Karen4bells' 2011 projects--silk sampler started 8 22 11

[Slinky]

Oooh, are you doing the Iris Fairy? I love that design. If I had a time machine I would stitch the whole series, it's just delightful.
Sadly lacking a time machine, I shall instead watch yours taking shape!!

[karen4bells]

Yes, Slinky, I'm doing the Iris fairy and loving it--will start a new thread for it when I get ready to post my next update.
Julie, I hope you manage to locate a copy of the magazine soon--it's really a nice issue.

Got my kreinik threads and beads in the post today, so I now have all the materials I need

[karen4bells]

I LOVE the colour you're using for the bookmark - so vibrant! I can't wait to see it stitched.

Glad you like it so far Kell--just had some spare Anchor threads and that was one of them. I'm thinking of using a variegated pink for the letters

[karen4bells]

I've finished the friend bookmark--well the stitching anyway, still need to make it into a bookmark--chose a rather bold color for the lettering, using the free roscae thread #444 that I got--here's how it turned out

[Mabel Figworthy]

That stitched up really well! How did you find the Rosace threads to work with?

[Vega]

Lovely pieces! I really like the hearts on fire (hearts A fire?) thread!

[Lili]

very pretty, I love the colours!

[ucladoc]

Very nice!

[karen4bells]

That stitched up really well! How did you find the Rosace threads to work with?

Thanks Mabel--the Rosace thread stitched up mostly like DMC, just a wee bit thinner maybe but as I was working with 18 count, I still only needed 2 threads to get good coverage

[Cecilia]

The bookmark stitched up nicely.

[~threadbear~]

That's so lovely and bright. Really looks great.

[K1nS]

awwwww thats lovely, im sure your friend will love it

[Cockneystitcher]

This bookmark turned out great.Love the bold lettering.

[coffee_freak]

[meerkat]

Lovely stitching, the yellow reminds me of Spring daffodils.

[Angel]

Wonderful finish!

[Carole]

Beautiful

[kell]

I love the colours you chose! I'll wait till you post a pic of the finished bookmark thenI'm going to pinch it and pop it in the gallery!

[karen4bells]

Glad you like it Kell--hope to get a picture of it pressed and finished within the next couple of days--currently stitching up your bibliophile bookmark in purple variations thread that I got free from Rosace and loving it too!! Your designs are great!!! Thanks

[XandraS]

Love the bookmark, great colour choices