Monday, February 6, 2023

Lady of Ice is finished!!

Okay, she's really Mirabilia's Lady of Mystery but when I created this conversion for her I thought that anything she touched turned to ice so in my mind she's Lady of Ice. I'm so happy with the way she turned out and I just love how the Kreinik looks on the dark blue fabric (a one-off from HLCFabrics), though for some reason it's hard to get the colors to show accurately in some of the photos; the second and third photos come closest to the actual fabric color, and I adjusted the first photo to try to get closer to the actual:






I've added a page to my blog with the conversion notes, in case anyone is interested. I reached out to Rensel Studio last Friday after I finished her but I haven't heard back yet; really hoping I can send her to them soon. I imagine it will take close to a year to get her back, so the sooner I can send her the sooner she'll come home!

Saturday afternoon I pulled out Mirabilia's 2006 Christmas Tree, which was actually one of the WIPs I posted about planning to finish when I started this blog 11 years ago. I'm not sure when I actually started it, but it's probably been more than 15 years ago now; here it is in the last photo from January 2012:


And here it is as of last night:


There is so much green to stitch! I did some on Saturday, then Sunday I decided to add some of the bling so I'd have something pretty to look at as I worked my way down more layers of green; it took most of the day to add the beads and treasures and I love the way it looks now. This one is also on a fabric from HLCFabrics, but it's been too long and I don't remember the name of it anymore. I'm hoping to stick with this one until it's finished now, but we'll see what comes up...

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!
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14 comments:

  1. MarilynFebruary 6, 2023 at 10:54 AM

    She's gorgeous!
    Congrats on your finish.
    That's a LOT of Kreink!
    The tree is looking great.
    Marilyn

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    1. MelanieFebruary 7, 2023 at 6:28 AM

      Thanks Marilyn; it was a lot of Kreinik--probably good I didn't know how many spools were ahead of me when I started!

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  2. KatieFebruary 6, 2023 at 12:59 PM

    Wow she is just gorgeous. Congrats on the fantastic finish. Love the Christmas tree. The bling adds so much.

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    1. MelanieFebruary 7, 2023 at 6:29 AM

      The bling is what made me fall in love with Mirabilias all those years ago, when I didn't know cross stitch could have beads and treasures.

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  3. HoneybeeFebruary 6, 2023 at 6:23 PM

    What a finish! Wow!
    I love that tree but I am coveting that needle minder!

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    1. MelanieFebruary 7, 2023 at 6:31 AM

      I went through a big Claybykim phase a few years ago; her minders are little works of art.

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  4. diamondcFebruary 7, 2023 at 4:57 AM

    Hello Melanie: She is stunning, so beautiful.
    The Christmas Tree will be beautiful, nice progress on the tree.

    Have a great day
    Catherine

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  5. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameFebruary 13, 2023 at 12:06 PM

    Lady of Ice is just stunning! Especially on that fabric. The Tree is so pretty too.

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    1. MelanieFebruary 20, 2023 at 2:17 PM

      Thanks Jo! I wish I knew of a dyer that made a similar fabric, it's just such a nice combination of colors.

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  6. Leonore WintererFebruary 17, 2023 at 2:08 PM

    She's stunning! You did so well with the conversion. Great job picking up such an old WIP too, and it's so shiny with the bling you added!

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    1. MelanieFebruary 20, 2023 at 2:19 PM

      Thanks, I'm very happy that the conversion turned out so well--always a bit nervous that I'll spend a lot of time stitching before realizing that I don't like the result.

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  7. Astrids dragonFebruary 18, 2023 at 5:31 PM

    Wow, your version of her is gorgeous! I can't wait to see how Jill/Amber embellish her when they get her!

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    1. MelanieFebruary 20, 2023 at 2:20 PM

      Thanks! They let me know that it arrived safely, now I just have to patiently wait for 9 to 12 months! :D

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