Sunflower

I have just finished my first commissioned stitched picture, of a sunflower. The background is printed on a gelli plate, then stamped and the petals were embroidered in layers. The middle is made from beads of three colours.

 A close up

Work in progress

Macro image of the beads

Tag Tuesday-Beads, Buttons and Bows

Our theme for Tag Tuesday this week is Beads, Buttons and Bows.

I liked the subject Beads, Buttons and Bows, but couldn't decide how to make my tag, so I spent a lot of time thinking about it! What came to mind was my mother's button box and how much I loved to play with it. I used to take out the buttons and sort them, looking at the shapes and colours and running them through my fingers. This is what I have tried to capture in my tag.

I took a photo of part of my button collection and attached some buttons to the print. to finish I added a bow. I photographed it on a lacy cardigan as it seemed to set it off well.