I'm not sure how it came to be Monday morning as a few hours ago it was Friday night. Where does the weekend go? Well, I have a few corner shells and a clean garage area to show for whatever happened between Friday and Monday.
The top photograph shows the bottom half of the canvas and how the shells look with the overall design. I think it very important that the shells not be too dimensional. I feel that takes away from the canvas as a whole. The corner shells are just a decorative element that carries out the "bar at the beach" theme. Therefore, I just used my Vineyards silk to suggest shells instead of doing bullions or a modified spider rose stitch on top of a padded scallop shape. This is a busy canvas and I didn't want too much in the corners.
I have three of the four shells finished. Each is painted a bit differently with different shapes of coral that have more or less brown on them with the main yellow color. I like the fact that each corner is slightly different. Things can be too even.
I have to finish the tops of two bar stools, add a bow around the small mermaid's tail, and finish the wall between the window and the shelves of liquor bottles. I may have other things to finish, too. I haven't stitched an eye for the largest dog yet. On a piece this large (it is 12 inches square on 18 count canvas) with this much detail, it is easy to forget something, so I'll take it outside in the sunshine and check each area carefully for missed stitches before I put it away.
I'm still looking for a red tote bag with a zip top (I don't like open totes as I lose things that way) or a blue jeans jacket to applique this canvas on. It'll have to live in a drawer until I find the perfect item. I don't want to settle for second best!
If your weekend zoomed by also and you are sorry to be facing another Monday morning (I hate those!) then you need to go visit the Spinster Stitcher. I thought I had a bad weekend until I read this....
4 comments:
Great progress! The shells are wonderful!
many thanks for the interview with jay. his tips are just wonderful, and while i know many of them, it is so helpful to have them for handy reference. i plan to recommend them to our chapter's website. on melissa shirley 's mermaid canvas she used very small seashells; the real ones from the seashore. would that work for your "girls"?
Thanks, Pat.
I never thought of using real shells in the corners, Islander. Nice idea! Of course mine are all done but it still is something to keep in mind for Next Time.
I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. He was really funny via email and it was a great dialogue that got boiled down for you. I'll tell him that his tips may show up on your chapter website to help folks using the RG threads.
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