Its a......Mermaid!

Well I finally finished off the Mediterranean Mermaid - or Cleo as I call her.  Is it just me or is Mediterranean one of the hardest words to spell? (I am a bad speller).  The good news is that Miss. Cleo (the Mermaid - not the psycic) is for my unborn neice - yep its a girl! I'm very excited to have my first ever neice. 

So without further waiting - here is miss Cleo - aka Mediterranean Mermaid by Mirabilia stitched on Crafty Kitten 32 ct jazlyn on Daybreak.



I made some changes here: her eye for one is opened - I mistakenly took ./. for .\. and she ended up with beads in her hair. I skipped the tear drops on her necklace because they were $2 each x 3 - and I had enough invested in her.




She really is blingy.




Beautiful tail!  I also changed the clear bicones to blue ones - the blue ones were cheaper and I liked the colour of them.



The colour differences in the photos are simply outdoor light to indoor light. 

Honestly, I am glad to be putting this little girl to bed.  I am going to frame it for my sister. The baby is due late August, but my sister's birthday is May 21st. So I'm aiming for then. I am still working on Bliss. I don't have her with me or I would do an updated photo - coming soon.  I also just got the 3rd RR.  It has an open theme with a wish for fairies and mermaids - I chose Woodland Fairy and I have her all kitted up so she should be making an appearance soon too. 

Cleo is getting there!

I wanted to share an update of "Cleo" again.  I did a lot on her this week early on but sore fingers made me take a two day break from her. I am motivated to finish her now because tomorrow I find out if my sister is having a boy or a girl - and that will determine if this piece is for my sister or my niece...My sister and I decided if its a girl it goes in the nursery, if its another boy she gets to keep her in her bedroom!

All I have left to stitch is a tail fin, some colour in her hair and then its on to beading. I have to admit to a mishap in the mid section - I started from both sides and when I got to the middle it didn't match up. I think I did a pretty good job at fudging though.  BTW, I am using Krenik number 015 HL instead of the suggested 009 #4 braid.  I really like the 015 HL. (Its the darker green you see on top of her tail)

I want to show you a close up of her face. I made some changes from the pattern. I did her with an open eye, gave her an eyebrow and made her lips and chin less square. I think she still looks very Mirabilia after all I used an eye from another pattern, but much less "squinty".

Closer look but blurry - sorry.

I just wanted to finish this little post by saying thank you to everyone for the encouraging comments! My house is officially on the market and as of 5pm today we will have had two showings.  I had a chance to talk to my employer and they seem understanding and supportive.  My boss here in the Atlantic region is going to encourage her counterpart in the West to make room for me out there. That would be so ideal. I love my job and hate the thoughts of leaving the company. 

One last thought - since I am nearing the end with Cleo, I am always planning the next project and there is about three that I keep really wanting to stitch - but over the last two weeks Mirabilia's Bliss Fairy has been calling to me! So I did a floss toss and she is up next! I also have plans on stitching her facial expression a bit different - I am using another Mira eye (an open one) and I arched her brow different so she looks more relaxed in my opinion.... but I am sure I won't be able to show you for awhile, I have to finish Cleo first... but as we are all voyeurs... here is my floss toss.  This is going to be stitched on 28 count Jazlyn "Summer Sky" by Crafty Kitten.

Wow - I'm not a very good blogger!

I started this blog with the best of intentions and I never really followed through on it.  I have A LOT of stitchy updates for you.

I finished Christmas Flourishes.... She is stunning. I love her so much.  She is stitched on 28 count Zweigart Mystery Blue Linen. This took me 3 full months. It is the biggest project I have ever worked on. The beading is stunning and I will share more pictures in a seperate post.

After her, I started and finished Mirabilia's  Scent of Old Roses. This project took 5 weeks. She is stitched on 32 count Dragon Forest by Crafty Kitten. (my favorite fabric company). This one is dripping with beads and is stunning if I do say so myself! 
But that isn't all! After SOOR (who I dubbed Suri)...









I started GG - or Gorja Grace - which is Mirabilia's Golden Girl Apples.  This project is stitched on 28 ct brittany lugana. I dyed it myself. This project is so bright and sunny and saucy! I loved stitching her - I wished there was more beads on it - if you are considering stitching might I suggest you change the little red apples in the orchard trees to beads? This project took me 5 weeks to complete as well.

So what am I up to these days? I am working on our round robin (which I will make a seperate post about) and I started Mirabilia's Mediterreanean Mermaid - this one is stiched on 32 ct Daybreak by Crafty Kitten.