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Beading next

February 29, 2016, 8:20 pm
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I back stitched The Raven Queen © Mirabilia this past Sunday and today so her beading will be next Sunday and Monday!! She is on 32 ct Prank by PTPlus!!! A bold but inspired choice. I love her!!!! Slowly but surely I'm widdling  down my to finish pile next up is Garden Party ......


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Another page bites the dust

March 7, 2016, 7:39 pm
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Mermaid of Atlantis with a red hair conversion and another page is done!! Now to start Snow Queen 
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Raven Queen

March 15, 2016, 9:42 pm
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I meant to post this last night but I put the put the beads on Raven queen and I'm more in love with her than I ever was I'm so glad I chose the Prank fabric from picture this plus Fabrics!! Here she is all regal and gorgeous 




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Finish....

May 11, 2016, 1:33 am
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It's been a while since I posted. So much has happened. I went to the Mirabilia Minions Retreat in Cincinnati and it was a blast. So much fun seeing friends and meeting new people  is always a great way to spend a weekend.  There were 76 Stitchers this year and over 166 completed Mirabilias! So amazing and inspiring!!! I managed to come home with 2 Nora Corbett water colors and I'm so honored to add them to my collection. 
And I also have a finish tonight Maidenhair © Mirabilia stitched on 28ct Avalon jobelan by Under the Sea fabrics... I just love her she's definitely sassy!!! I don't usually stitch on 28 ct fabric but I thoroughly enjoyed this stitch. I had started her a bit ago and just picked her up as my travel piece when I was recently back home in NY. So I'm thinking about a month total. 

More happened but that's it for now!!! 
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Beading done

May 16, 2016, 9:05 pm
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I finished Moonlight Laguna Mermaid © Mirabilia last night. I absolutely love her.  A few changes I made were changing her hair to red naturally, leaving the border off and adding a sparkly thread to her tail and hair. Her companion piece Sunrise Laguna Mermaid is going on the same fabric.......
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A memory....

September 10, 2016, 7:23 am
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A memory of sorts 

A re-post........12 years later....

Emotional day...

I hesitate and think about what I'm about to write next. Since after all this is a stitching blog.... But today was a really hard emotional day for me. I'm not sure if it was "post traumatic stress" since I really don't like that term. I live in Las Vegas now but that wasn't so 5 years ago on this date. I lived in NY and was working in the city at my hospital that I had worked at for over 20 years....It was on the Upper East Side....a few miles from ground zero as it's known now. I was in charge...yes I'm a nurse and the news hit....communications went down. I have chills just writing this now. The tears are coming.... We all know the stories all too well. For me it was the absolute silence. Work was hectic to a degree....getting in touch with family members for patients, watching it on the news, the O.R. closed, telling those patients what had happened, and waiting for what to do next..... I worked at a non trauma hospital....so we weren't receiving victims.....I do remember watching and seeing the hospitals closest to the Towers.....no victims were coming in.....everyone was ready and waiting and nothing just nothing.... I remember an older male patient said while watching the news that "he" was your generations "Hitler". And I knew he was right. I could see the 59th Street Bridge and the only thing moving across it was a mass of people...no cars no buses. The city was in complete and utter lockdown....I didn't have time to be scared then...there were patients to care for and calm. I guess I put my feeling on hold and here they are...... Later that night I went out to get something to eat since I was sleeping at the hospital.....and there were no buses no cars no taxis no ambulances, just the occasional police car....on one of the busiest avenues in the city!!!!The silence was terrifying!!! The sheer and utter silence was like nothing I had ever experienced. Even the next night when I did get home it was eerie and unnerving. The thing that stood out besides the silence was absolutely no planes overhead. I lived between Laguardia and JFK airports and the planes were a fact of life. And to not hear them was crazy scary. I jumped the first time after they started up again. Several people ask me why I live in Vegas....lots of reasons come to mind but the first and foremost.....NY became to scary for me. Me a life long New Yorker.....I never ever was going to move. Why move everything is there.....you name it.....especially food delivery at 2am even!! After 9/11 taking the subway all I could think was these are the people I'm going to die with! Not a pleasant thought to have everyday twice a day..... This is the first time I've put this into words on paper so to speak so I hope it makes sense. If it does good if it doesn't oh well...
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Forever and a day

February 19, 2017, 7:07 pm
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So I feel as if I've been gone way too long....life somehow got in the way..... so here I am with pictures mostly !!  Queen Mariposa © Mirabilia. I'm so close that she has been my focus.  Next is the Beautiful Sea SAL by Ship's Manor and I'm just one part behind ...... I'll catch up this week  and next are my framed Nora Corbett watercolors that I got at last years MMR ( Mirabilia Minions Retreat)   And how could I forget my 2 other Mirabilia's that are patiently waiting for their bling and back stitching...... Snow Queen above and The Twin Mermaids below... I have a few more started as well.....  the Mira MysterySal
 Tree of Hope
 Aphrodite
 Garden Party
 Mermaid of Atlantis
 Gypsy Queen 
 And lastly Fairy Idyll 
 
I almost forgot Fairy Roses.....
That's it for now. And hopefully I won't be gone quite so long as I found a new mobile blogging app!!!
xoxo, Juls 
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Queen Mariposa

March 14, 2017, 12:57 am
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The Queen is ready for her finishing touches... back stitching and beading will begin immediately!!!! I'm totally in love with her!!! She is on 32 Ct Phoenix by PTPlis fabrics. I converted her over skirt to blue silks with the help of my LNS owner!!! 
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A glimpse

March 15, 2017, 2:07 am
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I simply could not resist.... a butterfly emerges and lots more to go...... 
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Queen Mariposa is a finish!!

March 26, 2017, 7:11 pm
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So in the wee hours of the morning Queen Mariposa received her last stitch and her last bead....I think it was four intensive days of beading !! She is exquisite and takes my breath away each and every time!! Thank you Nora for this amazing design which I made my own with a blue silk overskirt conversion.... 

Here is my Queen Mariposa done on 32 Ct Phoenix by PTPlus with a blue overskirt conversion .....
Conversion :
600-AVS 1414 (AVS is Au ver a soie)
3803-RGS 854 (RGS is Rainbow Gallery Splendor)
891-RGS 1053
310-RGS 801
902-RGS 1143
154-AVS 163
722-RGS 882 
3706-RG Lamé SP43
503-DMC 3811 for skirt and crown
Kreinik 080HL- Kreinik 623 
Beads only change :
Mill Hill 10032-10117
Mill Hill 10052-10058
All other threads remained the same


     
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Finish #..................2

April 6, 2017, 9:16 pm
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So after a somewhat sleepless night I put the last bead the last stitch in The Twin Mermaids..... they are on 32 Ct opalescent Midnight Mermaid by Under the Sea fabrics. I added the sand dollar charm to the tassels as the space was in need of something and it fit perfectly!!! I love having a LNS and a great shop owner who goes way above and beyond for her customers!! Thank you Gina !!     
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Onto to #3

April 7, 2017, 1:07 am
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So the back stitching is done which turned out to be a rather small amount !!! She's so regal!!! On PTPlus 32 Ct Storm...... this piece happens to be grayer than usual......beading to commence tomorrow !!! I can definitely get her done before the Mirabilia Minions Retreat in 2 weeks.......   
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Finish #3

April 16, 2017, 10:23 pm
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So I was offered a challenge which I gladly accepted.... Here it is..... to bead and finish 3 Mirabilias in time for the Mirabilia Minions Retreat....And I did it. Here is the final Mirabilia The Snow Queen stitched on 32ct Storm by PTPLus fabrics. I adore her !!!!     
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A bit different for me

May 24, 2017, 2:00 am
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Something a bit different for me.... I truly loved every stitch and have already signed up for the next SAL!!!!! Here is my Beautiful Sea SAL by Ships Manor done on Masquerade 32ct linen by PTPlus fabrics 
 
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It’s been too long.... picture post

July 14, 2018, 11:29 pm
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(Backup) Enchanted Mermaid is a finish

July 14, 2018, 11:46 pm
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Santa in July

July 15, 2018, 5:05 pm
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I’ve been focusing on Santa as a not so secret present for my brother!!! He has loved Santa since as long as I can remember..... and bonus it’s a Mirabilia. Once you get to know me you’ll find out I’m obsessed with Mirabilia in a very good way.... 



















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Santa is a finish

July 25, 2018, 10:04 pm
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My not so secret gift for my brother is a finish.... I loved stitching Santa..... Such a sweet face !!  I added some petite treasure braid to the bow in red and some sparkly white to the brim of his hat!!! And I also added Mill Hill Treasures to his hat.  I love those Mill Hill treasures so much so that I’m trying to add them to every piece I stitch. He is being stretched now and I picked up a frame....more pictures to follow...



















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Mia Mermaid

July 30, 2018, 8:20 pm
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Another finish happened yesterday ... but to be honest she was very close to a finish when I put her down.... she was a freebie from the Australian Mirabilia retreat in 2017.... I stitched her on Scattered Leaves linen though I’m not sure of the company....it was a remnant that I got at my LNS.... So here she is Mia Mermaid.  I freehanded the 8 in the 2018. I do love her!!! And love how she turned out!!! I do love a mermaid with a crown.....







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Santa

August 10, 2018, 1:34 am
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Santa is framed and ready to gift to my brother when he visits in September !!! I truly love how he turned out .... Santa is on 32 ct white opalescent linen... I added some personal touches whitesSparkles  thread to his hat brim and red petite treasure braid to his package bow.... and my favorite mill hill treasures to his hat.... I love those treasures so much that I’m going to add them to projects when I can.... 



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