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Becca · Post by **Becca** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:59 pm

I just thought i'd let you guys know i started a blog www.beccagregory.wordpress.com

I've made some entries about some of my previous cross stitches, and i will be updating about my current one too (woodland enchantress) if any of you are interested.

And if anyone else has a blog i'd like to read that too

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Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:22 pm

Been and left a comment!

Jilly · Post by **Jilly** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:39 pm

Hi Becca, Just had a look at your blog.
The kittens are very cute, lovely rich colors.
The Rose is so realistic, drawing, painting, cross stitch, all make you so aware of the colors that are truly there.
I love the pencil cat and the tiger cub.
The black cat is wonderful, my favorite. The sparing lines and the in-depth eye are perfect.
The Woodland Enchantress will be fantastic, Dimensions kits are quite complex in thread variety, but well worth the effort, I find it works to have bobbins with smaller quantities of each thread wound on, and also the blended on other bobbins, all color coded and with thread numbers on, I am a great fan of dimensions kits as my gallery shows

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:58 pm

I love that black cat! Definitely a case of 'less is more' Fantastic!!!!

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:23 pm

I love working with blended thread in the needle. The way the eye is tricked into seeing one colour adds to the realism of a piece, I think. I have been working on a design that includes sloes; although there were only four symbols, three of these called for blended threads. You could pick the fruit and put it in the gin, it's so realistic.

Becca · Post by **Becca** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:25 pm

Thank you everyone

And it's really good to see you all still here, i think i'll have to start chatting more again hehe

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:27 pm

That would be grand.

mauveme · Post by **mauveme** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:46 pm

Paid a visit andleft a coment. Beautiful work.

mags · Post by **mags** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:50 pm

Hi Becca

Just had a look at your blog - I just love the black cat - it is wonderful.

I have dabbled in the past with drawing but I am nowhere near as good as you are, need to find time to practise

I've bookmarked your blog to keep tabs on what you are doing

hada56 · Post by **hada56** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:10 pm

hi becca! beautiful artwork you have there! I love to draw, OK, i USED to draw, but no longer do it. I tried coloured pencils, but never got that good. I did some pastels, and really liked that. I'll have put up some photos of what I used to draw and paint.
I don't have a blog, my life isn't interesting enough..

but you can have a look in my album, if you like.
well done on all of your cross stitching, too!

ConnieO · Post by **ConnieO** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:09 pm

Hi Becca! I've posted a comment on the Woodland Enchantress as I am stitching the same thing. I think you are a little ahead of me.

Love the kitties with the books!