Cross Stitch Bookmark

For Easter, I received a cross stitch bookmark kit; it contained lots of cross stitch fabric, tons of unsorted thread (yikes!), and instructions for 12 different flowers-of-the-month.  First, I had to sort all the thread; I counted over 40 colors! I started with April's flower, the Sweet Pea. My good friend, Emily, was in the hospital for some surgery. Her birthday was towards the end of month, so I thought I had plenty of time. It turns out, after working on the bookmark everyday and listening to terrible audios, it took three weeks! I still can not believe it took that long! Instead of stitching "April" across the top, I stitched Emily's name.