so much joy with his truly magical talent. Genie of the Lamp from Aladdin was a favorite, but it was his lightening fast improv that was the best. The bit from Inside the Actor's Studio is just sheer comedy gold. According to legend, he was there for 5 hours!

Well, I best be off. Time to get some tea and clean up the detritus so I may spend time with Ms. Ana :)! Hope everyone is having a great week! :)

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C. 

In the home stretch

And thank God for it! The flowers in two sections I've had to rip out less than three times before I just threw up my hands and went, 'Make it work!'. All I have left to do now is fill in the wings, a wee bit more of backstitching, some beading and D.O.N.E.....done. 


Here she is as of right now:

Design: Letters from Nora Letter B Fairy

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Periwinkle Prism by Silkweaver from their Reflections line.  

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Cobbled Peach, Hickory Sticks, Pansy Purple, Pink Champagne, Spun Sugar, Steamed Broccoli, Vintage Violet. Caron Collection Wildflowers #146 Moonglow.



As of Sunday, July 27, 2014:

As of Sunday, August 10, 2014:

Welp, I need to bolt for the door. No rest for the wicked, yea? Hope everyone is having a great weekend! :)

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Letter B fairy update

Been plugging away at the Letter B Fairy , however, I am losing a bit a of steam on the project. I am anxious to get to Bluebeard's Princess. I am really chomping at the bit to get to that one. I am using Tajinaz9's conversion on Picture This Plus' 40 count Meditation from their Crystal line. I decided against waiting until funds came in to get the Polstitches' Friendship that Tajinaz9's conversion originally used. I think she will be just fine on the 40 count Meditation. I have promised myself I can start her as soon as the Letter B Fairy is finished. Bluebeard's Princess is all kitted up and ready to go, I just need to persevere as Letter B Fairy is a birthday present and is due next month. :)


Well, this is where I am as of just a bit ago: 

Design: Letters from Nora Letter B Fairy

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Periwinkle Prism by Silkweaver from their Reflections line.  

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Cobbled Peach, Hickory Sticks, Pansy Purple, Pink Champagne, Spun Sugar, Steamed Broccoli, Vintage Violet. 


As of Wednesday, July 23, 2014:

As of Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Well, I best be off. Today is my Friday, and I need to get ready for work. Need to stop faffing about and make it look like I'm doing something. :P

Hope everyone has a great week!

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C. 

WIP Wednesday New Start

After finishing the Letters From Nora Letter J fairy last night, I began to clean up and assemble the next fairy. I got really lucky and found the perfect piece of fabric for the project. Hooray for shopping in one's stash!


At any rate, here is what I have managed to accomplish today:

Design: Letters from Nora Letter B Fairy

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Periwinkle Prism by Silkweaver from their Reflections line.  

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Cobbled Peach and Pansy Purple. 


What she will eventually look like:

As of Wednesday, July 23, 2014:

Well, I best be off. Got tons to do and tomorrow is my Monday. Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

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Letter J finish!

Finished this up just moments ago. I really do like the way it turned out. The recipient has seen the finished product and loves it. I need to wait on one last treasure for the top of the J and get it framed up. :)

Design: Letters from Nora Letter J

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 28 count Zweigart Lugana evenweave in Rainbow Sparkle by Silkweaver in their Reflections line. 

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Cobbled Peach, Granny Annie, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, Jelly Roll, Key Largo, Lemon Lime, Magnolia Blossom and Vintage Violet. Caron Collection Wildflowers #146 Moonglow. Threadworx cotton floss #10461 Lime Twist. Kreinik metallic thread in #4 braid #023 Lilac. 


Bling Used: Mill Hill beads in #00128 Yellow, #00167 Christmas Green, #02010 Ice, and #02103 Periwinkle.  


As of Wednesday, July 16, 2014:

As of Tuesday, July 22, 2014:

Closeup of beadwork:

Well, I best be off. I need to do some cleanup chores before bed. And since I have a finish tonight, this means new start for me tomorrow! :)

Hope everyone is having a great week! :)

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C. 

WIP Wednesday New Start

Two posts in less than 12 hours. Oh, my! I seem to be on a Mira roll here. I am very excited to be stitching this newest start, as the colors are a lot more soothing than the Trick or Treat Halloween Fairy. It's really hard to think about fall when the temperature is in the 110's! 


As with the Trick or Treat Halloween Fairy, I have missing information on the materials that I am using. I do not know the manufacturer of the fabric I am using and this is, quite frankly, rubbing my OCD the wrong way :P. As with the Trick or Treat Halloween Fairy and the added kitty, I will post information when I can. :)


At any rate, here is my newest start:

Design: Letters from Nora Letter J

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 28 count Zweigart Lugana evenweave in Rainbow Sparkle by unknown manufacturer

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Cloud, Cobbled Peach, Frozen Margarita, Granny Annie, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, Jelly Roll, Key Largo, Lemon Lime, Magnolia Blossom, Smoke, Tomatillo.

Well, I best be off. My latest fairy isn't going to stitch herself, haha! Hope everyone is having a great week! :)

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C. 

Little Miss O Is Finished!!!

Put the last of the beads in about 10 minutes ago. I had a true conversion on one of the beads, I substituted the called for pearl for a buttercup yellow. The pearl just got washed out and I wasn't happy with the way it looked. I found these in my stash, so it was nice to not have to run out and get just one thing. :)


I am very, VERY pleased with the way this has turned out. It went so QUICKLY once I was dealing with the correct fairy, haha! Well, enough of my blathering. Here she is, Little Miss O, in all her glory:

Design: Letters from Nora Letter O

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Crystal Fog

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Argyle Socks, Bejeweled, Cloud, Cobbled Peach, Desert Mesquite, Heatherleigh, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, La Tierra, Old Blue Jeans, Vintage Violet, Wisconsin Woods. Kreinik (#4) Braid in Blue Merengue #3514.  


Bling Used: Mill Hill glass seed beads in #00252 Iris, size 11/0 2.5 MM and #62041 in Buttercup in Size 11. 


As of Wednesday, April 30, 2014:

As of Thursday, May 1, 2014 845 PM PST:

She's framed with just the Q-Snaps right now, but I need to begin the quest for the appropriate frame for her. I will be framing her myself, so I need to start that probably on Monday. 

Well, I had best be off. I need to clean up my stitchy room and get the next fairy ready to go. I have more than a few of these lined up, so I better get to it. 

Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

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C. 

Close to Finishing

Last update for April. I am getting really close to finishing this one. I am really, really enjoying doing this one. I already have several more of the Letters from Nora letter fairies, so once this is completed, stay tuned! :)


Here is a quick update of what I have so far: 

Design: Letters from Nora Letter O

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Crystal Fog

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Argyle Socks, Bejeweled, Cloud, Cobbled Peach, Desert Mesquite, Heatherleigh, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, La Tierra, Old Blue Jeans, Vintage Violet, Wisconsin Woods. Kreinik (#4) Braid in Blue Merengue #3514.  Mill Hill glass seed beads in #00252 Iris, size 11/0 2.5 MM and #02001 seed beads in Pearl size 11/0. 

What it will eventually look like: 

As of Friday, April 25, 2014:

As of today, Wednesday, April 30, 2014:

Well, I best be off. Tons to do today. Hope everyone is having a fantastic week! :)

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C. 

Truckin'

Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man

Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on.

I seem to be on a lyric themed blog posting juggernaut here lately, but honestly, it's been fairly apropos. Last blog post centered around a song by the Cardigans, today's is by the Grateful Dead. My current piece is really coming together quickly. So quickly in fact, I have to slow down a bit because I am waiting on floss and beads to come in and I am a tad worried that I will get done before it arrives!  I've had one minor hiccup and that's it. Seems I am with the fairy I am supposed to be, yea? :)

Welp, at any rate, here she is so far: 

Design: Letters from Nora Letter O

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Crystal Fog

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Argyle Socks, Bejeweled, Cloud, Cobbled Peach, Desert Mesquite, Heatherleigh, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, La Tierra, Old Blue Jeans, Vintage Violet, Wisconsin Woods. Kreinik (#4) Braid in Blue Merengue #3514.  Mill Hill glass seed beads in #00252 Iris, size 11/0 2.5 MM and #02001 seed beads in Pearl size 11/0. 

What it will eventually look like: 

As of Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014: 

As of this morning, Friday, April 25, 2014:

Well, I had best be off. It's almost time to get ready for work. I've been taking my husband's motorcycle in and it's been a blast. :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

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C. 

Erase and Rewind

Hey, what did you hear me say
you know the difference it makes
what did you hear me say
Yes, I said it's fine before
But I don't think so no more
I said it's fine before

I've changed my mind
I take it back

Erase and rewind
'cause I've been changing my mind

Sometimes, you just have to know when to walk away. In this case, it's been the letter Q, now O. Try as I might, I could not get it to work out correctly, so I've decided to just let it go and just stitch up the letter O fairy instead. I was ripping out more than I was stitching, so it just was not worth it to me. I must say, I've made the correct decision, as I have had only one hiccup thus far! Funny how that works out. 

It's also been a blessing that 90% of the colors used in Letter Q, Now O are used in the Letter O. Yay! I've only had to purchase two colors I did not have in my stash. As an extra added bonus, I used a gorgeous Picture This Plus Cashel linen that I already had in my stash. This one is stitching up WAY quicker than Letter Q, Now O and I am really hoping I can get this finished in time. 

Welp, here is the restart. I will eventually stitch up Letter Q, Now O for myself at some point. I have two other Nora Corbett Letters From Nora all picked out. One needs to be done before the other one, but you know how that goes! HAHA!  

As always, stitchy notes first:

Design: Letters from Nora Letter O

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 32 count Cashel linen in Crystal Fog

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Argyle Socks, Bejeweled, Cloud, Cobbled Peach, Desert Mesquite, Heatherleigh, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, La Tierra, Old Blue Jeans, Vintage Violet, Wisconsin Woods. Kreinik (#4) Braid in Blue Merengue #3514.  Mill Hill glass seed beads in #00252 Iris, size 11/0 2.5 MM and #02001 seed beads in Pearl size 11/0. 

What it will eventually look like: 

Progress as of Sunday 04.20.2014: 

Well, I better get back to it. It's not going to stitch itself, haha! Hope everyone is having a great Easter weekend! 

Respectfully submitted,

C. 

At First Glance

Ever had something happen to you that at first glance you are really annoyed/disappointed/pissed off about but when you've taken a second look at it, it actually turns out to be a good thing? Case in point, Charter Communications cable tv. Turns out that in order to 'improve service', they've taken out all of the non digital tv stations and replaced them with HD ones. Now, normally, this wouldn't cause such a fuss, however, I am a HUGE fan of Create TV, which, you guessed it, is not a digital channel. DH and I do not watch a whole lot of TV as it is, so this was frustrating, disappointing, and ultimately, it pissed me off. However, as I got to thinking about it, this left me thinking that this is in the end game, a lot better for me. I have some projects planned of the non-stitching variety and have a few things in the works, at the moment. Now, I can spend more time on those, and naturally my stitching, rather than casting about trying to find something 'decent' on tv to watch. We have a Samsung Smart TV and a Netflix account if I truly need background tv noise. 


At any rate, I've made some progress on my Letters from Nora Letter Q  (now Letter O). I think it's coming along nicely, although, it still looks like the The Blob. I am hoping to get more done to where it starts coming together at least. Here's progress pics from last time and one I took just now:

Design: Letters from Nora Letter Q  (now Letter O)

Designer: Nora Corbett 

Fabric Used: 28 count Cashel linen in Minty Green Opalescent

Fibers Used: Crescent Colours  cotton floss in Argyle Socks, Cloud, Cobbled Peach, Heatherleigh, Hickory Sticks, Hydrangea, La Tierra, Vintage Violet, Wisconsin Woods. Kreinik (#4) Braid in Blue Merengue #3514.  Mill Hill glass seed beads in #00252 Iris, size 11/0 2.5 MM, Crystal Treasures #13063 Champagne Fuchsia rondeles size 4 MM, and Petite Seed Beads in #42027 Champagne, Size 15/0 2.0 MM. 

Stitcher's Notes:  XXII Winter Olympics project. Letter Q substituted for Letter O. Will leave the 'tail' of the Q off of the design. My LNS did not have letter O in stock, however, I liked the letter Q better anyway so it all worked out! :)

What it will eventually look like (minus the tail!): 

Progress as of Sunday, February 9, 2014:

Progress as of Wednesday, February 12, 2014:

Well, I best be off. Need to do some chores before I start dinner tonight. Hope everyone has a fantastic Valentine's Weekend! :)

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C.