Saturday, March 10, 2018

Snowflake Beads


I have done many cross stitch pictures since I was in university but this is the first one that has had beads on it.  My husband, actually fiance at the time, bought me my first cross stitch kit.  He and I lived in different cities, going to different universities, and I was getting stressed about school.  Knowing how I liked to sew, he bought the kit at a craft store.  A school friend bought herself a kit as well and soon we made a regular habit of stitching and tea after supper for 30 minutes each night.  This kept both of us relatively sane, even during exams!


The kit for the snow people picture came with all the threads, the seed beads and two needles--one for cross stitching and one very long and skinny needle for attaching the beads to the finished picture.  I put the beads in a small glass bowl so they would not get lost as I added each one to the picture.  I had to pick them up with the end of the needle and the sloped sides of the bowl helped with this.


My friend, Pat, came over to knit one night this week so I worked on the beads while she was here.  I got about half of the picture done that night.


I'm glad I decided to add the bead snowflakes...I was not sure last week if I would.



Here is the entire picture, all done. 


I will be linking up with Kathy in the morning.  I will need to find another slow stitching project now... I think there are some EPP plus signs lurking in my sewing room that need to be made into something.

17 comments:

  1. I love the addition of the "snow beads"

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  2. What a beautiful cross stitch! The snowflake beads are a great addition. A sweet story about your first cross stitch kit.

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  3. The beads are the perfect touch. Congrats on a beautiful finish !

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  4. The beads really do add a nice finishing touch.

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  5. Yay! This looks great and the beads certainly add a special touch.

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  6. Nice memory...I knitted in university, all scarves.
    This is so pretty; I love the birds and the beads just set it off nicely. I did a small beaded ornament a few years ago and remember it being not as hard as I thought.

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  7. The beads look great on it, I'm glad you decided to go with them!

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  8. Those snow beads just make that stitchery pop! Great job and a very smart man to purchase that initial kit for you. He is a keeper.

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  9. it's been fun to watch your progress on these snow people! i'm gonna miss them...

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  10. Beads and Bling! I love the finished project; congratulations on the finish. I'm looking forward to seeing what you work on next.

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  11. That's so sweet! The beads look fabulous.

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  12. The beads add so much. They are like frosting on the cake. I am glad you added them. Congrats on a wonderful finish.

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  13. The beads look lovely, like snowflakes I guess. Will you be framing this?

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  14. I love snowmen, and not just at Christmas. I like the snow effect with beads also.

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  15. Oh that Snowman stitchery is to die for. They are so so so cute and so much work!

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  16. Great job! The "snow" beads really add a lot of depth to the design. Cute!

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  17. The bead snowflakes are the perfect extra touch!

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