I have another completed pet guardian angel to show off. Above you see Odette's Georgian Rabbit who has the special added touch of butterflies. Clever! The lavenders in the original model plus the flower shaped trim makes this a spring-themed pet guardian angel, so butterflies fit perfectly in the spring color theme. The rabbit's face is knitting wool and she wears cotton and rayon fibers for her gown with touches of metallic. I think she is lovely, so here's her picture instead of a photo of my rabbit who got more basketweave last night. Each angel has looked slightly different as folks changed colors or threads and added their own special touches. I am so pleased with how these are turning out!
In other news, Fireside Stitchery has a virtual trunk show up of Mindy's designs. Mindy is one of my favorite designers. She also has a retail shop with a huge selection of buttons and trims, which explains the tassels, buttons and charms she adds to her canvases. Being so busy, Mindy's website isn't updated with new things more than a few times a year so trunk shows are the best place to see what she's been up to. I didn't realize she had little 2x2 inch designs, for example, and hadn't see all the purse-shaped canvases she has created. The colors are a bit light in the trunk show (they are rich and glowing in person) but you can still see how beautiful these are.
The trunk show is in four sections: pillows/pictures, purses, standup trees, and stockings. It looks like the jester stockings come with beaded balls for trim. Interesting touch! Navigate by selection one section to view, then click Next until there are no more pages. After that, click on Virtual Trunk Show-Mindy in the left column to return to the main page to choose another of the four sections. Have fun browsing!
http://www.firesidestitchery.com/fs/HandPaintedCanvas/index.cfm?fuseaction=GETVirtualTrunkShows&saleId=23&saleTypeId=1
Now I'm off to stare at Odette's butterflies again. They fascinate me!
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
2 comments:
She is lovely! I love the butterfly accents....great idea!
I thought so, too. The butterflies are a perfect addition. Now I can't wait to see what Odette does with the parakeet.
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