RAINBOW CIRCLES

I have been looking through some photos of my embroidery and found something I would like to share.  Some time ago the Embroiderers' Guild UK forum participated in a project to make some "rainbow squares".  Each circle in the square had to be just 3 inches and worked in one colour.  These are two that I created.  I wanted to use as many stitches and materials as I could to demonstrate the diversity of the opportunities available to needlewomen.    There are silk ribbons and threads as well as tiny beads and crystals.

EXPERIMENTATION & UFOs

Today I have made a framed picture using a piece of free machine made lace on silk tulle, over a mirror with shells, leaves and seaweed I collected at the beach before we came to live here.

 I started making the lace more than two years ago and couldn't decide what to do with it so I am thrilled to have used it at last.  My husband really likes this piece and it can hang on the wall in our lounge room.

I bought the mirror in the frame from an op shop months ago so it has been a great success all around.