Recently I showed some photos of blooming almond from the book "Flowers and berries in cross stitch" (Gerda Bengtsson with the Danish Handcraft Guild). Yesterday I finished another design from this book - a crab apple. The colours on the pictures are quite bright, fuchsia-like, but in reality they look natural, thanks to danish threads.
И немного об украшениях :-) Я люблю браслеты, очень люблю натуральные самоцветы, люблю стекло.. Эти бусины мне подарила подружка, которая живет в Москве. Я долго ломала голову, чего бы такого наваять, а потом вдохновившись гениальной простотой Любиного браслета, попробовала и сделала себе вот такое:
And about bijouterie :-) I love all sorts of bracelets, I love semiprecious stones and glass.. These lampwork beads were given me by my Moscow friend and I spent long time thinking about what could I make from it (may be some complicated staff?..). Then I was inspired by the brilliant simplicity of Agapya's "Venice" bracelet and tried to make one my-self:
Надеюсь, вам нравится :-)
Hope you like it :-)