Hummingbird by Mill Hill *Finished 8-20

calico · Post by **calico** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:15 pm

Oh my, another new start for me

I received this Mill Hill beaded kit from my son last Christmas and I decided to start it yesterday to celebrate the fact that I FINALLY had a Hummingbird visit my yard! I posted about it in another thread with photos

Here's my start:

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:43 pm

Oh my!!!! ANOTHER gorgeous design!!! My favorite of all birds to watch. I am definitely looking forward to seeing how this progresses!!

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:12 pm

That is beautiful and you have made a great start!

Carole

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:48 pm

Gorgeous design, great start too and I am sure it will look wonderful on the Christmas tree,

millymolly · Post by **millymolly** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:54 pm

lovely kit and a nice start

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:04 am

So very pretty!!!!!!!

Carole · Post by **Carole** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:09 pm

Oh that is a pretty one

calico · Post by **calico** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:08 pm

Been plugging away at this one....Will be starting the beads soon

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:26 pm

Such pretty progress. Is the hummer all beads? Looking forward to the next update.

Carole

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:01 pm

you sure do know how to make a girl drool, don't ya---hope I didn't get my keyboard soaked

Wow, this looks great already, and I can only imagine how nicely it will sparkle--another I really wish they'd do just a chart of--since I have sooooooooo many extra beads of theirs from Joan Elliott projects!! Great update calico

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:25 pm

Lovely work!!!!!!!!

stitchingmae · Post by **stitchingmae** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:08 pm

Great work!!

LadyS · Post by **LadyS** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:18 am

Great progress!

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:32 am

Goodness me Calico you are flying through this one and I don't wonder. It really is a gorgeous one. Its looking fabulous and will be awesome with all those beads in place. Great update.

calico · Post by **calico** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:45 am

rcperryls wrote: Such pretty progress. Is the hummer all beads? Looking forward to the next update.

Carole

The Hummingbird is not entirely made up of beads but there's enough to give it a good sparkle

karen4bells wrote: you sure do know how to make a girl drool, don't ya---hope I didn't get my keyboard soaked
Wow, this looks great already, and I can only imagine how nicely it will sparkle--another I really wish they'd do just a chart of--since I have sooooooooo many extra beads of theirs from Joan Elliott projects!! Great update calico

You are so funny Karen....drool is NOT good for the keyboard! I will be more than happy to send you the chart when I'm done so you can use up some of those beads. I really wish I would have stitched this on fabric rather than the paper. It's ok but I just enjoy the feel of stitching on fabric more. I suppose the paper will be much easier to frame and my LNS sells the Mill Hill frames.

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:33 am

calico wrote:
rcperryls wrote: Such pretty progress. Is the hummer all beads? Looking forward to the next update.

Carole

The Hummingbird is not entirely made up of beads but there's enough to give it a good sparkle

karen4bells wrote: you sure do know how to make a girl drool, don't ya---hope I didn't get my keyboard soaked
Wow, this looks great already, and I can only imagine how nicely it will sparkle--another I really wish they'd do just a chart of--since I have sooooooooo many extra beads of theirs from Joan Elliott projects!! Great update calico
You are so funny Karen....drool is NOT good for the keyboard! I will be more than happy to send you the chart when I'm done so you can use up some of those beads. I really wish I would have stitched this on fabric rather than the paper. It's ok but I just enjoy the feel of stitching on fabric more. I suppose the paper will be much easier to frame and my LNS sells the Mill Hill frames.

LOL on the drool--I'm so sure you are right about that!! As for the chart, I'd love it when you are done---may either stitch on fabric or plastic canvas---I'm not keen on doing the perforated paper. Thank you for the offer! Can't wait to see it finished. The frames are so nice--think 123 stitch sells them too.

calico · Post by **calico** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:13 am

karen4bells wrote:The frames are so nice--think 123 stitch sells them too.

I'll be sure and check there. My LNS is quite a drive so online shopping is way more convenient! I'll just send this chart off to you along with the Blue Jays as I'm working on them simultaneously and should finish them up close to the same time.

fccs · Post by **fccs** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:26 am

I love this and can't wait to see it completed and beaded.

Where do you get the frames locally? I'm still searching for a shop up here.

calico · Post by **calico** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 2:22 pm

fccs wrote:I love this and can't wait to see it completed and beaded.

Where do you get the frames locally? I'm still searching for a shop up here.

There's a shop that would really be a drive for you as it's in the south Denver area called the Stitching Shop http://www.stitchingshop.com/contact-us/" target="_blank
Christine is the owner and she specializes in Brazilian Embroidery but is converting her shop to a full service needlework shop. Tons of floss, patterns, fabric andshe carries lots of Mill Hill kits and frames. Her website is still a work in progress but she is the nicest lady and will special order anything for you.

thegrindre · Post by **thegrindre** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:08 pm

My mom was a hummingbird nut. She lived in a mobile home where the kitchen was at one end. It was surrounded by windows and I had to hang 3 hummingbird feeders.
When visiting, it was a mad house around those kitchen windows. There were dozens and dozens of fighting hummingbirds trying to control the feeders, all summer long.
I've never seen anything like it before.

Having tea with mom in the afternoons and watching hummingbirds was a very relaxing endeavor.

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