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I made this for my friend Andy's birthday. He sometimes goes by the moniker "Gryphonquill," so I was looking for something to reflect that. The griffon I found was a freebie on the Dragon Dreams website. He was originally holding a candy cane, so I took that part out and designed a feather quill instead. The griffon is stitched with DMC and two colors of Kreinik #4 braid. I then added some filigree work from another chart I've completed to give it a decorative touch. I used DMC light effects (1 strand) for the filigree, and NOW I understand why everyone hates it so much!!! It's miserable stuff to work with! I love how it turned out, though, and the way the frame works with the colors of the design. Hope you like it! I know the pics are small, but if you click on them, you should get a bigger image.

Finished in frame:


Close up of stitching:

Really good Looks lovely framed

Very nice!!! What great stitching!

it's lovely

This is really gorgeous!

Very nice stitching!!

Very nice!

great finish! Looks very nice

It is gorgeous and I love the trellis work top and bottom. A labour of love for sure.

Well done

Squirrel

Beautifully stitched and framed, well done

Beautiful stitching. This is a great finish.

Well done, it's lovely. Dragons are one of my favourite subjects to stitch.

It looks great love dragons

Lovley stitching

Looks great! The quill is such a nice touch!

Aww, thanks, everyone!

I gave it to him yesterday and he loved it - even teared up a little. Made me feel good that it made him so happy.

Now back to my son's Christmas stocking...

I particularly like the way you personalised this freebie: and the quill came out really well.

Oh, well done! I like the way you personalised it and I'm glad your friend likes it.