Monday, March 18, 2013

March IHSW

I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was gorgeous here-warm and sunny :)

This weekend I finished Cattleya Orchid by Chatelaine!! It is my first finished Chatelaine, but not my first Chatelaine start. Japanese Garden was my first, and hopefully I will finish that in a few months (I am aiming for May). While I was beading away, I noticed that part of the gold border was supposed to have green beads in it. Ooops! I made the executive decision to leave it alone since I did not feel like pulling out those stitches.

And some close-ups:

I can't get over how sparkly this is! When I walk by it, it just shimmers! And it doesn't even have that many beads in it. I am quite pleased with it :)

Lastly, a picture of my other orchid. It just started blooming :)


Thanks for stopping by!

22 comments:

Mii Stitch said...

Lovely sparkly stitching!

Le trame della Galaverna said...

Magnificent WOW
it is a great great work
Giovanna

cucki said...

Super sweet stitching x

Emma/Itzy said...

Beautiful! Well done :)

EvalinaMaria said...

Absolutely stunning! Congratulation on the finish!!!

The Maiden said...

it's absolutely lovely, contrats on your finish! All those specialty stitches scare me!

Lesleyanne said...

A beautiful finish and orchid.

Chris said...

Such gorgeous stitching!!

Terri said...

It's' gorgeous! Beautiful work!

Julie said...

Congrats on a beautiful finish.

Unknown said...

great finish! well done :)

Kaisievic said...

Wow! It is just gorgeous! Beautiful work - you should be proud!

Juls said...

Stunning. So beautiful

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Scrap said...

lovely work ! congrats
have a nice day
thank you for your visit in my blog

Agi said...

I just love the Chatelaine designs, even the smaller ones are really challenging and beautiful to look at when they are ready. And the your garden is coming along nicely!

Anne said...

Stunning finish Melissa!! I love the pinks in this design and the intricate details and beading. So pretty!!

Rita said...

Very nice! Congratulations to your finish!

Joysze said...

WHOAH MELISSA!!!!! IT'S STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D How excited are you??? I sure hope you are cos I'm super excited!!!!!!! :D

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! And your orchid is gorgeous too!!! :D

Astrids dragon said...

THAT is beautiful! I love all the colours, nice and bright.

Claire said...

Wow amazing stitching and colours.x

Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...

Gorgeous stitching!