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| 'Mariposa'© My travel project, are those colors fun or what?! All packed and ready to go, flight leaves tomorrow. Am I just a little excited....oh yes I am! Chat with you in a couple of weeks, Ciao! [side trip to Italy too] |
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| Once again, I love what I do! Even when it takes an entire day to accomplish one small area! I haven't come up with a name for my beast, it'll come to me though. Scales, sparkle and shine and ... well defined! |
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| His ear and eye ridge. Eye ridges are important to dragons. |
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| So a little more sparkle to the ridge. I managed to move to an area that is the Sahara Desert of Needlepoint. Not one shop is close by. I do, however, know how to pick up the phone. But ... sometimes ... WHO wants to wait. The idea is there and you're ready to stitch. This happened on his eye ridge. I only have Kreinik #8 in 3202, one of my favorites, so it's not odd that I'm out of a size. Another BUT ... did you know you can strip/ply some braids?? It's not easy but it is possible. So I gently extricated three very fine plies from my #8 and worked just the tiniest bit of string art on his ridge ... and it's perfecto! Warning...this may take a while for me to stitch. I'm on a roll right now but shortly I'll be winging my way to Germany for ... drum roll ... can you believe it's been a year??? Emma's first birthday!!!
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| 'Camel Flowers'© close up detail ... when I see this I think ... wow, I was focused ! |
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| Different angle of top detail. I'm working on another design right now that's a larger version of this burst of color. Never a dull moment. |
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| Camel Flowers© This piece started with the 'flowers' that were actually saddles I had painted on a friends stand up camels for a nativity she felt needed some blinging. As I painted I kept seeing the saddles as flowers, hence the name. This piece may be on the small side but it's packed with different techniques and threads choices. |
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| From major technique to meditative basketweave. This is my Provence Purse© design. I even made the strap basic Kumihimo with a strong nylon craft cord. |
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| 'Austintatious Peacock'© This piece was actually designed for a friend to stitch for her secret Santa gift. Funny part is the giftee was also the owner of the camels! Dear friend of mine as well, Kim Hollifield. |
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| So much in the detail, loved finding crystals for his wreathed neck. |
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| By this time... you know how much I love designing borders. |
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| Mondays Belt Design the canvas this is laid across is the beginning of the painted Provence Purse. |
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| Mondays© original piece designed to fit the Weekender bag from Lee Designs This bag has seen some miles! |
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| I'm not sure what I'll call this yet...Sunburst, Happiness.... I see a lot when I look at the different elements in this piece. Below is the beginning of it's new life on the painted canvas. |
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| Happy Sunburst....maybe....the beginnings. Only the pinks & red are in so far. I see feathers too.... |
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| Sir Chancelot's thought bubble... 'just name it already'.  |
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| Butterfly Camera Strap© for my sis in law. This will also come to life in a carpet bag I'm dreaming of. |
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| 'Little Lamb'© On it's way to Ruth soon for production. This guy has always seemed Eastery or perfect for someone who knits! |
