Mermaid Embroidery Part Two

I finished up the stitching on my mermaid and dolphin project.  
I am really happy with the result!
As you can see in this close up I used pearl beads and sequins in the mermaids hair 

and to accentuate the ocean waves

I like the sparkle and dimension these added to this project.

Mermaid Embroidery Part One

I am starting a new stitching project.  The motif I will be working on features a beautiful mermaid and her sweet dolphin friend.  This motif is from the Sea Myths embroidery pattern.

There are so many floss and color decisions to make! What colors do you consider as mermaid colors?  I am thinking along the lines of the palette below {notice the two spools of sparkly blending filament}

I started with an easy decision - this green perle cotton floss for the mermaid's tail.  This is DMC number 988.   

I will be recording all the details of this project in my Embroidery Journal and keeping you up to date on my progress here on the blog.

Sea Myths

I have a new embroidery pattern set available!  This one is Sea Myths.  There are mermaids, King Neptune, sea monsters, sea shells, a kelpie and of course many sea myth related borders and embellishments.  

I had so much fun drawing these motifs!

Now I am transferring some of them to fabric and starting to stitch:

For floss, I will definitely be using some of the color variations floss.  These two greens and blues especially - I think that in these colors, it will make a beautiful underwater effect:

I am also using color variations in orange for this octopus. 

I will keep posting my progress on these!