Yes they have! and I am absolutely thrilled with the work that the framers did on this piece. All the frame samples that were pulled off the wall, the piles and piles of possibilities of mat colors, fillets, inner frames with all the numerous combinations was all worth it when I saw this finished! We did try all colors of mat, from white to black to green to fuchsia to periwinkle and there was just something about this turquoise that caught our attention. Now because of this color, I have absolutely no idea whatsoever where this will hang in the house, but I am sure in time that I will come up with a brilliant idea!

I stitched the day away yesterday working on both the needlepoint pixie and the dishwashing pixie, trying to work on the girls so that they wouldn’t be embarrassed to show their faces outside of the house! There was lots of trial and error, stitching and unstitching and reverse stitching and restitching which to me is very frustrating…as I look at what I have stitched and think where did all the hours go in the day? and this is all I have to show for it? are you kidding me? Consequently I didn’t get any real work done on finishing up my stitch guides, so that will be today for sure, along with laundry, a hair cut and a few other errands. I will need to stay focused today and to get it all done, as tomorrow is another day with lots to do!

AlleyCat supervised yesterday from afar as she settles into one of her favorite spots. She absolutely loves napping in this box which is atop a cabinet which overlooks my desk where she can keep an eye on me! and until next time…keep on stitching