Hello! Today I wanted to show you something I've been working on for almost 7 years, on & off. It's the Dragon cross stitch by Joan Elliott. I got the pattern from her book, Bewitching cross stitch. You can get the book (a 2nd hand copy, it's out of print) or you can go to her site and order individual chart packs here. She has many to choose from and if your worried about starting such a big project, just remember you can take your time with it! I like the idea of an hour a day but sometimes life just gets in the way plus cross stitch can get a little bit tedious and I have to make some jewellery. In fact, I've barely touched this for the past few years but I am determined to finish it. I was working on the face last night. My last pic shows the wing, those holes are spaces for beads & glitter thread will go over the top to make scales. I stated the moon in light blue but unpicked it as it didn't pop enough. It can be disheartening to frog stitch (ripit ripit) all your hard work immediately after you've done it so I put it aside for a while then when I come back all I see is the mistake & I've forgotten the hours of work. & it is hours. cross stitch can never be sold for the price it deserves, it makes me sad to see cross stitch at 2nd hand shops. work like this is truly a labour of love and I fully expect this work will one day hang in my great, great, great, grand daughter or son's living room. Just a note on materials- when i started this I had a choice of 2 floss brands, Sullivans & DMC. I got what I could in DMC then the rest in Sullivans, there is a big difference in quality but not in price to these 2 brands, the only thing stopping this being a family heirloom could be those poor quality Sullivan threads, they just don't have the same color & lustre. When  it comes to art & craft, buy the best materials you can as it reflects in your work.