Delft Wedding Sampler Released!

Recently, I was dusting my collection of pretty heirlooms my mother had passed on to me many years ago.  I had the idea to use some of those to create a Delft Wedding Sampler, knowing that June is the traditional wedding month.  The little boy and girl, originally Delft salt and pepper shakers, offer tokens of love in the form of a long stemmed rose and a valentine inscribed with a tiny word that says it all.  "LOVE".

This design, 171x171, is a pretty one to stitch and give both as a wedding and anniversary gift.  There is an alphabet included for those necessary initials and date.

The Gentle Art Sampler Threads with their lovely variations in blues add to the theme of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue - a classic which dates from the Victorian Era.  Make this design one of the heirlooms you pass on to those you love.

Go see the figurines that inspired this design on my blog site!

Panoply of Peacocks WIP

Just a wee beginning of Panoply of Peacocks. I thought I would stitch both in  Crescent Colours silk and cotton - one for me and one for my daughter.  The colors are a little different between the two sets of flosses, naturally so that will be an interesting comparison.  I'm anxious to see the Dinky Dyes silks as well and find a set of colors that give that same peacock look. 

I had a certain idea for the colors until I researched what peacocks actually look like up close!  There is a lot of green!  I cut back on the green since the teals are one of my favorite colors...

I am stitching this on 27 count white Linda, pending some pearl grey lugana for the other one.  This design can be stitched over 1 or 2 as desired.  The chart tells you how to accomplish that.  Since my walls are getting VERY full, I am more prone to smaller pieces now, unless as my husband suggested, I start decorating the ceiling!

--Deb