Work in Progress Wednesday

I have made some progress on this mandala.  I decided to add the heart stitches that I learned this year.  It is on my sampler and I love the way it looks.  It is much harder to get the stitches even when not using Aida cloth.  They still look like hearts though so all is good.

I wonder what this stitch would look like beaded.  I bet it would be good.  I must find a project to try that on!