Birdies

Peacocks, to be exact.  My peacocks from Papillon Creations Castles in the Air....One done and one - well, almost done. :)  It won't be too long until that second one is complete!

 

I really like those little tiny fuschia flowers, too.  All lazy daisy stitches!  

Halfway

More Castles.....I worked on the next part which has the two railings, the fountain, the two vines with tons of lazy daisy flowers and two gorgeous peacocks.  I guess I am about halfway there.  I used a metallic thread for the water in the fountain rather than the plain white thread indicated on the chart.

That brownish "arch" at the top is from the next part.

Thanks to all of you for coming by to pay me a visit.  I thoroughly enjoy reading your comments. :)

F O R E V E R ... ... ...

At least that's how it seems.  Finally, yes, finally, the last woven wheel stitch is done!  Take a look at an oldie...Papillon Creations, Castles in the Air mystery sampler....Part 3 complete!  There are several more parts that have been released (which have some beautiful peacocks!).  This part just wore me out with all the specialty stitches and trying to follow the directions.  But...it is done!  Onto Part 4!  I do find all these stitches and color changes very busy,  I am hoping the next part with the peacocks and railings will help "confine" all the fussiness.

Castles

I worked on Part 2 of my Castles piece last night. I managed to finish all the urns, as well as the specialty stitches within them. I have to finish the outer specialty stitches yet on five more sides. I am really glad that Part 4 is a bit delayed this month (since I haven't even started Part 3!)

Castles in the Sky

I think that this is such a nice name for a design...cannot wait to see if there really are going to be "castles." Here's a picture of my WIP for Part 2....



Thanks for stopping by! I really enjoy reading what everyone has to say. :)

Castles in the Sky

Part 1 is finished! This is really so much nicer in person. I decided to use a gold bead and a green bead. Now, if you notice - the gold one is very small (the regular size Mill Hill Magnifica) - but the larger one is the 6mm. So far, I'm happy with the larger size. I thought it added a bit more depth to the vine. We'll see if I change my decision when the new parts are released.

OK, OK...

you don't have to twist my arm too much, do you? Here's my Castles in the Sky WIP. The fabric is 28 count Baby Lotion Pink with a few touches of rose and turquoise just around the center.



There is more turquoise to the left which I did not manage to get into the picture. Just little blotches, but when the stitching is on top of them, I like the way it looks. :)

Bye-bye flutterbies!!

Well, the butterflies will be flying south! I thought even as I was attaching them that they were too large. I did buy the smallest ones available at the store. Thanks for all the advice...:)

I'm sure I will find a very nice home for them soon. After all, with all the WIP's I have, I'm sure they will look great somewhere! ;))

In fact, I just started (oh no! another one!) Castles in the Sky Mystery by Papillon Creations. The very center portion is the formal garden...I could have one or two fluttering around in there! I started the first portion yesterday and have about half of it done....maybe a picture tomorrow.

...and a little teaser...I started it on a fabric that I painted myself! So far, I really like how it looks! I have the mandatory threads as well as the ones that I chose for my flowers. Think...jewel tones....;)

Parts 4 and 5

Finished this Part 5 pretty quickly. This is Part 4 and 5 of Papillon Creations "How Does Your Garden Grown?

Last section

Only a couple of motifs to go for this one to be finished. Here's the left side of the bottom portion:



I also worked on my Papillon "How Does Your Garden Grow" mystery yesterday. I am almost done with Part 3. Just a few more specialty stitches and it will be onto Part 4.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Mine is finished through Part 2 with a little bit of Part 3.:) The design is a mystery sampler which is "Free" from Papillon Creations. To get it, all you have to do is sign up for the newsletter. A little close-up of some of the specialty stitches.



This is what I have stitched so far:



I am using 32 count Picture This Plus, Highland, with Thread Gatherers Silk'n Colors, Fairie Garden and Camouflage. I decided to stitch the two color version with the specialty stitches and some purple beads from Delica. There is an all cross stitch version that has six colors or one with just two colors.