Although I am technically not on The Wagon anymore, I have been trying to keep my stash acquisition under control.
However, I never technically rewarded myself for finishing my 26 Projects Challenge, so when I finally found “Bearly a Wizard” by Dragon Dreams on eBay a couple of weeks ago I couldn’t resist bidding. “Bearly a Wizard” has been on my wishlist since I first typed it up so, needless to say, when I won the auction I was quite excited.
I was so excited that when the chart arrived in the mail on Tuesday I dropped all pretense of working on my WIPs, kitted it up, and started it immediately. 
Of course I didn’t have the DMC rayon it calls for or the Kreiniks, but that didn’t stop me! I substituted regular DMC for the rayon (I am not a big fan of rayon floss anyway… too slippery), chose a couple of Kreiniks from my stash, started stitching away, and after 6 hours, this is my progress.
Lynn says:
What a cutie. I don’t think substituting hurt him any at all. Very nice.
28 February 2008 at 23:54
michelle says:
wow Renee! 6 hours work well done looking forward to seeing it come along gorgeous so far nice colours
29 February 2008 at 04:47
Jennifer Aikman-Smith says:
What a lovely start to the piece! I don’t blame you for not using all the rayon… even designers get a little frustrated with the slippery stuff as they stitch.
Congratulations on winning the auction. I hope this little bear brings a lot of magic into your life and fun while stitching him!
Jennifer at Dragon Dreams
29 February 2008 at 08:20
Kathryn says:
Since Hawaiian Mandala is all about silks and metallics, I have plenty of slippery threads I have had to deal with. Now that I am treating my silks just like my metallics with a loop knot in the needle eye, I have had no problems at all. I’ve always railroaded, so the twisting about is held to a minimum too.
29 February 2008 at 15:52
Dani says:
Oooh I’ve wanted to stitch this for ages!!! Looks like a quick stitch too!
1 March 2008 at 08:26
Jenna says:
Okay, first, congratulations on your auction win. He is definitely a cutie! Second, how cool is it that Jennifer Aikman-Smith commented on your blog?
4 March 2008 at 13:12