Half Done

I'm not a big fan of abstract-type art. I don't really understand it. But I 'll make exception for things like Aaron Art's Iris B. The original is in metallics and rayons and is just unbelivably shiny, but I'm sticking with good old DMC.


Iris B
18ct black aida
I'm stitching it on 18ct black aida. I just love how the colours pop. I switched out the metallic gold in the middle for a light blue because I really don't want to deal with metallic on 18 ct!

Finger-sized Fruit

Well, technically first two knuckles of my finger but why be so persnickety*?

It's been a while since I stitched something over one. My lighting changed and isn't conducive to over one or stitching on black. I really should get a good lamp.

This is Pineapple Sampler and was stitched as part of the Sticklounge group over on Yahoo (tragically closing in June). The year is supposed to be under the butterfly but I thought it looked fine without it so I left it off. I have vague plans of a scissor fob, but as with all my finishing plans it's anyone's guess when that will happen!

Title	Pineapple Sampler
Designer	Cloudberry Samplings
Start date	January 18, 2013
Finish date	March 20, 2013
Total time	5 hours
Fabric	28 ct bayleaf linen

*my word of the day

Brightly Coloured

This week was pretty good since I finished the first part of a new SAL. This is Tulip Praise by Kathy Bungard of Gracewood Stitches. I'm stitching this with the Sticklounge group and it'll be one part every 15th for 10(?) months.
Tulip Praise
25ct antique white lugana
This is very much not my usual style but I thought it would be a nice change. I've also decided not to join the new StitchSpecialist SAL since I've decided I'm incapable/uninterested in finishing hardanger, however enthusiastic I am when starting.

I'm going for a bright almost primary coloured piece. It's half crosses on 25 count so that interesting effect you get when there are noncontact slashes should show up. The colours are all DMC and except for 310 and 444 I can't remember what they are (too lazy to go look). But this is definitely the palette I'll be sticking with.

I had a "I guess my mum was right with all that keep your room clean and put stuff back where you got it" moment. It was horrifying. (j/k I love my mum, but my idea of a "clean house" in no way meets hers). I went looking for a Dimensions WIP since I felt like working on it. I found the chart, the working copy, the WIP, but not the threads. I have no idea where they are. They're not in the threads drawer, they're not mysteriously on the floor in a bag. Presumably they'll show up, but for about five seconds I could just hear my mother's "I told you so".

In more cheerful news, I'm close to finishing No Late Knight Snacking. Legends is still waiting for me to get to the LNS.

Long Legged Birds

I caught up on my goal of finishing upto part 5 of Adriana. Now I just have to print part 6 and then backstitch everything. The backstitching should be interesting because the lines are in colour but my printer only does black...

Adriana B
18ct white aida
Adriana B is designed by Aaron Art, and stitched with the Sticklounge group.

Productive Hermitting

I spent part of the weekend finished the next part of Adriana B. I spent the rest of the time lazing around the house. All in all, it was a lovely weekend XD.


Adriana B
18ct white aida
Adriana B is designed by Aaron Art, stitched with the Sticklounge group, for the first International Stitch and Hermit Weekend.

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty

So after all the enthusiasm for Lily and the interest in seeing more of her, I feel slightly guilty at this next one. But only slightly.

This is a SAL offered by the Sticklounge group. It's in 6 parts and the last one was just sent out. It's one of those finish a part before you get the next types, so I spent the weekend stitching madly to try and figure out if I could get it done before the deadline for when parts stopped going out.

Part 1 took 11 hours. I don't think I need to worry too much.

Adriana
18ct white aida
This utterly lovely piece is by Nolda van Hezewijk of Aaron Art. I was completely suckerd in by the colours. A shout-out to Kielrain who's the enabler for this one.
And yes, this is a Loophole Exploitation.