Friday, August 30, 2013

Finishing Friday (with Stardust)

Today's Finishing Friday!  Enjoy Ada Hayden's finished pieces, from Christmas trees that are happy and a jolly round pumpkin standup to a darling purse. 
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2013/08/finished-for-friday.html

Pocket Full of Stitches has photos of the 3-D design models from the dede Odgen trunk show they are hosting. There are houses, a chair and a bear, but the fishing frog is outstanding.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/08/dede-trunk-show-3-d.html

Nimble Needle has brought gorgeous pillows and charming little ornaments to the party.  By the way, I agree with her about Stardust.  It's a fabulous thread but comes in limited colors, sadly.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/08/customers-work.html

Stardust is from Brown Paper Packages, the geniuses behind Silk and Ivory, and Trio.  It's not mentioned on their website but I did find a list of the available colors.  Basically, the thread is Silk and Ivory with a metallic woven in.  It is gorgeous stuff.  The metallic colors vary according to the color of the base thread.  In other words, it isn't just a gold or silver.
http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/BPP_Stardust.html

The four original colors in Stardust are shown here.  LOVELY!
http://www.stitchersworkshop.com/largedetails.php?Product_ID=219&prodType=Threads

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Terry at the 2014 ANG Seminar

Want a good luck at the 2014 ANG Seminar class Terry Dryden is teaching? 
http://www.terrydryden.com/-blog/2013/8/8/a-trio-of-poppies.html

Poppies!  Gosh, they are pretty.  Notice that the background sky and ground is the same but different levels, and how similar/different the borders are on each piece.  Each flower has variations, too.  Very clever lady, that Terry Dryden!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.