New Start
Ok, I know I promised myself that I would wait until I finished Coffin Buzz to start Halloween Fairy, but I just couldn’t resist. She was calling my name too loudly. 
I ended up starting her yesterday. Here’s my first progress pic after 4 hours of stitching time:
She’s a new design from Nora Corbett (designer behind the Mirabilia line). The chart appears in the September 2008 issue of Cross-Stitch & Needlework magazine.
I’m not exactly sure what this fabric is called. I got it in a grab bag from Silkweaver and it didn’t have any sort of label on it. I’ve had a couple of different people say they think it’s Blueberry Delight, and another said she thought it was Abracadabra. I’m not sure I really think it’s looks like either of those. It seems too purple to be Blueberry Delight, but it definitely seems to have more blue than Abracadabra. I suppose it could be one of the Solos and not a production color at all. What do you think? Here are the two suggested options:
Once I have her finished, I’m seriously considering sending her to Jill Rensel for framing. I saw a couple of photos online of Nora’s other Halloween Fairy that were framed by Jill and thought they were awesome! You can see them here and here. It just amazes me what beautiful work she does and how she can make the exact same piece look so much different just through different matting and frame options.
I also got in a bit of finishing yesterday. This is my first project for the Finishing Line in my Stitching Olympics challenge. I had a small motif that I had stitched earlier this year to test a fabric/fiber combination for a sampler. I really loved how it looked, so I decided to use it to try my hand at creating a floss tag. After I was finished, I was really glad this wasn’t an exchange piece because it sure turned out to be a learning piece for sure! I’ll definitely do things a bit differently the next time I give this a try. It was fun learning a new finishing technique though.
Until next time …
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August 14th, 2008 at 5:07 am
I love both of those pieces, Mel! Wish my eyes would let me do cross stitch again…like painting with floss. But there’s still knitting and until my arthritic hands are permanently frozen on the needles, I’m gonna knit for all I’m worth!
August 14th, 2008 at 6:42 am
Okay, spill it girly! I’ve looked for that mag and can’t find it around here. Where did you find it? I think you did a great job on your floss ring!
August 14th, 2008 at 7:37 am
The new Halloween fairy is too amazing!! Can’t blame you one bit for starting her. I’d say the fabric is the Blueberry Delight of the two shown. And Jill Rensel… she is so talented!! I would love to see what she could do with this new fairy.