Recent beaded needlework

Good morning everyone. We have been having 'cold' weather for us down here in tropical s.e. FL. Right now at 7:46 a.m. it is 41. It's too cold especially with the wind to work outside since Monday afternoon, so I worked on finishing my latest beaded needlework piece. I wanted to get this one finished because I want to start another one.

I really enjoyed working on this one just completed. I had some blue lace, and started cutting, and stitching, and one bead lead to another, until I felt like it was done. I had been inspired by other needlework seen on blogs. It was my first time making little ribbon flowers also.

Now I've got to press out the crease from the hoop, and then mount and frame the piece.

Right before I woke up this morning I dreamed about books on embroidery. I wonder why? :-)

Hope you all keep warm whatever you do today. I think it will be another indoor day for me.

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Take your needle, my child,
and work at your pattern;
it will come out a rose by and by.

Life is like that
- one stitch at a time taken patiently
and the pattern will come out all right
like the embroidery.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Zone 10 ~ s.e. FL