Incoherent Scribblings

Bearly a Happy Dance

Bearly a Wizard
by Dragon Dreams
February 26, 2008-March 7, 2008
28 Count Black Evenweave
DMC Fibers, Kreinik Metallics

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Look what I just finished! I loved stitching this little guy! In addition to using regular DMC instead of DMC rayon and a couple of Kreiniks I had on hand, I modified the backstitching a little bit so it would show up on the black fabric better and added a star charm I already had in my stash instead of the one called for.

A Little Bear

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.