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Really wrinkled, but I am going to continue working on Part 2.  Here is Part 1 of Baroque Gardens and Castles by Martina Rosenberg (Weber) f...

This is  my WIP on the first portion of Chatelaine Designs Baroque Gardens.  I still have a lot more to do, but at least I have the top widt...

Yep...I signed up for this monstrous project.  It is a Chatelaine Design.  Normally, her mysteries/designs are for a year.  This one is for ...

...a dreary, rainy day.  But..perfect to stay in and stitch (which is what I did).  I worked on Parts 2 and 3 of my Peacock Garden Mandala....

Ahhhh....but not what you think....Not Papillon Creations Castles in the Air...but Chatelaine Designs Peacock Garden Mandala.  My WIP on thi...

Yep, been holding out....I joined another one...Chatelaine design, that is. ;)  Here's my progress on Part 1 of the Peacock Garden Myste...

My cross stitch "fix" ~ I worked on my Fairy Garden Mandala for a while the past two days. Made a little progress on one corner. ...

I love the holidays...honestly, I do....But (you knew that was coming, right?)....all the work and preparation for about everyone's enjo...

....what?? Well, I started the hollyhocks in the corners of my Fairy Garden. I filled in all four corner motifs and began to move outward ...

After working on those curtains all last week, I finally got to play with my Fairies again. The central part is finished (with the exception...

All good intentions aside, I did not get as much done on my Fairy Flower Garden in the past few days as I would have liked. But, I did try...

The scrolls are done (even the missing DMC). Plus I added the next outer border.

Scrolls! Only one more to finish filling in with DMC 519 and then only one remains! Woohoo! Maybe I will finally get to move onto the next...

A little more work on my Fairy Garden. Now that the scrolls are outlined, I need to go back and fill each one in. After seeing Ineke's ...

I worked on all the Deep Blue Sea scrolls on my Fairies Garden. I thought I had them all done, but, of course, after looking at my picture....

The next two borders on my Fairies Mandala are done! Woohoo! I can't believe I have actually completed each section on this one. I us...

the stitch, that is! Lots and lots of little Jessica stitches. Now Algerian eyelets are my least favorite stitch. But in second place for ...

A little more on my Fairies Flower Mandala. Some of the borders, and a few of the specialty stitches.(Of course, after taking the picture i...

"Beware!" Construction Zone! I finished the assembly of all the sides and bottom for my Gingerbread House. . The roof may get ...

Did you think I got lost in the desert? ;) Nah! Just no stitching was getting accomplished the last few days. But now I can say that th...