The finish.

Betty's box is done.  I used the base provided by Sudberry and cut one piece of batting the same size and then cust two others each 1/2 smaller than the base.  I glued those in place and let it dry.  Then I wanted some glitz behind the piece and found a pink chiffon with some glitter sprinkled on.  From the last harem costume....no, not really, from a wedding shower.  Really!  Next, the piece itself.  After I placed all of that and secured it with two sided sticky tape, I did the twisted cord with the Splendor mauvy one and the Kreinik #8 braid and glued it around the edge.  I am sure she is going to like this piece!

Another one is ready

I finished stitching the design tonight.  I finished border one with the Frosty Rays, and then did Border number two with the Fyre Werks.  I added the beads to the pink Slendor areas and sprinkled a few on the green center design.  Tomorrow I will finish this into the Sudberry box top!

More and More

I got a little more time to stitch today.  I finished all the Splendor pattern and then used Kreinik #8 to create the four corner designs in 3232.  Next I started the first border using Frosty Rays and in a Gobelin stitch.  I just have a little bit of it left and I can start the second border.  This is being worked on an 8 x 8 frame.

Working my way around

I finished one side of the pattern and almost all of the second one.  All four sides will have this design when I complete them.  It is a bit of a trick to count this one, but so far I have not ripped any out!  My friend's favorite colors are the sage and the mauvy pinks so this is going to fit in nicely.

A small favor

This is called Solid Geometry II and was designed by Nina Soltwedel and was an EGA chapter project.  One of my stitching friends has macular degeneration and can no longer stitch but really wants this piece to go in a Sudberry box she has.  This piece is worked on Sage Green 18 count and I am hoping to finish this for her in a couple of days.  I started with the center design using a single strand of Frye Werks.  The stitches above are laid in with 4 strands of Splendor....I will get to stitch a lot longer tomorrow night so should make much better progress.