Fun times and Stitch Maynia!

Hello All from a rainy and dreary Ohio!

I actually have a finish today!!!

Beneath the Sunlit Sky by Blackbird Designs stitched on Buttercup Opal Belfast from Under the Sea Fabrics

LOVE how it came out!  Here is the Color Conversion:

Original:                                              Change:
GAST Antique Rose                            Gloriana 262 Cranberry Surprise
GAST Avocado                                   Belle Soie Kiwi
GAST Chamomile                               Gloriana 268 Chocolate          
GAST Clover                                       Gloriana 245 Williamsburg Rose
WDW Pelican Gray                             Silk n'Colors 1077 Grungy Green
GAST Brandy                                      Silk n'Colors 011 Butternut Orange
GAST Tropical Ocean                         Gloriana 192 Peacock Blue
GAST Parchment                                 Gloriana 271 Sand Castles
GAST Grape Leaf                                Silk n'Colors 025 Forest of Greens
GAST Bayberry                                   Gloriana 017 Deep Blue Sea
GAST Mountian Mist                          Silk n'Colors 188 Coastal Seaweed



I promised my husband I wouldn't start anything new until I finished something.  Well, since I finished the BBD, I went ahead and started my color converison of Aphrodite Mermaid.
Here is the Floss Toss

And here is the start picture from last night.  This is my only Stitch Maynia start unless I finish another project.

So far, that's her hair.  Looks a bit like Marge Simpson or Hades from Disney's Hercules, I think.

Well, TTFN!

Insanity Part Trois... And Maybe a Finish or Deux,...

Well, it's been awhile and I'm truly sorry for that.  Under the Sea Fabrics had a booming first month of 2015 and then I went to South Carolina to spend a week at the beach stitching with some friends.  And BOY did I need that recharge!  I also got A LOT of stitching done!

So.. Onward to the Insanity! :)

Day 11: Nora Corbett's Azalea on Emerald Grotto by Under the Sea Fabrics.  I will be removing her wings and possibly the pom poms on the side :)

Day 12: Bent Creek's Wedding Row on Witching Hour Opalescent Lugana by Under the Sea Fabrics.  Obviously, I'm changing the colors.  I also plan to stitch our original wedding rings onto this when it's done.  We bought each other new rings for our 10 year Anniversary.

Day 13: The Master and the Macabre by Cross Eyed Cricket on Hurricane by Under the Sea Fabrics.  I totally blame Cassie for this one.  I love it!  I really like how spooky the fabric is!

Day 14: Letters from Mermaids L by Nora Corbett on Misty Morning by Under the Sea Fabrics.  I've stitched this once in reverse and changed the colors.  This one I'm planning to use all of the called for colors.

Day 15: Frosted Pumpkin's Storytime SAL on Marauder's Map Gold Belfast.  I love the subjects so far but since I'm not sure if i want to make individual ornaments or not, I've put it away until I decide. 

AND.. as promised... Some finishes!  I got so much stitching done last week at the beach that I finished two of my Insanity 15.

First up Poppy by Nora Corbett on Tarnished Silver by Under the Sea Fabrics.

My friend Karen helped remove the wings and rechart the back of the dress and I totally love her!  Karen calls me a Pixie Plucker because I want to leave the wings off of all of them.

And here is Peacock Majesty by Just Nan on Looking Glass by Under the Sea Fabrics.

I wish the picture showed all of the texture,  The specialty stitches and different types of threads really made for a textural piece.

Well.. that's all for now!  TTFN!

FINISHED Finishes and a Few WIP Pics.

Hello All!

I feel like I've been stitching up a storm!  I have THREE active WIPs!  I blame my friends Kenny and Andrea.  I also got two pieces back from the finisher!  Yay!

Here is Buttercup AKA Enchanted Mermaid back from Jill Rensel.  LOVE how she came out and I have her hanging in a spot so I can see her from my stitchy spot.  Thank you again to all of my friends who contributed!

And here is Elphaba AKA Ana back from my finisher.  She is finished into a stand alone cube and I love her!  You can email me at the profile email if you'd like the name and email of my finisher, Diana.

And onto the WIPs!  I couldn't very well stitch Elphaba the Wicked and not stitch Glenda the Good.  So here's my modest start on her.  Karen helped me again with the crown and I'll post the chart and color conversion when she's finished.

This is Sunflower Fairy from the September 2009 issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework.  She's so cute and tiny!

This is the most recent pic I've taken of Mermaid Undine but I'm quite a bit further.  She could be done in a week or two if I wasn't distracted by Glenda and Sunflower Fairy.

Well, that's it for now!  TTFN!

An Absolutely Wicked Finish!

So, I've made no secret of the fact that I'm a SLOOOOOOOOOW stitcher.  So when this beauty stitched up so quickly I was rather proud of myself.  I think it definitely re-ignited my mojo.  You can tell my mojo has been dimishing because it's been nearly two months since I posted.  This is a color conversion of Nora Corbett's Bewitching Pixie Ana. So here she is, my Elphaba:

She's stitched on Hurricane 28 ct Opalescent Lugana from Under the Sea Fabrics.  The colors in her dress were converted from Olive Green to red and her skin was changed to witchy greens.  My Sister from another Mister, Karen, helped me out A LOT by charting the Flying Monkey and Ruby Slippers for me.

And a few close ups:

The Ruby Red Slippers (Stitched in Kreinik for extra sparkle)

The Swarovski Crystal Skull (In my little world, Dorothy never made it out of Oz!):

And here Flying Monkey Companion (I named him Kenny because Kenny enabled me to stitch her and because I finished her on his Birthday!)

Of course, the conversion details and the charts for the flying monkey and the slippers are available in a tab at the top of this page.

Many thanks to Kenny, Julie, Melinda and Karen for enabling me to start and finish her!
TTFN!

A Cute Little Finish :)

Last week, Nora's Mermaid Letter L came out.  And like I've said for the last two months, I dropped everything like a bad habit to stitch it!

But there's more to the story.  I found a really neat port hole frame at Joann's last month and I needed to leave the L off in order for her to fit.  Since I love the original colors AND the L, I decided to change her to fit in the port hole.  Then I can stitch her again with the L in the original colors later one.

So here she is.  Reversed and converted to Aqua blue and pink and blonde.

Isn't she cute?  I LOVE the port hole frame I found for her.  She's currently at the LNS being fitted into her porthole.  I will totally be stitching her again in the original colors with the L.

Here is her conversion The left color is the Classic Colorworks called for in the design and the right size is what I used instead.

Aunt Marie's Violet --> Petite Silk Lame SP80

Cerise --> Gloriana Tropical Sea

Cobbled Peach --> Splendor 923 or DMC 754

Fresh Brew--> Gloriana Gold (in the hair only)

Hydrangea--> Silk 'N Colors Maid of the Mist

Jelly Roll--> Petite Treasure Braid PB22

Just Rust--> Gloriana Baby Corn 

Rainy Day--> Gloriana Blue Hawaii

Smoke--> Petite Silk Lame SP49

Mill Hill 00252--> Delicas DB172

Mill Hill 02077--> Delicas DB1764

Mill Hill 02078--> Delicas DB1576

Mill Hill 02082--> Delicas DB427

Mill Hill 13004--> Swarovski 5040 Padparadscha AB 6 mm Briolettes

Mill Hill13054--> Swarovski 5500 Rose AB 9 mm Teardrop

Mill Hill13063-->Swarovski 5328 Padparadascha AB 4 mm Bicones.

I've been working a bit on Earthdancer.  Since I was taking her off the Snaps to put letter L on, I ironed her and took a progress picture.

I'd guestimate she's about halfway done.  I've just started a gift project and as soon as it's received I'll post a pic.

TTFN!
~ Leslie