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This one is a long time coming… my finished projects have been piling up over the past few years and the time was nigh to get these framed! I spent $250 on 5 custom frames (all wood), hardware, and plexiglass.  The full size matboard and acid-free foamcore were purchased some…

July has been a very busy month for me, with some home improvement projects.  Also, a good chunk of my free time went towards framing some of my older cross stitch HD’s (more on that soon).  However, I did start Joan Elliott’s Summer Fairy and made good progress.  I hope…

Pattern by Joan Elliott Fabric: Purely Primitive Belfast linen by Silkweaver (old), threads, etc as charted Finished Size: ~10″ x 14″ Time to stitch: 3.25 months (March 21-June 30, 2013) Here’s my second finish in Joan Elliott’s seasonal fairy series!  I’m partial to Winter, but I’m very fond of Spring…

Here’s my start of Celtic Christmas by Lavendar & Lace, stitched on 28 ct cashel in cream.  I would like more Christmas projects to decorate with, and I already have Celtic Spring hanging on the wall.  It would be great to switch them out at the appropriate time of year. …

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…

Pattern: PC 14 by DMC Materials: 36 ct “Mountain Mist” Edinburgh linen by Silkweaver (old), DMC threads as charted Size: 8″ x 11″ Time to stitch: 4 years (mostly in UFO status)  I am happy dancing for real! I’m thrilled to have this finished, she is so lovely and delicate…

Here’s my start of Spring Fairy by Joan Elliott.  I confess, I jumped the gun by starting her March 23, just after I finished her companion, Winter Fairy.  So I got a head start (the plan was to work on Spring Fairy during the April-June period.)  The floss toss: I…