Why Love Counted Cross Stitch?

I love counted cross stitch for a lot of reasons, but the most important one of all is creating something from scratch.

There really isn't a better feeling that creating beautiful pictures.  Some like to do it with ink, markers, crayons, paint, you name it, I love to do it with DMC Floss and Aida Fabric. Here I started with small piece of fabric, floss and a pattern. 




And slowly but surely I brought one book cover to life.  Not that you can tell yet to look at this picture that it is a book cover, but still I know and part of the picture is there.







Then the next time I pick the project up, it comes to life even more, still not completely clear where I am going with it, but seeing the different colors come to life is so exciting!


 Then the progress really picks up and I  can really start to see the shapes and ideas of the pattern come to life.






























And now the project is so far along it is very clear that I am stitching a stack of books, I can even see the perspective of the books going in different directions. It is really starting to feel alive.  It is also really exciting to be this far on a project because I can already start planning for the next stitched project.  Only a few more days on this one.  Happy Stitching!

Cross Stitch Work In Progress Wednesday - Oh Happy Day

Feeling very accomplished today as I have a finish from last week's WIP Wednesday.  Now to actually put a  hook in the wall and get it hanging.  That will likely take longer than it did to actually stitch this project up. 

A great deal of progress was made on my serenity prayer cross stitch project.  I know it is hard to see as it doesn't look much different but I was able to fill in all of the two light green sections and I outlined the next light green section.  Feeling very accomplished. (Tomorrow we will talk about why I am using timer's this year to keep me on track).

I was also excited to have gathered the supplies for my new cross stitch WIP.  The lovely book stack with quote.  I am an avid reader and love to get LOST in books so this cross stitch pattern has very special meaning to me.  I hope that means I will be able to stitch it up pretty quickly and get it hanging too.