Second week of stuff to show

So, second week in a row I've had quite a productive week and actually have progress to show. It's like magic, I'm actually finding time to stitch! Anyway, first off is Brave by Cloudsfactory, stitched 2 over 2 on 28 count from Polestitches, I think the colour is called Silver Lining, but I'm not as certain as I'd like to be on that. It was lovely to stitch, although the metallics drove me a little dotty, but Cloudsfactory charts are always lovely, simple little stitches.

Second up I have my new project that I was teasing about last week.As it's now actually starting to look like something I can show it off a bit more. This was a bespoke chart done for me by Sarah from Paine Free Crafts and the image is called Family Values from the artist Paul Kidby (charted with his permission). I am quite childishly excited about this project and it has instantly become one of my focus pieces. I went to Paul for permission for a couple of his images to be charted and Sarah's done an amazing job on them, but I just want to stitch so many of his artworks, I can see me going back to him at some point and requesting permission for more of them. For those that don't know the art work I'll put a copy of the image in the right bar so you can have a look!

Technical stuff: tented 2 over 1 on 28 count, which is how I've managed to do a page in less that two weeks!

Tiny update

Just think, in the next couple of weeks I'll finish my Secret Stitch and I'll actually have some kind of progress to show off, however that day is not today, so all I have to show this week is a tiny progress picture of Brave.

It's cute, but seeing how much I've actually stitched this month it's a little sad looking!

I'm also doing a little bit of cross blog advertising. I'm a member of a local craft group (which is where this project is currently getting it's sole attention), and I look after their blog, the posts are sporadic, but I've just remembered to post something so I thought I'd share the link over here as well:

Harrogate Craft Work Group

Second New Start of the Year

I know, I said there weren't to be any new starts this year, and I'm already on my second, I'm so weak! In my defence this is intended as a gift, and I said that gifts were allowed, it's also something that I can show progress on relatively easily while not being able to post on my secret stitch.

Don't they look find creepy without their eyes stitched, a little like Village of the Damned.

For people who like to have information this is Brave by Cloudsfactory, stitched two over two in 28 count something (I can never remember what type of fabric I'm using and can't tell them apart half the time), but it's called Silver Lining and is from polstitches.