Sunday, July 20, 2025

The final one

The fourth and final one in my se of four is complete. Gold threads, white crystal rounds and gold bugle beads.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025

changed the chart

Started another silver one and I changed the chart to balance the design as Pat Warner Sorci thought it was off. It seems to work.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

So close

I finished the oval Jessicas and all of the backstitching on the silver one....will add the beads tomorrow.

Monday, July 14, 2025

Another one

I am going to do a series of these in different colorways. The first was white and this one in silver.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Finished!

I added the backstitching and then all the beads. Another one in the finishing pile!

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Lots more

I finished all of these and had about 6 inches of thread left on the spool. Whew!

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Day 13-The Finish

I finished adding all the beads today! One is a photo of the entire design which is a six inch square. The other is a closeup so you can see the beads and the shiny Kreinik. This is Freda's Fancies, Subtlety in Blue, with colors changed to the black and grays.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Day Twelve

I finished outlining with the black Kreinik and have started adding the beads.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Day Eleven

I have finished all the Walnettos in the corners and have started adding backstitches in Kreinik around the squares.

Monday, July 7, 2025

Day Ten

The woven triangles are done as are two of the four Walnetto stitches in the corners.

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Day Nine

All of the gray inner rice stitches are done that create the squares in the corners. Then I stitched long lines of Kreinik in the triangles and am weaving black over the top of those.

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Day Eight

I finished the rest of the gray inner border and added two quadrants on the left side.

Friday, July 4, 2025

Day Seven

I finished the oustide border of rice stitches in black and am now working on the inner border of the same stitch in gray.

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Day Five

I added another line of gray border and then started more rice stitches for the outside of the design.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Day Four

I finished the gray satin stitch border and then completed a round of Rhodes diamonds.

Monday, June 30, 2025

Day Three

More Sprat's heads all the way around and then the first border is done and the second border is started.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Day two

Completed more black Rice stitches around the first gray ones and then I completed a triangular Spratt's head under that in a varigated thread.

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Another new project

I have started a new project! Freda's Fancies, Subtlety in Blue which I am changing to gray and black.

Friday, June 27, 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Another

I started another Halloween design for my tree! A Witch's hat in progress.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Just a little

Just a little rectangle ornament with Boo, some bats and a web.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Monday, June 16, 2025

What?

This is what I stitched today....after I put the canvas on bars, figured out the size, threads, and design for this bookmark, this is it.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Bunnies and bows

The bunnies are stitched and then I couched Kreinik on top of the Silk Lame bows as they were receding too much.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Chocolate bunnies

Two of the bunnies are done! Canvas from The Wool & The Floss, thread choices by me.

Monday, June 9, 2025

Another bunny

Bunny egg by LePoint is started. Background is all done. On to the fun stuff!

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Another bookmark

The Halloween bookmark is finished. My design and bookmark by Planet Earth purchased at Peacock Alley Needlepoint.

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Pear and crystal egg

The pearl and crystal egg is finished with a silver bow and silver trim around the outside and a back of silver lame'.

Friday, June 6, 2025

;Hot Cocoa is finished

Hot Cocoa is by Nicole Tamarin and is now finished. Canvas from The Needlepoint Clubhouse, stitches by me.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Halloween is stitched

The final design on the Halloween bookmark is the pumpkin. Ready for finishing!

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Monday, June 2, 2025

Another one

One of my sisters has asked for a Halloween bookmark, so here is the beginning.