Two Finishes, One Floss Toss

Just finished this week, the Halloween SAL designed by Love Thy Thread. A bit late for this year, so we'll consider it early for next Halloween ;)

Stitched over 1 on a dusty dark purplish mystery 28 count evernweave I got on ebay last year, with DMC 51 and 310.

Next on my frame was Nora Corbett's Sweet Pea. This one has a very big dress and a lot of beads for such a small pixie, but I powered through it and here she is:

Stitched on 32 count opal evenweave Silkweaver solo, a light mauve. To be honest it was not a fun fabric to stitch on: it's very thick, and feels a bit like a jobelan that's been starched. The threads kept splitting so it was a bit hard to find the right hole sometimes.

Anyway, here are some artsy fartsy shots of the beading:

I substituted the Caron Waterlilies 210 with DMC Color Variations 4000.

And finally, last but not least in today's news, here is a gorgeous piece of fabby:

Isn't it gorgeous? This is the December 2012 Limited Edition that was sent only to Sparklies' FOM club members. I saw it in real life in a friend's stash and it was just the perfect fit for the next project I had in mind, so I contacted Kate from Sparklies and she very nicely made a new one for me.

Mirabilia's Persephone, next under my needle :)

Siren finished!

My second finish this week, here is Mirabilia's Siren & the Shipwreck.

Stitched on 32 count opal Belfast in Shimmering Pool, by Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie, with recommended DMC and Mill Hill beads and treasures.

Substitutions:
- DMC 3842 instead of Caron Waterlilies 041
- Jodyri Designs May 2013 Limited Edition Arabian Days instead of Caron Waterlilies 017

Plum Pudding Finished!

A happy dance at last! Here is Plum Pudding, stitched with recommended Dinky Dyes silks and Mill Hill beads, on 28 ct Glacier lugana by Sparklies

Finish: Let's Stitch!

Remember that little SAL chart from my last post? It was supposed to look like that:

This is really not the style I like, a bit too old-fashioned for my taste. So I thought I would modernize it a bit by using a few variegated threads in brighter colors.
And then I got carried away a little bit (just a little) and it ended up looking like that:

I actually quite like it :) Of course the total absence of natural daylight, or sunlight for that matter, makes for a craptastic picture but you get the idea...

Chart Modifications:

- Added in my initials on the left and a couple buttons and beads on the right, instead of the random bits that were called for
- Added in one stitch to the ''C'' in ''Stitch'', as it was missing
- Moved the entire right half of the design two stitches to the left in order to not fill in that hole the designer left in the border
- Used French knots for the flower centers instead of cross-stitches (I may or may not have an unhealthy love for French knots)

Colorway:

- Borders: DMC Color Variations 4030
- Urn: DMC Color Variations 4130
- Stand: DMC Color Variations 4135
- Steams and leaves: DMC Color Variations 4045
- Bobbins wood: DMC Color Variations 4000
- Small bobbin: DMC Color Variations 4050
- Large bobbin: DMC Color Variations 4060
- Flowers: DMC Color Variations 4120 and 4124
- Writing: DMC Color Variations 4075
- Flower centers: Madeira 109

First finish and first start of 2013

Here is my first finish of the year:

Darth Vader Cookies, by Dork Stitch

I'm a bit of a nerd/geek, so this will be my new mouse pad at work :)
I have also finally been able to start on QS Mystic Garden, by Ciro Marchetti, as part as the HAED BB SAL. I am tent-stitching 2 over 1 on 28 count beige lugana, and here is what it looks like after a couple of evenings:

Lots and lots of confetti stitches, but it's all worth it in the end, those greens are gorgeous.

Not much to see yet, but if you click on the Long-Term WIP tab, you'll see an image of the final product.

Thanks for looking!