A Huge Apology!

Hello everyone!  It's been awhile since I posted last and I'm sorry for that!  I had a nasty stomach flu and it just kept me tired and drained for almost a week!  To my silk winners, I'll try to get your floss in the mail tomorrow, Friday at the latest.  I just have not had the energy to even walk down to the mailbox!  I'm so sorry for the delay! 

I'm anxious to start stitching again.  Five days is too long to go without a needle in my hands.  I've considered picking something up to work on tonight, but I know I'm still a bit too tired and would likely have to frog it again tomorrow.  I'm actually irrationally worried that my hands won't want to cooperate after 5 days of inactivity!  I promise to post some update pics of Persephone on Sunday.  I also hope to have made more progress on Rose Pixie by Sunday as well.
Night All!

A Giveaway! And an Off-Topic UFO

Hello Everyone!  I've officially reached 25 followers!  Thank you so much for accompanying me on my journey.  I've pulled three silks from my stash to send to three lucky winners.  Comment on this post with the color you like and in three days I'll print the comments and separate them by color preference.  Then I'll pull one at random from each pile. 

The gray is a Carries Creations called Smoke.  The pink is from Hand Dyed Fibers and it is called Harvest Moon.  The blue and white is a one of a kind from Dinky Dyes.  Once I reach 50 followers, I'll dye a piece of fabric for one lucky winner! 

I pulled out Nora Corbett's Rose Pixie Coutoure out of my UFO bag last night.  I started her for my niece for Christmas but got so frustrated with her that I put her away and started Shimmering Mermaid.  We won't celebrate Christmas with my husband's family until February so I have plenty of time to finish her.  I only have her head and wings left so hopefully she will only need a week or two of work.

After I pulled her out and started working on her, I remembered why I had put her away in the first place.  First, I cut my finger while I was working on her and she had a little blood stain next to her shoe.  Thanks to my friend, Jo, I was able to use hydrogen peroxide to gently remove the stain.  Second, this is a VERY tightly woven fabric.  It is Picture This Plus' Crystal Zephyr Jobelan and it is a chore just to pull a size 28 needle through it.  I'm actually dreading using the Kreinik in her wings.  But I'm going to get her done so I can get back to work on Persephone.  Thanks for reading and don't forget to comment with the color silk you'd like to try for!