Oakhaven SAL 2011

And last, but certainly not least, I have joined along with the Oakhaven Yahoo group 2011 SAL.  Tonia is designing monthly owls and they're adorable!  I wasn't sure how I wanted to stitch these - individuals, on a big piece of fabric, a few together or what.  So I searched through my stash and found some wall banners that I forgot I had bought a couple of years ago from a lady local to me.  She'd sold cross stitch supplies out of her home and was finally selling off her stash.  I have 5 of the banners, so I decided to do 3 wall hangings with 4 owls each on them.  I've completed the January owl and am getting ready to start February and March has already come out also, so I need to get a move on.  These use DMC fibers, but I did have to alter my first owl though, because the colors were too light for the fabric.  I believe I used GA Sampler thread & Weeks Dye Works, and I really liked the way it turned out and I think these are going to really cute hanging when they're done.  Here's a close up of my first owl. This is a bit washed out even without the flash, and the fabric is more of a cream color. What do you think?

And here's the whole piece of fabric w/the lines between each owl stitched in.

And just because, here's a picture of my adorable Grandbaby Emma thrown in for cuteness!

 As always, thanks for stopping by and I welcome any comments!