First finish and first start of 2013

Here is my first finish of the year:

Darth Vader Cookies, by Dork Stitch

I'm a bit of a nerd/geek, so this will be my new mouse pad at work :)
I have also finally been able to start on QS Mystic Garden, by Ciro Marchetti, as part as the HAED BB SAL. I am tent-stitching 2 over 1 on 28 count beige lugana, and here is what it looks like after a couple of evenings:

Lots and lots of confetti stitches, but it's all worth it in the end, those greens are gorgeous.

Not much to see yet, but if you click on the Long-Term WIP tab, you'll see an image of the final product.

Thanks for looking!

Three new starts

Three new starts to show today...

First up is Wheel of Fortune, a design by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law charted by HAED.
This is what it will look like eventually:

And this is where I left it last night, page 1 is completed and page 2 is started:

This one is being stitched 2 over 1 tent stitch on 28 count beige lugana.

Next is the Autumn SAL from By the Bay Needlearts:

I've made quite a few color changes on this one, which I will list once it's finished.

Finally, the famous little Darth Vader cookies chart from Dork Stitch, which eventually will become a mousepad:

Stitched on 18 count white Aida, with recommended DMC colors.