Balance And Sprayers

 I love old balances.  They're usually so elegant.  This one needs a lot of love.  I think some of the crop sprayers below might still be in regular use.

Political Statement

You have to click on the photo to get it full sized to see the statement on the wall.  It says, "Besarabia e Romania."  This is a slogan you see somewhat often in both Romania and Moldova.  It means "Moldova is Romania."  Besarabia is what Moldova was called until after WWII.  There is a significant population of both Romanians and Moldovans that believe Moldova should be part of Romania.  It was interesting to see the slogan opposite the Marasesti mausoleum and so far west in Romania.

More Feathering

I've been adding more feathering to the peacock itself.

On To The Fourth

I'm now working on the final corner, yay!  It's on the way to being truly done, though I think I will end up spending a couple of weeks beading when the time comes.

Modern-ish Textiles

At the ren faire museum there were a lot of banners - unprotected and touchable.  I got close and took photos of some of them, as they are reproductions.  They show the original banner designs, though.

Mausoleum Rotunda

The Marasesti mausoleum has a second story - a rotunda.  We climbed the spiral stairs (last two photos) to get there.  It's a very pretty, restful place with wonderful mosaics.  The designs are definitely arts and crafts influenced and post-Victorian.

Topiaried

Yay, I have another piece on my challenge done!  This one was fairly easy to do, and I learned a different technique for couching.  Other than that, I know exactly whom it's going to when it's framed.