Wednesday 25 May 2016

Tuesday 24 May 2016

21. The Sweetheart Tree Finger Fun I


Finger Fun I by The Sweetheart Tree
stitched on 28 count Platinum linen
This was a gift from Vickie.
I used the charted DMC 902 for the darker red and substituted 3722 for the charted 3726 which looked too brown to me.  
I also used standard size beads instead of the charted petite.  
The standard beads filled the spaces much better than the petites.  
Plus I had them in my stash and didn't have the petites!


Sunday 15 May 2016

Saturday 14 May 2016

Friday 13 May 2016

18. Daffycat 2008 Jinglebell Reindeer


Jinglebell Reindeer by It's Daffycat

Stitched over one on 28 count silvered white evenweave

Finished into a cube:


17. Nora Corbett Little Snowy Gray Cottage


Little Snowy Gray Cottage by Nora Corbett
Started on 19th January, 2015 for DUCJC2015
Recommenced on 6th April, 2016
Completed on 13th May, 2016 (22 days stitching in total) 
Stitched on 32 count Blue Hydrangea Opalescent by Crafty Kitten
Recommended DMC and Kreinik except for the following:
B5200 for Blanc
Emerald Forest by Jodyri for the Caron Waterlilies
Kreinik 001HL and 014 blended for snowflakes instead of RG Arctic Rays








Wednesday 4 May 2016

16. Teresa Wentzler Byzantine Ornament I


Byzantine Ornament I by Teresa Wentzler

The photo shows the original ornie as designed by Teresa and you can see I made a couple of changes!  
The fabric being the big one, I stitched on 28 count burgundy linen.  
I used the yellows as charted but changed the accent colour to DMC321 and all the backstitch to DMC's gold 5284.  
I also changed the beads to 42011 because I didn't have enough 40557 and I thought they were prettier too.

Byzantine Ornament II

Byzantine Ornament III