Thursday, June 02, 2011

MM is done!

BAM. Finished Mediterranean Mermaid over the long weekend, but of course I was too lazy to post until now! She's really close to the edge on both sides, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that her tail has a little more room. I'll probably just sew a strip of fabric to both sides so I can frame her - I still have plenty of the fabric seeing as I was so stingy with how much I used for her!

I still need to order the swarovski crystals that go on her, but I'll pick them up next time I order from Artbeads. Seriously, all these "treasures" and stuff are outrageously priced. The teardrops for this lovely lady are 66 CENTS EACH. The best price I saw on the repackaged "treasures" was $2.30 EACH. Where's my eyeroll smiley?

Anyway, enough snarking! Here's the beaded babe. :) I changed her tail to grey - as much as I like green, it seemed totally out of place. I also swapped out whatever the other treasures were for some 4mm blue swarovski bicones I had on hand, much prettier than the dark ones originally used. Oh, and her lips are a nice red, not a pale pink. WAIT, one more - I gave her more of a bust, because mermaids aren't supposed to be flat-chested! :p

I'm very satisfied with the changes I made... but I think I'll have to go back and give her an eyebrow before I'm totally content! :p






Next up... Cirque des Cercles!

5 comments:

  1. Very pretty! I almost always make changes to my stitching. I think it helps make each piece unique to that stitcher which in my opinion, makes it that much more special.

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  2. Congrats! She looks spectacular!
    So wait, it's cheaper to buy the treasures from somewhere other than MH/my local LNS?

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  3. Thanks Rebekah! I usually don't make changes, but now that I know I can without blowing things up... :)

    Blu, yeah, a lot of the treasures are just standard swarovski crystals or other beads. If you look up the MH number online, you can usually find a description of the size and a good picture. Then I go to Artbeads to find it cheaper, since they will sell just ONE bead instead of having a minimum order. Their shipping to Canada is only $2, so you'd easily come out ahead even if you only get a few beads. :)

    They also sell Delicas (repackaged as "magnifica" beads) and other seed beads. Just look for size 11 seed beads to substitute for the standard MH ones. :3

    Oh, and some of the pressed glass beads look awfully similar to other treasures...
    http://www.artbeads.com/glass-beads-czech-glass-beads.html

    Haha, sorry to talk your ear off. Beading is my other crafty thing. :D

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  4. I also made my Mermaid with red lips. The light pink color called for made her look terrible! You did a BEAUTIFUL job...as usual!

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  5. Hi Rahenna
    do you have a list of the grey colours you converted to? It's lovely
    thanks!
    http://sewscrapmuse.wordpress.com/

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