Five!

Five of the blue bars are filled in with the Splendor and the Basketweave stitch.  Just a few more to go!

Another one framed.

 The framer has finished A Different View and it looks better than my photo shows.  A great turquoise mat, a silver filet, and dark blue green mat and then a wonderful silver frame.  Below, is a closeup of the corner so you see the detail a bit better.

Second column

I have started the right hand column completing the top solid box and line section above it.  I am working on the lines right below and am almost done with the second set. 

Day two

I finished the Splendor on the left side of the blue bands.  As I stitch about 2 hours every day, I figure I will have all the other blue sections stitched in 6 settings.  I am going to wait and do beads a few at a time as I am much slower at beads!  LOL

Starting in!

I am working the back designs with Splendor and have completed one of them using Splendor is a dark blue.  I also started adding Sundance beads for the eyelash design.  These are going to take some time to stitch each of the boxes, so bear with me!  LOL

Pulling fibers

I have pulled most of the fibers I will be using on Barbados.  On the left are all the colors of Trebizond.  The center has some DMC memory wire and Splendor.    On the right are some of the Silk Lame Braid Petite with more of those to pick up as well as some crystals, chenille and Accentuate.  I am now off to pick some stitches!

Barbados!

Look what I got in the mail! This is Barbados from the Caribe collection by Leigh Designs!  It is an 11 x 14 canvas on 18 count.  You can see the entire collection at
http://www.leighdesigns.com/index.html

and this is the second one in the series pictured.  I am pulling threads next.

Finished!

The Duke of Edinburgh is now a finished tassel!  Overall length is 8.5 inches.  I finished it by sewing the fourth side to the first side.  Then I glued it to the wooden base and added black gimp at the top and down the sides.  Last I added the black fringe around the bottom and put a strip of gold on top of that.