The second sleeve

And I finished the second sleeve and am moving on!

One sleeve

I have started on Santa's coat.  I have changed the colors called for in the coat.  I am using the Splendor 820 but not the other listed.  I added a darker shade of red for some shading and changed the blue to  a lighter color.

All the Swirls!

I finished all the swirls on Santa's coat!  They shine but the photo doesn't show it much.

TaDa!

The background is done!  I finished all the way to the bottom on the left and then did the two little section by his legs.  

Almost there!

Lots more background done!  It won't be long now!

Shading down the side

I am almost down to the hem of his coat and working with both colors in the background.

Finished!

Jingle is finished and going in that pile.

Down to the beard

The background is done down to the beard.  I am starting to add the darker shading color.

Just blue

I have more background done....am working down the left side as the right side is finished.

All the letters

I finished all the red beads!

May 17th

The background is done on the right side.  I also started stitching the swirls on the coat and have completed the ones on the right arm and on the right side by his hat.

More than half

Lots more silver and red beads and a bit more of the white Neon Rays.  I am thinking this is more than half done.

Progress 5-13

I am still doing background and have added the darkest color on the far right.

Red and silver

I completed the silver swirl on the top left, added some red beads on the L and the G and then added in a bit more of the Neon Rays white background.

And a star

I added enough rows to stitch the star and the movement from his hand to the star.

Moving along

I am working on the background.  Almost to the point where I can put in the Star!