Rainy day. But I'm wrapped up cozy and warm inside, with a slab of chocolate wedding cake left over from my cousin's wedding yesterday and a nice big cup of tea :)
This is the present I made for them (and I did iron it and frame it before I passed it on, just didn't get chance to take a better picture...) It's the third sampler I've made up, a mixture of motifs from books and made up bits, and its a process that I really enjoy. In the past I've used graph paper to work out the design but this time I used the pencil tool in photoshop to colour in pixels... it seemed to work ok (although I'm sure there's a simpler way that I haven't thought of) It was helpful that each motif could have a separate layer and could be moved about freely.
The wedding was lovely (despite the rain!) It feels good to see the family I grew up with changing and growing and taking on new roles in life, and it felt good to celebrate that all together yesterday... and the cake was good too :)
4 comments:
What a gorgeous present! I love that you are so talentedand creative.
Ahhw thanks Sarah, it was a three day solid cross stitch marathon!
The power of suggestion, now I have to put the kettle on and eat some biscuits:) and read and contemplate your work..thank you.
You're welcome blackcrow! (glad to be a cup of tea and a biscuit inspiration :) )
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