He reigns from heaven above

I have a cold.  YUCK!  I really try hard to wash my hands often and not touch my face when I'm out but some how a germ got through. 

I am still beading my Moon Fairy and still loving it.

I love Mirabilias.


I'm almost done stitching on Blessings by Erica Michael Designs.  Originally, I had stitched God bless us in a pink color.  But, after stitching the other parts of the design I decided that the pink just didn't work.  I frogged and restitched it in this burgundy color.  I like it better this way.

I also like to do adult coloring books.  Here is what I'm working on now. 

Now and Forever, God You Reign

I have been working away at my Fairy Moon by Mirabilia.  I have a couple of beading needles but I could only find one of them.  Unfortunately, the one I found is extremely hard to thread.  Like it can take me five or six tries before I can thread it.  I went to Joann Fabrics today and found some short beading needles.

I'm having much better success at threading these needles.  I also like that they are shorter than the beading needles I have been accustomed to.  Here is a picture to compare the length.

And, here is Fairy Moon.

I wish I could stitch a Mirabilia a month. 

I will trust Him

How I wish I could duplicate or even quadruplicate myself!  There are so many craft projects I want to do but just not enough time in the day to do them.

 I worked on several things today.  First off is my Fairy Moon by Mirabilia.  I'm slowly doing the beading.  I started in the moon.  There are so many beads crammed in there that there is not enough space for the beads to lay uniformly.  I'm doing this on 14 count aida so I know its not that I'm using too high of a count of fabric.  I know when I view the finished piece from a distance it will look fine but I still don't like the beads looking messy.  So, I worked a bit in her hair and around her neck. 

I finished the shawl I was crocheting.  It's called Dixie Charm and I used a K hook.   I've washed it already and can't wait for cooler weather to wear it in. 

No photo is complete without a cat in it!  That was is Violet.


Since I finished crocheting something I started a new project.  It is called the Emily Shawl and is a free pattern on Ravelry.  I'm using a new to me yarn that I got from Ice yarns last week.  It is a Silk Merino blend in a category 1 weight.  The shawl is quite a simple but beautiful pattern.  Once you get started you don't have to get looking at the pattern instructions.