Some Smalls

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I've managed to do a couple of smalls in the last month. As the end of the school year was coming up my boys asked me to make something for their teachers, this is what I made them :

An ornament for DS2's teacher
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A bookmark for DS1's teacher
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I've also been working on a biscornu for a Summer Biscornu Exchange with the yahoo group Friendly Stitchers. After going around Shirebrook Valley one Monday morning with DH and DD and seeing beautiful butterflies I decided to stitch this for my partner Rhonda.



Comments

  1. Mel7 August 2011 at 07:52

    ohh hardanger. Lovely. And the biscornu is so vibrant. Very nice.

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  2. Mouse7 August 2011 at 09:06

    oooo very pretty gifts for the teacher and lovely vibrant biscornu :) love mouse xxxx

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  3. Maureen8 August 2011 at 15:18

    what gorgeous gifts you've made - loving the hardanger, something i always mean to do.

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  4. Shelley9 August 2011 at 15:27

    The teacher's gifts are so dainty and pretty! But I love that buttterfly biscornu. Congrats on all of the wonderful finishes :)

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  5. Mary Joan12 August 2011 at 10:17

    Hi Joanna

    Your Hardanger is just beautiful. Are the two Hardanger designs your own? I just love them. And thank you for the charts for them. The Biscornu if also lovely with vibrant colours. Well done on all your finishes.

    Mary Joan
    http://maryjoanstitching.blogspot.com/

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