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In the June cycle, I worked on two of my cross stitch WIPS.  The first was Joan Elliott’s Spring Fairy, which I was hoping to finish.  Before (fabric color is off):

After:

You can see she’s almost done, missing some of the metallic stitches, a bit of the backstitch, and the beads.  The materials to finish her are on order and supposedly shipped last week.  I do intend to finish her by the end of the month- another 6 hours will probably do it. 

I also worked on the Rose Fairy.  From last time, it was complete except for the border and the backstitch (and there is a ton of backstitch).  Before (fabric color is off):

After:

I am happy dancing!  This is my 4th finish of the year, and to celebrate, I started a new project.  The new one is stitched on over 2 on cashel linen (14 count) which seems positively huge after Rose Fairy (18 count).  More on that next time.