A show of 2 of my Biscornu patterns

Hello Everyone.

First, I would like

to give all of my new followers

a very warm welcome. I hope
that you enjoy my blog.

I have a beautiful Biscornu to

show you. Dede stitched up 2 of

my patterns and sent me pics to show

you. The patterns are so much prettier in Linen

than in Aida cloth.

The Biscornu's are stitched on 28ct Cashel

"Pampas" which she bought at the Picture

This Plus store in Kansas. 

Thank you so much Dede for showing everyone
your beautiful biscornu.

Your friend is a very lucky woman!

I really would love to see any pics that you have

stitched using my patterns. Some more Biscornu

patterns are on the way!

Many hugs and kisses sent to you all,

Hopblogger

The Giveaway has ended

Hello Everyone!

I would like to thank you all for the nice

comments that you left me.  You all were

very sweet.  Also I would like to thank those

sweet ladies that sent me emails concerned

about my eyes enough to tell me their own stories.

Sorry that it took so long!

According to my doctor it is going to take

6 to 9 months for my blurriness to go away.

I have found that if I use this font then I can

see the words. Its still blurry but I can make out what

the words say.

I put all of the names in a plastic container.

It is easier to shake up that way.

 Shake, shake, shake!!

 And I pulled out a name.

 Becca is the winner!!

My email address is cwethington@nc.rr.com

CONGRATULATIONS BECCA!

YOU ARE THE WINNER!

Becca - if you will email me and give me your address

then I will mail it to you.

If Becca does not answer in one week - then I will pull

another name out of the plastic container.

Take care of your eyes!

hugs and kisses from conny

Glittery Purple Blooming

This is the second Purple Blooming that I have made

since giving the first Biscornu to Tatyana of Mouse

House.  I am always experimenting on what next to

do with a Biscornu. This time Purple Blooming is

glowing! I hope you can see the glitter along the purple seams.

The photos do not show the full impact of the bicornu.

 As on the first Purple Blooming Biscornu - I used a

Swarvoski Pearl. Again I have used the same pearl.

However this time I have put the glitter on top of the

pearl to give it a sun-look. Glitter also decorates

the top of the yellow x's. I dont know if you can see

the glitter in this photo.

 But the yellow x's glow here! I have also

added another magnet to the inside.

 Again for the back I glittered the Swarvoski Pearl.

I used yellow glitter glue for the front and the back.

This Biscornu has turned

out so pretty with the glitter glue. There are about 8
color pens to choose from. I decided on yellow because there
was yellow in the biscornu. You just wouldnt believe

how pretty it looks.  This one was suppose to be mine - however

I gave this Biscornu to Linda. When she saw it she loved
the way it glittered! Enjoy the Biscornu Linda.
I will make me another one. There isnt any telling what
I do with that one.

by conny

Purple Bloomin'

Here is my new Biscornu to commerate Spring. Purple

tulips are blooming & softly the petals fall. I wanted

to put a yellow crystal in the middle to help represent the

sun - but I couldnt find one. I had to make do with

beautiful Swarvoski pearls!

Both the front & the back can be completed in one

day. This is the front.

 This is the back.

 And I did place a magnet inside just to hold a needle

or a small pair of scissors.

 Here are the 2 pieces after they were stitched.

Sorry that I was late. I hope you like this one. I will

post the patterns soon.

by Hopblogger

Happiness is..

a new Biscornu & this one is in lemon

yellow & blue. The front says

'Happiness is'. I gave this Biscornu a

a couple of new twists!

As you can see it is white on yellow

aida. But I did not use white

floss - instead I used 2 strands of white

candlewicking yarn. I was wanting

to try something new - so this Biscornu

became fair game. This yarn filled in the

aida cloth very well. It did not give me

anymore trouble to use than regular floss.

The back says 'me, u, us, we. It

is suppose to represent the entire

family - hubby, wife, & children, But

it is can also say my dear hubby, my dear wife,

my loving hubby, my loving wife. In other words

just for you & your dear hubby!

I used little yellow Swarvoski crystals.

You might not can see them but

the crystals do glow & shine.

Try not to mind my messy desk.

It sort of stays that way!

Here is the Biscornu's other

twist. Yes you guessed it - I

placed a magnet on the inside

just to hold a pair of small

embroidery scissors.

See - I am holding up the

biscornu. The scissors stay

onto the pincushion very well.

I hope you can see the words

better on this photo. White floss

on anything of color is hard to see -

but the results can be stunning.

This biscornu can be stitched & put together

in one day - that is if you have the time.

Instead of crystals try using jewelry, buttons,

or tassels to hang from each of those

quirky sides.

I will post the pattern in a few

days. Thanks for stopping by!

by Hopblogger

I stitched it again.

This time in brown, blue & pink. It turned

out adorable. I used DMC 801, 809 & 899.

If you need any help putting one of these

together - just let me know. I dont mind

talking you thru it - no matter how long

it takes.

It is made a little differently

than the first biscornu.

Yep, look on all 4 sides. I

purposely left out part of the

pattern. It then made it much

more faster to stitch. However

it does look like something

is missing doesn't it. You could

sew on heart charms or some

basket charms in this area.

But if you do this - then sew it

all on before you stitch up all

the sides of the biscornu.

Both the front & back have the

same charms that say

'love forever'. See the back.

By now - are you

wondering what kind of charms

they are? Especially since I

had 2 of them that were the

same!

I took the backs off of 2

earrings. They weren't doing me any

good just sitting around unused.

Take a look in your jewelry box

and see if you have some

costume jewelry that you

dont mind parting with.

Also add jewelry to your

scissor cases & fobs. Add them

to your pincushions along with

other cute things that you stitch.

Thanks for visiting me!

by Hopblogger

I tried putting this new

Biscornu on the blog last night - but my camera

absolutely refused to do it. Just in time for

Valentines Day. It is called

'Baskets of Hearts'. This biscornu is

SUPER QUICK & EASY! And it can be

completed start to finish in one day. That

is - if you can find the time to stitch it. The colors

look great together. Colors used

are DMC 320, 3801 & 798. My friend doesnt know

it yet but this is going to her house. I am

going to stitch it again

in chocolate brown & pink for myself.

Someday I hope to fill

my basket full of biscornu's. Give me time

to get the pattern fixed and then I will

put it here for you all!

Thank you for visiting me.

by Hopblogger

Floss Scraps

Remember Grandma.....

Hopefully you were fortunate enough to have

a grandma that was always crocheting something. If you

were - do you remember what those afghans looked like.

Did she make the afghans out of scraps of yarn or was she

lucky enough to be able to buy her yarns needed. This biscornu

front & back is made to look scrappy. While the front has

order to it - the back does not. It is called

'Grandma's Afghans'. And it took me every bit

of 2 weeks to stitch. At every minute I was stitching

as hard as I could. The bottom picture shows

the complete set that I made which includes a needlebook

needleminder & a scissor fob. The front of this biscornu

even has fringe on all 4 sides. Although I could

have trimmed them - I didnt want to. I wanted to make

it look used and well loved by letting the fringe

appear uneven. And look - no button in the

middle - only 2 strands of floss was used. It is to give

the appearance of the thread knots showing through.

When you get ready to do the center just thread a large eyed

needle from the front & pull the floss thru to the back. Be sure

to leave a long tail on the front & knot it many times so it doesnt

pull through to the back. When that is done then pull the threads

in the back really tight & go back through to the front. Do this many

times & each time that you go to the front knot the floss from your

needle with the tail of the thread that you have. Once you are done

then end at the back of the biscornu. Knot it many times & leave a long tail

just like the front. Trim these tails down to whatever size you want.

If you dont want to trim them - its okay. Anything goes with this

biscornu!

And here is the back. It is so colorful. The

back is most suited for all of your floss threads

left over from prior projects. The more scrappier it is -

the better it looks. If you already have a collection

of floss scraps then use them here. If not then just

try to make it scrappy. But remember if you use your

floss scraps (and you should) then it will take you far longer

than I to stitch it. And it will take lots & lots of floss scraps!



Here is a side view of the top. When you are

ready to stitch the front & back together - be

sure to keep the fringe out of the way. You dont

want to sew it into the seams!

Englarge this next photo and see where

I put my name. Yes I stitched Conny on it! Now

there isnt any question of who this biscornu belongs to. Lol's

This is just another side view of the back.

I used a small linen hankie to make the needlebook. It

lends an old feeling to the biscornu. The inside of the

needlebook is just a piece of felt with a nice subdued

color to it.



Now you can see what I did. I used the holes on the

hankie to attach the felt to it. All I did was just do half of a

cross stitch all the way around - being sure not to forget

to include the ribbon so it will close. Make sure to trim the felt

afterwards. The little gold bird is a needleminder. Aint he cute!

And my scissors holds a long tail of fake coins to it.

It jingles! Oh - I just love it.

I thought you might like to see the inside of the

needlebook. Super Simple yea!

I am very excited about this set! Gotta get the

pattern ready so I can post it. Give

me a couple of days. And then stitch up this biscornu in rememberance

of your grandma!

by Hopblogger

How Does Your Garden Gro

Here are some additional pics. Sorry that the last posting

about this biscornu was so short. I have been

preoccupied with the next biscornu pattern - so I forgot

to tell you that the the scissor fob is just 2 velvetten flowers

sewn together back to back with a piece of ribbon in between.

It only took about 5 minutes to construct. The other is a

matching needle minder. Also I am so sorry that I dont

have a pattern for this biscornu.It left my house before

I could copy it. But if you enlarge the pics you will be able

to see the pattern in order to stitch it. Also I would like to

apologize if the pics are not in order - as I am having trouble

with my computer. This biscornu is much more striking

when you see it in person. I hope all of you are stitching up

my biscornu's! Enjoy

by Hopblogger