At the Met

Here is my tiny start of at the Met! While I wanted to work on her, my desire to stitch Umbrella Sky has won out! The Maiden

System 4

After receiving disturbing MRI results that explain why I have been unable to stitch I decided I deserved a System 4 cross stitch stand! A girl needs her stress relief! I was able to stitch for 4 hours today (not sure if I overdid it...) and completed all the stitching on Undine! 

 Here is a shot of the system 4, much easier to use than wooden stands and my posture was the best it has been since I began stitching! The strain on my neck was almost completely alleviated and I was much faster for I started stitching with 2 hands! Mother you were right, the right hand does belong on the back of the fabric.

Here is my lovely stitching assistant Lane, he must investigate everything!

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Umbrella Sky Page One!!!

 Here is the first 7,800 stitches of Umbrella Sky! I am really happy with the look of the tent stitches on 25ct with 3 strands and the coverage! The red is really vibrant in person!

 I tried to be impulsive last week and buy a system 4 (despite not having found a full time job yet), but my LNS was missing a piece so  I will have to wait. Sigh, hopefully it will help with my neck injury. I had an MRI this morning and it was terrifying!

 Laminated key with all the symbols on one page has made life so much easier!

Does anyone have any tips for how to secure the thread in confetti heavy areas where the symbol may only be used once? I cannot bury the thread like I would with full X's and the only solution I could think of was to knot it (which worries me, having a concentration of bulk thread on the back of the fabric only in certain areas). Any tips would be appreciated!

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More Beading?

 Peyote Cuff "Taking Flight"

This pattern was much more difficult than the last and was done as a commission for the Crone. I still cannot stitch (physical therapy continues) but at least I am one step closer to a System 4!

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Not Cross Stitch?!?

Still no stitching for this girl, sigh! "The Mother" was in town last weekend and we ran a muck at the cross stitch store and the bead shop!  

Bead Shop? Yes, last Summer my own mother persuaded me to try a new hobby with her and this is the result! I beaded this bracelet for her 50th birthday, and will never complain about beading a cross stitch project again!

Here is the start of the second bracelet, a commission my mother purchased after my aunt saw her bracelet. Hopefully one day I can make one for myself!

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Silver Moon Tea

I finally hung Silver Moon Tea in my kitchen, and found inspirational words for under a dollar at Walmart to balance out the wall!

"Believe... all things are possible if you believe"

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Out with a finish in 2014 and in with a Chatelaine in 2015

Well first let me show off my last minute finish of 2014 - Nora Corbett's Buttercup on Picture this Plus Pampas (28ct)- I switched out the gold beads on the bottom of her wings to Mill Hill 02104, a green, I wanted to make her more botanical.

I have also decided to jump off the Chatelaine bridge in 2015.  I just purchased "Summer in Holland" and am waiting for it to arrive.  It's going to take a few weeks to kit it up - I have to spread out buying all of those amazing silks, but once I have all of the pieces - Watch out 2015.  <3 p="" ren="">

(photo from 123stitch.com)