"Scarlet Lips" FINISHED!

 HOORAY!!!!

I have finally finished "QS Scarlet Lips" by Heaven and Earth Designs!   I had started stitching her in 2011, and worked on her on & off for 3 years!  Here she is:

"QS Scarlet Lips"

by Heaven and Earth Designs

Art by Ching-Chou Kuik

2 over 1 on 25 count Lugana

Started sometime in 2011

Finished December 15, 2014

Here are some detail pics:

This is the first QS piece I finished from HAED, and I couldn't be happier with the results!

Annie <3

Love Cafe ~ WIP progress

I have been working on my Love Cafe cross stitch all this week, and I have made a bit of progress!  I decided to go ahead and do some of the backstitching around the couple and the umbrella + chair.  Here it is!

Apart from the hoop creases, I think it looks Super Adorable and Fantabulous!!! I haven't done any back stitching on the boy's legs yet and I still have to stitch the girl's legs, the kitty and all of the background stuff.  Here are a couple of close-up shots:

Annie ^_^

Love Cafe ~ New Start

Hi!  I was browsing through cross stitch blogs, and came across a lovely blog called Therapy by Thread.  In a June entry, I saw the most adorable cross stitch the blogger had made called Love Cafe!  Here is her blog entry.  She had included the link to the website she had gotten it from, so I went ahead and bought it too!  It's from a shop called Soda Pattern Mall!

Here is a picture of Love Cafe!

It is so Super Adorable!!! I printed the pattern, and started right away!  I decided to stitch it on 18 count white aida.  Lucky for me, my mom had some white 18 count aida left, and she is so sweet, she gave it to me! ^_^
I started it on Sunday June 24th while I was at my in-laws' chalet up north, celebrating St-Jean-Baptiste (a Quebec holiday)!  After 1 week of stitching, I had this:

It doesn't look like much, but the colors are so cute!  This is so fun to stitch!  I worked on this project for another 2 weeks, and this is what I have done so far:

It looks blurry without all the backstitching... But already it is looking Wonderfully Adorable!  I think that I will stop here and start doing some backstitching and then continue with the cross stitch.  Here is a close up!

Annie ^_^

Kawaii Sushi Start & Finish!

There is a shop on Etsy called Wee Little Stitches where they sell the cutest little cross stitch patterns!  I loved this kawaii sushi pattern they had, so I bought it. The shipping was fast, and the pattern + explanations were super clear!  They also have a super cute blog http://weelittlestitchescrossstitch.blogspot.ca/ you should go check them out!!!

For this project I used a 14 count Aida fabric in Willow Green.  I used 3 strands for the cross stitch, and 2 strands for back stitching and french knots.  I started on Sunday April 8, and finished on Monday.  It was so much FUN!!!  Here are some WIPs:

The colors the designer had chosen were Perfect!  It even looks amazing just like this, without the kawaii faces!  But of course, I adore all things kawaii, so I added the faces, and the lettering, too.  Here is the finished Kawaii Sushi:

OMG!!! IT IS JUST SO CUUUTE!!!!!!!!
The finished piece is 4 x 6 inches.  I just love Kawaii Shushi! 

Annie ^_^

Little Fox Cross Stitch Kit

Here is a totally Adorable little cross stitch kit I bought from a cute little shop on etsy.com called Sewingseed.  It's a Little Fox! 

The kit included a finished photo (above), the pattern, DMC floss, fabric, hoop, needle and instructions.  Very beautifully prepared and packaged, and fast shipping, too!  I was very happy with the seller's service and product!  Here is the link to her shop on etsy: 
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sewingseed?ref=seller_info
and a link to the Little Fox Cross Stitch Kit:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68097083/little-fox-cross-stitch-kit
Sewingseed also has a blog if you like her work:
http://sewingseed.blogspot.com/

Again, since my arm was still a little painful, I worked on him slowly.  Here is a WIP:

Here is Little Fox finished but not framed:

Here he is finished and framed, front & back:

I find it looks so ADORABLE!!! If you like the finishing with the fabric in the back, you can check out the instructions I followed on this blog:
http://maximumrabbitdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-frame-your-embroidery-in-hoop.html

Annie ^_^

Little Black Dress

Hi!  It's been a good week for my arm.  My physiotherapy is helping a lot.  My arm, shoulder and neck still hurt, but not like before.  I have been doing a little bit of cross stitch.  I chose to do easy projects with 14 or 18 count, and not too complicated.  I've been doing a few minutes a day.  Here is one I started with, It was a little kit with the pattern, 14 count Aida, floss, needle and tiny frame included:

Here is a little WIP of the black only:

And now the finished work all framed up, tiny and adorable (measures 2-1/4 inches x 2-3/4 inches):

This little project took me 2 days to finish, even though it would normally take less than a couple of hours!