Frameworks

As promised, I gotta show you some of the framed finishes.

One of my recent finish, Dog Lessons for People by Lizzie Kate. I like this antique-looking frame so much! I got this from JD Arts & Frame, they carry wide range of imported frame.

Guess most of you think this frame looks very familiar. Yes, its from Ikea. I bought this frame last 2 years ago, but yet to confirm what to be framed that time. Oh well....isn't this finish match this frame nicely?

This is a pre-made photo frame that used to frame other documents. I recycled it with helps from JD Arts & Frame. It turned out gorgeous, just nice to place at my bookshelf.

If you have followed my blog lately, most probably you have seen it in my previous post. Yes, but I would like to take a better shot to show how nice of this frame when sitting on my Ikea Billy bookshelf :)

This is another frame by D Arts & Frame too. I personally like dark solid frame.

Opsss....Where is the frame? Hehehe....I did not frame this, but stick on door instead. My little prince, Chatwin keep pointing it when seeing this, as if asking me "Mom, who is the boy?"

Blue Birds Nested Back Home

The blue birds have nested in my house with a nice frame, finally!As some of you may know, I stitched wrongly when I first started. So this end up took me about 3 weeks to finish. But, I think it is so much worthy of stitching.

Design: Welcome Blue Birds (The Cross Stitcher August 2002)
Fabric: 32ct Belfast Linen - Antique White
Thread: DMC

Yes, I have completed a l'abordage too! It is so fun to stitch. I like the combination of red colors, somehow it make me stitch it aggressively.

Design: a l'abordage by Anne Sohier-Fournel

Fabric: 32ct Linen - Permin Natural Light

Thread: DMC

Happy Belated New Year!

A late New Year greeting to all.

I have been busy stitching lately, as well as drooling over my new stashes. I just found out that the job of translating is kinda tiring :> Please do not misunderstand, I'm not into freelance job, I actually get tired of translating Exercice de Style to English. I think I should have set my New Year Resolution as learning French, since I'm so much into French cross stitch designs.

At first, I did not understand from the chart itself, and so did the instruction :P
Luckily with Google Translate's help, then only I found out the design is so much different from what I have been stitched before. Almost all of the designs practice mix stitching style, with combination of stitching method, like 1 over 1 and 2 over 2. Let alone daisy and chain stitching. Isn't fun to be stitched?

Some of my friends complained about the pictures that I post for this book. Yes, I know. I was being lazy, instead of taking photo, I was just copied from other website legally :) So, here you go!

It's turn to show my finishes that have been stitched over the holidays. Perhaps I have opt the wrong technique in stitching a metallic gold treads, I found it uneasy to be stitched. Please share with me if you have experienced before or you have a little secret on how to stitch it easily. I will get it framed and place on top of my bookshelf!

Design: The Bookshelf by LHN #17

Fabric: 32ct Linen - Permin Natural Light

Thread: DMC

I'm a big fan of a french cross stitch designer, Anne Sohier-Fournel. I keep few of her books in my collection, included Esprit d'Atelier that I have bought last month. One of my favorite books of her is Mots doux au point de croix. As some of you may recall, the Salon de lecture that I stitched last year, is designed by her too! I'm looking out a matching fabric to be sew as door hanger. If you have any in mind, please share with me.

Design: Silence, une princess endormie by Anne Sohier-Fournel

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Linen - White

Thread: DMC

Beside this, I'm stitching on another design from this book too, a l'abordage. I would like to hang this on my son's room.


Happy stitching!