I have this Santa cross stitch given as a freebie last year i think. Last weekend i made a start, zooming along real well i thought. I'd started in one area & wanted to continue using that colour so i counted carefully several times, or so i thought, the number of squares & merrily went on my way stitching. Bugger those areas didn't match. Unpick that first area & hope for the best again. Nope went to add another colour & Something not right still. About this time i was seriously considering binning the darn thing. It's not like this was my first cross stitch either. :)
So for FNwF hosted by Cheryll i was determined to get it done. I'd stitched quite a bit when i thought i should take a photo to post on Facebook FNwF. :)
Almost done
just a few stitches where the green thread is & then it is onto the black outlines.
I'd been worried my desert roses had carked it as they were taking a long time to get their leaves back. They'd all been nicely repotted & the stems weren't showing any die off so i couldn't figure what was wrong. Finally after weeks & weeks success leaves were appearing. I've been keeping a close eye for flowers but only 1 has flowered so far(i have 4 desert roses)
8 comments:
Santa is looking very jolly xx
Good on ya for not giving up on Santa ….
Pretty Dessert Rose.
Mine is also blooming.
Well done you for persevereing! Another beautiful flower from your garden. xx
Beautiful stitched Santa and gorgeous blooming Desert Rose! My flower beds are under a foot of snow this morning so how nice for my eyes to see your flower!
Santa is so cute even though he was a headache to get right.
We seem to be having the same problem with cross stitch. I gave up on my Santa last year, as the error was making too big an impact. I do want to start him again. This time I had only done a little, so will undo and start.
Your end product looks very cheerful, so worth the preserving.
Santa looks fantastic. I'm glad the frog has moved on from my house, but sorry he ended up at yours.
I admire your determination with the Santa, it looks fantastic.
My desert rose is just now getting its leaves, flowering here happens very late in summer. Your flower is very pretty.
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