Done!

 First the closeup of the third butterfly finished with more metallic and silk and some pink beads.

The completed piece--all three together.

Progress!

Next tot the pink and blue in the middle of the second part is an X done in light blue filament.  Then starting the bottom, more filament in pink and blue silk.....getting there!

The third butterfly

I have started the third and final butterfly.  This photo is a lot darker than the actual piece but the top is pink with turquoise beads.  Next is a band of purple followed by turquoise, pink and blue.

Middle one

The middle butterfly is all done!  Love the colors on this one!  One left to do in turquoises, blues

Outside of two

I did the outside stitches around the rest of the is butterfly!  Lots of outline stitches and long satin stitches with one ply of silk.

The middle one

I have started the middle butterfly.  I thought it was mostly red from the photo but is is more fuschia, lavender pinky, LOL

One is done

The first butterfly is all done.  Very pretty golds, rusts, golds, purples, copper.

Top sections

I have been working on the top sections of the first butterfly.  Splendor and metallics add shine in a couple of areas.  Then just metallics, and finally the spangles.  Still more to do in the middle section.

Number One

The butterflies are worked from left to right.  This one has the top wings outlined in gold and the bottom are outlines in  a black/purple combo.  Splendor is filling in the areas on the top wing, so far.

Ready, set

Butterflies are 3 calls for Soie d'Alger, Waterlilies, Accentuate, beads and Paillettes (Spangles).  I have done the conversions and am using Splendor, some Accentuate, some Kreinik blending filaments and then of course the beads and Paillettes.

I have traced the designs--the three butterflies--onto a 10 x 13 piece of gold flecked canvas instead of Mocha congress cloth as called for.

What is next?!

I have set Old Saint Nick aside to wait for threads. So I am getting the canvas on the bars for Marnie Ritter's Butterflies are Three.  This pattern is available from ANG as the 2014 Workshop by Mail Project.  I plan on substituting threads on this piece and I am working on that as well!