Monday, July 27, 2009

Futurecast HD

Here's my second Futurecast by Teresa Wentzler. In 2006, I did a blue/silver version that I called Ice. I had the idea to flip the image and do a fire version. It took me a while to find an overdyed floss I liked (this still isn't "fire" enough for me)...and then I didn't work on it for a few years. I got the urge to work on this one again the other day, and since my mom's out of town and Matt and I had full babysitting duties, I worked on this one most of the weekend.

Logan is thankfully leaving my cross stitch stuff alone, with some reinforcement, but when you're the only caregiver, it's too much work to be able to stitch for any continuous amount of time. The boy's a handful!

Cupcakes: The cupcakes I've been featuring in my blog are from the book Martha Stewart's Cupcakes. You can probably also find them online if you do a search.

11 comments:

Sara said...

Futurecast looks great, the only other thing I could think to make it more fiery would be to add some more metallics or put it on non-white fabric.

Kim B said...

I love the Fire and Ice idea! You are so creative! He looks great!

Lindsay said...

WOW he's fantastic

Daffycat said...

Wonderful finish! I really love this fire version!

Seriously, you need to quit with the cupcakes...have you seen the size of my rear? LOL

riona said...

I love Futurecast too. You make me want to revisit it ... I did it in a charcoal and black color way with dark gunmetal beads ... a sort of Lord of the Night theme... but I really like the red. I just might have to get my chart out of the binder now that I have seen your version.

Anonymous said...

Fire Futurecast is stunning, and he makes a great pair with Ice - well done!

Alice said...

He is so handsome! What a great idea, and a perfect companion piece for Ice.

Jo said...

Great idea, and he turned out brilliantly

Brenda Lou said...

Fantastic job!!!! Love the colors.

Lisa V said...

Beautiful finish! If you are a dragon lover i have a beautiful pattern for sale through my blog sidebar, its one I wish I could have done but I dont have the patience for it. I also havent listed it yet but a Magical cross stitch book, brand new with 25 fantasy designs, email me if you are interested. LISA V

Needlearts Kelly said...

Your Futurecase is lovely. I'm really impressed with your entire series of the Sweetheart Needlerolls. You did a fantastic job.