Share a Little Happiness !!!:))

Sharing a little happiness.....one more cross stitch done :) I started this last year, not sure when, and then ran out of one of my favorites, shade 35 (Anchor) and later when I got that, the shade turned out to be unlucky for me . So it went into 'not-so-interested' pile for sometime . I took this out few days back and started working on it again after I had forgiven that color .

I unabashedly broke the rules of stitching in this design :) I changed the entire theme, from 'Chunky- antique' to 'Funky-new' :D 

Sometime back, I had stitched on 10 count aida fabric and I used 6 strands as the design was sparse. Not sure, how I overlooked the stitching instructions for this one to use 4 strands, I ended up making it even chunkier by stitching with all 6 strands . 

Also I did not know that the chart will show the same symbol for quarter and three-quarter stitches and instead of making three-quarter, I stitched up only one-quarters and ended up with rough edges :( So I made it up by outlining even when it wasn't mentioned and that too with a color of my choice :)

This is how the original design is.......may be, antique lovers would like this version .

But I wanted some more colors to that happiness message . I ended up with a riot of colors :) It might be looking cluttered but then I am fine with its funky look .

The design area is around 12" x 12" and I am thinking of finishing it into a cushion . You can find the chart titled 'Happy Days' by Felicity Hall in the Cross Stitcher  magazine - July 2011, issue 241.

I will be away for a week to home town with my family to drop my mother back home . I am not sure whether I will have Wi-Fi connectivity there or not . I am taking data card with me . Hope it will work .

So, did you like my chunky-funky finish? :)

Have a great week !

Preeti