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| Winter snowman "snowball" for Lori F. in Ontario, Canada |
Earlier this month, I completed a "snowball" to swap with Lori F. in Ontario, Canada. Lori had requested a snowball theme of my favorite season. It took me a while to decide, as fall is my favorite season. I love the crisp cool mornings, the beauty of leaves changing color, and that it is finally pumpkin season! However, I just love to embroider winter scenes and I was itching to make another button snowman. Winter won!
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| Embroidered Winter Tree |
This tree was created with size 5 green variegated DMC floss and with size 5 white DMC floss for the snowy evergreen section. Size 5 brown DMC floss was couched down with a single matching strand of DMC cotton floss to create the tree trunk. I fell in love with the wonderful texture the size 5 floss gave the tree.
Size 8 and 12 white DMC flosses were used to create the snowy hills and snowflakes. Mill Hill petite glass beads were added as accents and as additional snowflakes.
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| Button Snowman |
Before I began stitching on the snowball, I used black and orange acrylic paints to create a face on one button and to add buttons to another. The "twig" arms were couched down, as was the scarf. I originally planned to add black seed beads to the holes in the large button at the bottom. However, they were too small. The larger black beads I found were just too big. So, I decided this snowman was perfect just the way he was.
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| Snowman "snowball" from Lori F. |
I do hope Lori likes this little winter scene! If you missed the snowball she sent me, it is pictured above and you may read about it on
this post.
What I forgot to mention is that Lori supports the National Inclusion Project. I had the opportunity to work with some wonderful students in our school district, and I have memories that will last forever from the experience. However, I was not aware of the National Inclusion Project. I encourage you to check it out, you may reach their website
HERE.
Thank you for stopping by!
Renee
8 comments:
You get such an amazing amount of detail into one small snowball! Your tree is gorgeous.
Thank you! I was really pleased with how this tree turned out. I just LOVE the texture of it. (I may need to stitch one on something for me - lol!) It was a lot of fun to stitch.
The winter blocks are so beatuiful in colours and charming in design!
That tree is awesome! Love the snowy branches. :)
Thank you! I really enjoy working with the winter theme. I do believe snow and spiders have something in common - I like them best embroidered!
Thank you! It was inspired by the pencil pine in Diana Lampe's book, Embroidery for All Seasons (which I think you might have mentioned you have?!) Oooh! That reminds me I need to put The Secret Garden on my Christmas wish list...
Another pretty snowball, love your tree!
Thank you, Annet!
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