snowy icy day

It's one of those round here, we came out of a severe cold snap and when the temps rose we got sleet. So school's dismissed early, crockpot's full of homemade soup and Im just enjoying the quiet while I can before having to go out in it for chores. In stitchy news, I've been playing with threads the last few days and working on my own designing endevours. I also went thru some of the boxes of stash waiting for a more dignified storage solution lol, but as of yet they dont have one so boxes it still is. Trouble is I wanna work on everything  and start everything else lol just cuz it's been a long interval that I couldnt stitch. I also realized I never posted pics of the finished Mediterranian Mermaid by Mirabila and the changes she got, though facebook has pics I had forgotten for here. So without further ado, here she is from being finished in Sept '13. Her changes she recieved were extra bling- swarovski crystals for her fin, freshwater pearls for the jar she holds, and peridot stones for her crown and shoulder drape, and extra beads everywhere in general lol. I also slimmed her waist down and backstitched with 356 cuz I didnt like the dark brown to outline her skin. I loved working on her, she was a fast finish. Next I need to find a frame for her and get that done. But in the meantime I better go sink some threads... thanks for stoppin by