Stitchy Fingers

Okay, I know I'm a little bit late but my week was quite busy :-). I stitched on my HAED Revelations and the first carrot (from Cross Eyed Cricket) for my Easter decorations. I don't think I'll be able to stitch and finish them all on time, but the start is already there. Still waiting for my Serengeti mandala kit which should arrive next week (if everything goes well). Have a nice weekend!

On Tuesday evening I had the time to stitch a couple of hours and I succeeded in finishing the third page of HAED Revelations. I'm planning to go down instead of to the right and hope to start page 8 this evening (I've already stitched pages 1, 2 and 7 ... see previous post why). As on the Serengeti mandala front ... I've already printed the materials list and keys, cut my piece of Lambswool linnen which is quite big at a respectable 90cm x 90cm (including 12cm of borders), sorted my DMC threads and ordered the rest of the kit with the  European Cross Stitch Company :-). Now it's only Martina that has to release the first part! Edited to add pictures...

I must admit that I stitched on the HAED Revelation yesterday (and I only took a picture today). But here it is in all it's glory! Heaven and Earth Designs Revelation by Sheila Wolk (retired) The lighting was lousy, so I hope you excuse the poor quality! First one is true colours and second one is to show more detailes. I filled in the yellowish parts in the bottom half. The third page is now nearing it's completion! Normally I should've finished 5 pages by now but ... I stitched two pages with a thread that's called "Venus" (Thai brand) which is half of the price of DMC over here (it is really expensive in Europe)! After seeing colour tests of four different brands (including Venus) in my favourite needlework store, I decided "If I'm going to commit myself to stitching this piece for a couple of years, the quality of the materials need to be beyond doubt!". So - call me nuts - I ripped two entire pages of stitching and restarted...