Thursday, July 26, 2007

A little surprise for my Mum!

She's not seen it yet so I wonder if she'll spot her little surprise here first, before I next pop round with it for her!




The little stitching cherub is a Casa Mia complimentary design which you can find here. I've seen it finished as a scissors fob a couple of times now and knew I had to make one for my Mum who loves cherubs and angels. I've used DMC 115 on 36ct Antique White Edinburgh Linen, stitched 2 over 2. I usually stitch 1 over 2 on 36ct but wasn't at all happy with the coverage of the red on the light fabric but was a lot happier with the results of my second attempt. Bet Mum will recognise the ribbon. I didn't have the right shade of red (it's not quite so bright IRL as it is in the picture) and knew I wouldn't find any locally before finishing, so while I was visiting Mum last week I scrounged some she had which I thought would be a better match. Of course I didn't let on what it was for...lol!

14 comments:

Sarah Youde said...

This is beautiful Carol, you had better come around quick before she see's it on here...

...where's mine?

Moreen said...

Sorry too late I've seen it and I love it.
I am so excited I can't wait to see it IRL. Thank you Carol I loved it when I saw the chart.
Had a little giggle about the ribbon. Mumxx

Anonymous said...

The fob is lovely carol!

I just love the little "made with love" charm. Where do you get those from?

Dawn x

Susimac said...

Its lovely Carol, no wonder your mum loves it.

Sally said...

Carol that is such a beautiful finish. I so wish my Mum was here so I could make things like this for her.

Stitchingranny said...

I just love this little design. I used it on a fob for a friends birthday quite recently too.

Unknown said...

Beautiful Carol. Your Mum will love it.

Julie said...

it's beautiful, i used it on an exchange recently too lol

Anonymous said...

What a sweet little design - your mum is going to love it. :)

Solstitches said...

Carol,
I always look forward to seeing your finishes and this one is just so lovely.
No wonder your mum loves it.

Margaret

Michele said...

that is a very sweet fob .. perfect for any mom :)

Meari said...

Very cute. Where did you get that little heart charm? I've never seen one like that before.

Deb said...

Just beautiful! How could anyone not love it!!

Yasmin said...

Very Sweet. I'm sure your mom love it! :))

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