Canvas by Sharon G entitled Cat’s Night Out. Sharon gave me this canvas last year at one of the shows to see what I could do with it. Yes I did say last year!
I beaded the 2 cats right away and finally added their eyes the other night. I used black beading thread with the green beads, but when working up close and staring into their eyes, it looked like they had a black eye…so out it came and I used the gray beading thread instead. Now that I see it in the picture, the eyes are too light and washed out. So guess what I am going to do? yes take it our yet again and redo with the black beading thread! I am thinking that I will not be usually looking into their eyes that close on a normal basis.
Actually when beads are not stitched twice or anchored, which is not necessary when they are in the center as these are, it is not that difficult taking them out.
The little mouse…do you see the mouse? Well he got his beady little black eye too!
The border was stitched using Kreinik 002C. That color has a great shine that I enjoy using… not my favorite to thread in the needle though. I used the same color in the outlining of the Laurel Burch Rainbow Birds.
I have been thinking up stitches and ideas as I work around the canvas. I am thinking Sprat’s Heads for the turquoise triangles, some 4 way Continental in one of the open areas and well who knows what else? I will go through Brenda Hart’s Book 1 for some inspiration for a stitch for the sky and probably will use a Bijoux in purple.
Speaking of Bijoux, there are 4 new colors out…did you know that? I used one of the new ones for the moon and I loved the way it came out! The white that I had was too white and the gold was too dark, so I thought I would give this a try.
More about the new Bijoux tomorrow as I need to shoot some pictures of it. It is way too early right now to think about taking pictures! I am sure that I will be using this new Bijoux allot in my stitching.
Are you planning on a stitchy weekend? I sure am mixed in with some baseball. I have tickets for tonight’s game against the Angels. It should be a beautiful warm night for a game.
AlleyCat got my attention when I commented to her that she was watching way too much kitty tv. and until next time…keep on stitching
Have you ordered a baseball kitty canvas yet? Saw the ad in the current NN and immediately thought of you.
Cat’s Night Out is looking wonderful!
No, no baseball kitty for me! Glad you like Cat’s Night Out! Would love to have it finished when I go back to the framers to pick up Deco Kitty.
You are doing an awesome job on this! Where do you sit at Petco? We get most of the Angels’ games and I will wave to you! LOL
Thanks Judy! I sit lower level left field next to the wall of the Western Metal Supply Building.
Vicky, I love your beading!! What is your favorite bead to use on 18 count?
Thanks, Becca
Thank you! I prefer 15’s, but will use 14’s if the color is just purr~fect!
Looking awesome Vicky but then again, no surprise there. I wish there was more time so we could stitch everyting we like. Had trouble finding the mouse, pretty cool. Glad to see the new Bijoux for the moon. When I took the class with Brenda for the cat and owl canvas I asked Ruth to get me this new Bijoux as “my” moon also has white with hints of gold and I thought the new Bijoux would be the answer – so happoy to see the “final product” in your moon. Did you like stitching with it?
Thanks Palma! If you double the Bijoux in your needle and knot it like beading thread, it is much easier to control. I like it and I like the results it gave me. I hope it works well on your moon too!