Mabel's Hardanger -- now closed, see new thread

[Nachstenliebe]

They are so pretty!!!
Faith

[Mabel Figworthy]

Xandra, Tree of Stitches was a SAL on another forum which Mrs Milkybar Kid is stitching and she told us how to join there and do a tree of our own . It looks really nice and with lots of different stitches, and I thought it would be a nice change!

[karen4bells]

Very pretty!! Love both versions and I look forward to trying out this design soon!! Very nice!! I can't wait to see how you do with the Tree of Life--it really looks like fun!

[tiffstitch]

Lviv looks beautiful in pale blue as well, I can definitely tell it's blue, sort of like ice is blue.

good luck on TOS!

[rcperryls]

Its hard to believe they are the same pattern as the effect is so different and so pretty for both. Really highlights how important the choice of thread and color is.

Have fun with the TOS. I'm hoping to get started as soon as I finish page 3 of my HAED, and now looking at your two designs I realize that I need to really figure out what my color choices will be.

Carole

[Raine]

everything.

[Rose]

Very pretty!!!!!!

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

Your designs are all soooo beautiful and your colour and thread choices are always amazing. It's really making me want to have a go at Hardanger......... if only there were more hours in the day!

[XandraS]

Xandra, Tree of Stitches was a SAL on another forum which Mrs Milkybar Kid is stitching and she told us how to join there and do a tree of our own . It looks really nice and with lots of different stitches, and I thought it would be a nice change!

Thanks for the info Mabel, I've now joined as well and am just downloading the charts. Some beautiful trees on there, and such a great variety

[Mabel Figworthy]

With a LOT of fiddling and changing and trying different ways, I did in the end succeed in mounting Resurrection into my speciality thread box

Here it is, closed and (slightly) open:

[mags]

I have run out of superlatives to describe your work Mabel. This is just gorgeous

[XandraS]

It looks like the perfect fit for it Mabel, I'll PM you my address so that you can send it off right away

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

I've run out of words!

[karen4bells]

what a lovely stash box and a perfect display of your wonderful stitching!! Fabulous!!

[Cockneystitcher]

Oh wow Mable,that is just sooo beautiful.Just perfect.Its true what they say,less is more.

[rcperryls]

Carole

[tiffstitch]

Love those wings, and great fit in the box!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Thanks for all your lovely comments -- I keep walking over to where the box is just to have a look at it

Finished Sprinkles last night; it started out as a pieces based on the sugary yellow, pink and orange sprinkles I had on bread as a child in Holland, then the butterflies and flowers sort of just happened. As I was stitching it, DH said, "what have butterflies got to do with sprinkles?" I had to admit I'd just got carried away while designing...

I had some trouble getting the buterflies' bead bodies to look the way I wanted them, but finally got the right look by stringing them without couching them down.

Now I really want to start on TOS, but I have a card to make for our anniversary/DH's birthday (which is this Saturday) and as he is out tonight that's the only chance I'm going to get!

Anyway, here is Sprinkles, and a close-up of a butterfly:

[Cockneystitcher]

[Lili]

very beautiful box!
Sprinkles is so pretty!