Petal Fairy

by Mirabilia
Fabric: Heather, 32ct hand-dyed linen by Picture This Plus
Started: April 16th, 2011
Finished: June 28th, 2011

For a write up of the design, please see my FINISHES BLOG.

For WIPs and close ups, please visit me at: MY BLOG or see MY ALBUM.

Taj Mahal Mandala

by Martina Rosenberg
Chatelaine Designs
Fabric: 32ct belfast "Ray of Light"
Started: October 19, 2010
Finished: April 7th, 2011

For a write up of the design, please see my FINISHES BLOG.

For WIPs and close ups, please visit me at: MY BLOG or see MY ALBUM.

Terrace Arch

Dimensions Kit
Stitched 2 over 2 on 14ct cream aida
Finished: February 23rd, 2011

I stitched this for my favorite aunt. She's been asking very nicely for years for me to stitch something for her, and I finally found the time. :)

Namaste

by Designs by Lisa
Fabric: Self-dyed linen
Stitched 2 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Silks
Finished: Jan.15th, 2011

Stitched for my in-laws.

Sabrina

by Mirabilia
Fabric: Ancient, 32ct belfast linen by Picture This Plus
Stitched 2 over 2
Floss: DMC, Kreinik
Beads: Mill Hill
Finished: Oct. 18th, 2010

This is stitched for my cousin and took me about 7 weeks. I am extremely pleased with how the fabric complimented her. More close up pictures can be found in my BLOG or ALBUM.

MM06 - Moonstone Garden

Hot off the coat tails of Japanese Garden Mandala, I decided to stitch one of the smaller mandalas. The sparklies are to die for on this one and the blues and greens meld together so beautifully for a serene setting.

by Chatelaine - Martina Rosenburg
Fabric: 32ct antique white jobelan
Materials: EuropeanXS, DMC
Finished: August 31st, 2010

The center, with Swarovski's Vitrail cube and Crystal AB.

The gates, with Pacific Opal AB.

Corner gardens, with Crystal 2x AB.

Framed with silver and aqua matting and a clean-lined silver frame.

Japanese Garden Mandala

This is my first Chatelaine and I can say I'm well and truly addicted. Each component was a new joy to discover and Martina is a master at her usage of specialty stitches and floss in her designs.

by Chatelaine - Martina Rosenburg

Fabric: 32ct antique white jobelan
Materials: EuropeanXS
Finished: August 1st, 2010

Tori center.

Swarovski cube at the corners of the tori center.

Close up of the 12 o'clock lotus blossom, 1/4 moon, and rock garden.

Close up of the 3 o'clock lotus blossom, 3/4 moon, and rock garden.

Close up of the 6 o'clock lotus blossom, full moon, and rock garden.

Close up of the 9 o'clock lotus blossom, 3/4 moon, and rock garden.

1 o'clock bonsai trees.

5 o'clock bonsai trees.
7 o'clock bonsai trees.

11 o'clock bonsai trees.

The corner lanterns.

The crane medallion, the bridge, bamboo, and water.

Corner flowers and beaded lattice border.

ETA: All framed up with lots of places to go. Hehe. The mat turned out much larger than anticipated, but I think it shows the design off nicely. Instead of a double mat, we opted for a wood insert to match the colors of the frame.

Hedgehog Baby

I've been meaning to do this for a few years. It's one of DH's favorite animals and the only EMS baby he loves. Since I decided that 2010 will be a year that I'm going to try and stitch projects for loved ones, this was the first one I decided to accomplish. Isn't he too cute for words???!

by Ellen Maurer-Stroh

Fabric: Highland, 32ct hand-dyed linen by Picture This Plus
Stitched 2 over 2 with DMC
Finished: Feb. 27th, 2010

Re-framed with a gold frame and he still sits pretty above my mirror in our closet.

Once Upon A Tree

It's finally framed! This is the Once Upon A Tree Sampler that was featured in 4 parts during 2009 of Just Cross-Stitch Magazine. And those who know me have no problem believing I changed every thread that was called for in the design. The piece was lovely as charted; however, I have a box of various silks and just pulled from the pile. It's hanging in my kitchen and I'm very pleased.

Circle of Friends

My first Mirabilia! :D I had so much fun with it, and I see quite a few more Miras in my future.

Some details of the original chart were changed, most notably the beads and kreinik colors on the yellow and teal dress. I preferred a cooler look for the teal dress and as such, switched out the gold beads and kreiniks for silver. I also preferred a more monochromatic look throughout and so the yellow dress has gold beads and kreiniks instead of the original teals.

by Mirabilia
Fabric: Swamp, 32ct hand-dyed linen by Picture This Plus
Stitched 2 over 2
Floss: DMC, Kreinik
Beads: Mill Hill
Finished: Jan. 7th, 2010

ETA: I really love this fabric and wanted to show the most of it. So, we opted for no mat to showcase both the fabric and girls. We were very fortunate to have found this frame at our local Michaels and thought the style reminiscent of wood bark, which suits the whole setting of the piece.

Seashell Beauty

Dimensions Daydream
Finished: December 21st, 2009

Frank's Christmas present.

Metamorphosis

artwork by Sheila Wolk

Cross-stitch 1 over 1 on 25ct lugana
Floss: DMC (90 colors)
Finished: November 8th, 2009

She's finally done!!!! I'm extremely pleased with how she turned out. The colors are incredible in real life and the subtlety of the color blends are amazing. I did add one little thing to the chart and that is to backstitch her eyelids.




ETA 12/7/09: And framed. We picked the inner mat to match her skin tone and the outer mat is a deep burgundy velvet that plays off the dark tones in her hair and tail.

Indigo Rose, My Brenda

Indigo Rose's My Brenda (renamed from My Michelle)
32ct linen, using various HDF threads.

Cow Baby Birth Announcement

by Ellen Maurer-Stroh
Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 14ct white aida
Finished: June 8th, 2009

Since Russell is born in the Year of the Ox, I thought this would be extra cute. Made a few changes since it's for a boy and took out the butterflies and flowers and added bumblebees and trails.

Blackberry Heart

The Sweetheart Tree

Finished: August 31st, 2009

I LOVED working on this piece. Every part of it was so much fun and I think I've definitely found a new love. ^.^ For the framing, I found a piece of framed art from Home Goods whose frame and mat were the perfect complement to this piece. Because the blackberries were built so high off the fabric, needed some spacers to set it apart from the glass, and this nice gentleman at Michael's gave me a length of it for free!! For Brenda.

Symmetry 2

Heritage Series

Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 25ct lugana
Floss: HDF and DMC
Finished: Sept. 7th, 2009

Doxology

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: July 8th, 2009

Another wonderful design by MBT, stitched for mom and dad.

The Lord is My Shepherd Ps. 23

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: May 31st, 2009

I really enjoyed this piece. It's my first MBT and I was constantly amazed with the love and care Debbie put into charting this piece.

Fans of the Far East

Designer: Joan Elliot
Title: Fans of the Far East (from A Cross STitcher's Oriental Odyssey)
Threads: DMC
Fabric: 14ct aida

Nine Lives

Nine Lives
Designer: Ink Circles
Fabric: 32ct Belfast
Fibers: DMC (for the black border), and HDF silks.