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Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Crazy Challenge Day 6 AND A Happy Dance!

Sorry for no post yesterday, it was the first day back to work and I was absolutely pooped when I got home.  I crashed for a few hours!

Christmas Doves I - Flowers and Vines Dove
c2012 JBW Designs
stitched on 28ct black lugana using DMCS

Leaf
c2010 Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks
Stitched on 28ct hand painted joblean spring leaf from X's and Oh's
Stitched with Glorianna Red Clay & Mill Hill 3038

Not only do I have ONE Happy Dance to share with you but TWO!  Just a short while ago this evening I put the last beads on my Day 1 start!  I am just SOOO pleased with how this piece turned out since I only had a chart and a thread colour in mind.  I dug through my stash of fabrics coming across what I felt was the coolest fabric for this piece, a hand painted fabric with leaves on it!  Then last night at 11PM I was digging around for beads to match it and whoila!  The whole piece has come together so beautifully!



So far I've finished starts #1, 2 and 6... not bad!  I do feel like I'm starting to miss my bigger WIPs like The Accolade and Christmas ABC Sampler, another reason why most of these starts have been on the smaller side.

39 comments:

Annette said...

Great job!!
Wonderfull.. you will be fimnished with all the pieces before the end of Januarry.. then you can start the Big WIP's... hihi

Jan said...

The fabric is divine. It looks great. The JBW is adorable.

Kielrain said...

Wonderful finishes. The leave is great.

Lianne said...

Your needle must be on fire! Great finishes.

Nicole said...

Your leaf is great, and the fabric so complimentary!

Karen said...

I love your leaf! The beads, thread, and fabric couldn't be more perfect! Three finishes in 8 days is amazing, even if they are smaller in size! Great job Dani!

lynda said...

Love your finish...it's beautiful!

Melody said...

Congrats on all your finishes! The maple leaf is gorgeous...great fabric choice :)

Catherine said...

Wow! The leaf is so pretty!! The dove is adorable ~ congrats on both finishes!

Kalu V said...

holey moley! youre done with the maple leaf already?!? wow! awesome
I swear I had just seen your post on the SSS/DDD group a few days ago that you were going to start

both finishes look great!!!

Linda said...

Yeah Dani. Congrats on the two finishes. They turned out great.

Linda

Barbi said...

I love love love this Maple Leaf piece!!! From floss to fabric! Just gorgeous!!!!!

sharine said...

Go the happy dance. They look great!

Cole said...

I love it! That fabric is so fun!

Unknown said...

Dani...remember me, Wilma BC? Haven't been in touch for years, it seems...

Lovely stitching!

Lesleyanne said...

Two lovely finishes.

Nic said...

The leaf is beautiful. Very fast coming together.

Christine said...

Well done, the leaf finish is beautiful

cucki said...

very sweet x

Julie said...

woohoo .... the leaf finish is so perfect on that fabric, well done.

Mii Stitch said...

Two finishes! Well done, I love them both :)

Cath said...

Beautiful finishes .X

Giovanna said...

Very nice finishes, congrats!

Unknown said...

Well done on two finishes and the leaf turned out simply wonderful. The colour of the leaf and on the background fabric is just brilliant.

Chris said...

Beautiful finishes Dani!!

Bette said...

Wow, girl, you are on fire! I love the leaf. The fabric is perfect. And the dove is very sweet. Keep going like this and you'll have your challenge done before the 15 days are up.

Carol said...

The Canadian Maple Leaf finish is fabulous, Dani! I think that just may be the prettiest leaf I've seen :)

Congratulations on your two finishes--the dove on black looks wonderful, too!

Vickie said...

Well done! They are both great. I simply love the stunning look of the dove on black. =)

Michelle said...

Great stitching - congratulations on your finishes!

♥ Nia said...

Lovely stitching!! =)

Bea said...

The dove is beautiful, but I just LOVE the way the maple leaf turned out. Congrats on two wonderful finishes.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Great finishes!
I get confused when I see things on FB then on blogs LOL.
Love your leafy fabric.

Susan said...

Very nice finishes. The leaf is perfect on that fabric.

valerie said...

Great finishes Dani! They both look great!

Lynn said...

Congrats on your finishes! You're making awesome progress on your challenges so far.
Love your Maple Leaf. Are you going to frame it?

geeky Heather said...

Congratulations on the finishes! And WOW that leaf piece is just stunning! That fabric is awesome!

Kaisievic said...

Love your leaf and the fabbie is divine and so perfect for it. I also really love JBW designs, too. Seems like the Crazy January challenge is really suiting you this year.

Ann said...

Hi Dani,
Congrats on finishing this beautifull leave!
Are you going to frame it?
Greetings,
Ann

Unknown said...

I really really love the maple leaf. Just had to share, this late post