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It would but you'd have to make it bigger - or add a border to it - as the cross itself is only 2.7cm high, and the coasters take up to 8cm.

Oh, unless you mean the vilene; yes, I always use that in the coasters.
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Perfect for Easter week.
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Beautiful!!

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Mabel Figworthy wrote:It would but you'd have to make it bigger - or add a border to it - as the cross itself is only 2.7cm high, and the coasters take up to 8cm.

Oh, unless you mean the vilene; yes, I always use that in the coasters.
Yes that's what I meant! :oops: Didn't make it clear!! :doh:
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What a lovely photo of you and the pendant! It does enhance your jumper. Beautifully embroidered as always.
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Oh that pendant is perfectly beautiful Mabel :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:

How nice to put a face to the name too :)
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A church friend of mine paints little pebble owls and one was the exact colours of my RSN project! Well, I couldn't ignore that could I :-) ?

A more detailed description of the whole design process on FoF, but here is the finished owl in a card:

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Oh What a cutie that Wise Old Owl is. :wub: :wub: :wub: it.
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Wonderful!
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Ohh your owl is so cute! :wub:
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I think he looks very wise and Important! :wub: :applesauce: :applesauce:

Clever to translate from a stone painting to threads! :whoop:
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Oh he is Fabulous! :wub: :wub: him

He does look a wise Owl indeed :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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wendywombat wrote:I think he looks very wise and Important!
Have you shown your friend yet?
I think he looks rather bewildered :-) - Whoo me? (Might make that the title of the design!)
Yes, she loves it - and another friend has asked to buy it for their school, as each class has a name and one of them is the Owls. They've got lots of ceramic etc owls but not a stitched one. I said I'd do another one in colours of her choice for a donation to the church Building Fund :-)
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:applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: I love this!! Your friend must be delighted that her "pebbles" were your inspiration for this!

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Love that owl! Would be great to see the pebble and card side by side, I like the idea of pebble painting and owls are just irresistible! :applesauce:
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Karin, I'm afraid I only have some tiny pics of her pebbles, and none side by side with the stitched one, but you can see some of them on my blog

Just because I can :-) I did another, smaller one using Madeira Lana, a wool/acrylic blend that is a bit thinner than crewel wool. It also comes in fewer colours so I had to improvise a bit. Here he is, in the second pic with his larger brother. They are 4cm and 5cm high.

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:applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
These are wonderful!! Beautiful and they make me smile!!

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These are gorgeous :D
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wonderful :applesauce: :mexicanwave:
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I love them :wub:
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