Friday, April 27, 2012

Persephone is Finished!

Hello Everyone!!  I'm doing a huge Happy Booty Dance today as late last night I finished my Mermaid of the Pearls!  So glad to be done with her!  I feel like she's been a mini-obsession for the last four months.  She was started on December 25th, 2011 and completed on April 27th, 2012.  The color conversion is posted as a separate page on the right side of this blog. 


And of course I have some close-ups!  She has over 3400 beads, 4 Swarovski crystals, 3 Mill Hill treasures and 31 fresh-water pearls. 

First, a close up of the beading on her body:


And here is a close-up of her face:


This is a close up of the cascade of beads and pearls.  I subbed petite seed beads for all of the kreinik in the cascade and fresh-water pearls for the Mill Hill pebble beads.



I chose to substitute the Mill Hill heart treasure for a Swarovski Crystal Shell.  Here is a close up of that shell



And the last picture I want to share is of the frame I bought and plan to frame her in.  I think it suits her really well.


Thanks for all of the support and encouragement while I worked on her!

Also, I'm leaving the giveaway contest open until Saturday night at midnight CST.  If you'd like to enter, please comment on the previous post.

TTFN!

11 comments:

  1. She's just stunning! If I were you I would be so proud of such a complex and beautiful conversion.

    Congratulations!!

    What will your next obsession be, I wonder?

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  2. Congrats on your gorgeous, one-of-a-kind finish!

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    1. An amazing finish! Congrats...I'm sure it will be a treasured piece for years and years!

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  3. Oh my gosh, I am just in awe of this piece, it is amazing. I have been following your lovely stitching on the Mira facebook page and so pleased that I have found your blog now. Thank you for sharing your lovely finish with us.

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  4. she is stunning! all those beads look AH!-mazing!

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  5. beautiful! great finish, and love the substitutions that you made.

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  6. Wow, she is absolutely stunning! I love your changes. She is unique indeed.

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  7. Amazing mermaid! I bet you had some time sewing those pearls there! Beautifully done

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  8. Dang girl, Persephone is just stunningly gorgeous! All those beads and pearls. Love how you had the Kreinik substituted. Absolutely beautiful.

    Hugs,
    Veronica.

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  9. So Beautiful. Just found your blog from the 123 Stitching Board!!
    You do beautiful stitching!!

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  10. I just stumbled upon your board. Gorgeous conversions. Do you share any of them? Looking forward to see what you convert next!
    Jennifer

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