Butterfly At Rest Cross-Stitching Project - Emmett Idaho Photographer

Now that the All Is Vanity project is completed and sent to my friend, I have started another cross-stitching project. This one has a bit of history to it. See, many years ago (no kidding, like over 6 or 7 years ago) I started this same cross-stitch pattern for my best friend Janet. She had seen the progress of it here and there and anxiously awaited its completion. Fast forward to my moving to Idaho........I lost it. Yes...I lost the more than halfway done cross-stitching project for my best friend. I kept searching and searching in boxes and cabinets for it while I working on the All Is Vanity project but alas it was lost. :(  I promised Janet that once I was done with the All Is Vanity that I'd re-start her Butterfly At Rest and she'd have it soon (secretly hoping by Christmas 2010).

So I started working on this beautiful project. It's a nice transition using lots of beautiful colors now as opposed to the black & white & gray tones from the All Is Vanity.

I started the Butterfly At Rest Project in May (don't remember the exact date, but I know it was towards the beginning of May). It killed me to start with a clean slate again knowing how far I had been on it before, but alas it is for my best friend of over 20 years so she's worth it!!

Starting with a clean slate.....

As of May 28, 2010 I had completed almost 1/6th of this beautiful project....

Now take a look at it. June 28th and I'm practically 1/3 done with it (minus the outlining/backstitching). It's starting to take beautiful shape now and check out the colors!!! P.S. Sorry for the glaring TV screen behind the canvas.

These pics were taken with my dinky 2MP cell phone camera so please don't judge on the quality of the photos ;)