"Sea Captain" Finished and Framed!

Hi!

I am happy to post that not only did I finish my cute little Sea Captain, but I framed him as well! Here he is all finished!

I am so happy with the way he came out!  The stars are a little too pale though...
Now with the frame:

My mom found this old round frame she had, and I think it looks perfect! I was so excited to frame him that I forgot to put in a felt cushioned layer between the fabric and the cardboard I used for the backing.  Maybe I will redo it at a later time...


Some close-ups:

I hope you guys like him!  Here is the link to the shop on Etsy again if anyone would like to stitch him, too.  You can always email me (saphirecat73@hotmail.com) if you would like to stitch him with the same colors I used!

Thank you again for all the amazing support from my followers!
Big Hugs,
Annie ^_^

"Spring Bunnies" start & finish_PLUS framed Jane, Heathcliff & Darcy!

I have this Gorgeous painting hanging on my wall called "The Bridge" by Tammy Mae Moon, which has a fox and a rabbit in it.  I already have a finished cross stitch of a fox (see it here on my blog) by Sewingseed, so I wanted to stitch up a pattern with a bunny in it.  I found the most adorable & the prettiest pattern on Etsy! It's called "Spring Bunnies" from a shop called PatternBird (click on link to go directly to shop).

I started it on Saturday July 28th and finished on Tuesday July 31st.  I stitched it on 14 count Sand Aida, using 2 strands over 1.  I changed the original color yellow to a mustard yellow (783) so that it could match the painting more.  Here is the finished and framed "Spring Bunnies":

I made a little mistake with the backing though... I cut the cardboard to small so it would not fit snugly in the back (OOPS!) But instead of undoing everything and starting over, I just glued the backing to the back of the cross stitch.  Still looks nice:

Here is a close up and a picture of it hanging next to "The Bridge" painting:

If you like "The Bridge" painting by Tammy Mae Moon, click on this link:  MoonSpiralArt to go directly to her etsy shop.


And now here are the framed Jane Eyre, Heathcliff, and Mr. Darcy I had done a while back by BookPilgrim (click on links to see them on my blog):

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!