Black Angry Bird

I stitched this black angry bird motif to put onto my grandson's bath towel.   He is into "angry bird" so I have been collecting angry bird items and made a treasure hunt game with him  so whenever I visit, I bring a wrapped gift, 10 card stocks with instructions on the back with clues to find the gift at the end of the hunt.  He is thrilled with the game as he never knows what is at the end of the hunt.   I decided to stitch this motif and stitched onto the bath towel.  Other gifts consists of "angry bird" play-doh, angry bird books, candies in the shape of angry birds, angry bird board games, stuffed angry bird for backpack,  a wrist band with a motif on it, etc.    Soon I will have to change "theme" as he gets older.   LOL

I decided to take a break from my big stitching project so I thought it would be time to work on some of my Halloween small projects.   I just finished "Boo" by Lilybet Designs.   It is stitch on 28ct evenweave with DMC and Glow in the Dark threads.   

"Gingerbread Mouse"

I just finished "Gingerbread Mouse" by "Just Nan" design.   It is very interesting design to work on.  I had a bit of trouble stuffing the batting inside the mouse to stitch the brass button on the bottom of the mouse with my fat, pudgy, arthritis fingers.   Once I managed it, it looks not too bad.  The whiskers is from the fishing line instead of floss since I wanted the whiskers to be stiff.    I will put a loop on the mouse to hang on this year Christmas tree.

Lizzie Kate design

I just finished "Snow Friends" by Lizzie Kate on 28 ct Cashel Linen.   This was a quick and fun stitch.

I just finished stitching the suede leather as fringe on her blanket.   Also the beading on her mocassin.  The backstitching takes lot of time since I have to stitch around each design of the eagle in matching thread, example:   Red on red designs and blue on blue designs.  There are some beading on the drum strap strips.  I am now working on my way up to the head and the wolf design.

Summer is here so I am not stitching as often as I used to.  Gardening, yard work, visiting family members, doing more exercises, enjoying the sun, etc.   I finally got all of my threads so will be doing beading, stitching feathers, fringe for the blanket and stitch a wolf head dress on the head.   Looking forward to when it is finished and framed.

"Children of the Rising Sun"

Progress updated as of now.  The headband will have beads.   There are lot of factional stitches on the blanket.   Otherwise it is a fun stitch!