Spring Cabin

  This one took several months to finish, but all the time was definitely worth it.  This kit looks more like a picture than a cross-stitch pattern.  The reflection in the lake is almost as detailed as the cabin itself, and the designers left nothing out.  All the trees have a mirror image reflected in the lake, even the deer are remembered and have mirrors of themselves looking back as they take a drink.  The flowers are all detailed individually, and the trees are made up of various shades both in the bark and the trees.  It uses a lot of combined colors and half cross stitch, back stitch to add the details, and almost everything is filled in, except the few white spaces you can see in the picture.  It really was a wonderful kit to work on, and it leaves you with a feeling of accomplishment once it’s finished.  I put this one in an all glass clip frame.  I’m a fan of the glass clip frames because they don’t actually have a “frame” around the glass, and it means there’s nothing to take away from your cross stitch.  The problem with these frames are that they run pretty thin, so matting has to be very flimsy if you use any, and it won’t work well if you’re trying to frame a piece that uses lots of bead work, or for needlework with thicker threads.

There’s no need to add anything else to this kit to make it stand out.  It’s great as is.  If you’d like to try it for yourself, you can get it here