Hortus Viridarium - Part 2
Here is my update for May on Hortus, only a small part so not much to see! I'm only stitching one part a month as I know what I am like with Chatelaines, I have no discipline and it will be finished...
View ArticleFinished: Japanese Moss Garden
The Japanese Moss Garden mandala is finished!!I did substitute the bugle beads around the sandy center for little delica's because I was not content about the way the bugles did fit in their...
View ArticleAnother milestone...
I have finished all the stitching on my White Nights in St. Petersburg!!! I stitched it on 28 count 'Summer Sky' jobelan with Martina's suggested threads.... I am thrilled to be this...
View ArticleKnotgarden
I've been working on Knotgarden this week.Here is where I wasAnd this is where I left off.I will be working on Cattleya for a while. Until next time!Kristin
View ArticleBeaded Dragonfly Tile Update
I have finally gotten Beaded Dragonfly Tile out again; I was waiting for summer to get here, so I have actual daylight to work the black fabric with. When I signed up for this and got going on it as...
View ArticleChinese Garden - Parts 4&5 done
Greetings All,I have been stitching but not posting. The East and South moon gates went quickly as well and I am now working on the West moon gate. Part 6 should take a little longer as it also...
View Article3300 Beads Attached!!
I have finished beading White Nights in St. Petersburg..... this one is just covered in beads and crystals.... I've attached a picture, but it doesn't do it justice..... can't really see the...
View ArticleSpeaking of Coming Home.....
a week or so ago we picked up my latest framed piece..... Serengeti Mandala is home.... my framer did a wonderful job, as usual and it now hangs in our bedroom..... thot you'd like to take a...
View ArticleTaj Mahal 2 sides complete still heaps to go.
It has been a while since I posted an update on my Taj Mahal Mandala Garden WIP.I've spent most of June stitching on Taj and made a heap of progress, with both the top and left sides of the outer...
View ArticleJapanese Garden Stitching Finished
I finally did it! 5 years later, the stitching on Japanese Garden is finished! I am so very excited. I have all my beading things ready to start tomorrow. I started this on April 22, 2009. It is...
View ArticleSecret Victorian Garden Update
With the start of summer weather, I was afraid my summer stitching slump would hit, but so far, so good. Secret Victorian Garden was on the frame this week and I am happy with the progress that I...
View ArticleIntro and Progress on Zen Moss Garden
Hello All!Marvin here...I'm a grad student on the East coast, enjoy cross stitch immensely. This chatelaine was one of my first projects and I continue to work on it. It might have been a little...
View ArticleSlow progress!
Not a lot of progress this month. I've managed to stitch a little more down the right side of the square... but clearly not concentrating very well because I've stitched the little over-one fish two...
View ArticleFlower Panels - Cattleya
I am almost finished with this, I needed some invisible thread which is currently working it's way to me. But I was too excited to wait and I placed the crystal instead. Please excuse the wrinkles as...
View ArticleLet the beading begin- Japanese Garden
The first two weeks of July I worked on beading Japanese Garden. That was for my open week, then my normal JG week. Let me just say, I love beading! What fun. WOW do the beads really make it just POP....
View Articleit will all fit!
Hello all,I have continued to work on my Japanese moss garden, but got panicked it would not fit on the fabric - so up and up I stitched to see if it would stitch! And, I think we will be ok .......
View ArticleWelcome Home!!
Tuesday I went to my framer and picked up my 2 latest finishes.... these are the first of my many finishes that were framed with shaped mats..... my last framer (who closed her business) didn't...
View ArticleDragonfly Tile
I've been working on Dragonfly Tile this month. Here is where I wasHere is where I ended up after this rotationI did get a little more than this done but I forgot to take a picture before I put it...
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