Monday, September 4, 2017

Snow White cross stitch finish

Pattern: Dress Up Collection - The Fairy Tale Princess, #2 Snow White by Brooke's Books
Fabric: 28ct crystal mello Cashel opalescent linen
Threads: recommended
Start/Finish: 8/10-9/4/2017

Good afternoon. I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day holiday. Yesterday, I was able to finish backstitching and beading my Snow White pattern.

She is 'unofficially' finished. I have a blue ribbon to add to the top of her apron and a thread bow to add to her crown, but I will be adding those prior to getting her framed.

The only 'change' I made to her was the crown section. She is supposed to have five rosettes on her crown, but I'm not good at using DMC memory thread. I couldn't get a decent looking rose to save my life so I made them as well as I could and decided to stop after making three of them.....otherwise I was in danger of throwing my DMC memory thread across the room in frustration. LOL

Since it is the start of September already, I will switch gears to fall/autumn stitching as this is my favorite time of year. I'll be working on my Mill Hill kit and possibly some JBW designs.

Have a great day! And a good rest of the week!

Until next time ^____^

July and August Recaps

Read:

July:
1. The Cowboy and The Lady by Janet Lee Barton
2. Falling in Love with the English Countryside by Susan Branch
3. Japanese Letters by Lafcadio Hearn edited by Elizabeth Bisland
4. Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto by Leslie Buck
5. The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye

August:
1. The Chosen by J.R. Ward
2. Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
3. Wedded for the Baby by Dorothy Clark

Crafts:

July:
1. White rabbit amigurumi
2. Egg kitty mini amigurumi

Stitching:

July:
1. Flying Fairy embroidery finish
2. Afternoon in London cross stitch finish
3. Blueberry ice cream girl cross stitch finish

August:
1. Patriotic Picnic Group 2 cross stitch finish