Another finish-finish

Oh my goodness, I’ve had this piece of stitching sitting around for years and years … it was a Mill Hill kit that I bought back in the days when I used to stitch on Aida (shows you how long ago that was!) – it was also the first attempt I ever made at beading. Unfortunately the silver beads have discoloured somewhat, and there were grubby marks on the sides of the fabric from when I used to use a hoop that would never come out … I decided today to finally make something out of it and opted for a pinkeep. Who would’ve known such a scruffy piece of stitching would look so beautiful made up??! I was pleasantly surprised with the result – and knew that lovely ribbon trip would come in handy one day! 😀

Here are a few piccies of the resulting piece – I love this one!! 😀

15 thoughts on “Another finish-finish”

Your oldie looks very elegant Anne, I love these shades of blue you have used.
Have a nice W/E

Ooooh, this is just beautiful – what great finishing!! Congrats! Your ornaments and the acorn wip are lovely too.

Ooops, forgetful me again – many thanks for your kind words and concern about the earthquake. We never felt a thing, thankfully, as we’re quite far away from the area, but the reports have been horrible.

That is gorgeous! It deserved a fly in and comment during my sonic boom google reading 🙂
FANTASTIC JOB!!! Love it!

It’s beautiful, and so perfectly finished as a pinkeep. That ribbon is just like made for this piece, it looks very elegant. Isn’t it great to finish projects that were stitched a long time ago? I’m also on a finih-finishing frenzy at the moment. Seems to be a virus going round, lol.

It’s lovely Anne! I love the colors.

Your pinkeep is gorgeous! It is a wonderful finish!

Great save, Anne!

Stunning finish! The beading is gorgeous and I love the trim you used on the edge!

OH MY GOODNESS!! It is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Stitching, beading, finishing!! Beautiful work!

Hi Anne!

That turned out beautiful! And the ribbon is perfect for it.

Oooooh! Fantastic! What a neat piece. It all came together perfectly.

Gorgeous Anne! love the ribbon on the edging too!

Anne, your work is lovely…I have a question. I am getting ready to start a project with a LOT of beading and I was wondering…Do you stitch and then go back and bead or do you bead as you go?

Thanks,Deborah