Well this weekend I started, finished and even did the finishing on my cthulhu biscornu. The design is from Periphaeria Designs and is actually called Ia!Ia! and is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft.

The perfect “eye” for the center is still eluding me. Significant searching through buttons and beads at the stitches and craft show on the weekend yielded nothing so I am going to be forced to try the toy eyes at spotlight. I wanted something more realistic with a stylised iris etc but I don’t think I will be finding what I am after any time soon. The finishing went well adn was surprisingly easy, it needs more stuffing though I think. I didn’t want to over stuff but think I went too far the other way.

It is stitched on an unknown hand-dyed (probably evenweave but i could be wrong)from a countrystitch grab bag. I woudl say it is probably 28ct though and stitching over 2 was odd. The thread is a Vikki Clayton silk and I am quite sure it was Dragon Scales but I have misplaced the tag and can’t be sure. It is a lovely ever so slightly varigated deep blueish green though.
It was loads of fun to stitch has only increased my recent obsession with biscornus so I suspect there will be quite a few more in my future

This months ornament SAL weekend was far more successful than last months. While I didn’t get time to do the finishing on my little ornie I did finish the stitching (less the french knot for his eye) and get over halfway on a little secret stitching project as well. All in all not too bad considering the weekend was broken up with a friends 30th Birthday celebrations a late night at work friday and a day in at work saturday.

It is of course one of the Chrismyth series of ornaments from Dragon Dreams (the Griffin) Stitched 2×2 on 32 count , natural linen I think. The kreinik for the beak etc is meant to be 002V butI only had 002 on hand so I used it instead.

Now it is full steam ahead on Sues RR

I meant to post this the other day but I kept getting distracted before I got around to it. My first finish of 2007 (should have been finished in 2006) and number six for the challenge. It is a free chart from Ink Circles adn stitched up wonderfully. The fabric is 32ct crystal Sterling from Picture this Plus and it is stitched in VC silks. Dragons blood for the main varigated knot and Diane’s Rouge for the darker shaded outline. Stitched over 1, completely forgot what I was doing when I chose 32ct fabric but it was a lot easier than I expected on the 32ct. The colours are a lot richer than they appear in this picture, hopefully if I take another picture once it is finished up into a bookmark the colours will show more accurately.

And one more thing I forgot to post. Here is my progress on lost from the Wed QS SAL. I got home late wed so didn’t have much time to stitch but I was determined to get a few stitches in. Silly me could’t find the page of the chart I had been working on though so I moved onto page two briefly. This coming week I am hoping to strt seeing the little dragon. ( I eventually found the page I was missing).

Pictures to come tomorrow once it is daylight and I have sewn on the backing (need to hide the back of my stitching).
I am so happy I got those evil evil santas finished in time to go live with all the other santas this christmas at my friends place.

Now I just have to choose what I want to stitch on for me for the next few days

Oh and becasue Nic said I had to take a picture of Sue trying to kill us with yummy stuff I give you a photo of what kept the screaming banshee company on her trip from the US of A
I go to dance about the house a bit more.. They’re done!

Well I finished my little lost dragon sampler. Squee!

He is just so adorably cute, I had to take a picture even though the lighting is really cruddy. He is so much richer and sparklier in real life. I am going to show him off to Nicole at work tomorrow. *gush*