Far more a description of the pictures than the project itself. As I'm sure you'll recall (since I've referenced it about 800 times in the last 2 posts), I was working on a cross stitch version of the Frank Lloyd Wright Wisteria Window. Apparently, I'd been working on it since February of 2007. Yes, it was a difficult project with 100,000 color changes (no, I'm not exaggerating at all. Why do you ask?). However, it seemed to really just be shiny things and a move that made the project stretch on for this long. 
Naturally, I have provided the obligatory full shot and random close-up for no good reason. It's not pressed, but I was really ready to get on to something else.
I'm in a stitchy sort of mood, so the first "something else" was a Bucilla needlepoint kit of a heron by a lake. Very pretty, very pre-printed on the canvas. However, all the colors were jumbled together and with so many similar ones, I just wasn't up to it for some reason. Then I remembered this kit: 
Maiden Hair (also by Bucilla). What I didn't realize until I had already started sorting out floss is there are literally 48 different colors, 11 of which are green. Some of the names are (and I kid you not) dark green, darker green, darkest green, and dark forest green. This goes swell with pale pink, palest pink, peachy pink, and light pink. Needless to say, after about 4 hours of profanity-laden eye strain, I'm kind of over this project. It's ok, though. I really should be spending time preparing for the presentation I'm supposed to be giving to 100 students about my job. I think I shall provide them with some useful words of wisdom. "You can be whatever you want.
"Except a stripper because the economy is bad and quarters are cold."
How lame are my titles getting?
Anyway, here are some nice clickable pictures of my new tea towel. The lantern outline 
is from the Sublime Stitches book. I just photocopied them (I've got this thing about actually ironing on the iron-on transfer. I know: I'm a dork) and then traced around them, for the most part 
eliminating the designs that were drawn in. I really wanted to use this as a chance to experiment with different stitches so something "no pressure" like a tea towel was perfect.
