Dance....Part 2

It is 90% completed! 5 skeins of DMC 3750 has stitched on it.

I am awaiting arrival of DMC 3895 to complete this piece. I am being very desperate, tracking the delivery status daily :)

Design: Dance by Jerry Roupe
Fabric: 32ct Belfast White Linen
Thread: DMC

Jerry Roupe....Dance

I have not been blogging for years, however it does not stop me from being a prolific stitcher :)

I am working on Jerry Roupe's design, that designed in 1950's or 1960's. Know more about Jerry Roupe here.

北欧の妖精トムテ by Jerry Roupe

Jerry Roupe has been recognized in 1960's due to her popular design Tomteparaden. I will keep this as my future project.

Popular Design Piece by Jerry Roupe -  Tomteparaden

For now, I am stitching Dance. As you may noticed, 2 of the Santa are "naked" :P They should be in DMC 3985. It is one of the new color floss of DMC, it is unfortunate that this color floss is not available in Malaysia yet. I am ordering online from an online stitch shop from Singapore, Cross Stitch Joy. Hope able to receive it ASAP :)

Fabric: 32ct Belfast White Linen

Thread: DMC

Crystal Christmas.....Is Back Finally

As what the title said, yes....Crystal Christmas is back after long MIA! 

A lot has happened over the last two and half years. I went back to corporate world after stop for almost three years, but quit after working only half year. Then run a child enrichment center, closed down after getting pregnant. My baby girl is getting 3 month old, feel like going back to corporate world again. LOL.....

I stitched quite a bit during my second trimester. I seriously thought that I could finish this piece before the baby born. Oh well.....Just too uneasy. Especially with a 4 year old cheeky boy around. Nevertheless, there is a progress I would like to present to you.

 More hard works to be done on this part, as there is a missing angel on the left :)

Part I

I have issue to look for the Star charm to be stitched on top of the X'mas tree. Apparently, this charm has stop from producing. Oh well....I have to look for its repl

Part II

Look at the two dancing angels. They are just too adorable!

Dancing Angels

Crystal Christmas....Not Much...

Progress so far....

There is another part being stitched, but I didn't unscroll the right part for photo shoot. Will reveal it in my next post.

Have a great weekend!

Crystal Christmas

Some of you may have noticed that I have been collecting stash on different floss secretly. Here and here.Yes, those are for one of my favorite design, Crystal Christmas by Mirabilia. This chart has been with me since last 6 years, can you imagine that? :>

I faced some difficulties on stitching Arctic Ray floss, I still feel that the floss is too thick to stitch on 32ct fabric. Perhaps you would share your experience with me. I would like to complete it seriously, hopefully by Christmas this year. Will keep you updated!

Hillside Travelers

I'm working on Hillside Travelers that started 2 days ago. It is fun and relaxing to stitch. However, I guess I would have very little progress this week, as I'm having lower back sprains and strains :( Gotta see doctor after DH get back home from work today.

Rosey

Another Rose design?!?!?! Yes, I decided to start Rosey after the huge(at least for me!) Rose Quaker Sampler. Not only stitching the same rose series of project, I have been stitching on the same fabric too. Guess I'm addicted to 40ct fabric. 

Happy stitching!

Rose Quaker Sampler Part 3

I have made some major progress on this piece and I hopefully finish it up in the next couple of days. Looking at the BIG FROG in the middle of it makes me feel sick. I have to work harder, to clear this frog out of my view!

Write soon!

Rose Quaker Sampler Part 2

I worked on Rose Quaker Sampler quite a little bit over the weekend.....I have been frogging quite a lot, that's slow down my progress. However, I would like to re-stitch my main mistake at the end. 

Sorry for the wrinkles, I don't want to keep ironing the fabric before taking photo. The bottle that placed on top of the fabric is my Totally Useless. Somehow I feel satisfied seeing the bottle is filled. 

A token of love....

Rose Quaker Sampler

I couldn't resist stitching Rose Quaker from Stickideen von der Wiehenburg after reading from Hearty Tones. This is my first time stitching on 40ct linen, it is uneasy since I have been stitching on 32ct for so long. But it is fun and the outcome is so gorgeous. I'm stitching this over 2 on 40ct Lambswool Linen from Wichelt using 1 strand of the DMC listed on the chart.

Oh well.....I did not have a good start. I did not differentiate between symbol Celtic and Cross clearly, hence I stitched it wrongly :(  No wonder the design did not stand out as it should.

Beside Rose Quaker, I also stitched another simpler design by Bent Creek, Autumn Row. The pumpkins look very cute. However, I ran out of DMC 310 Black, will try to finish it up after getting 310 today.

Happy stitching!

Alphabet Tree Sampler

After finished the a l'abordage, I feel like stitching another design for my son's room again. I went over my stashes with a fine-tooth comb last week, I found this lovely design.

This design  found in a  Japaneses Magazine Book Stitch Idées or Sutichi Idées Vol.10 that I bought last few months ago. This craft book  is chalked full of cross stitch and embroidery project inspiration and beautiful pictures, you will definitely like it.

I have to finish the top half of bunny portion, before move on to the upper part. The design is stitched in DMC 347, whereas the alphabets and apples are stitched in DMC Ecru. I guess this turns out to be a beautiful combination. Let's see if I can finish it by this week!

Here is my Totally Useless so far. I should look for a bigger jar, since I have already filled up a quarter of this container, and it's only the first month of the year! I did not buy this container, it's actually my Rose 4 Reines Pearlescent Body Cream from L'occitane. I like the design of the glass, so I keep it for my craft works, rather than send it to recycle bin.

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!

Blue Birds

Just a quick post to share with you all on my progress on this blue birds pattern. Yay! The blue birds are back with a nest, and a tree will be there soon. Although I'm longing to start other patterns, but I would like to complete this first, as I don't want to keep another UFO.

Quick Update

This is just a quick update to let you know my progress on WIPs.

1. Moms Loves You © Rub-A-Dub-Dub by Leisure Arts

This design is for my son's room. To be frank, I'm a bit lazy to finish the wordings and backstitches, as there are so many new projects are waiting for me.



2. Welcome Blue Birds; The Cross Stitcher August 2002

Arghhhh....What's a sad news! The blue birds suddenly changed to brown. It's due to a serious computer problem(it's what I can relate to that), the charts have a discrepancy in thread legend in that it shows wrong DMC colors used in each motif. Well...it's my mistake too, I should have double checked the original design before I start stitching.



Happy Halloween to all!

Late Update

It's been a long time since my last post. So here it is, a great come back from me. I have been suffering with throat inflammation since last 10 days ago. Although I have finished a 5 days course of antibiotics, it seems coming back to me this morning again. According to the physician, it is due to Sinusitis. Sigh.....I have to undergo a detail CT Scan, hopefully it is not Chronic sinusitis that have to undergo Sinus Surgery.

Ok, let me update you on my Lover Pillow. This project includes few stitching methods, cross stitch, french knot, long stitch, back stitch and daisy stitch. I keep the french knot for the last part. It is not because I save the best for the last, actually I'm not good in making french knot. :P

Winter Row

Design: Winter Row by Bent Creek
Fabric: 32ct Linen - Blue
Thread: DMC

As promised, the Winter Row is done at my hometown last weekend. My hometown at Kuala Kangsar, it is about 250km from Kuala Lunmpur, Malaysia's capital. Isn't the three snowmen look cute?


Its time to move to new project. Yes, Love Pillow by Elsa Williams. The picture shows my progress so far.

Finished Up!!!

YAY, I have finished stitching up Eastern Treasures last Friday eventually.....phew.

Design: Eastern Treasures by Serendipity Designs
Fabric: 32ct Linen - Zweigart Antique White
Thread: DMC

I stitched my initial on the left top CL 08. I'm getting addicted to Oriental Collection by Serendipity Designs after finish stitching up this project. To be frank, I have purchased few designs by Carolyn Meacham, Spring Blossoms and Autumn Blossoms.

I have started another mini project, Winter Row by Bent Creek. Guess I will finish it by this week. Wait for my next post......

Update on Eastern Treasures

Eastern Treasures is one of my favourite designs by Carolyn Meacham(from Serendipity Designs). I have been stitching almost two months on 32ct Zweigart White Linen. This design uses a lot of combination flosses together, that slows down the progress a bit.

I personally like the peonies, what say you?