Frustrations with Cross Stitch

So, I purchased this beautiful cross stitch pattern on Etsy (Think e-Bay for crafters).

And I got most of the supplies that I needed. Originally I had wanted to stitch the rope going across the top of everything, because it would be a good point of reference...But Michaels was out of that color thread. That means that I had to start at the center, with the three bunnies, red.

So, my problem started with the color that I wanted to stitch with, the end of it kept getting frayed, then pulled through to the other side of the work, the right side, every time it happened I had to un-do the stitches, and pull the damn stuff through to the wrong side.

So, I'm giving up, undoing the 2 hours worth of work, and starting over.

I'll post a picture once I get some work done that's not annoying me, k?