Friday, 14 October 2011

Peony Happy Dance!!

I reallised just how close I was to finishing Peony so decided to get her done.  It only took 9 hours to finish her up so here's a Happy Dance!!  I'm really pleased with how she turned out.    I made a few changes to the beads including giving her rainbow beads on her wand to match the purple fabbie and I couched her wand and head swirls down rather than back stitched them. 

Peony, Pixie Couture Collection, Nora Corbett.  Stitched on 32 Ct Black Dahlia linen from Sparklies.




I haven't completely abandoned hope of achieving my 11 in 11 projects yet although it will be a bit of an uphill struggle.  I'll re assess the situation after this weekends Hermit and Stitch.  I'm hoping to get quite a lot done now my house is all comfortable again :-)

12 comments:

Rachel said...

She looks fantastic, Charlie!!! I like that you couched the wand and hair thingies. You are a brave woman, lol. I cringe when I think of having to couch something, and do everything I can to avoid it, lol!!

Melissa said...

Peony turned out great, and I love your fabric choice!

Sara said...

Happy Dance to you :) She is gorgeous :D

Rowyn said...

A beautiful finish. She really pops off that fabric. What a great combination.

Susan said...

She is beautiful. Congratulations on a beautiful finish.

Lissanne said...

She is just so beautiful on this fabric!! Congrats on you finish!

Anne said...

Happy Happy Dance with you!!! Peony is stunning and I love that you changed the beads to match the fabric. It works perfectly!! She is so pretty :D Good luck with finishing those projects! Take one stitch at a time and see how that goes :D

Andie said...

Congratulations Charlie she is beautiful!

Veronica said...

Congratulations on such a beautiful finish. She's so vibrant on that fabric!

Kate said...

Stunning! Congratulations!! And you're that much closer to 11 in '11 ;D

♥ Nia said...

uhuuu!! Congrats on your finish!! :D
I'm stitching Bluebell :) and this one is another I hope to stitch soon, I haven't decided yet between Peony or Orchid :p

Joysze said...

AWESOME FINISH, CHARLIE!!! She looks sooooo pretty. :D