Enchanted Finish....................

This is my personalization of Lavender & Lace's Enchanted Alphabet. I actually started this on a whim....okay, okay, I'm a dedicated Serial Starter. LOL But I am so glad I did. I think my niece, Andrea, is going to love it.....I already know she loves bunnies.

There were some major adjustments in the back of the dress as the original pattern had alphabet letters worked into it, and some into the bunny (but he was easy to 'fudge'). The letters of her name are done in Caron Waterlillies silk called Orchid (#185) and the fabric is from Silkweaver, 32-count Jobelan in Twilight Blue. It's a bit more bluer than the monitor shows, but just a touch. All in all I am really pleased with this. The ribbon gave me a bit of a hassle as I didn't have any fabric kind, just that stuff for parcels. So I split it and it really works pretty good.

Originally I had planned to do this design using white Silk Mori from Kreinik but I just couldn't wait to start it, so opted for DMC B5200. I am going to do this design again (at least twice) for each of my girls and let them pick out the silk for their letters....that'll give me a jump on birthday presents for next year! LOL

I am really enjoying this challenge....that's 2 large ones that would probably not have gotten finished anytime soon. It's like I have a new lease on my stitching hobby and I have Cherylann to thank for it......her inspiration (mutterings she calls it) really touched something inside me. Even my kids are getting in on the act and going through my stash for new projects and lining up the ones they want to see finished. As excited as I am about this finish, I'm more excited about the reaction my girls will have when they see it. Just lifts my heart right into my throat!!! Okay, enough of this sappy stuff, back to the needle.