Gina's World

Celtic Cross

2005-07-17T06:41:00.000-04:00

This Celtic Cross is the secret piece I've been working on for a friend. Now that it has been received, I can share it with everyone else. I truly enjoyed stitching this and plan to stitch it for myself some day. It is one of the few pieces I'm willing to do twice!

Chatelaine's Mini Mandala 2

2005-05-25T09:20:00.000-04:00

I just completed this piece. I found that the gold backstitching around the fence and gate didn't look quite right to me. More or less it was the type of floss being used. The sparkle of the metallic would have been lovely but the floss was too wide and flat and simply did not "lay" right according to my preferences. Still, Martina Weber did a fantastic job designing this lovely little piece. I look forward to doing the 3rd mandala in the near future.

Bouquet

2005-04-22T18:29:00.000-04:00

This is another hardanger learning kit by Victoria Sampler. I had a few difficulties with the dove's eyes at first, but as I went on, they got better. I actually found a way that worked well for me and made every dove's eye easy. I think it turned out quite well.

Hummingbirds and Morning Glories

2005-04-18T08:26:00.000-04:00

This is such a cute little piece. The linen was a bit difficult to work on. It was just so delicate! However, I'm pleased with the end result even if I did scan it a bit lopsided. LOL

Lavender Summer

2005-03-29T08:50:00.000-05:00

This is the latest kit I completed from Victoria Sampler. I love the purples and greens in this piece and just for the sake of scanning, I placed dark purple fabric behind it to show the weaving and doves eyes, etc. I did mess up on the bottom left dove's eye though. I must have restitched that one 5 different times before giving up. It never fails, I mess up one thing in each of these pieces. <sigh>

2005-03-15T08:22:00.000-05:00

This little guy was stitched on 40 count silk gauze. His little head is only 1.25 inches (3.175 cm) wide. I really love the effect of the silk gauze kits. It almost looks as if the stitched area is floating in the mat. However, one could easily go blind trying to stitch over 1 on 40 ct silk gauze that is barely there to begin with! If the eyes were gold instead of green, he'd look just like my cat Meeko.

Save the Earth. Its the only planet with chocolate!

Floral Heart

2005-03-13T08:54:00.000-05:00

This piece is #6 in the Victoria Sampler Beyond Cross Stitch series with hardanger. While I find the eyelets, kloster blocks and woven bars easy, I did have trouble with learning the picots. However, it was a bit easier dealing with the Dove's eyes this time around even though there was an abundance of them. :) I will admit that I have every intention of avoiding picots for some time to come. :)

On to the next piece!

Poinsetta Heart

2005-02-23T09:59:00.000-05:00

This is my latest hardanger finish. It is another of the learning series from Victoria Sampler. I love these little kits! I must admit, I thought the Bullion Stitch was going to do me in. However, once I got going on it, it was quite easy. I also made two mistakes in cutting but I bet you can't tell where. <grin>

Mini Mandala 1

2005-02-20T15:32:00.000-05:00

At last I have completed the first Mini Mandala by Chatelaine. I truly love the intricacy of this piece. I know that scan doesn't do it justice but in reality, it is stunning. I had a wee bit of trouble with the beadwork. As you'll notice, the blue beads at the top and bottom of the center are horizontal and the ones on the left and right are verticle. It is the same with the blue and gold beads of the "flowers" in the archways. I found that if I tried to do the blue beads under the fountains on the sides in the opposite direction, there was not enough room to place all the beads since they seem to be wider than they are deep. However, I am very pleased with how it turned out.

New craft

2005-02-12T18:09:00.000-05:00

I just purchased a book called Cover to Cover by Shereen LaPlantz. It is about making handmade books. I want to try my hand at it. I think making my own journals, books and things would be fun. I'll post a review of the book after I have read it.

So far I have read many websites and yahoo groups about the subject and I'm particularly intrigued by the miniature books. Those are books smaller than 3-4 inches.

I already have several ideas about subjects. I'll post things as I go along. :)

Hardanger Wreath

2005-02-05T13:21:00.000-05:00

This is the new hardanger piece I did by Victoria Sampler. I goofed on the bottom right Dove's eye but the rest turned out well I think.

Celtic Christmas

2005-02-04T11:14:00.000-05:00

This piece is another of my favorites. I sold her for $300 so I'll be restitching this piece for myself. She has 3 companion pieces that I will stitch this year hopefully.

Ocean Princess

2005-02-04T11:11:00.000-05:00

This is Ocean Princess. She is one of my favorite pieces I've done to date.

New Hardanger

2005-02-04T10:06:00.000-05:00

I have recently completed a new hardanger piece by Victoria Sampler. It is the 4th in the series designed to teach hardanger. When I get my scanner fixed, I'll get a picture of it online. Now I'm back to working on my Mini-mandala by Martina Weber.

Introduction

2004-12-15T08:30:00.000-05:00

I have created this blog to display my cross stitch projects and other crafts that I might work on over time. To date I have hosted my cross stitch projects on Webshots but I wanted to be able to show them off in a better environment. I am looking forward to making this site fun, informative and for sharing what I can about stitching, beadweaving and various other crafts.