Competition - Win a piece of my original work

Everyone loves a little competition right?

Over the years I have made many items, and like many crafty people have built up a vast collection of items made with the intention to sell but for some reason never doing so. 

This year I am planning on moving and as such I would love to send a few of these pieces to a good home.

First up is a very stunning silk purse, hand embroidered with a peacock feather design and embellished Swarovski crystals. 

Its open to anyone (anywhere), and to enter you can leave a comment here, like my Facebook page or leave a comment on there (i'll be putting a post up there on this competition shortly). Its starts today and runs to the 24th March, which is my birthday....(subtle hint). I will put all your names into a hat (a real one) and select a name at random. 

Good Luck!

It took a little searching and lots of finger crossing but I finally managed to find a frame suitable for the Peacock Stumpwork. There are something I hate to buy on line, frames are one of them but I was lacking places to find one suitable and ended up finding this beauty on line. I took a chance and ordered it and I wasn't horrified at all. It's perfect!

So now I can finally say the picture is complete! 

If you wish to purchase this beauty then head over here...click me.

P.s don't forget still time to enter my little competition!

Work in Progress

I added a new dimension to the peacock picture I am in the process of adding trailing, you can see it clearer on the picture below, it's the wiggly lines. Basically it's like a form of couching but rather than spaced out stitches they lie next to each other very close, and very neat. I've done various things to this trailing, splitting the lengths of the core threads, and also cutting them back so the lines of trailing can get thinner and thinner, or branch out like well like branches on a tree. I am on the homeward straight with that I've gone from very pale turquoise to emerald green and I will end it on a dark royal purple.


I've still got plenty more to do with this picture, you will note the wing has come off, that's because I will stitch that down last, I also want to add more eyelets and satin dots too. So watch this space.