I put the last bead on this afternoon while watching Doctor Who
The chart and threads along with the beads were gifted to me last year :) She whispered in my ear for a few months until I finally got round to starting her on June 1st. I had hoped to have her finished quite quickly but it wasn't to be with having to go back to Kent last week.
She's not the type of project I would normally go for but I have to say I've really enjoyed stitching her.
I used Dr Smiths Tonic from Sparklies which as may of worked out by now is one of my favourties :) I also had to sub a different Crescent Colour for her dress and went with Lunar Eclipse after much trail and error.
A couple of rare (for me) arty shots to show her bling off better with the added bonus of a much better idea of the true fabric colour
I was surprised to discover that Mill Hill Magnifcas are in fact Delicas which I have a *cough cough* few of, I know that probably isn't news to a lot of you but I rarely stitch designs that call for beads so had no idea! If anyone knows of a Mill Hill number to Delica Number conversion please point me in the right direction for future ref, thanks
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Here is a conversion that might help you.
http://northernexpressions.blogspot.ca/2012/10/bead-conversions.html
Love seeing all the projects you work on.
She is gorgeous, she is actually my favourite out of all these celebration fairies. I wish Nora did the charts on their own and not just the kits.
Always nice to find a new favourite fabric too.
She is adorable, and you learned something along the way too. A truly great finish.
I'll have to look out for a chart.
A lovely finish. Your photo shows how pretty this is. I hadn't really looked at this design before.
Stunning finish, she's fabulous.
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