Finally! It only took me oh, two years to finish this part! Sad. But, that’s the way it is. This part is finished now. And I only have four parts left. I am so excited to be making progress on this. Martina’s designs are so intricate, and involve a lot of shading, color changes and [Read More]
The Rest of the Story
So, remember when I ran out of Rose of Sharon Belle Soie halfway through the “u”? Well my friend, Sylvia, took pity on me and when she read on the blog that I’d run out, she donated the necessary thread from her own skein. Thank you, Sylvia!! On Wednesday night, after receiving the thread I [Read More]
Blackbirds Aplenty
Thank you for the compliments on my PLR. Since I’ve been in a Blackbird mood lately, I’m still stitching along on my Peacock Pinkeep. I’m working my way across on the alphabet, but I’ve run out of Rose of Sharon silk halfway through the “U”. So I see purchasing more of that in my future. [Read More]
Petites Lettres Rouges
Petites Lettres Rouges Blackbird Designs Needle Necessities over one on 28ct Silkweaver FOTM Exclusive Stitched April 18, 2009 to May 2, 2009 A finish! As I mentioned in my last post, the moment I saw this lovely chart posted on the Blackbird Designs blog, I dropped everything and started stitching it. I chose some beautiful [Read More]
Spring Colors
Thank you all for your sweet compliments on my progress photos last time and for the anniversary well wishes. This weekend we are going on a little day trip that Eric had planned for our anniversary, but due to car trouble we had to postpone. I am really looking forward to it! Anyway, as promised [Read More]
