Monday, October 1, 2012

Japanese Garden Update

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Last week I worked on Japanese Garden and finished off the top bridge. One down, three more to go. This piece is really starting to come together now that I am on the home stretch. I also changed the color of the bridge. It was supposed to be Mississippi Mud by Thread Gather, but my thread was crap (as in not dyed all the way through), so I used Espresso Waterlilies instead. The bridge has a bit more red to it which I like.

After working on all those bamboo leaves (which took longer than I thought they would), I decided I needed something a bit easier. So, I finished a Halloween ornament from Cats, Bats, and Witches by Prairie Schooler over the weekend. I also wanted another ornament for my Halloween tree :)

This week I will be working on Lady Hera and maybe another Halloween ornament. I like fall and Halloween, can you tell?

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week!

11 comments:

Mii Stitch said...

Nice little Halloween design :)

cucki said...

aww so sweetttttttttttttt xxx

Kate said...

Beautiful progress, love the changes you made to the bridge and the ornie is adorable!

Unknown said...

Love your Prairie Schooler ornament, do you have pictures of your Halloween tree on your blog?

Julie said...

Great progress.

Lesleyanne said...

Lovely progress. Your halloween finish is gorgeous.

Isabelle said...

Your Japanese Garden is coming along so nicely, Melissa: that is great :)

Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...

beautiful stitching :)

Sara said...

Lovely progress on the Japanese Garden... and the ornament is so cute :D

Melissa said...

I do not have a picture of my Halloween tree. I will try to take one this week :)

Joysze said...

Cute ornie finish, Melissa. :D

JG looks fantastic and I can't wait to see more of Hera. :D