Completed Season Row

I have been busy stitching on Summer Row after Crystal Christmas, in order to complete the entire season row collection by Bent Creek.

Design: Summer Row by Bent Creek #BC1084
Fabric: 28ct Sapphire Linen
Thread: DMC

My most favourite part in this design - the little red crab!

And now I have the all four in special wooden box frame!

Spring Row

Autumn Row

Winter Row

Crystal Christmas.....Completed!

After about two and half years of stitching, I finally finished Crystal Christmas in late January. It is considered as one of my "huge" project like Eastern Treasures.

And now, I would like to present you the completed Crystal Christmas.......without the designated Mill Hill Crystal Treasure, but replaced with Swarovski crystal star pendant :)

Design: Crystal Christmas © Mirabilia
Fabric: 32ct Belfast White Linen
Thread: DMC, Kreinik Metalic, Raiwbow Gallery
Bead: Mill HIll

How could you resist the gorgeous snow angle who is holding with 3 draped bead roping on hands? Let alone the chorus of fa-la-la-la-la's making your heart burst out.

The Mill Hill gold petite glass beads really made the dress stand out well.

To be frank, I feel so relieved after finishing this piece of work. I am still considering if I should start the Angel Proclamation, which has been claimed as companion to Crystal Christmas. I bought this design years back and yet it is still sitting quietly in my stash.

Hillside Travelers Done!

Hillside Travelers has finally been done. It took me a lot more time than I have planned. I was hoping this could be done within 2 weeks, but in the end it took way longer than expected. It is my bad to abandon it in a box :(

Design: Hillside Travelers © LHN
Fabric: 32ct Permin Linen -  Amber
Thread: DMC

Now, I will have to concentrate on Crystal Christmas! Till then, enjoy stitching......

Rose Quaker Sampler Framed!

I decided to frame this with gold painted frame, maroon soft board with non-reflective glass. 

And yes, the maroon soft board with gold lining, so that the red or brown color motifs stand out perfectly!

Rosey Finished!

I just finished up Rosey. I'm so happy to have this finished earlier than my scheduled. I replaced the suggested DMC 3777 with DMC Color Variations 115. The dress turns out so nice, do does the flower!

Design: Rosey © LHN
Fabric: 40ct Permin Linen -  Lambswool
Thread: DMC

Now I have to find something else to stitch! Anyway, thank you for stopping by, enjoy your stitching :)

Rose Quaker Sampler Finished!

The Rose Quaker Sampler is finished! I'm so glad it has to be done! ::phew:: It is a real Ta-Dah moment! What a gorgeous piece.

Design: Rose Quaker Sampler  © Stickideen von der Wiehenburg
Fabric: 40ct Permin Linen -  Lambswool
Thread: DMC

Now I'm going to start a new one. Will share with you soon!

Autumn Row

I'm so glad that finished the Autumn Row, Bent Creek last night. I think it turned out very cute.

This photo taken in my garden. The pearl grass is just planted by DH last week. Thanks so much!

Design: Autumn Row by Bent Creek #BC1078
Fabric: 32ct Permin Linen -  Amber
Thread: DMC

I picked up few new patterns by LHN that I just received. Guess which pattern I am going to get started :)

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?"

Alphabet Tree Sampler Too!

Sorry for the late late late blogging. I have to apologize for the inactive blog as of late, been feeling so ill since the beginning of Bunny Year 2011 and facing bad luck on my cameras, both of my mobile and Canon camera went wrong.

I finished up Alphabet Tree Sampler last couple of weeks, I think it turned out pretty cute. 

Design: Japaneses Magazine Book Stitch Idées - Alphabet Tree Sampler
Fabric: 32ct Belfast Linen -  White
Thread: DMC

This cute toy corner is created by hubby for my son, Chatwin.

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!

Dog Lessons for People

Yes, I did start this pattern before finishing the Blue Birds. This is a very nice pattern that you would not stop after started stitching. It took me a week to finish this. I would send this for framing early next week.

Design: Dog Lessons for People by Lizzie Kate #143

Fabric: 32ct Linen - Permin Natural Light

Thread: DMC

Just thought I would like to share with you all some of my finishes with framing that I brought back couple a weeks ago.

Spring Row by Bent Creek #BC1082

Love Sampler by Lizzie Kate #102

I will show you all more in my next post, as I have yet to unwrap the rest. See ya.