What I've been up to...

If I haven't blogged recently, doesn't mean that I haven't got anything done. I have finished my icon #3 for grandma! It turned out so pretty and doesn't matter how hard I tried, I couldn't take a picture that would show the true color and beauty of it. I might have to take some photograpgy classes to improve my picture taking :)

I also finished the kit that I purchased called "Winter". I like the way it turned out, however not sure how easy it will be for someone to frame it. The silky fabric that I have stitched on easily puckles up. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed. The company that makes these kits is called "Nova Sloboda" and they have another 7 kits in this series. They are all gorgeous and I'd like to make at least another 2, but I'll have to frame this one to see how it turns out before I buy anymore.

And finally more news: I have started on the icon #4!!! Another St. Nicolas, bigger and better for myself!!! Here's some pictures, check them out!

Beaded Icon days 5,6,7.

So I got quite a lot done... I'd say a few more days and it will be finished. I like the way it's turning out, it actually looks a lot better then on the pictures. It's really hard to take a picture of the beads, never turns out the same. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm using the fabric print I purchased ( about $5.00). It has the colors marked and also includes the amount of beads to purchase. I've been using Jablonex czech beads (size 10) and also some chinese beads. Of course the czech ones are gorgeous, but they're also a lot more expensive. If I use only the chinese one, it doesn't look as pretty, but when using a mix of both, turns out very pretty and also economical :)

Beaded Saint Nicolas. Day 3 and 4.

Just a quick update on my progress. Days 3 and 4. It's going pretty fast and I like the way it's turning out. My grandma's birthday is April 4th (which is also Orthodox Easter this year), so I need to hurry up and finish it. Then take it to get framed.

Oh, my mom's boss who bought the 1st and 2nd beaded icons I made, came to her yesterday and was asking for me to make him another one. This time he wants one of Jesus. So I guess, I'll work on his next, then make one for myself.

Working on a Icon # 3

Finally, the last but not least, I started working on a beaded Icon # 3. This is St. Nicolas for my grandma. Her birthday is coming up this Easter, April 4th and I want to give it to her as a gift. She absolutely loved the first icons I made and was a little sad that I sold them. Oh well, I can make myself new ones, bigger and better. LOL. Here's the pictures of the progress: 1st, 2nd and 3rd day.

Filet crochet doily.

I finished the doily a while back, way before Christmas, but finally got a chance to take a picture of it. This is the initial post Here is the web-site I got the pattern from, it's free and it's really easy to follow.

And here is the result:

Beaded flowers

There will be a few posts today. I finally uploaded some pictures from my camera and can't wait to show off some of my work. The 1st one to show is a pcture of beaded flowers. This one was a kit I bought in Ukraine, cost me about $8.00. The kit had the beads and the fabric. I took it to the frame shop and it cost me another $8.00 to get it framed. It didn't turn out very big, but I like it. I might gift it to someone before I leave, not sure yet.

Beaded Icon #2

Here is the beaded icon #2 that I have finished. The pictures are very bad quality and here's why: as soon as I brought it home from the frame shop my dad took some pictures with his cell phone. Then, my mom decided she wanted to take both icons to work to show them off. So she took them to work, then she called me because her boss was very impressed and wanted to buy them for himself. I was a little hesitant at first, because it was a lot of work, but I went ahead and sold it to him (besides, I got a lot of money for it). So here I am - without any decent pictures, but with a bunch of money. Well, actually I went to the market with my mom this week-end and got me some more stuff. Now I'm working on the Icon #3 for my grandma. I learned my lesson and for sure I'll be taking pictures before I let anyone touch my work :)