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Flower Basket - some close up shots 2

Flower Basket - some close up shots

Flower Basket

Flower basket: except the base tray, everything else - flowers, leaves, buds, creepers - is made out of M-Seal (yeah, the one used to seal leaking taps)

Got tired after a marathon session of flower making. That explains why the basket isn't full. Need to add some more flowers to my basket. But I'm sure I'll never start working on it again. ;-)

Cone Painting - Close up

Material used:

Mounted Board
Ceramic powder
Fevicol
Black Enamel Paint
Aluminium Paint
Silver Foil

Frame: Double glass wax frame

Cone Painting

Oriental Beauty - Close up 2

Stitch used:

Satin Stitch for the bamboo shoots

Back stitch for the outlines of bamboo shoots

French Knots for the waves

Cording for Border of the Kimono

Oriental Beauty - Close up - Shrub

Stitch used:

Blossom Outline - Stem Stitch

Flowers & leaves - Satin Stitch

Stem - Stem Stitch

Oriental Beauty - Close up 1

Oriental Beauty - Kimono close up

Stitch used:

Outline for Obi & Kimono - Back Stitch (Red Brown)

Obi & Kimono, Cranes, Bamboo leaves - Satin Stitch

Bamboo Stem - Stem stitch with 2 different colours in one needle (for the shaded effect)

Golden Border on the Kimono - Cording with 2 different colours for the shaded effect

Oriental Beauty - close up - Fan

Stitch used:

Pine Needles - Stem Stitch (1 strand)
Branch of Pine tree - Stem Stitch (1 strand)
Outline of face - Back stitch (1 strand)
Fan Ribs - Straight stitch & Back stitch (Red brown - 1 strand)
Fan - Stem Stitch (Yellow - 1 strand)
Leaves on the fan - Lazy Daisies (2 strands)
Collar of Kimono - Stem Stitch (Red - 2 strands)
Top of Kimono - Satin Stitch (Blue - 3 strands)

Oriental Beauty - Parasol close up

Stitch used:

Parasol - Satin Stitch ( Yellow & Blue); Stem Stitch - Red; Straight Stitch - Ribs

Flowers in hair - Lavendar - Satin stitch; White - French Knots

Other - Stem stitch

Oriental Beauty - Full Frame

Stitch used: Satin, Stem, Straight, Back, French Knots, Lazy Daisies, Cording.

Thread - No. of colours: 18