Finally hit the halfway mark, and it actually looks like something now:

A week late, but whatever. Hey, next row I get to use "black" again! whoo.
Progress on this may slow up for a bit this month, as I have to work on Amanda's Silent Santa present. Still, I will be more than happy to have this done by mid-January. 2.5 months is still waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than 8.
Oh hey, I also bought beading pliers, cause sales at JoAnn's are apparently impossible to walk away from.

A week late, but whatever. Hey, next row I get to use "black" again! whoo.
Progress on this may slow up for a bit this month, as I have to work on Amanda's Silent Santa present. Still, I will be more than happy to have this done by mid-January. 2.5 months is still waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than 8.
12920 / 25840 beads. 76 rows. 50% done!
Oh hey, I also bought beading pliers, cause sales at JoAnn's are apparently impossible to walk away from.