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Current Mood: exhausted
Current Location: My Desk

Back stitch on the girl herself is now complete and I've started on the border, just across the bottom so far. Seven roses and two butterflies to go. It's so exciting!
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Current Location: My Desk

I know I only updated yesterday, but the difference the back stitch is making is so striking I just had to share. There's still a lot to do, but it's taken me two days, and about three hours of stitching, to get this far.

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Current Location: My Desk

I've been a bit remiss about posting updates, got a bit carried away with the stitching, so here are the last two pictures. I'm on to the back stitch now, which is going to take a while, but it's already looking good. The only back stitch on these pictures is around her eyes.
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Current Location: My Desk

Right, first update on the art nouveau lady!

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Okay, here's a set of floral designs I finished late last year but didn't get around to photographing until now. They're stitched on 14 count with two strands of thread.
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Current Location: My Desk

A little later than intended, thanks to life getting in the way, but here at last are the pics of the 60th birthday card I made for my friend. Unfortunately, it went a bit wonky when I stuck it to the card because it's quite large. I used one strand of thread on 18 count fabric, so the stitched piece is a little over 6 inches tall by about 3 1/3 wide.

There should be more to the border, another shade filling in most of the gaps, but I liked the simpler version so I left it at that.
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Current Mood: busy
Current Location: My Desk

I've finally managed to finish a set of really fiddly designs. The pictures don't show it very clearly but they used 15 colours, some of which were so similar I couldn't see the difference except in bright daylight. There's also a lot of backstitch, and one of the designs I had to start again after accidentally dropping my yogurt on the first attempt...

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Current Mood: busy
Current Location: My Desk

I finished another set of small designs for cards, this time some bees and honey. The two small ones were stitched on 14 count and and the four larger ones on 16 count, because that was all I had that was easily accessible. Most of my fabric is stored in a big old chest that currently has a lot of stuff piled on top it and I didn't feel like moving it all to get at my stash of 14 count.

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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: My Desk

Yay! I've managed to complete another set of designs! These ones are a mix of cross stitch and coloured blackwork, stitched on 14 count. The big ones were designed for bookmarks but I'll be making mine into birthday cards as I've got some tall, narrow card blanks that will fit them nicely. The two small ones will be gift tags.
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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: My Desk

I started stitching these a few years back and recently discovered them again - five were complete, one only needed a bit of back stitch, and the last two hadn't been started, so I thought I'd better finish the set before I got on with anything new. I stitched them on 18 count fabric, instead of the recommended 14 count, which proved really fiddly, but I think the end result makes them worth the effort, eye strain, and headaches... Doubt I'll stitch them again though. @_@
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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: My Room
Current Music: TV

I've been working on this for a couple of weeks, charting the design before stitching it, and I'm rather pleased with the result. The coffee cup motif is from Cross Stitcher Issue 262 and the main alphabet is from Issue 265. I designed the border myself. I plan to stitch it again, but with a wider border to fit in a frame I bought.

Here's the completed stitching...

Ianto 1

Reverse View - I'm pleased with how tidy it is.

Ianto Complete

And here's the finished product. I was going to fringe the edges, but that just didn't seem right for Ianto. He's always so precise and neat, so I left it.

It was supposed to be stitched on 18 count, but I think I ended up using 16 count by accident, lol!

Current Mood: cold
Current Location: My Room
Current Music: Falling Snow?

Here it is, my completed Valentine's card! I think it turned out quite good, despite some slightly wonky lettering!

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: My Room
Current Music: Antiques Road Show

Despite my doubts, I have successfully finished mum's birthday card - with a few days to spare (just as well, as I seem to be getting a migraine!). Next task will be a Valentine card and I haven't even chosen a design yet =S

Here's the stitched piece for mum's card....

And here's the completed card....

I'm very pleased with the result!

Current Mood: productive
Current Location: My Room
Current Music: Singing Blackbird

Elephant Santas in Cross Stitch

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Current Mood: productive
Current Location: My Room
Current Music: Silence

I finally got around to taking photographs, so hopefully, here are the other three Tartan Santa designs from the set of six I stitched. As with the first set, these are stitched with one strand of thread on 18 count aida.

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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: My Room
Current Music: Silence

After more than 18 months, I'm finally cross stitching again, it's such a pleasure to make something! Thought I'd share the finished results here - it will be nice to have a permanent record of what I've stitched as these are all destined to become birthday and Christmas cards.

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Entries tagged with cross stitch

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Project Completed!

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Finished mum's birthday card!

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