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"Cottage Welcome" by The Cross-Eyed Cricket stitched 2 over 2 on 30ct R & R Reproductions "Morning Fog" linen. 

Wow!

Feels like forever since I posted a finished cross stitch piece.

I stitched my final "x" last night and couldn't be happier :)

I love love love this one!

I love the design, but wasn't loving the color choices.

Too much lavender and gray for my home.

I've been asked for my color conversions

and since it wasn't a straight out substitution

I thought this would be the easiest way to 

share my changes.

Anywhere you see DMC 3821 on the chart

I subbed DMC 321

because I liked the brighter red. (shocker right?)

I also switched DMC 920 for the DMC 977.

The rest of the substitutions are as follows:

For the watering can I subbed out DMC 321 for the DMC 645

and DMC 648 for the DMC 523.

I also added the 3 white hearts.

For the geraniums I swapped DMC 321 for the DMC 3831

and for the flower pot I swapped DMC 301 for the DMC 977.

For the birdhouse roof  and chevron designs,

I swapped DMC 3821 for the DMC 648.

I also made the chimney solid DMC 321.

For the geranium leaves

I swapped DMC 3346 for the DMC 902.

For the stars I swapped DMC 321 for the DMC 3041

and the center of the stars

 I swapped DMC 3821 for the DMC 523.

In the star above the tree I also used DMC 931.

Here is a close up of the stars in the center of the letter "C".

I used DMC 321, DMC 3821, DMC 931 and DMC 932.

And for the basket I used Gentle Arts "Maple Syrup"

instead of DMC 645.

I just thought a basket should be brown and not gray :)

I hope that helps.

Now I need to get back to stitching my Sheep Virtues.

I started #5 last night and I have 6 & 7 waiting in the wings :)