Finished!

The Snowman and Penguin are framed.  It is a padded frame that can either hang or stand up!

 

And Finished!

 

I trimmed the collar on his coat and added the wreath that came with the canvas!  He is finished!

And all the snow

I finished all of the snow at the bottom!  Just a couple things left to do!

 

And Snow

I have started working the snow using Kreinik #8.

And I will be gone for a couple of days, as I am remodeling the stitching room!

 

It's fuzzy penguin

I used Burmilana for his fur and then Fuzzy Stuff for his scarf and fringe.  All of this was worked in Brick stitch and then brushed to get the furry effect.  I added a black bead for his eye.  Now on to the snow!

 

Working down

My Splendor came in and I finished the blue background.  Then I moved on and continued in the medieval stitch from his face and finished the body.

 

The fur collar

I stitched the collar in Turkey work using Burmilana.  I have started trimming the collar but will finish it when I take the canvas off the bars.  It is easier to control the shape that way for me.

 

A Jacket

The Jacket is finished!

 

Starting the Jacket

I have started the jacket.  I switched colors as I felt this is a gentleman snowman and pink is more feminine.  I am using 4 strands of three shades of Mandarin Floss in a modified Scotch Checker pattern to fill the squares.

 

A Face and Hat

In between standing by the mailbox waiting for the Splendor I stitched his hat with Trebizond in a closed darning pattern and added those snowflakes.  Then I stitched his face in Medeival Mosaic using Neon Rays+.  I beaded his eyes and mouth using size 11 beads.  I padded and overstitched his nose with Threadworx overdyed Kreinik!

 

And then....

I got this far and ran out of Splendor!  So I did little cross stitches with Silk Lame Braid Petite for the snowflakes.

 

Down the sides

I am working down both sides of the sky making great strides!

 

A Bargello Sky

I have started the sky with three strands of Splendor is a Bargelllo stitch.

 

Snowman with Penguin by Brenda Stofft

Pulled this out of my stash and going to pull threads for this one and get it on the bars!