Here is my first round box. I started with a small one. It was hard work making a round box, it took me about 6 hours to make this one. I am pleased with it and this will not be the only one. The angel is a freebie, sorry I lost the link to the site where I found the design. It was stitched on 28ct evenweave hand-dyed by Joan of Sapphire Stitching.
I have two finishes to show, one cross stitch and one hardanger. The hardanger doily was a design taken from Hardanger Craft Journal. I stitched it on 28ct Bluish Grey Monoco. This doily showcased the lacy edge, a more delicate and prettier edging than the normal buttonhole edging.
I really love this cross stitched piece titled A Fleur De SAL. This design was a SAL hosted by Valerie of Talons Aiguilles in 2009. I missed the SAL last year. I wrote to Valerie because I really wanted to stitch it. She was so kind to send me the charts, thank you, Valerie. I have not decided on the finish yet, maybe another box?
Stitched on 32ct Belfast Linen using DMC 469, 470, 3687 and 3689
As promised in my last post, here is a picture of my wip - Spring Quaker SAL. I am way behind, still on page 3. The current SAL status is page 9. I am stitching this piece on 36ct Cream Edinburg linen. I have changed some of the colors, using various shades of green instead of one solid DMC 987 for the whole design. I am loving the progress of this SAL.
On the Exchange Front, I had sent and received my exchanges for the Summer Exchange hosted by Becky SC. Here is what I stitched for my partner, Conny. Pictures were taken by Conny, she is a better photographer than me. I stitched "Spot of Summer " by the The Drawn Thread and finished it into a pin pillow.
Sorry, Conny, I stole your pictures.For the same Exchange, my partner Raffaella stitched this pillow for me. It is BBD's Summer Iris. I love it, it was 100% handmade and truly a labor of love by Raffaella. She also sent some goodies - a chart from my wish list, DMC threads for this chart and two spools of trims. I love them. Thank you, Raffaella, for a lovely exchange. Raffaella does not have a blog.
In the Early Christmas Exchange hosted by HoE, these ornaments were what I sent and received from the partners. I stitched this red ornament for Amy. The design is a freebie by Claire of Gazette94.
I received this BBD's ornament from Cindy, can't wait to hang it on my Christmas Tree. Thank you, Cindy, for this lovely ornament. BBD is one of my favorite designers.
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Happy stitching and take care until the next post!
Hugs,
Ellen
