Almost There

The Wedding Piece embroidery is almost finished!
I may add another leaf or two, or a bit of silk ribbon embroidery at the top before I add the beads.

Sorry some of the photos are a little dark--it's been a rainy, overcast morning.

 

Do you think it looks balanced?


Next time I hope to have photos of the completed piece with the fabulous frame my DH has created.

In the garden, a few new flowers have appeared.

 edible pod peas

lettuce

 Mmmmm, cherry tomatoes















It won't be long now before we're enjoying toasted tomato sandwiches! Yum. Or maybe BLT's!................or
cheddar and tomato............or.......;-)

I hope the sun is shining wherever you are. May you have a creative week ahead.

Thanks for visiting.

Hugs from Suz












 

July Madness

As the wedding date approaches, I am stitching madly to finish the Wedding Piece. You can see my progress here

In the garden, there are lots of flowers blooming. I'll let the photos do the talking.

More fun with the gelli plate created these:

 The first print is on the right: the ghost print is on the left, and I much prefer it

ghost print #2

Taking the print above, top right, I added new colours and a new stencil to create this:

I like it better this way. Do you?

This stencil was created with cut up, sticky-backed foam pieces on a cardboard base.

These last three prints were made with a cut up, plastic, strawberry container. I really like the design it makes.

I hope you've had a wonderfully, creative week.


Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz

Late June

I thought I'd show a photo of my completed June HEX LABS from StitchMAP.  I chose the blackwork maple leaf, and found it to be a little challenging, especially since:
a) this is my first blackwork piece
b) this piece requires compensation stitches
c) the maple leaf is designed to be reversible  ahem.....mine is not reversible.......lol
Still, it was a fun challenge with a new-to-me technique.

The reverse might have worked out better if I wasn't rushing a bit.

The wedding is late next month, so I have to scramble to finish my stitching on the Wedding Piece.














Here's my progress:

There's not a lot of additions to the left side, but I did add a few more bullions in the same pale, variegated pink thread I used for the buttonhole lace.

It's difficult to get clear close-ups that show the subtle colourations of the variegated threads.

This will be left as is until more stitching has been completed elsewhere, so that I can balance the piece.

 On the right side, tendrils and bullions have been added as I begin to embellish this area

  Buttonhole lace was also added to the right side in the V of the frame.

 tatted leaves

 and tatted flowers await their placement

Huge pink peonies grace my dining room table. They are so full and heavy, even the supports I used couldn't keep the stems from flopping.










In the garden, more flowers are blooming:

I'm still digging up plants, transplanting, and weeding. So far, the bindweed is winning....... sigh, but the battle continues!

I hope you've had a good and creative week.

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz