At Long Last, I'm Back!!

It's been some time since I last posted.  But I do have some pictures to show you of what I have been up too.

But first, I want to share with you an Easter Card I received from my dear friend in Malta, Mary Grace.

For Easter we received a lovely cake from our daughter.  Which was really delicious.

And yes, we still have snow, but not as much as the other week.  Fortunately, it is melting and almost gone.

23 March 2013

29 March 2013

And I'm sure you are eager to see the "Wedding Card" and "Brides Token" that I have stitch for my daughter.

"Wedding Card"

Close up of "Wedding Card"

"Brides Token"

I've never made a Brides Token before, and I found it quite difficult to put it all together.  I'm quite pleased with the overall effect of it with the large pearl beads around the edge.  I just hope she will like it.  It will make a nice keepsake as a reminder of her Wedding Day.  I have stitched there names and the date of the wedding on the back together with an "Edelweiss", this time done the right way - see below.

"Edelweiss"

Until Next time, Happy Stitching Everyone.

An Easter Card

Here is the Easter Card I sent to my friend Mary Grace.  I was so rushed in getting it in the post I forgot to take a photo.  But all is well as she sent a photo back to me, so that I could share it with you.  It's a very simple Hardanger design (my own) which I have used before.  It's stitched with variegated thread to give soft tones and silver metallic thread for the filling stitches.

I've also been playing around with my photo's and here are a couple of collages I wanted to show you.

2011 Finishes

2010 Finishes

I'm stitching a Hardanger Card for my friends 50th Birthday in May at the moment.  I've almost finished it.  So I'm hoping to post a photo soon.  So watch this space.

Happy Stitching Everyone