Here is another Lizzie Kate cross-stitch project! :). I don't think that would surprise any of the readers here as I love Lizzie Kate.  It is called Easter Sampler.  The designs are some of my favorite, especially since I love seasonal stitching.  I have many of these patterns in my collection, and have also started the Halloween version.  I hope that I can finish it this year, and frame it similarly to this one.  I selected a different kind of mat and frame because I wanted to showcase the colors in the sampler and do something really cheery.  I'm so happy with how it turned out.  I finished it last year and then forgot to post about it! 

Here is another project I forgot to post about.  I'm not sure how I forget about this one.  I had three different Easter pieces that I had framed.  I can't even remember if it was last year or the year before!  Time flies by so fast. I enjoyed going to the frame shop and framing all of these pieces at the same time.  I just wish that it wasn't so expensive.  To decrease the cost on this one, I actually didn't have glass put on this piece.  I do like to have glass on my stitching to protect it, but I didn't want this to seem to big and bulky.  It is only hung up for about a month, so I think that it is okay that there isn't glass covering it.  This was a panel that was pre-printed.  I had some really beautiful green ticking, and I used a feather stitch to attach the printed bunny to the fabric.  I cut out a bunny and adhered it using a blanket stitch.  All of the wool thread, wool and fabric are things that I had in my stash that I put together to make this project. I embroidered a flowered collar for the bunny, and also used a little black button for the eye.  I really like how this came out, and I think that the wooden brown frame really sets it off.  I like how you can subtly see the fabric in the background.  The framing came out so perfect, and I'm happy that the stripes of the ticking fabric were done so straight.  

This is such a sweet little project.  I have the series of these and have finished them in different ways off and on.  This one I finished in a frame.  I really like having pieces framed.  I don't often have items framed, but it creates such a nice, professional look.  I love the frame.  A good friend of mine frames her own pieces, but I don't really have the courage to try to do that.  My aunt is a professional framer, but she does more traditional pieces and shadow boxes- I'm not sure that she frames much needlework.  At some point I am going to ask her.  I am going to start pulling out some of the other of this series by Lizzie Kate.