Three more finishes

Wow. I actually managed to get not one, but THREE projects stitched up and not only that but finished as well. =:O. Yes, they were all holiday related and quick stitches, but they are projects I've wanted to do for quite some time now.

Here are the finishes, in order of stitching completed, along with the related Stitchy Notes. :). Please note that the Soie d'Alger color 'names' are my own and not Access Commodities. Now, on with the show! :)


First Project:

Design: Joy Ornament (retired gift design)

Designer: Midnight Stitching

Fabric: 28 count Natural Pearl linen

Fibers: Soie d'Alger 542 (Star Yellow), 1846 (Forest Green), 2935 (French Red), Kreinik 004 Very Fine Braid in No. 1 Silver.

Accouterments: Mill Hill beads in #60479.


Began and ended Friday, November 27, 2009

Second Project:


Design: Noel

Designer: Shepherd's Bush for Caron Collection Threads

Fabric: 28 count cream evenweave

Fibers: Soie d'Alger 1425 (Dark Navy Blue), 1846 (Forest Green), 2935 (French Red), 4145 (Chocolate Brown), Kreinik Number 8 Braid in No. 002 Gold.



Began and ended Saturday, November 28, 2009

Third Project:


Design: 2003 Christmas Alphabet (retired gift design)

Designer: Prairie Schooler

Fabric: 28 count khaki dyed Monaco (dyed by me!)

Fibers: Soie d'Alger 1846 (Forest Green), DMC in Ecru

Accouterments: Mill Hill beads in Claret (unknown catalog number)

Began and ended Sunday, November 29, 2009

My finishing isn't the best in the world, and one day I hope to have all the tools to do them up properly, but I am happy with the way they turned out. :)


Hope you all enjoyed them. I am off to finish a fourth ornament which I hope to have posted within the next day or two. :)


---


Respectfully submitted,


C.

Trying to pick myself back up

I noticed that between the posts announcing that I was pregnant and when I lost the baby, it was a mere 10 days or so. Funny old world, eh?


I have been trying to cope with the loss and the almost unbearable grief. Unfortunately, this also means no stitching. However, last night, I vaguely remembered a snowman design, but I could not remember the designer or where I found it. I enlisted a friend to put out a call on various cross stitch boards to help me locate it as I could not find it in my 5 gigs of free designs I have on my computers. (Five gigs...YIKES!!. After awhile, the design was located and I got out the supplies for it, even though I was quite certain it would become another WIP/UFO. I had chosen some Soie d'Alger and I had forgotten how nice these are to stitch with. After awhile, it became apparent that I would actually finish the thing and sure enough, I managed to finish it just 10 minutes ago. And it's even a completed finish! Apologies for the glue still drying in the picture! Here's a pic and the stitchy notes:


Design: Snowman's Quaker Christmas

Designer: Midnight Stitching (http://www.hearts-desire.net/newsletter/dec2008.pdf)

Fabric: 28 count natural Pearl linen

Fibers: DMC 310, Anchor 001 and 1003, Soie d'Alger 1846 and 2935

Date started: Friday, November 27, 2009

Date stitching completed: Saturday, November 28, 2009

Date assembled: Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving evening, I took down all of my fall stitching and put up the Christmas holiday stuff.



Thanks for looking and I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I am off to see if I printed out another freebie I remember I wanted to do.


---


Respectfully submitted,

C.