Here's a link to the on-going competitions at Cross-Stitching. com.
It's quite a long list and the prizes are generous.
http://www.cross-stitching.com/competitions.asp
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This is my current WIP (work in progress), "Kodi".
Kodi is stitched on 22ct. hardanger fabric. To date 27,950 stitches have been worked.
The next section, 25,will be of the tongue and I'm anxious to get started on it.
Below is a scan of the pattern section for page 25. It involves stitching 1839 cross-stitches and will use about 38 floss colours.
Some colours which have not been used yet.
I hope you will continue to watch for the progress on "Kodi".
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Welcome to the Blog
I've decided to call the Blog updates & Upkeep.
Normally, I'm a pretty private person and censor everything so blogging will really be a challenge for me. I hope I don't bore everyone to death.
Today I saw that the number of people visiting the site was extremely low. I'm hoping that that is due to the fact that it is Easter Sunday and everyone is out doing whatever it is that makes Easter special to them. I wish everyone a very Happy Easter.
It's obvious that my passion is cross-stitching and sharing what I have learned with others, especially where photo coversion is concerned. I've recently seen some links to the site that please me immensely. That means that the photo to cross-stitching community is expanding and continuing to grow. The more we share-the more we learn and the easier it will be to see all the talent and awsome work being stitched all over the world that until the internet arrived, no one ever knew about.
Today's Link Find
MyPhotoStitch.com
http://www.myphotostitch.com/Make_Pattern/Make_Pattern.html
I'm always happy to see a site that encourages stitchers to try creating their own designs, particularly if it's free.
I am trying to learn to be a better photographer but I have quickly realized that the more I learn about photography, the less I know. I share some of my photos on Webshots for people to use to enhance their hobbies in the hopes they will show me how they used something I made and made it better. I've been told I'm talented but know there are so many others out there that see and create far far ahead of my little visions. I want to see that talent so hope it will come back to me so I can be enriched by their talent. Several days ago some of my photos where featured in the Photo of the Day in the Webshots Home & Garden section. The photo in particular was the Jellybeans photo.
http://family.webshots.com/album/570735113BWOWms
I hope you like these photos and will leave me comment s here so I am encouraged to stetch my creativity and share with you.
Happy Easter & Happy Stitching
Elaine Layden
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