Chocolate mess

So I was working on my chocolate piece. It was close to done. (Feel the impending doom lurking in that little word "was?" Clever literary foreshadowing in my part, huh?) I was really happy with it ... it was looking better than I'd envisioned when I started out, even.

But there was ONE little thing bothering me. Should I try to change it? Should I leave it be?

I decided to let it sit on the wall for a bit. I took a few pictures, to see it from a distance. I messed around with Photoshop, to see if I could create the effect of the change I was considering and decide that way.

I emailed a photo to a friend and asked her advice. She said, "Leave it, it's great as is."

Did I listen?

Um, no.

I thought, I'll just do this one TEENY TINY thing, ever so carefully. And then I got a bit more confident. Hmmm... I'll just do THIS....

Uh oh. Problem I didn't anticipate, and it's (to me) glaringly obvious.

I tried to make it disappear. (Hah, you say, fat chance.)

I took pictures, thinking that maybe from a different perspective it'd look better and/or not noticeable.

Nope.

I thought, Okay. Calm down. This could be a good opportunity to do something really creative. After I finish hyperventilating, that is.

I messed around with various ideas for about an hour, feeling more and more annoyed and unhappy.

Finally, I reached for the scissors. A drastic overhaul was necessary. So, more cutting, more stitching, different fabric, more stitching...

And now it's up on the wall and I'm uncertain but I think I'm back to where I started, basically. I AM NOT GOING TO TOUCH IT FOR 24hours.

I am taking a break from it and alcohol WILL be involved.