[finish] F**k Cancer!
This is another finish of mine, which I framed and presented to a dear friend recently. Originally from Subversive Cross Stitch, I did some colour substitution on it so that it matched my friend’s favourite colours … Be warned though — as it’s a Subversive piece, it’s gonna have some language… ;)
Another of those gorgeous brushed silver framed suited this one well — maybe I should just buy a load of them in different sizes next time I’m in the store, as I always seem to gravitate back to them! — and it was a delight to stitch. All told, it took 4.5hrs — not bad at all, and as it’s my first Subversive piece I can well and truly say that it has me hooked! LOL :)
I’m glad to say, too, that my friend loved it — turns out she’s had her eye on this chart for a while, so it was a lovely surprise when I gifted her with it. She’s one of the most inspiring, strong and loving people I know so it really meant something to me to be able to craft this for her.
[finish] Cross Stitcher In Residence
Along with the knitting projects that have kept me busy of late, I’ve also finished and self-framed a couple of cross stitch pieces. For a change, these are both for me and are now on display in the small lounge.
I love the framing job on this one. I couldn’t find a frame to exactly match the dimensions of the mount, so instead I found a frame I liked (and I adore the brushed silver effect here!) and added some black card as a background to lift the piece a little. I believe it’s worked out really prettily, and the whole piece is just adorable. :)
The second piece is Cross Stitcher in Residence, which was still a WIP when I last blogged about it. Well, I finally finished it in mid-May, and despite not being totally sure about the colour substitutions I’d chosen I really like it now. I wasn’t that enthused by the pale blue and pink on the original Lizzie*Kate chart, so I reworked it with two different shades of red (DMC colours 498 and 815, to be precise) and utilised the dark blue for the large crosses at the top and bottom. I do think it came out better than I anticipated! All in all, it took around 10 hours.
Andrew helped me choose the frame, as I didn’t quite know what I was looking for at the time. He was right, though — aiming for something more rustic worked wonderfully.