I spent most of the weekend working on a piece just for me. I know I SHOULD work on the other wedding piece (one which I know will be appreciated, as I had input from the groom's mother before starting it), but after the disappointment of the intended beachy gift, I decided to indulge myself. Since Karen of Black Swan Designs was kind enough to send me a copy of her "Fairy and the Swan" water globe freebie, I worked on that. So pretty!
I used beads instead of metallic thread for the gold sparklies inside the globe. The fabric is a Silkweaver solo - if I'd planned ahead better, I might have been able to cut the fabric and have decent-sized piece left for another small design. Oh well.
Finally, here's the beach piece in all it's splendor. It is less than 5 inches square, so definitely something that could be finished in a subtle manner! The fabric is PTP's "Glory" - the recommended fabric, but in 28-ct. instead of 18. All the flosses are changed (most of them are Six-Strand Sweets). I won't count it as a finish yet, as I will add the date and the flip-flop charms that I have...just not the way I'd originally planned. And because it is no longer a wedding gift, it has moved to the bottom of the priority pile.
3 comments:
The water globe is very cute. I can't wait to see it finished. I know that you plan on making the wedding piece into a shell bag, but I have another idea for it if you're interested. You could make it into a cover for a photo album for yours and dh's trip pictures. Stitch a simple border (rectangle, the size of the album) in co-ordinating colours with the date from the trip on the front and your names. That might be cute. Then again a shell bag would be cute too.
BTW, I LOVE the TW heart. Very nice, and Cute finish! (keep the ribbon!)
Both are very pretty! They must be insane not to want it!
Both are really nice. Great job.
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