09. Satsuma Street Taurus

 

Satsuma Street Taurus

Stitched on 28 count Black Jobelan

14. Satsuma Street Aquarius

 

Aquarius by Satsuma Street

Stitched on 28 count Black evenweave

08. Satsuma Street Nest Egg

Satsuma Street - Nest Egg

stitched on 32 count linen Marie's Daffodil by Chromatic Alchemy

I used the recommended colours but backstitched round the goose and the eggs to make them stand out against the lighter fabric.

Finished in a box frame trimmed with a felt border from an Easter basket and a Mill Hill design called Daffodil Egg.

09. Satsuma Street Libra

Libra by Satsuma Street

Stitched on 28 count black evenweave

26. Satsuma Street Virgo

Virgo by Satsuma Street

Stitched on 28 count black evenweave

I converted her to a brunette as my star sign is Virgo

34. Satsuma Street Pretty Little London

Scanned picture to show the colours

Close up of the cloud.  

I added the silver metallic because "every cloud has a silver lining"!

Framed for my scrapbook to co-ordinate with Pretty Mini London

Closer photo:

The curved top is to give the effect of a snowglobe.  Rainglobe?

And here is a nice collage of all the iconic sights in the design:

Top - The Rain, Coldstream Guardsman, Houses of Parliament Clock Tower, Tower Bridge

Middle - A Black Taxi, The Gherkin, A Red Bus, The Shard

Bottom - St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Railway Arches, London Eye

I stitched Pretty Little London on 32count antique white linen because it was the only white I had at the time and "Stitch from Stash" but with hindsight, it was not the right fabric for this design.  I have some 32 count white evenweave I will probably use that for the next "Little" design. 

23. Satsuma Street Pretty Mini London

Stitched on 28 count black evenweave.

The first of three designs in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine issue 202.

Based on these real life landmarks:

The Gherkin

The London Eye

A London Bus

The Houses of Parliament Clock Tower (Big Ben is the bell, not the clock!)

Tower Bridge

St. Paul's Cathedral

Some Trees.

Mounted for my scrapbook.