one day i am going to grow wings

Let me throw some temptation your way then. There's a designer I've across that I think you might like. She has a series of cross stitch angel ornaments in very pretty medieval (http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-bin/itemdetail.pl?item=05-2983), Regency (http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-bin/itemdetail.pl?item=05-2984), and Rococo (http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-bin/itemdetail.pl?item=07-1735)gowns among others. Plus, there is her 18th century French inspired sampler (http://www.brookesbookspublishing.com/Samplers.html). I am definitely going to do this or at least the portrait part at some point. I can send you the pdf file of it, if you'd like a copy ;)