Thanks Jubileebud and Pinup_dream!  The embroidery is a backstitch (sort of - according to the diagrams, I don't do a backstitch right, but that's hardly surprising )  You can do it, Pinup!

These are so cute!!!!

They are really super patterns!  Thanks again for sharing them!  Thanks for the pointers for metallics, too!!!!  I'll remember that when I make a couple for me!!!!

Aw!  Thank you! 

Thanks!  I got all the images from free on-line coloring pages (I heart yahoo!).  I actually came across the mermaid one again a little bit ago when I was looking for something else.

Thanks, Missbillie!!!!  Maybe we need metallic floss support groups.

I made this for my secret pal in the first secret pal swap.  Since she already knows who I am and has already received it, I figured it would be ok to post a pic of it!



It's made of camel-colored felt with darker brown free-hand embroidery.  Thanks for looking!

I love it!!!!  Wear it with pride!!!!

Another tote I embroidered, this one for my Secret Pal in the first Secret Pal swap.  I figured since she knows who I am and has already received it, it would be ok for me to post it!

One side (the pearl is done in Silver Metallic floss):


The other side:


A close-up:


Another one:


There are a couple of other pictures in my craftster gallery that are without flash but show the color a bit better.  Thanks for looking!

You can start ruing today because I have a working digital camera now, so time to inflict pictures of my craftiness on you all!

I embroidered this tote for my grandmother for Mother's Day.  I found the patterns in a post by Dyabolica!  Thanks, Dyabolica!!!!


A picture without the flash that shows the color a bit better:


Close-up on the guy's face:


Close-up on the girl's face:


The swirls in metallic floss were a pain till I accepted that I shouldn't try going in and out of the same hole multiple times.  There are more pictures (all close-ups) in my craftster gallery if you're interested.  Thanks for looking!