Moving right along

I went back to using the Mandarin again for the grays. The lightest is 826, the medium is 857, and the darkest is the 858. You will remember I am plying this and using four strands for the tent stitches. I always use a laying tool and this enable the fibers to lay very smooth. After I filled in all the grays, I went back to the Splendor 877 for the yellow and finished that. All that is left is the white......there is always tomorrow nite!
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Betsy has eyes!

Tonight, I put in Betsy's black bead eyes which Gail provides with the canvas! I think now it is easier to discern the beak, don't you? I also added the final pinks. I did more tent stitch in the darker medium pink Splendor 1096, and the lightest Splendor 1095. This leaves the open areas in white and the grays. This little birdie will soon join the boys!
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Betsy's back!-Photo added!

Tonite I filled in the area around the eyes using black Snow. The I used four strands of Mandarin in the medium gray #857, and the light 826. Terry wanted to know how I liked the Mandarin. This is a great fiber. It is easy to ply, flows over the laying tool, and is actually soft to the touch! If you get a chance, do try it.
Next I moved onto the dark around his beak using four strands of Splendor 1094. Using that same fiber I did all the darkest part of the feathers. The next color I filled in for feathers is also in Splendor, color number 1097.
I cannot get the picture to post tonite, so I will try again in the morning.

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Mystery #2 mirror image

I filled in the mirror image so we now have a six sided figure in this mystery! It is also done in the Horizontal Milanese stitch using the two strands of Marlitt. Jane noticed that this is very white. In person, you see more sheen and play of light than the white you see in the photo.
I will set this aside again for a few days, as my threads for Betsy came in, and I will resume stitching on her again on Monday.
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Mystery #2, Lesson 3

Step one of Lesson 3 is to fill in the right side of the piece with two strands of white Marlitt, working the Horizontal Milanese stitch. This is a great deal of light play in a pretty quick stitched area.
Yes, there is still lots more to come!

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Brillante Weblog Award

I'm want to say "THANK YOU!" to Laura Perrin of Two Handed Stitcher for giving me a Brillante Weblog Award. What a lovely surprise....And what a great way to share our favorite blogs with other like-minded readers!


Here are the rules:


1. The winner can display this award on their blog.


2. Display a link to the person you have got the award from.


3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs that you like.


4. Set the links to the blogs on your blog.


5. Leave a comment on the blogs you have chosen.


Limiting it to seven is hard, and there are many wonderful blogs to read, don't you think? I'd like to list all of them... But I'll pick these favorites, among all the other favorites I have listed on the right (click on their titles on the right, to visit their blogs):

I always read:
Chilly Hollow
Squiggee Designs
Possibilities
Laura Perrin-Two Handed Stitcher
Love to Stitch-Pierette
Cyn Stitches
Stitching in Alamo
and several others that I still to add to the list!

Hope you check them out!

Thanks again, Laura!

Lesson #2 Mystery Project

While I am waiting to get threads for Betsy Bluebird, and the next steps on the Santa Heart, I picked up the Loretta Spears mystery project and finished putting in the cross stitches in the two strands of silver cord. This is in the bottom left and right rectangles. This completes lesson two of the piece.
BTW, Gail Hendrix told me that Betsy probably should really be Billie! The male species are usually the more colorful bird. We decided that Betsy rented a costume, as I like the idea of three guys catering to one lady!

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