tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14724683742029123022024-03-06T14:42:46.514+00:00Come Happy Dance with meThis is my blog for Finished Projects.
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In the mean time I invite you to "Come Happy Dance with me"Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comBlogger728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-19923057836579195392024-03-05T14:40:00.001+00:002024-03-06T14:41:58.543+00:0005. Rainbow Hunter Cheshire Cat Bottle<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8ODKBftipUMN6oB7kz3zJWAt9wR4PvI9HEjsody4dR4sr574SA9fDY9spcYmNvWyEuQ8F1nev5RMYFwTAy0IlSGPJVOY2R3V4CgM3mYSRfgv9BX8w3iEw3L7x2LRXglJFgRDB4vtuZ5NQ8Id1dpOg339q9wh5-xFeDavH6SJ1kOdxiow6LDCfxNWCICv/s2233/DSC05664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="2233" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8ODKBftipUMN6oB7kz3zJWAt9wR4PvI9HEjsody4dR4sr574SA9fDY9spcYmNvWyEuQ8F1nev5RMYFwTAy0IlSGPJVOY2R3V4CgM3mYSRfgv9BX8w3iEw3L7x2LRXglJFgRDB4vtuZ5NQ8Id1dpOg339q9wh5-xFeDavH6SJ1kOdxiow6LDCfxNWCICv/w640-h610/DSC05664.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheshire Cat from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RainbowHuntXStitch" target="_blank">Rainbow Hunter</a> on Etsy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Second bottle in a series of seven.</span></div></div><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-69790129486717497622024-02-19T13:14:00.001+00:002024-02-19T13:14:22.318+00:0004. Just Nan Snowberries<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIca43HM8Q-z3JKmu7FU0bGWruDbp8806QFS8OMFULsCcX_AcQ7QqCTC0TpBtsu2i71SGYTKmwzJyq3QaDqLPpT2cNtCatavUDl8LzdGPXbQrkjAd3FhJCni06fxtWNW0kmSsTTp_1pK0jwkEXsdPkWwTFuolkEYg-DimTH6gGyY1bxTp4MK-GV3bqCkKF/s1949/DSC05622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1949" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIca43HM8Q-z3JKmu7FU0bGWruDbp8806QFS8OMFULsCcX_AcQ7QqCTC0TpBtsu2i71SGYTKmwzJyq3QaDqLPpT2cNtCatavUDl8LzdGPXbQrkjAd3FhJCni06fxtWNW0kmSsTTp_1pK0jwkEXsdPkWwTFuolkEYg-DimTH6gGyY1bxTp4MK-GV3bqCkKF/w640-h572/DSC05622.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan Snowberries</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count Pale Blue evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Substituted Mill Hill beads</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">00161</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">00553</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">02012</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojoekwXVMCCUsEJnZJBzIKa2BUMTkH8HF5bWgsXydQNSUombOhVFGzG1xI5DYPOS9PKQ2Aufp_qVp6p6If80NaOeQ6NV0Es0HkxI2nAzEkzCw2xZ9LH5PNwFUJJiy8_diqxqXt096OQItKkpSHjzvod_5EGYvYhKz82FUmoiZbMGW9H7EkGm1uUB8kRvv/s3072/DSC05624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojoekwXVMCCUsEJnZJBzIKa2BUMTkH8HF5bWgsXydQNSUombOhVFGzG1xI5DYPOS9PKQ2Aufp_qVp6p6If80NaOeQ6NV0Es0HkxI2nAzEkzCw2xZ9LH5PNwFUJJiy8_diqxqXt096OQItKkpSHjzvod_5EGYvYhKz82FUmoiZbMGW9H7EkGm1uUB8kRvv/w400-h300/DSC05624.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTBHI-dbJ34qWRvaWt_qM7TFSzmNK01DIC2b8q3WEJgfDuHupfNOJ4Sjok1jjO-UIyUBMWenD8-J4BU5eJYQEL5E9o9Ytga_gceGB892HVFntgUniOV7ssgmDL3bNbfRKMLsX7tL0pxja-2dmxcDcVbzXDscQW7xosNejESk65Vnjr64tyO1tzIKXvrUv/s2487/DSC05623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2487" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTBHI-dbJ34qWRvaWt_qM7TFSzmNK01DIC2b8q3WEJgfDuHupfNOJ4Sjok1jjO-UIyUBMWenD8-J4BU5eJYQEL5E9o9Ytga_gceGB892HVFntgUniOV7ssgmDL3bNbfRKMLsX7tL0pxja-2dmxcDcVbzXDscQW7xosNejESk65Vnjr64tyO1tzIKXvrUv/w400-h304/DSC05623.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-39957270864958679582024-02-14T19:40:00.002+00:002024-02-15T19:45:18.687+00:0003. Rainbow Hunter Alice in Wonderland Bottle<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLh6BNTGqFHbjOUh0d_ya_UjphCgAK5Cdtt0Hx4Yer1gcvbmBBj_siWAVZ8VAa2DyBC0aO4-0hiXvAKsUzhVvBdFPrEvmjlRuLqbGb7_HjFA8vhHD2BYP9OtjJyTJuLqymttY73mjLIylgSUIUSuKMbNxtsayaURy3zyHF6PSEjVebeu2lLxKVLsEcZ4kE/s1845/DSC05616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="1727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLh6BNTGqFHbjOUh0d_ya_UjphCgAK5Cdtt0Hx4Yer1gcvbmBBj_siWAVZ8VAa2DyBC0aO4-0hiXvAKsUzhVvBdFPrEvmjlRuLqbGb7_HjFA8vhHD2BYP9OtjJyTJuLqymttY73mjLIylgSUIUSuKMbNxtsayaURy3zyHF6PSEjVebeu2lLxKVLsEcZ4kE/w600-h640/DSC05616.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alice from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RainbowHuntXStitch" target="_blank">Rainbow Hunter</a> on Etsy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First bottle in a series of seven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-54959895143474539422024-01-18T19:56:00.002+00:002024-01-27T09:18:15.338+00:0002. Shepherd's Bush Amaranth<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EHTWwBPwhBOS0_XuYUUsGHhFJBIIBo9QFFTU0fw6-8lDZ_j3JzJUHzcg7wRJGW5lqcVQnqRDJ3INuV6kJqLvUqW3OMRBHFS4tGo1woEsc5XR4FwNRzp3RsJYLqou_cRwxfC3VB4PwaZgePdapWVbWy-uxpFcuqtDNgDRLItUGIJk0LOgf-L0hwndPhQI/s2016/DSC05557.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EHTWwBPwhBOS0_XuYUUsGHhFJBIIBo9QFFTU0fw6-8lDZ_j3JzJUHzcg7wRJGW5lqcVQnqRDJ3INuV6kJqLvUqW3OMRBHFS4tGo1woEsc5XR4FwNRzp3RsJYLqou_cRwxfC3VB4PwaZgePdapWVbWy-uxpFcuqtDNgDRLItUGIJk0LOgf-L0hwndPhQI/w515-h640/DSC05557.JPG" width="515" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shepherd's Bush - Amaranth</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Stitched on 32 count Antique White linen</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EHTWwBPwhBOS0_XuYUUsGHhFJBIIBo9QFFTU0fw6-8lDZ_j3JzJUHzcg7wRJGW5lqcVQnqRDJ3INuV6kJqLvUqW3OMRBHFS4tGo1woEsc5XR4FwNRzp3RsJYLqou_cRwxfC3VB4PwaZgePdapWVbWy-uxpFcuqtDNgDRLItUGIJk0LOgf-L0hwndPhQI/s2016/DSC05557.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><div style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEAcTK5rzGSYBIXCCl3kr_w4X8X7eYtXNEW-XLYWO0dnMqeFwpAN_fdpqwJficHKWrSRHxUVp_Wua8Qo_ugy-Sc43zl37OT6osK1Qtiuifg0Vg3KvIXh_S2forCb0s1L8brrWYO8EjtdH3iDbvIsFDGlt7QMeElnR-s7riJUFJWtyx5aRndd6fvfqcRdi/s3072/DSC05558.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEAcTK5rzGSYBIXCCl3kr_w4X8X7eYtXNEW-XLYWO0dnMqeFwpAN_fdpqwJficHKWrSRHxUVp_Wua8Qo_ugy-Sc43zl37OT6osK1Qtiuifg0Vg3KvIXh_S2forCb0s1L8brrWYO8EjtdH3iDbvIsFDGlt7QMeElnR-s7riJUFJWtyx5aRndd6fvfqcRdi/w400-h300/DSC05558.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRZ8aQ2ExhJQGeUZsCeynSvyLRFjLTs5ePLy277ko2tsbklEe0ezqhhpYTNg4muLzH5-tl-O4PJTIjR479yc8777yrz6Ooc7fY6P1uVLODXqtz2KEuFpbdZ6bfilltiTSUD_GKyackHLAGdqt3zca2C8gJjbzRq-8r1lNZsUw8w7v-17ONdIRRuIrJtxN/s3072/DSC05559.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRZ8aQ2ExhJQGeUZsCeynSvyLRFjLTs5ePLy277ko2tsbklEe0ezqhhpYTNg4muLzH5-tl-O4PJTIjR479yc8777yrz6Ooc7fY6P1uVLODXqtz2KEuFpbdZ6bfilltiTSUD_GKyackHLAGdqt3zca2C8gJjbzRq-8r1lNZsUw8w7v-17ONdIRRuIrJtxN/s400/DSC05559.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRZ8aQ2ExhJQGeUZsCeynSvyLRFjLTs5ePLy277ko2tsbklEe0ezqhhpYTNg4muLzH5-tl-O4PJTIjR479yc8777yrz6Ooc7fY6P1uVLODXqtz2KEuFpbdZ6bfilltiTSUD_GKyackHLAGdqt3zca2C8gJjbzRq-8r1lNZsUw8w7v-17ONdIRRuIrJtxN/s3072/DSC05559.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRZ8aQ2ExhJQGeUZsCeynSvyLRFjLTs5ePLy277ko2tsbklEe0ezqhhpYTNg4muLzH5-tl-O4PJTIjR479yc8777yrz6Ooc7fY6P1uVLODXqtz2KEuFpbdZ6bfilltiTSUD_GKyackHLAGdqt3zca2C8gJjbzRq-8r1lNZsUw8w7v-17ONdIRRuIrJtxN/s3072/DSC05559.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-60797863304872112762024-01-14T19:47:00.002+00:002024-02-15T19:54:23.363+00:0001. Cottage Garden Samplings Year in the Woods The Fox<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQSQ-91dOgJCQfYCUg0Nn7cKoXydKC0cQ_SRh60YQ6ZNoVttNFAad6kB2LODgIATuKzP-ui_hCAbMmQH6qd4hZ_SGXb2SBkfhWKrAw17DnNm8-0ZKb-bNN-s8rx07pd3Wm25-6xTBlsPbzO2tzpmZklajEDlb-ULt0Q_lAUVDK0Yokk1SmS8C9miNtAyW/s1823/DSC05552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQSQ-91dOgJCQfYCUg0Nn7cKoXydKC0cQ_SRh60YQ6ZNoVttNFAad6kB2LODgIATuKzP-ui_hCAbMmQH6qd4hZ_SGXb2SBkfhWKrAw17DnNm8-0ZKb-bNN-s8rx07pd3Wm25-6xTBlsPbzO2tzpmZklajEDlb-ULt0Q_lAUVDK0Yokk1SmS8C9miNtAyW/w618-h640/DSC05552.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cottage Garden Samplings The Year in the Woods<br />The Fox<br /><br />Stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkQPwgfXQFA-Q46Rp9VmOkrl09Q01IGDr_hboVqoYXH-Sjpe9-lZe36Pfb4mMukCv-clryCV1hqCnMUUGuO4_reZh5UL-TF23mdK-IDL0tvQ7KjySoXujRFxf1g84nqqSPfgRFzPviYAPex0dxmvnjeFZOZsgdCTNHyRHGnp9IWxSdLop4ZYClkqrSz5F/s3072/DSC05554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkQPwgfXQFA-Q46Rp9VmOkrl09Q01IGDr_hboVqoYXH-Sjpe9-lZe36Pfb4mMukCv-clryCV1hqCnMUUGuO4_reZh5UL-TF23mdK-IDL0tvQ7KjySoXujRFxf1g84nqqSPfgRFzPviYAPex0dxmvnjeFZOZsgdCTNHyRHGnp9IWxSdLop4ZYClkqrSz5F/w400-h300/DSC05554.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I changed the green of the trees from 524 to 522 and the snowflakes to B5200, then added blending filament so they show up a little better.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PDzQIa6QM3tYFSzMYDUrC_WVaFFpabQKWPfRYn0pBnWTvu9xIO6nXqZ2JOipffbf1cSOmHVhOhMtBxd_911rsz-fLoJrG0kiTMAI2mrx-bvwmq-7E2HTZGFEo3UocIukGSY_2E5MoHjQ4dnk9UdKYEB0V1f5df80Rwb_RtRXcZ4Tc0WtI5fxn8PJKXFl/s3072/DSC05553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PDzQIa6QM3tYFSzMYDUrC_WVaFFpabQKWPfRYn0pBnWTvu9xIO6nXqZ2JOipffbf1cSOmHVhOhMtBxd_911rsz-fLoJrG0kiTMAI2mrx-bvwmq-7E2HTZGFEo3UocIukGSY_2E5MoHjQ4dnk9UdKYEB0V1f5df80Rwb_RtRXcZ4Tc0WtI5fxn8PJKXFl/w400-h300/DSC05553.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-69183168381421106132023-12-28T12:46:00.001+00:002024-01-10T12:53:29.576+00:0019. Just Nan Special Delivery<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvtDfBaIM4zt43ExZDH9sCt4P1vR9AB096lLP-xc6WDuNDNYCbSoiLr2qG2uPN6TAqQqo27dO9BSFnTJP_DKV38zkzEfjTjL0EWi3SFNaD7UHeJkcyiJ_2XdwQBjOMBnDnKNxCuzwLS2RSE2XE3XI1asffH5PGioFZsk-SVkDrq8Hve0UYNoyEdxlOjDB/s2243/DSC05510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2243" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvtDfBaIM4zt43ExZDH9sCt4P1vR9AB096lLP-xc6WDuNDNYCbSoiLr2qG2uPN6TAqQqo27dO9BSFnTJP_DKV38zkzEfjTjL0EWi3SFNaD7UHeJkcyiJ_2XdwQBjOMBnDnKNxCuzwLS2RSE2XE3XI1asffH5PGioFZsk-SVkDrq8Hve0UYNoyEdxlOjDB/w640-h556/DSC05510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan - Special Delivery</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2003 Ornament</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count Flax Linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cs76lyo_1kgH06xnrjhYoKBKoHnFonsaDBKWH2dEV_ZXQDJzX3cyZLua3ks1Wh-XACI6oS0Q3MDhX6dFcRidYsy2GaPv94Nv8w8mCBJqykEy5FqPGOoFO6CVqNQDcSg_BBbos2SjcRJZ4k0878GUbzaYf2AWyWfhoAJ6HQwpW0hCbUWIM-6MG-9Bm4-G/s3072/DSC05511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cs76lyo_1kgH06xnrjhYoKBKoHnFonsaDBKWH2dEV_ZXQDJzX3cyZLua3ks1Wh-XACI6oS0Q3MDhX6dFcRidYsy2GaPv94Nv8w8mCBJqykEy5FqPGOoFO6CVqNQDcSg_BBbos2SjcRJZ4k0878GUbzaYf2AWyWfhoAJ6HQwpW0hCbUWIM-6MG-9Bm4-G/w400-h300/DSC05511.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This came with the linen and the gold envelope charm which even has a tiny Christmas card inside</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC3cFCdulxtH46iWJVHiWJ3FRLhSsiA4OAJ6XYyQ2_n_zu0W_aYLD_AYcj96KM6UM3vNK1N3j5Tz0q9L9stebe5HAeHbO8JZkSeLbIARc10Z1GkYDfpqc-C5b6T8EhmDwZ2-G4ox-NVWj6kLQfht7dKYX742zH4BZ44GxjhripZsrodRLD892KeL0GqeU/s2829/DSC05512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="2829" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC3cFCdulxtH46iWJVHiWJ3FRLhSsiA4OAJ6XYyQ2_n_zu0W_aYLD_AYcj96KM6UM3vNK1N3j5Tz0q9L9stebe5HAeHbO8JZkSeLbIARc10Z1GkYDfpqc-C5b6T8EhmDwZ2-G4ox-NVWj6kLQfht7dKYX742zH4BZ44GxjhripZsrodRLD892KeL0GqeU/w400-h300/DSC05512.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I framed this in a box frame which I covered in Christmas paper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No glass so you can open the envelope if you want!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6hOSU_KXpmNZIB1AgiNaiis7X7peVmamGV2BqHXy4VJFhfUqbO9wUugOds8cYHxLHNYXEUpeAQ06rcHA9SRHQi7SOZp6lSWAYtvlpvIL_zFAm8jR-QKS9NL2oVFfrBxrMaKfWMGuwRFVEpILJqKraDfjEO1YtrF8HwIrVKItmvih2WQXPJnBG74h4I20/s2345/DSC05545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="2345" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6hOSU_KXpmNZIB1AgiNaiis7X7peVmamGV2BqHXy4VJFhfUqbO9wUugOds8cYHxLHNYXEUpeAQ06rcHA9SRHQi7SOZp6lSWAYtvlpvIL_zFAm8jR-QKS9NL2oVFfrBxrMaKfWMGuwRFVEpILJqKraDfjEO1YtrF8HwIrVKItmvih2WQXPJnBG74h4I20/w640-h588/DSC05545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-26092124290695920972023-12-05T13:27:00.001+00:002024-01-10T13:30:10.560+00:0018. Just Nan Angel Ornament<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDhx4muM3nyYzioejwvAg1OqCjnTB9d4uhhYS1NNDMXJaNTqTE-nnNIfdIpuWj7gAtmCDLQLx-LAb_fyC5bp6wzmejgCTyXGASPa7GJAQ9NdlYSNOLy511nQsKYXjWUXvP6UpkeU0TGoF0ot1OirepK84dkHgZoWQKt3bnKsfeo61gKwKoioyM507ZrqQ/s2351/DSC05494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2351" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDhx4muM3nyYzioejwvAg1OqCjnTB9d4uhhYS1NNDMXJaNTqTE-nnNIfdIpuWj7gAtmCDLQLx-LAb_fyC5bp6wzmejgCTyXGASPa7GJAQ9NdlYSNOLy511nQsKYXjWUXvP6UpkeU0TGoF0ot1OirepK84dkHgZoWQKt3bnKsfeo61gKwKoioyM507ZrqQ/w640-h628/DSC05494.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan - Angel Ornament</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Complimentary chart with Angel Flowers sampler<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count pink linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-87296359753362645202023-09-28T13:45:00.001+01:002023-10-02T13:49:09.660+01:0009. Nora Corbett Taurus<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the second of the Zodiac Girls designs from Nora Corbett that I have stitched. She is Taurus, of course:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_HSqV7Knl3aiygubr_mDvU5oK_8XebkuZp9TXo204untYibyqm2VqeGanB6PZOpxcrHB28Y1S8frvdMhtm6dUsld5CAJ0cmLCGKp4bKB-SsnlZVSdVrDeo37GQDV89N3IPE8Mtlo8JabJHFv0taBO7W2rRfv9BjAezh-GOP-scUfwFUrQx2eLhJLFHY/s3072/DSC05280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_HSqV7Knl3aiygubr_mDvU5oK_8XebkuZp9TXo204untYibyqm2VqeGanB6PZOpxcrHB28Y1S8frvdMhtm6dUsld5CAJ0cmLCGKp4bKB-SsnlZVSdVrDeo37GQDV89N3IPE8Mtlo8JabJHFv0taBO7W2rRfv9BjAezh-GOP-scUfwFUrQx2eLhJLFHY/s320/DSC05280.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the full design:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8_BCoqxGVgkBO9qWIvHiuBPt58cWyQaOfnExchS7c8hCM_j7i53_icJh4nt5v3g-NCeYddzt1BwIwBHarQaMqFc4af10No7kfmVeXdrgiVA8jJyBjgo8yLTeiw674SsoNDIfEiQUlZZypk_eaEdtz4QuFJWtChL6Ps4AaodpoxmqeUZCyV6rJ-JB8-I/s2296/DSC05274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="1757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8_BCoqxGVgkBO9qWIvHiuBPt58cWyQaOfnExchS7c8hCM_j7i53_icJh4nt5v3g-NCeYddzt1BwIwBHarQaMqFc4af10No7kfmVeXdrgiVA8jJyBjgo8yLTeiw674SsoNDIfEiQUlZZypk_eaEdtz4QuFJWtChL6Ps4AaodpoxmqeUZCyV6rJ-JB8-I/w490-h640/DSC05274.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count Murano called....Taurus!<br /><br />When I saw that Sparklies did a range of fabrics named after the Zodiac signs I knew they would be perfect for this series.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXcKHTskSYdh_ZSb8cQQHJM6BiVxBWcUiFLu_v_hnaNi3Rsqunb5wKZpxPqieJe9nt7OUV-4y9Wcz3ZhteM6VdtOy-rLFQLUeqFHaxSZnXffMlU-jpB3m0DeGPom1z0dJ7jP2j69_tJbbfWeLf9LtZWODDZJ60D8FI-4AN3UsXwig9b9w43-q68KAGTk/s3072/DSC05279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXcKHTskSYdh_ZSb8cQQHJM6BiVxBWcUiFLu_v_hnaNi3Rsqunb5wKZpxPqieJe9nt7OUV-4y9Wcz3ZhteM6VdtOy-rLFQLUeqFHaxSZnXffMlU-jpB3m0DeGPom1z0dJ7jP2j69_tJbbfWeLf9LtZWODDZJ60D8FI-4AN3UsXwig9b9w43-q68KAGTk/w400-h300/DSC05279.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were some Waterlilies charted for this design, but I substituted DMC for the ones in the centre of her dress. 3 different colours in the 501-503 range instead of one variegated.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KhxINTExkQk9KkO1OdHakvHZSX6ubpg8azWenODDhzPf-h2tF_-72XmbHJ5MY3MqJ-IwcdZDlkHToM9ISrY-VDNhG9nV3HwUFWMEn9EWBBieT_ilJk2UZvz3J-o_M96nXh3xin3S0cuV65tDty6l22VZ7rvPI2WLRSNesG0iLpPpIqAWPrU9U5hY0u8/s3072/DSC05278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KhxINTExkQk9KkO1OdHakvHZSX6ubpg8azWenODDhzPf-h2tF_-72XmbHJ5MY3MqJ-IwcdZDlkHToM9ISrY-VDNhG9nV3HwUFWMEn9EWBBieT_ilJk2UZvz3J-o_M96nXh3xin3S0cuV65tDty6l22VZ7rvPI2WLRSNesG0iLpPpIqAWPrU9U5hY0u8/w400-h300/DSC05278.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nora made a little error on the chart and put the sigil for Aries, but it was simple to change it to Taurus</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl7F4XYul9T9G2AVZ2XKc1SDGvk974QMmHBEg5EujksNltFk0UyyoR0EPbASgTs32ELs8l35cA11zqpsnted9UGhEKJghbVxS6Qn1zViWlUCzGRtDvEs69Iut4qNRe7PAUy9tGkoiawKrDFHL7S4Huhz8Q_R7ZJgeb-0weJ0gn6fxYbip8nIUtsAzuC8/s3072/DSC05277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl7F4XYul9T9G2AVZ2XKc1SDGvk974QMmHBEg5EujksNltFk0UyyoR0EPbASgTs32ELs8l35cA11zqpsnted9UGhEKJghbVxS6Qn1zViWlUCzGRtDvEs69Iut4qNRe7PAUy9tGkoiawKrDFHL7S4Huhz8Q_R7ZJgeb-0weJ0gn6fxYbip8nIUtsAzuC8/w400-h300/DSC05277.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other Waterlilies was the teal to each side of her. I used a Classic Colourworks thread called Bejewelled instead.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMnB0Pt2vR0L_T4KKSK-dY07BZkl88EFWdsDcIvIpwEPbz1BN1Vh9I7qVnyl4Am42Zbox9hXx46zGIFbxiIT90_qXUJUC336jd_dRGXlTYC37A-3nV3WObfvNIuv43JWwnL7MRjDmlY8MtUUoIZJGq9x5B9mzIwkI7NisC2mi21DQxQnRJ1KhSjxxFgs/s3072/DSC05276.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMnB0Pt2vR0L_T4KKSK-dY07BZkl88EFWdsDcIvIpwEPbz1BN1Vh9I7qVnyl4Am42Zbox9hXx46zGIFbxiIT90_qXUJUC336jd_dRGXlTYC37A-3nV3WObfvNIuv43JWwnL7MRjDmlY8MtUUoIZJGq9x5B9mzIwkI7NisC2mi21DQxQnRJ1KhSjxxFgs/w400-h300/DSC05276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The swirls around the pale green beads were charted for Waterlilies and I used DMC 503 for them all.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dI22ONM8YLyFF3NoVZkr8N33US2Kn6nVI0wcuDW6Z6LS1rmA84d0A5tACMw87Fq8AcWUiiyggfHOwn_J5HrB5wtTYhLJtnicxSeH-0o6TZsX11aW3ZngPT9bXxsFLJCjE6Ohu-lWvjhJKelZKcmWihQfjHmWp4TjxO3tv5Ys1x9lFzCOhrgoVF0j2fU/s3072/DSC05275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dI22ONM8YLyFF3NoVZkr8N33US2Kn6nVI0wcuDW6Z6LS1rmA84d0A5tACMw87Fq8AcWUiiyggfHOwn_J5HrB5wtTYhLJtnicxSeH-0o6TZsX11aW3ZngPT9bXxsFLJCjE6Ohu-lWvjhJKelZKcmWihQfjHmWp4TjxO3tv5Ys1x9lFzCOhrgoVF0j2fU/w400-h300/DSC05275.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://comehappydancewithme.blogspot.com/2022/08/11-nora-corbett-virgo.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Virgo is here</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-16685000295312575782023-03-01T18:26:00.001+00:002023-03-12T18:28:27.125+00:0003. Amanda Butler London Houses<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHt9g38veNwkIzza07sV2aJT7ZjolK9ZBdo4Jgy_HynzoaNPcRltRWTVScCfqwaw6JHFo4eohN31F_s5ciUJpx9YQ70Hddeij5YVaedCW3rYspSZwHcNBX3N5vG3Ii6RTulLcwBhwXcviVvEMcytL-E11q913-sbTUMmu78HTzlgrbQbvp9v8Tve0nA/s2533/DSC04734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="2533" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHt9g38veNwkIzza07sV2aJT7ZjolK9ZBdo4Jgy_HynzoaNPcRltRWTVScCfqwaw6JHFo4eohN31F_s5ciUJpx9YQ70Hddeij5YVaedCW3rYspSZwHcNBX3N5vG3Ii6RTulLcwBhwXcviVvEMcytL-E11q913-sbTUMmu78HTzlgrbQbvp9v8Tve0nA/w640-h556/DSC04734.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amanda Butler - London Houses</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count grey evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Third in a series of 13 for Cross Stitcher magazine</span></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-84663488188913159702023-01-30T18:43:00.001+00:002023-02-06T18:45:41.826+00:0002. Amanda Butler Harrogate House<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhbSWzXCDtfNQi66pGj74muieE9FrQ9Iyrwwo_QcLv8v4K5MzaogJTnO6UAf-ZmNsTKM6MgRtwBNd5nCzXOt1VysOYjkH3ZmZVqg7r0q6VQBE-NOV6mwWCrlbTSrIFhxcXnWwCBgLT8Xj1sj6rlJvc2B5b3WyEjeAHMgVkjRrE19tn34lfhoWx6Gl9w/s1947/DSC04647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="1947" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhbSWzXCDtfNQi66pGj74muieE9FrQ9Iyrwwo_QcLv8v4K5MzaogJTnO6UAf-ZmNsTKM6MgRtwBNd5nCzXOt1VysOYjkH3ZmZVqg7r0q6VQBE-NOV6mwWCrlbTSrIFhxcXnWwCBgLT8Xj1sj6rlJvc2B5b3WyEjeAHMgVkjRrE19tn34lfhoWx6Gl9w/w640-h634/DSC04647.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amanda Butler - Harrogate House</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count grey evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Second in a series of 13 for Cross Stitcher magazine</span></div></div><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-33428218958463984102023-01-11T18:25:00.002+00:002023-01-14T18:29:45.877+00:0001. Stitchonomy Christmas Banner<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTGgzRmi7dGcHG1mXylYlNwlCF6vv9TINel3kn_L3X8ZmwzCa7toDUmChTi0Mh_fF7DW1jpXz179idWn217NDw7NUw-x67gAf2Fdex0ka_JtCPTVlcjZfTqVhjKICHP_OLqVt-uAwaBHZ4QjRJgFyjBsFjvpQ9SP10l1GpBHAz7A0T0J09p6FPCLrlw/s1946/DSC04613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1946" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTGgzRmi7dGcHG1mXylYlNwlCF6vv9TINel3kn_L3X8ZmwzCa7toDUmChTi0Mh_fF7DW1jpXz179idWn217NDw7NUw-x67gAf2Fdex0ka_JtCPTVlcjZfTqVhjKICHP_OLqVt-uAwaBHZ4QjRJgFyjBsFjvpQ9SP10l1GpBHAz7A0T0J09p6FPCLrlw/w640-h636/DSC04613.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitchonomy Christmas Banner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched over 1 on 32 count grey linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The original design is much longer but I did not like the effect on this fabric.<br />Some people in the group were using black fabric and it looks amazing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">so I decided to stop at Band 5 and make a mini sampler.<br />I do intend to stitch the full design on black fabric in the future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-13625692612517472012022-12-16T11:28:00.010+00:002023-02-06T18:43:20.695+00:0019. Amanda Butler Edinburgh House<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzEL9gZNNZJiqinJSoa5mm-vOhLNBwCDARRXK9qssW3o0VfZAA65XS3vUA_JlEq-72Wm8Bgn8aWsUMDxsa0IGzGyBGpVrjqtW5X2Oc5g-Y9hFx1iuz1gMPQufKnigdTS30aX2k0DBvI1Yl5zRMk88refgZ69df8J8Dpsk_-nLWO48TIPmMAEQJkhiRQ/s2442/DSC04560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="2442" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzEL9gZNNZJiqinJSoa5mm-vOhLNBwCDARRXK9qssW3o0VfZAA65XS3vUA_JlEq-72Wm8Bgn8aWsUMDxsa0IGzGyBGpVrjqtW5X2Oc5g-Y9hFx1iuz1gMPQufKnigdTS30aX2k0DBvI1Yl5zRMk88refgZ69df8J8Dpsk_-nLWO48TIPmMAEQJkhiRQ/w640-h556/DSC04560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amanda Butler - Edinburgh House</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count grey evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First in a series of 13 for Cross Stitcher magazine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-43411934754184918982022-10-05T18:40:00.002+01:002022-11-14T18:48:41.089+00:0014. Just Nan Miss Stitchy Witchy Mouse<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iUwfPyKxM-rDPEfUhgACdMZwGHb_YwsHNtK1JHUB8SyygD7EKxBgU5jB9eofOBZW98cZ1tsEkavkDHBqXGonitDTH_OLGfcCfnrJ8PFi-BzX43gvBQcrS5jeSrRmjbe5B9Ko7mYPeYnZuvZ2dJPm7M6Yzi0-drAKSa4ZwYXIrcadH4nVIzYQQTQtKw/s960/Stitchy%20Witchy%20Mouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="960" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iUwfPyKxM-rDPEfUhgACdMZwGHb_YwsHNtK1JHUB8SyygD7EKxBgU5jB9eofOBZW98cZ1tsEkavkDHBqXGonitDTH_OLGfcCfnrJ8PFi-BzX43gvBQcrS5jeSrRmjbe5B9Ko7mYPeYnZuvZ2dJPm7M6Yzi0-drAKSa4ZwYXIrcadH4nVIzYQQTQtKw/w400-h276/Stitchy%20Witchy%20Mouse.jpg" width="400" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan - Miss Stitchy Witchy Mouse</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count grey linen</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZgSs0gIAJaqYYJfbLYnSpXTUIN4m9RCSGk1qIZO9D3KX_WwOnAGlhFkKHX_2WCngvAEjMusF0-FsvYMTKCUs2oZrQSagEbl5x1RzON-h05IAe5gtZs1eG46OcGmCN3na_MUprBoH9FXrUm--aRlZ6iid1pD-MWbiCc4ApO7K8f_McSq0AWNaOLto-A/s3072/DSC04437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZgSs0gIAJaqYYJfbLYnSpXTUIN4m9RCSGk1qIZO9D3KX_WwOnAGlhFkKHX_2WCngvAEjMusF0-FsvYMTKCUs2oZrQSagEbl5x1RzON-h05IAe5gtZs1eG46OcGmCN3na_MUprBoH9FXrUm--aRlZ6iid1pD-MWbiCc4ApO7K8f_McSq0AWNaOLto-A/w400-h300/DSC04437.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GoIBgCzHvRu48qtUzLSvvb0F9hBrDQlXEKXHg2bM7-P2b9VfuZyRGQluON2TaH-CCfiOfYP1cNm9JRwzITVJk97HtQ714BVrQ2ZbXBfaDYAo9neQ7wKs_W62bWTvVhPT_jRTI3TrniZ2IU3Ack0Xjrm0ZtvA7QfzEQfZ8ruKUvriJL9hRhF8wswBIQ/s3072/DSC04436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GoIBgCzHvRu48qtUzLSvvb0F9hBrDQlXEKXHg2bM7-P2b9VfuZyRGQluON2TaH-CCfiOfYP1cNm9JRwzITVJk97HtQ714BVrQ2ZbXBfaDYAo9neQ7wKs_W62bWTvVhPT_jRTI3TrniZ2IU3Ack0Xjrm0ZtvA7QfzEQfZ8ruKUvriJL9hRhF8wswBIQ/w400-h300/DSC04436.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-64187701970450279152022-09-14T18:35:00.001+01:002022-11-14T18:40:18.307+00:0013. Hands on Design Snail Slime<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">My eighth finish in the Scary Apothecary series.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGB1doS8tNtJnByVZeUZ0CFzhUYqozPNA-hzY5w80ZUOneAbuJ5WA3qE07rqqBFTeubmx0X-vSw18zFuYNvsDdYXqwO5wuM4AXq69qo7cIVyE8DbBRcX2atJ1PWR8jVuqSAVjfxrlmr_0vjFlloRje1OwNik3yxbDwQTZQUPfRngwKBuS-8sZQtwV4ng/s2157/DSC04295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="1841" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGB1doS8tNtJnByVZeUZ0CFzhUYqozPNA-hzY5w80ZUOneAbuJ5WA3qE07rqqBFTeubmx0X-vSw18zFuYNvsDdYXqwO5wuM4AXq69qo7cIVyE8DbBRcX2atJ1PWR8jVuqSAVjfxrlmr_0vjFlloRje1OwNik3yxbDwQTZQUPfRngwKBuS-8sZQtwV4ng/w546-h640/DSC04295.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snail Slime<br /><br /></div></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count linen in Radioactive by Chromatic Alchemy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I used the DMC conversion and stitched the potions in DMC Satin rather than cotton and metallics.</div></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7ZIAG3nzoBHo3oYPxI87PGDF4XUeAOjp_zZYbJG82JjhWeX-4NPYMBuchYkueHk4ey7cG1EbZ1UgDIHALRv8g_oDenY_XOai4gS0pZWvWt2TMETI0tMMdUYZYIVQY6euvzBnwOpA-YeZ3YDHT7NuwJtuECVNyetR9w63wDEwgc-CQimdQ_q7zrhyrA/s3072/DSC04296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7ZIAG3nzoBHo3oYPxI87PGDF4XUeAOjp_zZYbJG82JjhWeX-4NPYMBuchYkueHk4ey7cG1EbZ1UgDIHALRv8g_oDenY_XOai4gS0pZWvWt2TMETI0tMMdUYZYIVQY6euvzBnwOpA-YeZ3YDHT7NuwJtuECVNyetR9w63wDEwgc-CQimdQ_q7zrhyrA/w400-h300/DSC04296.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-82786349614043493832022-08-31T18:29:00.001+01:002022-11-14T18:34:53.007+00:0012. Just Nan Mermaid Heart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS42PovD3u2SAfDzmsbWVc5KJTIr2xbFwCCAsUxkKROI0ZrUHXp3skP0cyOwnDA_BPxlOTQ1o79zjPcNsBU1ddRnIjYANJssP5SmT0Ouj8g2g5ZeyU6Y-xOrxvhRX_THRtfQ6z08KT9Q7YbZ05sFkeGa-jc4oMMlP6ZtOaY6mLfOlmEHgqLDRlci0Tg/s2629/DSC04273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="2629" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS42PovD3u2SAfDzmsbWVc5KJTIr2xbFwCCAsUxkKROI0ZrUHXp3skP0cyOwnDA_BPxlOTQ1o79zjPcNsBU1ddRnIjYANJssP5SmT0Ouj8g2g5ZeyU6Y-xOrxvhRX_THRtfQ6z08KT9Q7YbZ05sFkeGa-jc4oMMlP6ZtOaY6mLfOlmEHgqLDRlci0Tg/w640-h558/DSC04273.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan - Mermaid Heart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count grey-green linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The skein of DMC 926 is to try give a colour match to the linen which refuses to photograph accurately</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUr4_pZRP_m79kSkl-Q6XxqMT-0n42bUlDVLYkvf_XPAJpYSySnjE65yOlxVq0_5b0ZCO755bMqvKA5sPtkUfeb5Gg1JQp7wR_n2mvdZunoYYi-SO74sbmUGQje6k8873YP8jFcJQ8VULmtuxt3wOyb_BvGWjMTa3ugm_GZtGIqOWRjzFGKa1skeC3g/s3072/DSC04275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUr4_pZRP_m79kSkl-Q6XxqMT-0n42bUlDVLYkvf_XPAJpYSySnjE65yOlxVq0_5b0ZCO755bMqvKA5sPtkUfeb5Gg1JQp7wR_n2mvdZunoYYi-SO74sbmUGQje6k8873YP8jFcJQ8VULmtuxt3wOyb_BvGWjMTa3ugm_GZtGIqOWRjzFGKa1skeC3g/w400-h300/DSC04275.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The embellishment pack came with the mermaid and seahorse charms.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELsPeahWRr_N-5KXvsPXkdSUz85Wixsp2BN1Et45eKbzcRgj1xUccNSpub4VouvHBX6NLE3gl7au18dl-iRFZjxXagcjOcMN8APoBzHBSjKnFswEKTfvuzbpWpcLLyLv3VDxZCD4CtZUu0xGTc53gPm_9KpC1DkNiU9DGfJqalD79rNMR1q0MQal23w/s3072/DSC04276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELsPeahWRr_N-5KXvsPXkdSUz85Wixsp2BN1Et45eKbzcRgj1xUccNSpub4VouvHBX6NLE3gl7au18dl-iRFZjxXagcjOcMN8APoBzHBSjKnFswEKTfvuzbpWpcLLyLv3VDxZCD4CtZUu0xGTc53gPm_9KpC1DkNiU9DGfJqalD79rNMR1q0MQal23w/w400-h300/DSC04276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Framed in a box frame I painted myself:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWfxjgPXDPSxWZ8pqa1wq544k-tnZLGBAiMP8d1x27BAMtuAxDqSFa0n17T9cXR3fqyLXwphnNa_B7DgLk4su6pZXZWDuunTs4myA43CpI7ggLQdogN9GNlYOHqeVvzuNLr2YXZD5n5xpjRdQ3WQMtkhBJgGtf0vJDSmhhVHeLUL2hNMp5_i-jS28jw/s2134/DSC04281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWfxjgPXDPSxWZ8pqa1wq544k-tnZLGBAiMP8d1x27BAMtuAxDqSFa0n17T9cXR3fqyLXwphnNa_B7DgLk4su6pZXZWDuunTs4myA43CpI7ggLQdogN9GNlYOHqeVvzuNLr2YXZD5n5xpjRdQ3WQMtkhBJgGtf0vJDSmhhVHeLUL2hNMp5_i-jS28jw/w632-h640/DSC04281.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-18575044170415615172022-08-28T09:25:00.052+01:002022-11-13T12:27:57.646+00:0011. Nora Corbett Virgo<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>This is my purple conversion of Nora Corbett's Virgo.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JD1tPxjjI2oGDx8S9wP1qfBNgA_dCoThpHiUN_hgERZMdo3G79MpaXFSc5k6ZMy35tQ4p2qAjWnP4vziAfwn_1ftSF-48SCmtIrJbcgAl2Jt12v1U2fvT0a0b2Jcs2RTwRh-OqktAxOmIAbvFn30lU0jciartJVMyDnOoOXrSiLzSf_TPNZaaCwOyQ/s2292/DSC04251.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="1573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JD1tPxjjI2oGDx8S9wP1qfBNgA_dCoThpHiUN_hgERZMdo3G79MpaXFSc5k6ZMy35tQ4p2qAjWnP4vziAfwn_1ftSF-48SCmtIrJbcgAl2Jt12v1U2fvT0a0b2Jcs2RTwRh-OqktAxOmIAbvFn30lU0jciartJVMyDnOoOXrSiLzSf_TPNZaaCwOyQ/w440-h640/DSC04251.JPG" width="440" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I started with the fabric from Sparklies with the perfect name - Virgo.<br /></span><span>I chose a 32 count Murano which is my favourite for Nora's designs.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g7zhHbIx76ZX22kxb5bSfFCyPSDQNOXMYgV63mcLorX0s-7jiKej1isdfjI6hncfFoMuOelv0zjFxr7zQ8yrRQ97obeNpM1UjOnDJ7nA9YU1ziDzpK4PdUoabCY7ixNjWAZ14IQdxE5HXo_uURCpHEI9N8Ej0x16XHN59ISe3sqcyQYprGOvxrhHXw/s3072/DSC04249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g7zhHbIx76ZX22kxb5bSfFCyPSDQNOXMYgV63mcLorX0s-7jiKej1isdfjI6hncfFoMuOelv0zjFxr7zQ8yrRQ97obeNpM1UjOnDJ7nA9YU1ziDzpK4PdUoabCY7ixNjWAZ14IQdxE5HXo_uURCpHEI9N8Ej0x16XHN59ISe3sqcyQYprGOvxrhHXw/w400-h300/DSC04249.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span>I started with the dress which is charted for 414 and 415, shades of grey rather than the blue it looks on the cover photo. I changed those to the lavenders in the new colours - 25 to 30</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her skin is as charted.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47MHsy-97RWJE6yM6f0w_PrRSUAO7Q7WwfrqkBAVihZsO8vhBdLTv8PJp-J_Zq7nI6EG1JsHyS0yMgyTPc2HlCcsSJl9T3kgqFhT44jsnZgZQ0lk0T_Pdbcmj43vXyYEJxq0mG47Ywnr5yIxR_Bu1Q-O-0cUKCt6nROJKGNjSgY-mJZYbx8jXA06UcQ/s3072/DSC04252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47MHsy-97RWJE6yM6f0w_PrRSUAO7Q7WwfrqkBAVihZsO8vhBdLTv8PJp-J_Zq7nI6EG1JsHyS0yMgyTPc2HlCcsSJl9T3kgqFhT44jsnZgZQ0lk0T_Pdbcmj43vXyYEJxq0mG47Ywnr5yIxR_Bu1Q-O-0cUKCt6nROJKGNjSgY-mJZYbx8jXA06UcQ/w400-h300/DSC04252.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her hair was the biggest change, I went for the 550 family of purples.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7sXW3-Mp8Nzv6p7UrirQjEbHZXNAN2FThuJ9TqGf0mq8MhZsbzqZ_q6wyXh3uN-FleTUodIjEMFxG8FF6H1j9LmAG8vjzI1ufo9qfUuoyxFDeaPc8Gh4WYnBKMQyklRCZR2g9mWQ0Rp-NBZkcjazlBpx5vy9oKjivXyqwPTed-cDrVyCDTYRuuGIMQ/s3072/DSC04253.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7sXW3-Mp8Nzv6p7UrirQjEbHZXNAN2FThuJ9TqGf0mq8MhZsbzqZ_q6wyXh3uN-FleTUodIjEMFxG8FF6H1j9LmAG8vjzI1ufo9qfUuoyxFDeaPc8Gh4WYnBKMQyklRCZR2g9mWQ0Rp-NBZkcjazlBpx5vy9oKjivXyqwPTed-cDrVyCDTYRuuGIMQ/w400-h300/DSC04253.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Caron colours have been changed to two Stef Francis threads, one silk and one cotton.<br />I used the silk for the butterflies and backstitched in silver metallic.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKWsEg-Nyiv1CGG6OhRYZsxB8_WNcm0gE9qWD2jyTx7si6TqBGwhYCZgGT2Pa9wXtuq0I5mXJ_batPz5MSaD1ViSVjwGP9tza8jL8AblqllWrkSUBYZzCIK4QyDz2gGjpAV6pxmrlaRVaU329qvjt4UQXJrPXCfBVtZyof_IyQRTlnxYlpj10IOhwLQ/s3072/DSC04250.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKWsEg-Nyiv1CGG6OhRYZsxB8_WNcm0gE9qWD2jyTx7si6TqBGwhYCZgGT2Pa9wXtuq0I5mXJ_batPz5MSaD1ViSVjwGP9tza8jL8AblqllWrkSUBYZzCIK4QyDz2gGjpAV6pxmrlaRVaU329qvjt4UQXJrPXCfBVtZyof_IyQRTlnxYlpj10IOhwLQ/w400-h300/DSC04250.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also used the silver metallic for the antenna, which I backstitched,<br />then whipstitched to hide the places where it entered the fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNmi7AKwvYDJuqzOygoUh1KR_gItJvBLM-FAIMAQqL9EebeYOLpLNd-MD_4XExqpnF9ldJuExk6iTNrO9Fz4TDhaFkPyZ9XASkATIr4PGpxExH72xKsu55eQsXJJBC0bxm5ptyYu6c8mG3ZpcVh8DRPSMMXfHKszdBmaf1epWh54Tra6OOmYJimqAOw/s3072/DSC04248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNmi7AKwvYDJuqzOygoUh1KR_gItJvBLM-FAIMAQqL9EebeYOLpLNd-MD_4XExqpnF9ldJuExk6iTNrO9Fz4TDhaFkPyZ9XASkATIr4PGpxExH72xKsu55eQsXJJBC0bxm5ptyYu6c8mG3ZpcVh8DRPSMMXfHKszdBmaf1epWh54Tra6OOmYJimqAOw/w400-h300/DSC04248.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wings are now a purple blending filament with a touch of green satin in the "eyes".<br />I used a DMC Satin thread for the satin stitch! Then surrounded them with purple beads.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGr3CuojOxcKztYH4oyGpRYKMRL80tA5PSaW6yQ2ZLe-2k3V9jjKueZMcKaPeISlFd4BSQ0WOhKQCTiQJCsx514P1Rohz_W5SVYTdGkin-T7pIzsLB7XrghVXX8ajdoHW10asSSa7bM1g_y8qiYkeO7Bd9-uvGxonSeo008TSSJ7mFFGquw6ytAMKlA/s2969/DSC04254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="2969" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGr3CuojOxcKztYH4oyGpRYKMRL80tA5PSaW6yQ2ZLe-2k3V9jjKueZMcKaPeISlFd4BSQ0WOhKQCTiQJCsx514P1Rohz_W5SVYTdGkin-T7pIzsLB7XrghVXX8ajdoHW10asSSa7bM1g_y8qiYkeO7Bd9-uvGxonSeo008TSSJ7mFFGquw6ytAMKlA/w400-h286/DSC04254.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The larger beads have stayed as charted but all the others have changed. For the necklaces I stitched over the gaps left in the design for beads and simply strung them on thread and tacked down at intervals so they hung more naturally.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGuHU0mbokWkpuTXdNuRzqQkyZihhSFPtx1GNFy2bRwlrJeGqZSCGDy1Vdt_4LMBo2AuQl1CuSDGwJC6EDEY5wJDlU1eQ4uaiUfD_3fVm83N_YAixxol9vkNGdCfZr9r2JAzUwsnrcsd1m7abiuiJS-2j0vYylDWr1Oa9rQKSoF4DkAFne07SfevRlw/s3072/DSC04247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGuHU0mbokWkpuTXdNuRzqQkyZihhSFPtx1GNFy2bRwlrJeGqZSCGDy1Vdt_4LMBo2AuQl1CuSDGwJC6EDEY5wJDlU1eQ4uaiUfD_3fVm83N_YAixxol9vkNGdCfZr9r2JAzUwsnrcsd1m7abiuiJS-2j0vYylDWr1Oa9rQKSoF4DkAFne07SfevRlw/w400-h300/DSC04247.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lowest strand of beads was charted with squares of stitching with a bead in the middle.<br />I used sequins held in place with a bead.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I had finished her and taken loads of photos I decided that I needed the pearl earring to be more dangly!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23xBBHPnqRH0EQNLYtG7jsy0xzUwnBMLUB3KXxKMEqncEARsbCmXEuUB3PcGIXWcn2whGz_UomdxeClD-EXrDi4PgbRHjSG8N4B17thmjXGsG7YDGZxuvwVWXU6ifTpFBNhZofFaR2pV5oBOh4Dj_yQj5ZDcHIx-u5FHy0Z_cjbHOn3T3K18nVWBd9g/s3072/DSC04252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23xBBHPnqRH0EQNLYtG7jsy0xzUwnBMLUB3KXxKMEqncEARsbCmXEuUB3PcGIXWcn2whGz_UomdxeClD-EXrDi4PgbRHjSG8N4B17thmjXGsG7YDGZxuvwVWXU6ifTpFBNhZofFaR2pV5oBOh4Dj_yQj5ZDcHIx-u5FHy0Z_cjbHOn3T3K18nVWBd9g/w400-h300/DSC04252.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's how she compares with the original:</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhXU7rXjaXlA1UsRwecESeLwXjNKR1YRTrjUOck82vnuO-Bqfgv3XkGYXpStmPE72nPtDi1JIMTEHpz0kQDArahwVhhS-SCgRbmM6Uq7t9rB4mXRAer-Zd1HP9iuMykUAq3FJZvuJ0yhda9waEeAwgptKao3CbdOHzIPbmQnp3OpY7aem9e4JiZOQUg/s1564/Virgo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1564" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhXU7rXjaXlA1UsRwecESeLwXjNKR1YRTrjUOck82vnuO-Bqfgv3XkGYXpStmPE72nPtDi1JIMTEHpz0kQDArahwVhhS-SCgRbmM6Uq7t9rB4mXRAer-Zd1HP9iuMykUAq3FJZvuJ0yhda9waEeAwgptKao3CbdOHzIPbmQnp3OpY7aem9e4JiZOQUg/w640-h410/Virgo.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Professionally framed:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4IIg6wzaWcc3kaevKVAjevgXElN5vV7cUog3OSUyMLE4rSUT14TfAPZjo1HWn4ArezBjbVrckgqwLRkaE2G8CGc8xwhQqbT-czh8UWZOJNkqwBKLicpVm9oPiRjZTd-U1jsS7UytK_gkbEhaavGE_X6rIXB9iGDWIJEREC1Oj-e-FVRkmTZLoaBZSw/s3072/DSC04405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4IIg6wzaWcc3kaevKVAjevgXElN5vV7cUog3OSUyMLE4rSUT14TfAPZjo1HWn4ArezBjbVrckgqwLRkaE2G8CGc8xwhQqbT-czh8UWZOJNkqwBKLicpVm9oPiRjZTd-U1jsS7UytK_gkbEhaavGE_X6rIXB9iGDWIJEREC1Oj-e-FVRkmTZLoaBZSw/w480-h640/DSC04405.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-61329869267594289712022-07-20T11:22:00.008+01:002022-08-29T10:12:02.468+01:0010. Living on the Rainbow 3D Bookshop<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> As a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people I purchased some PDF charts from various Etsy shops earlier this year. THis particular design went straight to the top of the stitching list - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Living on the Rainbow 3D Bookshop</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicTLzs2XgKjPxaMgSJtYtylYpN960djQ2PO5fwUuZPf-x5Adyt3hIhS2H3f8HjsfX9eTVeLKQGSgTxwnQ5g2wyRtaC6GXDpnEXN8o3wxuqkS0RSDSgEqxXl261T_xGZx2P70vhBoerHzwmsi3sJb7qvdFemvdO_s_xjzJ1jRv_weTTnPg-fwCxeeA/s340/Living%20on%20the%20Rainbow.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="340" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicTLzs2XgKjPxaMgSJtYtylYpN960djQ2PO5fwUuZPf-x5Adyt3hIhS2H3f8HjsfX9eTVeLKQGSgTxwnQ5g2wyRtaC6GXDpnEXN8o3wxuqkS0RSDSgEqxXl261T_xGZx2P70vhBoerHzwmsi3sJb7qvdFemvdO_s_xjzJ1jRv_weTTnPg-fwCxeeA/s320/Living%20on%20the%20Rainbow.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LivingOnTheRainbow" target="_blank">Living on the Rainbow</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The instructions are incredibly clear and seem easy to follow but there is quite a lot of sewing together bits of felt for the roof so I decided to change it up a little and make a rectangular shop instead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the pieces all stitched and ready to cut out:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8rU-3my_tx81Ow1llMZr0051eWZvAysz-HpOjsX2iavIpjWQo9d87UfyeAYdw4WrMx5hLmwZugKY2VdoVrHDnlwXIlJcuXET_xtSIwWaqZy4j97aK2zWtnCbN8Pyr-UtGPaz1R8x6APBg8MDrufva06ud0QCxLtOOVP5qXu3gH6tDlveYTR33ZDL/s2257/DSC04147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2257" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8rU-3my_tx81Ow1llMZr0051eWZvAysz-HpOjsX2iavIpjWQo9d87UfyeAYdw4WrMx5hLmwZugKY2VdoVrHDnlwXIlJcuXET_xtSIwWaqZy4j97aK2zWtnCbN8Pyr-UtGPaz1R8x6APBg8MDrufva06ud0QCxLtOOVP5qXu3gH6tDlveYTR33ZDL/w400-h280/DSC04147.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bookshop where I work is number 98 </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZx6R_76nSPqerNw--3SoebqMgKC0-334VX_Nh67XT42VvvZmmEHpmdf7SJ_VnKgG36AsrVYwnAfXKYNuAPKeuwQ0YO3kwBOIAJosjBTtZ81LrNJNylpcAzhb6T28jTP3cmOEHRL3A1hCL6aIAKP-2wTl7dwMGE97otsCR3DgZXCxbi-YaFN_iZ-g/s2070/DSC04148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="1551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZx6R_76nSPqerNw--3SoebqMgKC0-334VX_Nh67XT42VvvZmmEHpmdf7SJ_VnKgG36AsrVYwnAfXKYNuAPKeuwQ0YO3kwBOIAJosjBTtZ81LrNJNylpcAzhb6T28jTP3cmOEHRL3A1hCL6aIAKP-2wTl7dwMGE97otsCR3DgZXCxbi-YaFN_iZ-g/w300-h400/DSC04148.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garlands are beads rather than French Knots</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdF5eoY9qv0Bcy2muDqQf9Md2Mcoxw-RhUSXaPPLtL5tNTqQRohtm9U5ri2g6BVglgqatoyqRF0WJ8tFJVp-eI95cELnPb2hTPqN0k3ljiaPo_qlyAUTjWYxgaSXspAL-KWdnjoQFcDf5kZdpncc25gJd8pOnQ4TF-fqH9B8sKEyDeJNCuDhM1Ds2/s2416/DSC04149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="2416" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdF5eoY9qv0Bcy2muDqQf9Md2Mcoxw-RhUSXaPPLtL5tNTqQRohtm9U5ri2g6BVglgqatoyqRF0WJ8tFJVp-eI95cELnPb2hTPqN0k3ljiaPo_qlyAUTjWYxgaSXspAL-KWdnjoQFcDf5kZdpncc25gJd8pOnQ4TF-fqH9B8sKEyDeJNCuDhM1Ds2/w400-h304/DSC04149.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I added the brick details down each side to make the corners more decorative</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjesCHg4iPwYpRlPa4-0OQJwENKrzVpMpoMwbpzx3Sy9snWwGjt7meoNE4aVWkPoLhk6A6L3CkspbFZgALS5YL6x5UMkeRtUQqW4kkEwTQUM-gfUQ54CVw4hGc3CmPGYztL0Vqos8lU2U1h_UKx13zWhXqCMejupHJIw44lJuC0Fl7n9sYp9hcG9w/s2000/DSC04150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1548" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjesCHg4iPwYpRlPa4-0OQJwENKrzVpMpoMwbpzx3Sy9snWwGjt7meoNE4aVWkPoLhk6A6L3CkspbFZgALS5YL6x5UMkeRtUQqW4kkEwTQUM-gfUQ54CVw4hGc3CmPGYztL0Vqos8lU2U1h_UKx13zWhXqCMejupHJIw44lJuC0Fl7n9sYp9hcG9w/w310-h400/DSC04150.JPG" width="310" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">stitched on 28 count Tan evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's your favourite detail?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also made a base piece out of the same fabric, just backstitched a rectangle the right size. I used thick card and double-sided tape to mount each piece, then whip-stitched the fours sides together. Then I whip stitched the base to the building:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyt9t9M9mO8CltbysMeP6CNlMAGGzIT4NLenxeXGLgzsYnui7v5mypkokwlzPgT5uKK7D3r2EbYKmJ0aA0n47bPFmnfbgthIj0GuBNMorH2gTCJtb9bEsOsofbWTMpmqoFkCVp4VvTDPb37b4fzUQnozoIFy-B9iKT15QLHaen7zXlkZhpGmZyVnj/s3072/DSC04155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyt9t9M9mO8CltbysMeP6CNlMAGGzIT4NLenxeXGLgzsYnui7v5mypkokwlzPgT5uKK7D3r2EbYKmJ0aA0n47bPFmnfbgthIj0GuBNMorH2gTCJtb9bEsOsofbWTMpmqoFkCVp4VvTDPb37b4fzUQnozoIFy-B9iKT15QLHaen7zXlkZhpGmZyVnj/w400-h300/DSC04155.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am really pleased with my roof fabric. My friend gave me some sparkly white leatherette she uses for making hairbows. I mounted it on card cut to fit the roof area and then whip stitched it to the building using white sewing thread. Usually I use DMC cotton in a matching shade to the fabric or stitching but sewing thread is sturdier, especially if you are pulling something taut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the finished piece:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwDp9bXYIZ96MNlmhDctPdByPTX4Q4msL_XnQ58PeGJSSNIKWAmNqMZE5V9K7ZbXK4fm79CIYiux2mMbtHL95hGk6QM2vu7HgLxfdz57ZbbZbOB7e-WGcMnhuCIulKJ5W0hZoJfukU_bI5GRlG4QoQOvFuFVnHCqTW85S2a6p0F-5Q9CTpko5oLud/s2733/DSC04151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="2733" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwDp9bXYIZ96MNlmhDctPdByPTX4Q4msL_XnQ58PeGJSSNIKWAmNqMZE5V9K7ZbXK4fm79CIYiux2mMbtHL95hGk6QM2vu7HgLxfdz57ZbbZbOB7e-WGcMnhuCIulKJ5W0hZoJfukU_bI5GRlG4QoQOvFuFVnHCqTW85S2a6p0F-5Q9CTpko5oLud/w640-h454/DSC04151.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3mAsmrWg24xUbudUaxAFQT9C_Giq5CWFSVM2lITi4wcPrIHpgSfC8sGSZ3i4vqCtLitgaphsv4mXOCXa2sQeCDZ20nQwtFTOGlSNQkeQw8GYpx52dFqrNZIxmxurV8PPeeFnLc-r9-06U0wJlRcmAtMTnsSbgKXwa8oLX8ovLb4wZTEwPAN5v3R7/s3072/DSC04152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3mAsmrWg24xUbudUaxAFQT9C_Giq5CWFSVM2lITi4wcPrIHpgSfC8sGSZ3i4vqCtLitgaphsv4mXOCXa2sQeCDZ20nQwtFTOGlSNQkeQw8GYpx52dFqrNZIxmxurV8PPeeFnLc-r9-06U0wJlRcmAtMTnsSbgKXwa8oLX8ovLb4wZTEwPAN5v3R7/w640-h480/DSC04152.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jshV2-IINd_WqqW1lRAioMpOQzbA17ywQMNKGZacVoH_o1QA9s2xLO0TvP7D1E8dvsFq2EgJDeHdfyA4-Fja5HUBGgIYT6aTeYj-JXIZO2o2cS337IPyF14vGPpT0SMbq1SPM3RYQD4r0qBiTRzqo_9CqW8gkFy9Dl04RA1UsR4E3Q3iHMSJLrGP/s3072/DSC04153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jshV2-IINd_WqqW1lRAioMpOQzbA17ywQMNKGZacVoH_o1QA9s2xLO0TvP7D1E8dvsFq2EgJDeHdfyA4-Fja5HUBGgIYT6aTeYj-JXIZO2o2cS337IPyF14vGPpT0SMbq1SPM3RYQD4r0qBiTRzqo_9CqW8gkFy9Dl04RA1UsR4E3Q3iHMSJLrGP/w640-h480/DSC04153.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxwK-4LiLAhbAP6BWLrz_upV-kmo_69Yp2syDugLKSH15MjDwFdxyuz29haCddv2PKhZ5GZeLZ98qX1mlu0GMsKiz4U2s867FBaR-TxYKPz-CAxmfFLlL47Oai4kyBANZA-dXyKW9Lm0AwUrjN5AjbAWUo_Uf5OI8_G7RlD5suftqukSl9-NjurMV/s3072/DSC04154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxwK-4LiLAhbAP6BWLrz_upV-kmo_69Yp2syDugLKSH15MjDwFdxyuz29haCddv2PKhZ5GZeLZ98qX1mlu0GMsKiz4U2s867FBaR-TxYKPz-CAxmfFLlL47Oai4kyBANZA-dXyKW9Lm0AwUrjN5AjbAWUo_Uf5OI8_G7RlD5suftqukSl9-NjurMV/w640-h480/DSC04154.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I used clean old socks to stuff it. Children's socks are perfect for these projects.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-15755042841890235692022-06-28T11:20:00.046+01:002022-08-14T10:30:18.065+01:0009. Amanda Butler Alice in Wonderland<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPMG0Pb4RqDzHAjmwKSRe6YRepLWH1oBGZQhkYHms91-ug8sN0-gvHux7Qkg5KsN-eNON8FiqYYYk06-wSTNQrzniDSdhWfQwYmgZRsjwkp33cjz2SoRZsVU5gukpk3MGryg2SNqA7vuZSQtXTuG6Y-CZ1dPve2jz-JLUbWd9Wb6CvHfzQbGG7fcnzw/s2833/DSC04106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="2005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPMG0Pb4RqDzHAjmwKSRe6YRepLWH1oBGZQhkYHms91-ug8sN0-gvHux7Qkg5KsN-eNON8FiqYYYk06-wSTNQrzniDSdhWfQwYmgZRsjwkp33cjz2SoRZsVU5gukpk3MGryg2SNqA7vuZSQtXTuG6Y-CZ1dPve2jz-JLUbWd9Wb6CvHfzQbGG7fcnzw/w452-h640/DSC04106.JPG" width="452" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alice in Wonderland by Amanda Butler</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">13 part SAL in Cross Stitcher magazine</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count Yellow Belfast</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ0B-Jo8OjbIGa7eIAH7uOEosVjejIWbGQ4YiKCYye1VLY9a7IUbnmjFnMxOX-T6070RfxuTaA1CacT3i-b7DLU3sJ9CgcL9JipwU4Fs2A0qTImPPr7vcRelemmaCPRtpN8t7L5GMq8moeTlk3AM9p_XQyHi9rzv9J6cMSodFj9Pdw3yvdaw9EG78ig/s3072/DSC04107.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ0B-Jo8OjbIGa7eIAH7uOEosVjejIWbGQ4YiKCYye1VLY9a7IUbnmjFnMxOX-T6070RfxuTaA1CacT3i-b7DLU3sJ9CgcL9JipwU4Fs2A0qTImPPr7vcRelemmaCPRtpN8t7L5GMq8moeTlk3AM9p_XQyHi9rzv9J6cMSodFj9Pdw3yvdaw9EG78ig/w640-h480/DSC04107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Things I love about this design:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's Alice in Wonderland</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is based on the original Tenniel drawings</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The charting is very good</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fun details in the border</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Her use of colour</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAQCtc4ov9leAKHusnjSptuczNr79N_rmMlfewJy2ZRqBuLPugMVNMSUthR7put7Ifz3KuSgdCH9Hyg200Q6c2G-xx5i22LUwKjbmXTjUCm6jqX4AIrQn870V-ek0glIpNhLOB1pYacrAldkiXIdLXA_-AYlocxWIR8OqBe9OOkcv4tPaHYXBMysfsA/s3072/DSC04108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAQCtc4ov9leAKHusnjSptuczNr79N_rmMlfewJy2ZRqBuLPugMVNMSUthR7put7Ifz3KuSgdCH9Hyg200Q6c2G-xx5i22LUwKjbmXTjUCm6jqX4AIrQn870V-ek0glIpNhLOB1pYacrAldkiXIdLXA_-AYlocxWIR8OqBe9OOkcv4tPaHYXBMysfsA/w640-h480/DSC04108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Things I don't like:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She uses one random Tim Burton design instead of all Tenniel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She used one block from Through The Looking Glass but no others</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She didn't use The Caterpiller but did include the minor characters of the two footmen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjC6FFEIsHvKxoLgs9MqnxgMv-CAUjyS1SpbIRHt9sHEx8WZRBK5O4jAOUxKPCiNQwUgaxbphf7wgIEuFDt-aNv_y29Hxdden1GBfhdqDgvQAu0OefHQr9l055_HLY3ZlPcf3u-7EkAkxb66ij3fbnyejFkAqwTwoWzUEn9c_Ml4l2HVb1HL3_dFpeXQ/s3072/DSC04110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjC6FFEIsHvKxoLgs9MqnxgMv-CAUjyS1SpbIRHt9sHEx8WZRBK5O4jAOUxKPCiNQwUgaxbphf7wgIEuFDt-aNv_y29Hxdden1GBfhdqDgvQAu0OefHQr9l055_HLY3ZlPcf3u-7EkAkxb66ij3fbnyejFkAqwTwoWzUEn9c_Ml4l2HVb1HL3_dFpeXQ/w640-h480/DSC04110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also didn't like the final block of the King and Queen of Hearts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I charted my own version of The Queen of Hearts to replace the Footmen. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I charted the final scene of Alice in the Courtroom.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just Nan Tea with Honey<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslm_Pa6WUMSI1j18aRP8-Nb-JFQQ24vlcq942foZLE4r0dm69D5tvZgK01rhk0S7TVMTF9HrgUbFYZR0fRql16MIfP8vLLmvtbxnx1bL31gvC7UK1CModczU3Hnp7jGebKuafXLkkENKk-PyvB4WuMiJrzQcapPItC5jlPX4eUyDnHYJHXVg4aE9bVg/s2572/DSC04091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="1757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslm_Pa6WUMSI1j18aRP8-Nb-JFQQ24vlcq942foZLE4r0dm69D5tvZgK01rhk0S7TVMTF9HrgUbFYZR0fRql16MIfP8vLLmvtbxnx1bL31gvC7UK1CModczU3Hnp7jGebKuafXLkkENKk-PyvB4WuMiJrzQcapPItC5jlPX4eUyDnHYJHXVg4aE9bVg/w438-h640/DSC04091.JPG" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan Tea with Honey</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count dusky pink linen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a Travelling Pattern in the Just Nan FB Group</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKRH8204q-qTDtzihE3KpOz5mTfROYfLP4j04xVeE15inMeQO3rt9yu_Rz464xlHSL6wXT7lY0BgBLSBOQ8uq9x43QDmkHTFfSX35XAbXkNhdCNqWqfgkJMyeT-a5yb8HJJKYzXfpp48nRHxpW2ELeAkCEuuEcmuPLwDTKJ9eyra3AzG8MJ8nQHNSrQ/s3072/DSC04092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKRH8204q-qTDtzihE3KpOz5mTfROYfLP4j04xVeE15inMeQO3rt9yu_Rz464xlHSL6wXT7lY0BgBLSBOQ8uq9x43QDmkHTFfSX35XAbXkNhdCNqWqfgkJMyeT-a5yb8HJJKYzXfpp48nRHxpW2ELeAkCEuuEcmuPLwDTKJ9eyra3AzG8MJ8nQHNSrQ/w640-h480/DSC04092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the sides, they are all slightly different</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vP1Bj_Poj-iJ_TL8dQ3OmC6veE-5VgDuTDNPLcDOSD8neVE5nSH0_bFMJcjHru93MOROHVZd9CPU1J2n9FUQ32RvksjsChOu7vqiy1phBwzaadz5cjRUDsUkZjxEYMBfjVLBpk0SZrAhMSI4GhQTe8r1QovgXsJ72nFNOuyJk1LXCBUps3jxBL8yjw/s3072/DSC04093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vP1Bj_Poj-iJ_TL8dQ3OmC6veE-5VgDuTDNPLcDOSD8neVE5nSH0_bFMJcjHru93MOROHVZd9CPU1J2n9FUQ32RvksjsChOu7vqiy1phBwzaadz5cjRUDsUkZjxEYMBfjVLBpk0SZrAhMSI4GhQTe8r1QovgXsJ72nFNOuyJk1LXCBUps3jxBL8yjw/w640-h480/DSC04093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I stitched this as six seperate pieces and then whip-stitched them into a cube. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I mounted the sides and bottom on thin card but wasn't sure about the top. I wanted it to be used as a pin cushion but if I mounted it on card it would bend in when I stuck pins in. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So I used thick mat board with a 1 inch square cut in the middle where the pins will go! I put some nice wadding between the card and the fabric so it feels soft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_Z5m9hac7SWqwN0bAMhz1R0yhJUQcjo9i1fysHEHb2ifLbYYTMMWcr-z4cn7FsMtpPGjLvCxWU4rt97qFn21RqsO8AnC2DESp_XA8WHVpeeoLnoaBy250QCMXFIQyHNsUdHq7dRkXGvx8RrzgsulJ8SMTtHBP6IbS5UJx-dzGM9RI9WzDtieaDWuiw/s3072/DSC04136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_Z5m9hac7SWqwN0bAMhz1R0yhJUQcjo9i1fysHEHb2ifLbYYTMMWcr-z4cn7FsMtpPGjLvCxWU4rt97qFn21RqsO8AnC2DESp_XA8WHVpeeoLnoaBy250QCMXFIQyHNsUdHq7dRkXGvx8RrzgsulJ8SMTtHBP6IbS5UJx-dzGM9RI9WzDtieaDWuiw/w640-h480/DSC04136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUnuxHDZaXx0Gn2zwk_fNr7ZULbKinhBfPI4pVLckfGXiAwV9s91nYLv8MhB0REPmU7J0iiyU-OcEUSS2aRJV7qKWodqez7i2XdyMG3Dq2PBHOnfP54SG0Ir2BpEeoaUwaaTOF5vRhr8XDS3A_4dDXXo9acBYUFZi2WkVHy4nK2f3EWRwvcF7dlPsVQ/s3072/DSC04135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUnuxHDZaXx0Gn2zwk_fNr7ZULbKinhBfPI4pVLckfGXiAwV9s91nYLv8MhB0REPmU7J0iiyU-OcEUSS2aRJV7qKWodqez7i2XdyMG3Dq2PBHOnfP54SG0Ir2BpEeoaUwaaTOF5vRhr8XDS3A_4dDXXo9acBYUFZi2WkVHy4nK2f3EWRwvcF7dlPsVQ/w640-h480/DSC04135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I added my initials to the bottom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzMJJXHWcUMWEt96hjnCaXn5dol4sIO6CEk2DzzFxRao4RDQ34Y2nzbgZjCJNN-2PLhzwsvZxZDnWbw_uHh2F7Nu5zVMDrzPubZgK9pF2l7JrHTIfKlGGNZjbLZjibJsZaKEWS3SFo6LOhNIdrTQ_vaEdz2njo_Mi7Eee7tdeOoqCOex1tcxaSCzQlQ/s3072/DSC04137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzMJJXHWcUMWEt96hjnCaXn5dol4sIO6CEk2DzzFxRao4RDQ34Y2nzbgZjCJNN-2PLhzwsvZxZDnWbw_uHh2F7Nu5zVMDrzPubZgK9pF2l7JrHTIfKlGGNZjbLZjibJsZaKEWS3SFo6LOhNIdrTQ_vaEdz2njo_Mi7Eee7tdeOoqCOex1tcxaSCzQlQ/w640-h480/DSC04137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-52578688131105820442022-06-10T18:29:00.001+01:002022-07-16T18:33:17.210+01:0007. Stitch It Picasso Dragon #2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobAHpC4KNWKpK1j6yOMPHJD4wN92pjJ_ebzvrDCyRzIG_NvukR2Lzbz4mNxOQ39DydzKzqvKqfFFAHITbzYl6FSFmjYqU-C3PVobrecgfq7B_k3BW7AWnC2cAhEX-pNhDjWx8jFhw477YV3sCW1k5Gh4H5O_aIoi-Phrxuwh21MlfqhNrawSWfQMc7g/s2592/DSC04079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1889" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobAHpC4KNWKpK1j6yOMPHJD4wN92pjJ_ebzvrDCyRzIG_NvukR2Lzbz4mNxOQ39DydzKzqvKqfFFAHITbzYl6FSFmjYqU-C3PVobrecgfq7B_k3BW7AWnC2cAhEX-pNhDjWx8jFhw477YV3sCW1k5Gh4H5O_aIoi-Phrxuwh21MlfqhNrawSWfQMc7g/w466-h640/DSC04079.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The design is #2 in a series of 12 from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/StitchItPicasso">Stitch It Picasso</a> on Etsy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">stitched on 32 count Autumnal Woodland by Crafty Kitten</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-267055557258800622022-05-29T18:26:00.001+01:002022-07-16T18:29:19.561+01:0006. Just Nan Tiny Toile Heart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DrDYrVwgQAtgKZn5KgbY9gWrzfgdl_YCgL14Rx23iFcWHOcc1UwzFuDRGihyYYmT9PMJVVNN0GKdxM5UQpNX6XyxW1TQQKs9GE0HsZ8ib0EWljDlxukhjhe7UZicHpdMggAlHpyGoBfQbJXBFwsSx3F3T2ujt36doMmwyBy3Vv_NSt8ZiQb3JNxY-Q/s960/Tiny%20Toile%20Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DrDYrVwgQAtgKZn5KgbY9gWrzfgdl_YCgL14Rx23iFcWHOcc1UwzFuDRGihyYYmT9PMJVVNN0GKdxM5UQpNX6XyxW1TQQKs9GE0HsZ8ib0EWljDlxukhjhe7UZicHpdMggAlHpyGoBfQbJXBFwsSx3F3T2ujt36doMmwyBy3Vv_NSt8ZiQb3JNxY-Q/w486-h640/Tiny%20Toile%20Heart.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan Tiny Toile Heart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched over one on 32 count white evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I started and finished this one as part of my annual Just Nan-athon</span></div><br /><p></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-72292015114524942002022-05-26T18:17:00.001+01:002022-07-16T18:22:48.912+01:0005. Hands on Design Skeleton Polish<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span>My seventh finish in the Scary Apothecary series</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0jCUQdhnUYAnloI7zk-FEhi_Er-sfbk3x1jmraw7noRg93_gCzqePZaEZSmed-gfTim_vZGKG2t61lx61pims-TMvBkOJTtrA05ZWVg1Q-vY6PglyWRT4a2hORrCY9VCVoCzt98i3wPEpTm18cMM2Fjm8laO3ei31NWlpNZ-2yYLE3lheDKtrFO5Bw/s2042/DSC04050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="1675" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0jCUQdhnUYAnloI7zk-FEhi_Er-sfbk3x1jmraw7noRg93_gCzqePZaEZSmed-gfTim_vZGKG2t61lx61pims-TMvBkOJTtrA05ZWVg1Q-vY6PglyWRT4a2hORrCY9VCVoCzt98i3wPEpTm18cMM2Fjm8laO3ei31NWlpNZ-2yYLE3lheDKtrFO5Bw/w524-h640/DSC04050.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Skeleton Polish</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stitched on 28 count linen in Radioactive by Chromatic Alchemy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the DMC conversion except for using 3041 for the purple as 3042 used at the top looked too grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472468374202912302.post-5512091384303247702022-04-15T13:31:00.002+01:002022-06-10T18:51:40.063+01:0004. Just Nan Lily Pond<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLTNJi9hXLGIXrsyeIJk3lmB2R4jiMRUHRCnzyLlIpizehr02CWNrJTNeOsxxQ1TqtosQmtbTlFjP34yFTvoCG1pUJAVXfjZTY-TNgu3CeYQqaYC_zcPKH-kTRE18lSDhoOqh86bGOBizKpoCsxqreECsKe37Ji47cMn4w0SniN9U0UBxqZaeOQJiXA/s2292/DSC03960.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="1621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLTNJi9hXLGIXrsyeIJk3lmB2R4jiMRUHRCnzyLlIpizehr02CWNrJTNeOsxxQ1TqtosQmtbTlFjP34yFTvoCG1pUJAVXfjZTY-TNgu3CeYQqaYC_zcPKH-kTRE18lSDhoOqh86bGOBizKpoCsxqreECsKe37Ji47cMn4w0SniN9U0UBxqZaeOQJiXA/w452-h640/DSC03960.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Nan Lily Pond</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count Pale Green Linen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used all DMC for this one, using the same shades as Morning Meadow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rose Blush - 3688</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rose Quartz - 3689</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spruce - 501</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">DMC 890 - 501<br />(I felt the 890 was too dark for this sampler)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF9xE9HctJaX5DAmICEqJxxjTajcM54_jV8adY-_FkyetH_84eJdyt7Tz3fQH4KA50bZwB22o5oFH8zH619y9wWRugCWv35E3LW17QLDmN1sBss-Guxvgc1scLE03R9q9DFnLjY1ULL9ReGRQheDZe7XxlGFu0zobZ1z_jXZlNumjS1SJfDba-gbzbQ/s3072/DSC03962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF9xE9HctJaX5DAmICEqJxxjTajcM54_jV8adY-_FkyetH_84eJdyt7Tz3fQH4KA50bZwB22o5oFH8zH619y9wWRugCWv35E3LW17QLDmN1sBss-Guxvgc1scLE03R9q9DFnLjY1ULL9ReGRQheDZe7XxlGFu0zobZ1z_jXZlNumjS1SJfDba-gbzbQ/w640-h480/DSC03962.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Love all the beads, especially in those dragonflies</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tiny Modernist 3D Greenhouse<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWj-tpyEZ8PSkT67m7cKVc5bDq5WyGX8-BI2zChkc1bY2yI8h4nv9DuYtBWPtfTRN7-tSrWaLd5t3WT4eM-bYRDic7FzCgZmA2ewdIMWkHYX4XlEgVI_oxZWaJDwRJIt94hUkrYuFLxsi0rlCc8qXm7nibi5Dj1RKB8KUcdfC49c76EnhPsurl8wu7ZQ/s2240/DSC03868.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWj-tpyEZ8PSkT67m7cKVc5bDq5WyGX8-BI2zChkc1bY2yI8h4nv9DuYtBWPtfTRN7-tSrWaLd5t3WT4eM-bYRDic7FzCgZmA2ewdIMWkHYX4XlEgVI_oxZWaJDwRJIt94hUkrYuFLxsi0rlCc8qXm7nibi5Dj1RKB8KUcdfC49c76EnhPsurl8wu7ZQ/w606-h640/DSC03868.JPG" width="606" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tiny Modernist 3D Greenhouse</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from Cross Stitcher Magazine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 28 count blue-grey evenweave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEnlMJhyRjAUnTnv_BUYDEbl12DrIdqu7X4XObU279MAPxEn_h2vDbPd6eTe3l41m_lq8E0K3dGcBqm6M4jmMlhLt0Q9xjaavXMwFAXcIQRzNLnRPpUvXpc3ljWAX5OzdPCXQI7dgBdJsa4fTbEbRE-BKltaX7mgU6rgobNXMo2tmGEORR7VD5mxirQ/s3072/DSC03918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEnlMJhyRjAUnTnv_BUYDEbl12DrIdqu7X4XObU279MAPxEn_h2vDbPd6eTe3l41m_lq8E0K3dGcBqm6M4jmMlhLt0Q9xjaavXMwFAXcIQRzNLnRPpUvXpc3ljWAX5OzdPCXQI7dgBdJsa4fTbEbRE-BKltaX7mgU6rgobNXMo2tmGEORR7VD5mxirQ/w400-h300/DSC03918.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This stitched up beautifully but I was given a warning from another stitcher that the gable ends were too short to fit the roof. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to her, I was able to adjust them by adding a row of backstitch so they fitted better. </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRAXSk6nvJmpq-uhIINurB7vuH_trWytoY8-imH1-atELT4cmGwalBmjkAHgSxRlgA3SNLoTT1cC-erGuUYSZJkv1CyKW6-xrBgD2OuUx7mdtTB-bYwTDhPmVDFZTLODTJbYEJUZBWxRDuRlS8zEdrPLNIfUVQcc4U_4Ze_XURDKqYMrpfoDvxaBiHQ/s3072/DSC03923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRAXSk6nvJmpq-uhIINurB7vuH_trWytoY8-imH1-atELT4cmGwalBmjkAHgSxRlgA3SNLoTT1cC-erGuUYSZJkv1CyKW6-xrBgD2OuUx7mdtTB-bYwTDhPmVDFZTLODTJbYEJUZBWxRDuRlS8zEdrPLNIfUVQcc4U_4Ze_XURDKqYMrpfoDvxaBiHQ/w400-h300/DSC03923.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see they are just a little bit too short to fit the slope of the roof</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qBARgsmzgtrGqWjIJ1y0FI6miKbvOYkQEaG5IDc1KHIkmLXeG8jBgZNo7bJNcEySAbr8B80C87JYmdhvxFqCJKr6Ex1t3oQZJerVPmIsH_xF-sUHhFEc_zWn6HxDwzkw1iOxemf7ymddYePKRUNXhZKbSDbRkZXmhXOl05cGONyWxEXctowCkX1TFw/w400-h300/DSC03919.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One thing I love is the way you can see the corner plants on both sides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBp6bHfU6_RVOrLd_dqL0GZUwEv736QZ1m_J-KuYd-cYBJRpUZQQI-Yg6_O_MjAZ_SQxqA4dCJLnITixWt5LtZwHGWBd0Vf1f6Zm-5IfuKbshl96J_aaO3xW7A7vW3f4XuUWBW9A1u5iAAHYmREQ-vvbBb48RnLUkI3_QOxWIcTACF4fJ-JBqck2w3A/w400-h300/DSC03924.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's something lovely to see from all aspects</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpJGWWOwPVChcsq28wTf34P8ukP4o6OOTC4IaOEqASJnLHs300--Xnupdh7bsfZnaCGQWwCMz0gNnJezrEorDFQewAgmbEcnmuCxGH_h_eZPefu6176PD4OrgQbb-zevt-NAg0ujfxVKPviWa3uRQ7MBQ9GKeK8CLfqpUVykbZ721Ue6SOhC8u8GaJg/w400-h300/DSC03920.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each piece is mounted on thick card which has made it very sturdy when I was sewing it together</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uOpmvvFSrWybeJR5I0TVfiXCIfpKQCjUPtDm49o9C78YPWSTa_aJehAkZq0L9M1BFDFSKLKtGy77eS4iRdTuC76Lm4p_qeTfvk3hawiTVGWvtvSvT9wLPsGA6jpobZlljs_wMlJfjvZKK3uR2ONKpDRRBkVbq93U0Ru6hIiyP2l8j7rGSO0CWUMvAg/w400-h300/DSC03925.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So many nice details, like the little trowel on this side</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmoNW8yWfmPWM6xzOlpZiEa5Ni41i9RvFB9pa1Dtruxv8YrgAqHkevAIwaPQUZAnIUh3D-Iy3-Oroo-FbOEkAmJCwJjEDoCajfREzAL4vWyPb1yAdGIkVfM34_Rgr0i5Z_t8rv6RN4oOZwYlpzSahffkEOEUj3ACPvIzif8GC3cbg_rDF7QMl5ADusw/w400-h300/DSC03921.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the ladder stitch for the first time which was very effective for a 3D project</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR93c8-slMg0tJ7gd6-Yh9nImC5z06KVaDlsrKcUNYdHVLo3EmsBI-1U_J2r3x0mclwpjOTCrnO_aTpA8bPMVKXtVeOp4kuF-Ehf0lvoXzD85dd7rsLCbyb_YnrEseFkFceAPPL-06tPex-mycQbfXh-hYxrV-mzyCvuXrczgQE0H14ZZnmFwXjB2bZQ/w400-h300/DSC03922.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a nice little video to show it off too</div><div 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CCN Main Street Post Office - Owl Post Office<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiju-O_ibh86q2SynuUw-85PntjWLT2Axpy6R6t08z2TmXiBShlIxSIO6bC79H3sjA8vnXqZeClMgcYnMCvwSIxRf6pRLRxA4AHFLbq2nFuPs5aZeaxp_1Aau0h253nyC6nhYnUsLXtQlfDHTYWI-3OCWOGt_ugz8MSbuBAJuT26ZeWF7tMIeh621unA=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiju-O_ibh86q2SynuUw-85PntjWLT2Axpy6R6t08z2TmXiBShlIxSIO6bC79H3sjA8vnXqZeClMgcYnMCvwSIxRf6pRLRxA4AHFLbq2nFuPs5aZeaxp_1Aau0h253nyC6nhYnUsLXtQlfDHTYWI-3OCWOGt_ugz8MSbuBAJuT26ZeWF7tMIeh621unA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Country Cottage Needleworks - Main Street Post Office</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Converted to Owl Post Office for my Hallowe'en Town</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stitched on 32 count Murano in Charcoal Slate from Sparklies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqVZeN_8Biuvqx-P-nc3Oro8Onb8OHKUvp-to9ab4033X8CFFBHeFyON4BSqFC12k9vb18OjKBfNROol8huJIFbBMkuQKb4s38u4wbgxVdfcHBbLeKZxc6dMUH9a5u1Pq3LuENApe7toBfRZaxjSbqt-pEGKYmLvqi5ErYu3g1JI-G0pgfoPbKbDYzQg=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqVZeN_8Biuvqx-P-nc3Oro8Onb8OHKUvp-to9ab4033X8CFFBHeFyON4BSqFC12k9vb18OjKBfNROol8huJIFbBMkuQKb4s38u4wbgxVdfcHBbLeKZxc6dMUH9a5u1Pq3LuENApe7toBfRZaxjSbqt-pEGKYmLvqi5ErYu3g1JI-G0pgfoPbKbDYzQg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The original shop was lemon yellow and blue which I changed to yellow ochre and darker shades of the same blue family.</span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The owls came from a mixture of places, two from Brenda Keyes, one I charted myself and two from Owl Forest Embroidery. I had to stitch them over one to fit the details in.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXaC8BuOBYMnVt2En3U84OWAEvIgrL1hAEpARv8FrzdqHz_psw0ryLm4J8SceHm4tyOUdMC_PIo6hYWKbL-EbrslkuIVM-vifxxnCkwFg5izSK50ug3f__2EpJvTlNWCFimfLwphr1V2u5ApP3Wpg4ACH0L84X1UBmR9NJm0JNm7Ax40V5bVGtV7S1Dw=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXaC8BuOBYMnVt2En3U84OWAEvIgrL1hAEpARv8FrzdqHz_psw0ryLm4J8SceHm4tyOUdMC_PIo6hYWKbL-EbrslkuIVM-vifxxnCkwFg5izSK50ug3f__2EpJvTlNWCFimfLwphr1V2u5ApP3Wpg4ACH0L84X1UBmR9NJm0JNm7Ax40V5bVGtV7S1Dw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The whole piece so far:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzBFlm2iWBnTXPZhzhwHZ7eJSRo2G743VPIWhxOAtJEI62_gQmmZf8A9BE3XBIyVanAk6Kw6MTnEE52UChYxvCedZuF1y7bOjSqoOpGiC3jtcnprdNJKzUh0zK0zbpr40eKs52NzrSXBiqqsrqucXsHnioAm2zhzwnJfnVkVSGkT0MCYowfGLMyCHEWA=s2985" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="2985" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzBFlm2iWBnTXPZhzhwHZ7eJSRo2G743VPIWhxOAtJEI62_gQmmZf8A9BE3XBIyVanAk6Kw6MTnEE52UChYxvCedZuF1y7bOjSqoOpGiC3jtcnprdNJKzUh0zK0zbpr40eKs52NzrSXBiqqsrqucXsHnioAm2zhzwnJfnVkVSGkT0MCYowfGLMyCHEWA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The original shop:</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHbMlnCOheFXvSOylSfIjCGzInOBd2SyyaJOIX8dg6Y6gEPVRrRh01y5gdRMuveHRFngsSf0EsmnylJoyASWXk_7zTQSPD9rfea6H3O3ZnXrAUVVPSsiRsweWfbEjXF_YioXrkl4YXmetx1PeZWHF_3l0zl-k7dTyqPPy3vlndmBcsq5RiV0RESGU9XA=s350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHbMlnCOheFXvSOylSfIjCGzInOBd2SyyaJOIX8dg6Y6gEPVRrRh01y5gdRMuveHRFngsSf0EsmnylJoyASWXk_7zTQSPD9rfea6H3O3ZnXrAUVVPSsiRsweWfbEjXF_YioXrkl4YXmetx1PeZWHF_3l0zl-k7dTyqPPy3vlndmBcsq5RiV0RESGU9XA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0