Until the Dragon Comes

About six or seven years ago I started a Christmas cross-stitch that I'd fallen in love with. Then I kept getting interrupted by designs that needed to be finished for a deadline, and then it was spring and really not the best time for working on a Christmas design.

In the end I decided I just needed to crack on and get it finished, so today I finally did.

( Ta-da! )

Now I just need to find the right frame for it.

Stitching

I've recently discovered a cool LJ cross stitch community cross_stitch with a largely geek membership - people who love Stargate or Star Trek or Babylon 5 as well as stitching. I was very impressed by one of the latest projects posted by a member - a pieces of Centauri needlework. :-)

From the Catalog of the Centauri Ambassadorial Museum, Geneva, Switzerland, est. 2155

Well worth checking out for people who like Babylon 5, needlework or science fictional museums. :-)

Vids

First, another unusual Doctor Who vid - based on the episode Blink. The vidder has taken an already excellent fan song based on the episode and built a vid around it.

( Embedded under the cut )

My family has been celebrating today, as my grandmother has reached her 100th birthday.

( Card from the Queen )

We didn't have a party but friends popped in throughout the day and my brother came up from London for the occasion. We had champagne and cake and Grandma enjoyed holding court and receiving presents. I had stitched a picture of a countryside scene - since she doesn't get out very much any more, I thought she'd enjoy having it to look at.

( Country scene )

We're now leaving her in peace to recover a little, but there is still plenty of birthday cake left.