Leprechaun Embroidery Project - Part Three

If you have been following along {part 1} {part 2} with the leprechaun embroidery project I am stitching, I have an update to share. 

The mushroom stem is completed.  The whole stem is stitched in split stitch in DMC Blanc.  I did this in lines using all six strands of the floss and it really fills in the space quickly.  The accent lines are DMC #738. 

The green grass is finished.  I stitched this in back stitch, the floss is DMC #906.

The main part of the pot of gold is filled in, I still need to finish the rim.  I stitched this all in back stitch.    The blanket stitch is working really well for attaching the mushroom top.  I will finish the pot rim and the coins before I continue along the mushroom top with the blanket stitch. 
  

Next up are the gold coins.  I have been experimenting to get just the right gold look.  So far I have tried using gold colored cotton floss mixed with blending filament, gold braid mixed with blending filament and just blending filament by itself. 

These are the three threads I have tried so far.  The gold braid is the standing up spool on the right - Kreinik Fine Braid #002.  The blending filament is the other spool with the shiny gold thread - Kreinik Blending Filament #002HL.  The cotton floss  is DMC #3820.

Now I am going to try a few more colors of the cotton floss.  From left to right are DMC #744, DMC #444, DMC #3821 and DMC #3820. 

I am sure I will be able to come up with a good combination. 

 
I will be back with part four!