Forever Friends - My Pony

 Neglecting my charity quilt square due to me getting angry at my pattern (teaches me to try and make it myself), I went on to a belated project that the kit was a gift for a friend.

I had offered if she wasn't up to trying it for herself. Alas, she asked me to, and I already had to do the Christening/Baptism present lol

Smart move Ish.

Annnyyywwaayyy. It turned out to be more portable than my other projects, and I have been doing a lot of traveling to Sydney for work.

Add the extra bonus of being paid for 4hr stints of sitting in a mostly empty temp store with no work?

Means I got a lot more done than expected... Buuutttt my other projects (*cough*) have not been done.

*looks wistfully at the Sprite Stitch stitch-a-long she had hoped to do*

First WIP is MIA. Not sure where it has gone *shrugs*

Here is the cross stitch. Started 22nd March and finished 15th April.

Anchor Forever Friends - FRC109xs My Pony

The pattern/kit have the rosette pink, but since it was a 1st place ribbon, I thought it only right it should be the correct colour *wink*

Now I just need to get this framed for a combined birthday/Christmas present!

Maybe I can go onto the sampler now (if I can get the changes I want to make right).

Click 'Read More' for other WIP's!

~Ishy

Gorjuss - New Heights (Pt.2)

Update was not so soon...

I have been busy running between Newcastle and Sydney for work..

It has also taken me a little while of procrastination to finish, and get this up.

Back stitch is the bane of my being. Part of the reason it got put aside ...

Anyways, here we are from back stitch to finish

Back stitch completed on the books to the left.

All back stitch completed; washed and ironed as well on right.

There were a couple of other WIP's but they are a bit crumpled/not worth it.

 

Both of these pictures are the work aster framed. I went with a triple matting because it looked the best. It also was the best I could do to match the cotton candy pink they have painted the room.

The project is meant to be something that will be kept as long as possible so colours had to be picked with care to be something that will stay neutral  as she grows up.

Sorry for the reflections in the last two photos. It is a combo of glass and not wanting to take the protective plastic off till I get it to them.

It is done. That is the main thing!

~Ishy

Gorjuss - New Heights

This project is a present for my new goddaughter.

Here is a catch up of WIP's that have been done to date.

Dress is primarily done on a train trip to and from Sydney.

Primary parts of dress and nearly all her skin done. Hair started.

 Hair finished, started work on silver then onto book tower. Once done book tower and ground did the 'wallpaper' in the background which is a little hard to see in last picture.

An update with the back stitch started will be posted soon.

Was meant to have it completed and framed by the 10th Feb. for the Baptism, but I was unable to complete in time.

~Ishy

Welcome!

Welcome!

My name is Carly, and I live in Australia.

Having just bought a house in a new area I have found myself currently in limbo and seek activities to occupy me in my between times. Here I will try and post what I am doing OTHER than unpacking/cleaning/organising.

This is a place for me to rant and post mostly about crafty endeavors (sometimes books and food as well).

If you are reading this, I hope you enjoy =)

~Ishtar/Ishy/Carly