Small and large

Finishes, that is!  Two!!  Yay, me! :-)

First, the small

This was a freebie that came with the last issue of JCS.  It's by Glendon Place.  I used Sullivan's floss, Designs from the needle floss, and DMC on an unknown piece of Lugana (I think) hand dyed by me.  It's a greenish color and I used it because I didn't want to stitch the green background!

Now, the large.

 Sampler of Psalms!  Finished it about 2 this morning.

And what a fun stitch it was!  Stitched on 36 ct. linen in an off white using DMC floss.  Lots of stitches in this, too!
A couple (not very good, sorry) close ups.

 A Rhodes variation for the grapes and french knots and satin stitch for the acorns.

Diamond eyelets, Smyrna stitch, vertical satin stitch

Over 1, eyelets, straight stitch, queen stitch, rice stitch, half diamond eyelets, and upright cross.  I think that's it!

Went to a bead show a couple weekends ago and got this little stand for this large Topaz that I have.  Talk about bling!

Topaz is my birthstone and I love it!

I also got this lovely wood box at a really great price!

 When it is closed, you can barely tell it's a box.  It looks like one piece.

The wood is Thuya wood from North Africa, which I had never heard of before.

Well, that's it for today.  The puppies say hello!~

And they have Halloween eyes! :-)

Eskie smiles,

Terri