Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Books I Would Like To Read

You on a Diet by Mehmet Oz

Marie Therese by Susan Nagel
Shakespeare’s Wife by Germaine Greer
Four Queens by Nancy Goldstone
Cover Up by Nicky Epstein
Knitting for your Home by Nicky Epstein
Cables Untangled
Hooking With Yarn by Judy Taylor
Bedlam South by Mark Grisham
Crochet Lace by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss
The Love Dare by Stephen Kendrick
Thames by Peter Ackroyd
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Crossroads by Belva Plain
The Quilts of Gee’s Bend by William Arnett
Stichin and Pullin by Patricia Mckissack
The Hundred Penny Box
The Other Queen by Phillipa Gregory
Elizabeth and Mary by Jane Dunn
Queen of Scots by John Guy
The 19th Wife


Wideacre by Phillipa Gregory (Wideacre Trilogy)
The Favored Child - book 2
Meridon - book 3

Diaries of Fanny Burney

Any book by Frank Wilson Kenyon

The Perfect Summer - Juliet Nicolson

John Adams by David McCullough – CD St Paul Library

Lady Susan by Jane Austen

The First Queen of England – Linda Porter (July)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Cerques des Cerques


This is Cerques des Circles by Ink Circles. It is stitched on 32 count Flax with using size 11 Smoked Topaz beads from Firestone Gems. The DMC used is 938.

Corsage and Boutonnieres


Here is the mother's corsage and a boutonniere

Veil on the Table


This is 3 yards of tulle edged with lace.

Lace on Veil


This is the lace edging on the veil with the pearl beads in the center. I had to sew on both sides to keep it on the tulle.

Veil Top 2


The top of the veil with the lacing and comb.

Shanda's Veil Top


The lace at the top of the veil. The comb is behind the lace.

Shanda's Bridal Bouquet


Here is a picture of the bridal bouquet, the pedals for the basket, the corsage and the boutonniere.

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Wedding invitations


A picture before the rest are made.

Shanda's invitation and flower basket


Shanda's flower basket before being decorated

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Friday, March 07, 2008

Me


Stargazer


Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Scarlet Riband


Sampson


Sampson


ABC Marquoir


ABC Marquoir


This is the ABC Marquoir completed on 36 ct. Edinburgh with Gloriana "Blueberry"

Scarlet Riband


FAS



This is the FAS for Ginger on 36 ct antique white Edinburgh. The thread is Hyacinth with Northern Lights (NPI)

Scarlet Riband


Scarlet Riband on 36 ct Edinburgh cream with Gloriana "Bright Orange"

Cursel and Lugana


All three fabrics.

Heaven Lee Creation



Heaven Lee Creations fabric with shades of blue and purple.

Cursel


Another picture of the two same fabrics.

Cursel old and new



This is a picture of the current cursel fabric and the new cursel fabric that I purchased. Notice the difference in colors.

Stargazer



This is Mirabilias Stargazer. It is much prettier in real life. I hope to finish this by May.