Traveling

Oh, how I love traveling... visiting new places, meeting people from different countries, getting acquainted, even if only briefly, with their culture...
Unfortunately we don't get to travel as much as we wish, even though our wishes are not (always) unrealistic. So, I travel virtually, wherever my embroideries might take me, by keeping track of where they "fly". One of my eyeglass cases, for instance, flew to New Zealand,  a place I can only dream of ever visiting, so I spent  days at that time admiring photos of New Zealand. And that is what I do every time an item leaves my studio, taking a piece of my heart wherever it goes. I have "visited" quite a few places this way and I feel so very lucky to have been able to do so.

My next virtual travel takes me to a place that is "within my reach" and hope to really visit it in a couple of years: Paris...

A pocket mirror and a pendant are taking me there:

I hope Paris will like them, too :)

Wishing you all a wonderful day,

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

... I mean in the pocket. Or purse, if you prefer.

Although, to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't put this one neither in my pocket nor in my purse.

 I would much rather have it on my dresser if I were to keep it, but I am not. So, wrapped in silk paper, into a pretty box it goes...

Still, I am not tying the ribbons on the box just yet as I like it so much, I want to be able to look at it again before it flies away :)

Hugs,

Blue Set Finished

Although the sun was not as generous today as it was yesterday, and the coming and going of clouds and rain brought on the usual headache, I am happy to report that the eyeglass case that completes the set of three blues is finished.

To celebrate (and also because another eyeglass case I am working on needed some blocking before I could sew it up) I treated myself to stitching on a pocket mirror.

I have had these mirrors for a few months now, but never got the chance or the mood to finish one.

And today was the day we were ready for each other.

Although it cannot be seen in the photos, the silk dupioni is actually very light pink. I have a strong feeling that I'll be making more of these...

Thank you for visiting!

Wishing you all the best,