I have a terrible cold and don’t feel like doing much. So I have been huddled on the couch, under a nice warm blanket, stitching as much as I can. This is my progress on my Journey Into the Deep. My mermaid is coming to life! I am almost finished with section 4. In my previous post, I forgot to mention my fabric details. I am stitching this on a hand dyed fabric by Silkweaver. It is Pixie Dust in 28ct Lugana. It is full of pastel pinks, blues, yellow and greens. Very pretty. Well, I am off to stitch. What are you stitching on today?
Tag: Mermaid
A Journey Into the Deep-Progress
In my last post I told you I pulled out my Passione Ricamo mermaid. Here is my progress so far:
Sorry it’s not the best picture. And now looking at it, it seems I haven’t made much progress even though I am on step 4. I don’t think it will be done in a month, so I may have to purchase another large frame to put the new Mystery SAL on. Here is how this mermaid will look when I am finished:
Just beautiful, don’t you think? This is available to purchase on the Passione Ricamo site. As you can see, I have a ways to go.
I also purchased 2 more of her designs:
They are so beautiful! I am happy to add them to my small PR collection.
So, what are you stitching on today?
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Lots of new stash, but no new finish
I am working on Rachel’s RR and as soon as I get it finished I will post a picture. Now that I am about done with the hair, it may go quicker. I have recently acquired so much new stash, I don’t know where to begin…Yes I do. A stitchy gift from my BSF (Best Stitching Friend)
This cute little packaged arrive so pretty! Johanna sent it to me as a thank you for stitching the Royal Holiday on her Queen RR. Isn’t she a sweetie? Here is what was inside:
Sorry about the blurry photo. I’ve always wanted to do a sweetheart tree design, but never knew which one do do. Now I have the perfect one. Complete with a key charm inside. The colors are beautiful. I am hoping that when I stitch this up, I can finish it just like the picture. I may have to get some help with that.
Next is last month’s Fabric of the Month from Stephanie. It is called Bewitched.
It is 16ct Aida and it is BEAUTIFUL!! I love the colors in it. Can’t wait to find something special to stitch on this baby!
I received this pattern in the mail:
It is a gorgeous pattern I saw on Patricia’s facebook page. There is a mermaid in it. I just had to have it. And hubby likes Dragons, so it is the perfect combination in a cross stitch pattern 🙂 I picked up a piece of fabric on Silweaver’s auctions last week and I am hoping it will be perfect for this pattern. If you are interested in this pattern, you can contact the designer Particia Aikin by email at particiaallisonarts@hotmail.com I can’t wait to stitch this one up.
And last I have a knit project I picked up this last weekend:
Hubby and I stopped at a local knit shop on our day out this weekend and I found a partially knittied beaded scarf sitting on a shelf at the shop. It was pink, so you know I had to see what it was all about. It wasn’t even half knitted, but it was so heavy with the beads. I loved it! And had to have one! They didn’t sell the yarn used anymore, so I decided to go with a cream yarn. That will go well with my red coat. At Joann’s I found some clear beads with a copper looking center that I thought would look good with the cream yarn. It’s done on a size 5 needle, so I’m sure it will take me a while to knit. Someday I will start it and it will be beautiful and sparkly when it is finished.
So, that is all of my new stash as of late. Still working on some pidge scarves as well as Rachel’s RR. It is due in the mail next Wednesday, so I had better get to stitching a little faster. Thank you for stopping by and seeing what I have been up to. What have you added to your stash lately?
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Siren Weekend Update
In the middle of cutting tons of card stock this weekend, I was able to find a little time to stitch on Siren and Shipwreck. Here is my progress:
She is coming along fabulously. I am working on the tail and loving the colors. Unfortunately, I have to put her away for a while as I have 2 Round Robins in my possession that are screaming for my attention. In case this is your first time seeing posts about my Siren, it is Mirabilia’s Siren and the Shipwreck and I am stithcing her on 16 ct Aida Under the Sea from Sunny Dyes Fabrics.
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My Stitching Progress
I finished section 2 of the Passione Ricamo Mystery SAL yesterday.
I am saving the beading until last and section 2 has lots of beads. So it doesn’t look like I have added much. But since I use a scroll frame and have to have it drum tight to stitch, I don’t want to roll over my beads over the next 4 or more months. There will be a lot of beads to add at the end, but it will be worth it.
See my lovely new scroll rod cover at the top? They were gifted to me by my sweet, stitchy friend, Karen. Very mermaidish in color and perfect for my really big table top scroll frame. Now I have a set of covers for all my different sized scroll frames. Thank you so much, Karen. I will think of you every time I stitch 🙂
As promised, I also have a progress photo of Siren. Here she is as of this morning.
She really is a nice relaxing stitch. On 16ct Aida, with no magnifier and the colors are lovely! I wish I could stitch on her 24/7 until she is finished. That is what I have been up to over the last few days. Thanks for visiting 🙂
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Share Day-Knitting, Mermaid, Fairies and Stash
I’ve been pretty busy lately with all sorts of things. Let me show you what I have been up to.
Up first is a pidge scarf I finished for Sue. I used Bamboo yarn for the first time and I have to say that I LOVE this yarn! It is so soft and silky and I think this scarf will be really warm. I had a little trouble keeping a consistent tension with the yarn being so slippery, but I think it turned out well. And Sue loves it.
Next up is Emmy. I picked her up from the framer yesterday and she is just so pretty and sparkly.
I had her framed just about identical to Mediterranean. My plan is to hang them on each side of Enchanted mermaid. I will be sure to post pictures when they are hung.
I also picked up my Fairy Round Robin from the framer. In case you don’t know, I had it framed at a frame shop a couple of months ago and the framer did a horrible job. I sent it back only to get it back just as bad if not worse. So I took it in to Juanita, my awesome framer for the last 18 years or so, and she fixed it beautifully. No wrinkles, no wavy lines and my beads are not pressed against the glass. It looks marvelous! You can see the bad frame job here. Quite a difference between someone who basically used sticky tape and someone who knows what they are doing. I will never stray from Juanita again.
Thank you, thank you, Juanita. You are amazing! Now to find the perfect place to hang this beauty. While at Stitches N Things picking up my framings yesterday, I had a “bag in the back”. Things that I have ordered or were back-ordered and came in. I always seem to have “a bag” there and it’s always fun to see what I have collected. Here is what was in my bag today:
The new note cards with Nora Corbett’s drawings. The pack on the left is for Johanna. Stitches N Things was giving away an autographed card with purchase. I am so geeked to get one. On the bottom left is the Cauldron fabric for my Halloween project and the button pack is below it. In the middle is Persephone with the last pack of beads that I need for her and one of the waterlilies. I can’t wait to start her some day. She is gorgeous! And on the right is the next Santa’s village with JABCO button and specialty thread for it. That is another project that I need to start one of these days.
As promised, here is a picture of the bottom portion of the Under The Sea Fabric from Sunny Dyes which I am stitching Siren and the Shipwreck on:
It’s hand painted and to me, looks like seaweed or plants on the bottom of the ocean floor. When I first saw it, I knew that Siren just had to be stitched on it. I will post a progress of Siren in my next post. That is all of my stitchy news for now. May your needles glide smoothly and be without frogs 🙂
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Keeping up with the SAL
I finished block 1 of the Passione Ricamo Mystery Stitch A Long.
One and a half fish and some hair. Section 2 is due out on July 1, so I am very happy that I am finished section 1. I’ve seen a sneak peek of section 2 and there is about as much stitching as section 1, so I should be able to keep up with no problem.
I also started Mirabilia’s Siren and the Shipwreck.
She is being stitched on Sunny Dyes Under the Sea in 16ct Aida. I will have to take a photo of the full piece of fabric. Or you can see it at Sunny Dyes website. The bottom is hand painted. Love it! When I saw it I knew it was for Siren. This scroll frame has my lovely covers that Karen made for me. Isn’t she a sweetie? Here is a closer shot of my progress and what she will look like in the end:
That is what I have been up to. Thank you for visiting.
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Introducing Emmie!
I finished Emerald Mermaid over the weekend and she looks beautiful and sparkly!
Karen referred to her as Emmie in one of her comments posted on my blog and I rather like the name and have since been calling her Emmie. She was truly a joy to stitch, once I got past the fabric problems. I was quite sad to put the last bead on her and to add my initials and date.
The colors in her are so rich and the beads are perfectly placed. Just look at her face. Isn’t she just the sweetest?
And that tail! I can’t resist mermaid tail 🙂 So now I will start saving $$ to get her framed exactly like Mediterranean Mermaid. Both will hang on either side of Enchanted mermaid in my living room. I will be sure to take pictures when she is framed and hung.
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Emerald Update
Here is my progress on Emerald as of last night:
Sorry I didn’t get back the other day to post a pic. I am almost finished the stitching on her. I hope to get most if not all done tonight. Then I can start the beading. Then she will really start to come alive and sparkle. Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been up to.
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NEW MERMAID STASH!
I have to share some new stitchy stuff I received in the mail today:
Stitches N Things called me yesterday to say that all of beads, treasures, pattern and fabric were in. They mailed and I received today! They are so good to me 🙂 The pattern is Siren and the Shipwreck by Mirabilia and I will tell you that I just want to get started on her right now! But I can’t. I have to finish Emerald and then I have to get my next Round Robin going. More about that in a minute. The fabric above is Sea Lily in 16ct Aida. Since I have not been having a lot of luck with the hand dyed fabrics, I have decided to stick with the solid Aida for Siren. I may change my mind by the time I get ready to start stitching her, but for now that is the plan . There are some other pretty beads that the pattern calls for, but they are already in my stash.
Here is what I received in the mail onMonday:
Four hand dyed fabrics from Stephanie. Top left is Iris, next to that is Bliss. On the bottom left is Brigid, and next to that is Twixt N Tween. All are 16 ct Aida except the Twixt N Tween which is 28ct Lugana. I am torn with this shipment. Iris and Brigid dyed pretty close to what her website shows. But Bliss is pretty much a pink fabric with very little other coloring. I thought it would be more on the blue side with a little pink. The most disappointing however, is the Twixt N Tween. I purchased this in 28ct Lugana, and 26 x 36 for an upcoming Joan Elliott Round Robin that I will be participating in. My theme is Asian and I chose Twixt N Tween because on the website it is more orangy/brownish in color. I even viewed a few of the Geisha’s that I want stitched, in the fabric viewer and they look awesome with the orangy fabric. Perfect for Asian. And the Black lettering and outlining of my boxes would look awesome on it. But I don’t know if you can tell from the photo above, the fabric is mainly pink and gray. Totally not what I wanted for my Round Robin. So I haven’t decided what I am going to do at this point. It is a pretty fabric, but not what I was expecting. So…I have some decisions to make. In the mean time, I have to finish Emerald. I am getting close to finishing the stitching. Come back tomorrow for a progress photo. Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been up to.
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