Pretty, pretty

I got this in the mail yesterday and could not resist starting it. This is the first band on Victoria Sampler's "Where Stitchers Gather"(WSG) needlework pocket. I decided to use 32 count Pear from Lakeside Linen, with only one strand of silk floss.

Here's my finished corner on the Celtic maze (that I made myself finish before starting WSG)

Yes....progress!

Well, I worked on this one most of yesterday. At least there is a little more to show:

Progress?

It just doesn't seem like I am making much headway on some of my projects. Here's one:
(Little House Needlworks)

And my Celtic Mystery. This Part 3 is just BIG!! I don't know if I will be able to keep up with this mystery for the year, if I cannot force myself to work on this part. There is a LOT of stitching....anyway, here's what little progress I have made on it...

Thanks all for taking a peek and for your comments! I really do appreciate them.:)

Part 2 Complete

Here it is ~ Part 2 of my Celtic Garden Mystery finished. I stitched the last two corners last night.

Celtic Mystery - Part 2 (almost there...)

Only two more corners of little Rhodes stitches and some beads to go to be finished with Part 2. However, here's a picture (I know, it's not really very good...but I took it while it was across my leg under my Dazor light....)of my Part 2.

A Part 1 and A Part 2

Well, I have been stitching....here's Part 2 on my Hawaiian Garden.
And Part 1 on my Celtic Garden Mystery.



Now I am all set for the next parts for February!-

..and now the beads...

on my Celtic Mystery, that is! I thought the outer border beads were gold for some reason....not! They are a very pretty deep rose color. Very nice. The heart is not attached yet, I just placed it in the middle to get an idea of how it will look.

Celtic Mystery

I worked on my Mystery XI for a little bit more last night. I have some gold backstitching to complete, as well as attaching gold beads in the outer border. I have not received the three threads I need to complete the outer triangles. These areas should not take too long to fill in once I get those threads.

More Celtic

Here's just a wee bit more on my Celtic Mystery.

So far so good!

I may stitch a bit on Hawaiian Garden or my Japanese Garden this afternoon.

A New Year, A New Mystery

With the beginning of the new year, comes a new start on a new mystery. This is my first progress picture of Mystery XI, the Celtic Mystery.


I also worked a bit on my Hawaiian Garden. I finally finished one of four of the pineapples. They are a lot more work than I originally thought!