Almost a wrap!

Yes, it's almost a wrap! I'm almost finished with Christmas Garden and at 15 3/8" x 18",the largest cross stitch design I've ever stitched! She's almost a wrap because I've run out of GAST Endive and that was even after I added half a skein from my stash. I'll go through all my WIPs and kitted projects for another skein of Endive. Here is Christmas Garden before..

and as of last night..

I just love her! I look at this and think why did it take 7 years to finish! To me, now, it doesn't look very huge. How funny is that! So there may or not be half stitches! That whole bottom half was stitched while getting caught up with flosstube. I watched Kindred Stitcher from 3 years ago to her latest video. I had to frog a lot of areas because my count was off while trying to save the floss. When I started this, I bought the floss a little at a time, Endive needed 5 skeins, Calico Kitty needed 5 skeins, Heirloom Gold-3, Fool's Gold-3. See what I'm left with..

and what I've used..

Amazing! I still have to stitch the greenery inside the capital C and G with a couple stitches using Calico Kitty as holly berries and finish up with Endive the very bottom right with the floating rose buds! If you look near the top you'll see I've stitched in my initials. I'll be adding my two brothers, my daughter's, my nephew's and my parent's initials along with 2021. I've got a large sampler hangover! What's next you ask?! I've signed up for another mystery SAL put on by Tempting Tangles. It's called the Rooky Woods Mystery SAL. Here's the website.. www.temptingtanglesdesigns.com and look for Rooky Woods. Below are the Dinky Dyes silks (there's a dmc conversion for it too) and the fabric I chose, PTP Vellum 36ct..

I also picked another WIP and it's Halloween Town. Very appropriate!

I think that's it, folks! I just might stitch on Halloween Town for the rest of the month. For now, I'm going to rifle through everything for another skein of Endive. Wish me luck! Take care!