New Followers, A Finish, and 2 Mystery Updates

Welcome to all my new followers!  I can't believe that there are over 250 people interested in this little blog :)

Please feel free to leave comments--it really makes my day to read them!

Renaissance Designs

Five Christmas Trees Shimmering

18ct mono canvas

DMC floss, Vineyard Silks, Elegance, Krenik, etc.

 Crazy January Challenge #13 is finished!  This is #5 in a series of 13 Christmas ornaments. And my only needlepoint piece in this challenge.  I did  make a few changes to this-I substituted several Vineyard Silks for DMC thread-no laying the thread and the sheen is beautiful. I used buttons from my stash for the small front tree instead of sequins. And I basketweaved the background (as a place to rest your eyes) and used white beads instead of french knots.

My finisher reminded me that the cut-off date for Christmas finishing is coming up, so I pulled out this little one and finished it up.  #6 is ready to go on the stretcher bars. :) Only 3 more finishes to complete CJC (and one is over 1/2 done)!

Istitch Mystery

40 ct Hand-Dyed Fibers Jackalope fabric

Mystery Hand-Dyed Fiber silk thread

This mystery is going to be so cute!  And I am even stitching it on the dreaded 40 ct fabric (with my lighted magnifier, of course). But I wanted to tell you about this mystery thread.  I participated in a Christmas exchange last year on the JAT board.  This thread came as part of that exchange.  It was in a baggie of "odds and ends" from Vikki Clayton's HDF.  Maybe they were ends to a production batch?? 

 Anyhow I have no idea what the name of this silk thread is and I am praying that I have enough to finish this design!!  There is 25ft of 6 ply thread. Click on the picture to see the gorgeous cranberry, lavender, pink and blue overdye.

L'Atelier Perdu Mystery-Part 1

28 ct Jubilee evenweave-color Platinum

DMC threads

I can't believe this first part is finished!  Much sweat was expended to get this far!  I did make a slight change to the pattern.  There is a solid line of medium brown border outside of the dark brown border, but inside of the medium brown border.  I like the border as-is and decided to leave off that last solid border.  What do you think?  Part 2 is already here and the final installment is on it's way!

Have a great stitchy weekend!