Exhibit at the Mall

The local mall had an exhibit of costumes from the last twenty years in its atrium last month.  A lot of them were really neat and from Spanish language versions of such classics as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "The Lion in Winter".   All of the costumes were used in local productions here in Montevideo.  There's some really interesting construction on some of the outfits.

Still Tentacling the Fifth

Still working on the fifth jellyfish, and it's about to be put on hold until after the new year, along with most of my regular stuff.  Got too many gifts to make! 

More Heart

Back to the Herz Rot Weiss and working on getting more parts of it done.  Three squares in this section.  Got the first almost done.

Calendar Girl Thanks

This year, I've been participating in Calendar Girls in the Friendly Stitchers Yahoo group.  We were randomly assigned months and mailed packages of stash to each other during the year.  I'm the last, and this is what I've received so far.  Maureen sent me a lovely card and a stash packed from Polstitches full of fabric and floss in my favorite colorway.  Thank you Maureen!

So Close

I only have the beads to add and then to make the stitching into  ornament.  I like the way the green worked up.

Last Sights of Punta

 Supposedly everyone takes a photo of this sculpture while in Punta. 

You can tell from the color of the water here that it's the ocean side of point.  Isn't it pretty?  The river side looks much more muddy.

Here's the sign to the big white house on Punta Ballena.  Great view, but the house is really just a marketing ploy by the artist.  I wasn't impressed.

Bead Store

Well, I had half an hour while waiting for the shawarma to be ready last week, and the bead store was only a block away... The leather things are new.  Aren't they cute?

Kathy's English Garden Block

Kathy's set of garden blocks all are silkies surrounded by borders.  I picked this one.  All her blocks remind me of Di van Niekirk designs.











Since I thought that, I went ahead and embellished like it was one.  I'm more of an abstract person and less of a silkie person, but I tried my best.  I hope she likes it.  It's on its way to Australia now.

More from Maldonado & Punta del Este

A pretty azalea in bloom.  Too bad azaleas only look lovely a couple of weeks a year.

Papier mache mammy and pappy figures in arts center in Maldonado.

The clock tower on the square.

 Lighthouse at Jose Ignacio, a resort town.

 Pretty shoreline.  I collected a lot of shells her.  The beach is La Paloma.

Mate, anyone?

 An unknown flower in the hotel courtyard.

Victorian era cash register at the hotel bar.

More Peacock Feathers

The garden's looking even more like a peacock tail these days.

Springing Out

This piece reminds me of spring, which I wish would finally arrive here!  I just completed the second part of, I think, nine.

Deceitful Beads

Don't you just hate it when companies mislead you?  We were misled when we bought these two boxes of beads.  Same manufacturer, just different color combinations.  The one on the left is how we bought them.  The one on the right is after unwrapping.  I'm sure the amount of beads advertised was correct and such, but from the packaging, you expect the little boxes to run to the middle.  Nope, you can see how they went.  So while we'll use the beads, I doubt we'll buy from this company again.

Diane's Blue Block

Straight from light to dark on the beaded blocks.  Diane's block is all blue-y.  There were seams on it done, beautiful ones. too!

I thought it needed a focal point and I had this lovely metallic feather, so I put it smack dab in the middle.  I also added a beaded wheel and some seamwork.  I hope Diane likes it.

More Punta del Este Pictures

There's a lighthouse on the island a couple miles from the shore.  Here's a picture, with a seagull mimicing it.

Some surfing pictures.

 

And this is some wreckage really close to

the shore. It looks like it once was a metal fishing boat.

 

Punta del Este is the shore part of the town of Maldonado.  We went there, and this is a picture of the church on the main square in the background, and an old military base in the foreground.

Inside the military barracks was a display of the founders of the countries of the Americas.  Even George Washington was represented!

Found a Peacock

So far, the garden looks like a spread of peacock feathers to me.

Rita's Asian Block

The above picture is how I received Rita's block.  It' was already pretty full of colorful things.

And here it is after I worked on it.  Since it was already so full, I concentrated mainly on seams.  There were more of them to do than otherwise.  I hope she likes it.

Hearting Back

I am so far behind on this piece, but at least I'm working on it again.  I might get a bit closer.

Very Early Spring Beach

Back at the end of September we took a trip to Punta del Este, the tourist spot of Uruguay.  Already there were people out in the sun and on the beach sunbathing.  There was a stiff wind and it was in the sixties.  Far too cold for me to not wear a sweater!

There is an island close by where the sea lions live.  Here's a shot of it from the beach. This is where the sea lions come for their meals - the fishermen throw their waste overboard.

 Some of the major hotels and apartment towers from the point part of the beach.  These are on the river side of the point.  There's a noticeable change in the water color between the river and the ocean, and it's right around the point.

A dog enjoying a dip.

Nice car on the street.

We saw these wildflowers on the shoreline.  They're low growing succulents, and I have no idea what they're called, but they're really pretty!

Faith Done

One word of three done, and the ornament more than halfway finished.  Now to complete it...

One Last Prado Picture

A real gaucho, authentic as can be.  He even smelled of barnyard.  Anyway, pay close attention to the belt!