Welcome to the February edition of One Little Word Bloghop. You may have arrived here from Erin's lovely blog, if you didn't then pop on over and check it out. Th list of all the lovely OLW ladies taking part with all their blog addresses it at the end of this post. If you want to go to the very beginning then go over to Margi's blog and start from there.
This is my first time hopping and there alot of blogs to get through today, so without further ado I will tell you what I have been up to.
You may recall this post where I explained about my choice of word which this year is ''BE''. I began making an embroidery of that word a few weeks ago and here is the big reveal.
So here is my completed embroidery and I made it into a wall hanging which is softly stuffed. I had some vintage type lace which I have edged the design with and everything was handstitched together. I have mainly used french knots, chain stitch, satin stitch and cross stitch in the design along with a variety of different beads. I added in the flowers because I wanted to have a butterfly and a bee in the mix.
Here is a close up of the bee which is cross stitched and has gold beads for the wings. The back stitch is just to define the shape.
Here is a closeup of the bottom corner with a butterfly cross stitched and Frnech knots and lazy daisy flowers. The red heart in the B is also French knots. These are very easy stitches and fill the space quickly.
On the E I used fewer flowers and there is more beadwork and French knots.
The metallic thread outlining the E is held using couch stitch and then edged with further chain stitch. I really enjoyed making this piece and it has inspired my love of embroidery again.
So next on the hop is Coley
Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com
Sharyn www.lavieenchic.com
Carmen http://www.carmenpaulsorthner.com
Marilee http://rose-brier.blogspot.com
Cindy C http://www.cynthiacrysdale.com
Kelly http://mindingmynest.com
Brooke www.everysnapshot.com
Naomi www.poeticaperture.com
Melissa http://www.smudgetime.com
Melissa S http://blog.mshanhun.com
Donna http://holimess.blogspot.com/
Dawn sunshineandcreativity.com
Katrina www.katrinasimeck.com
Monica http://scrapinspired.com
Kimberlee http://scrapsandsass.blogspot.com
Kaylea http://www.myscrappylife.com
Nikki Www.inkyart.com.au
Coley http://coleybelle.blogspot.com/2012/01/focus-word-for-2012.html
Beth www.thesingularlyordinary.blogspot.com
Veronica www.veronicanorris.typepad.com
Stephanie www.scrapworthylives.com
Orange Gearle http://orangegearle.blogspot.com
Jo, that is absolutely beautiful! I'm glad that you included all the closeups so I could see the details. I especially love the bee and those gold bead wings.
ReplyDeleteGlad I'm not the only one that posted early! What a great way to have your word in your life!
ReplyDeleteA great word, plenty of scope with it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! Your bee is the perfect addition. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful creative word art for yourself! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteJo, that is an incredible work of art and an amazing tribute to your word. Congratulations! What a beginning.
ReplyDeleteLovely detail work - I especially like the beading on the bee. I hope you can continue to BE :)
ReplyDeleteI love the embroidery. You are so creative. Be happy.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the hop for 2012 - I'm sure you'll find it both inspiring and motivating. Your needlework is beautiful! Blessings on the journey...
ReplyDeleteCool project. Thanks for sharing... I loved the little bee on it!
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