for Blogger is annoying. For some reason, I can not post text and a photo in the same post on my phone. Arrggh!At least I know my password for the web version.
Thank you for the comments about the little freebie finish. I think it is adorable! I chose a scrap of that aida that DMC used to sell that came hand-dyed (do they even make it anymore? The blue was so nice and affordable.) This was some sort of dusty brown, but I thought I could pull fabric from my finishing stash to work with it.
As far as the fibers, I used Crescent Colours (or Classic Colorworks, but mine are old, so are Crescent Colours). A few years ago, I stitched a design with Bunny Honey, but I had to get more for the project and then ran into issues matching dyelots, so, by the time I found some I could use, I had a bunch left over in a darker version of that color. It looked to me like the color whitetail deer turn in the winter, so it was an easy choice. The wording is CC Wild Berries--I had a maroony version of that color and thought it would look good. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out. The only change I made, and only because it annoyed me, was that I added a tail. I just always picture romping deer with their tails up, so I modified her ear by taking off a row and flipping it. I think it works, and I love it. I have a day off on Friday, so I am going to *try* to finish some things. I have a bunch of ornaments I have finished over the years that I just want to get done, so I can put it on the tree by the holidays. So hopefully, I can get them done.
Not much else is happening around here. I am almost finished with my first major band sampler in a few years. I spent all of last Sunday picking out and restitching the border. It has been pretty much par for the course with this project. The chart is not well-laid out, at least not in the way other band samplers have been. But, once I figure out the stitches, as long as people give me space I can get through it. I just have a few stitches to and a titch of beading, then I am done except for adding the charms, one of which is on order. I will try to post a photo.
