Candji's Asian Block

Although I completed this toward the beginning of the month, i've not gotten to post it until now.  Here it is before I worked on it.

And this is after me.  I mainly worked on the upper right.  I made some more bead flowers and put them on up top, and cut out a motif from some fabric I got via mail from the States.  Some rickshaw wheels for the narrow area, and a nice mother of pearl button.  I hope she likes it.

Wintry Trip to Colonia

 Back in August, we went to Colonia del Sacramento, the oldest settlement in Uruguay.  It was built by the Portuguese originally, and Montevideo was built by the Spanish in response.  The Spanish eventually overran it.  It was a cold and windy day, but at least the sun was shining.

The area has several tiled murals in unexpected places.  Almost all of them are religious in nature.

Here is a gate to the original fort.

And this is another tile.

 People live in the area, and these put up some cute carved old men.

The lighthouse.

I really like this tile design and want to design a piece of needlework similar to it.

And another view of the lighthouse.  More pictures ina later post.

Still Coming Down

I'm about halfway through the huge number of queen stitches that need to be done on the left and am completely done with the big top center motif.  Slowly, it's getting there.

Cornered

Every sampler starts somewhere, and there's a whole lot left to go on this one.  On the other hand, I've got the first corner done.

Revistas

When I was on my shopping spree the other week, I stopped in at the newsstand in Plaza Independencia and picked up some magazines.  They're old publications, but unused.  It's very hard to get new stitching magazines in Uruguay, with the exception of knitting ones.

Thank You!

I had told the temari ladies that I wanted to learn to knit properly a few weeks ago.  They've made it their mission to teach me!  Here's the first step.  Ana gave me some lovely wol and circular knitting needles.  Now to learn...

My Other Exchange Tin

 This tin started out holding tea.  I put a piece of cross stitch bordered by some fabric on it, then embellished with thread and beads.  The inside has marbled paper again.  I hope she likes it.