"Sea Captain" Finished and Framed!

Hi!

I am happy to post that not only did I finish my cute little Sea Captain, but I framed him as well! Here he is all finished!

I am so happy with the way he came out!  The stars are a little too pale though...
Now with the frame:

My mom found this old round frame she had, and I think it looks perfect! I was so excited to frame him that I forgot to put in a felt cushioned layer between the fabric and the cardboard I used for the backing.  Maybe I will redo it at a later time...


Some close-ups:

I hope you guys like him!  Here is the link to the shop on Etsy again if anyone would like to stitch him, too.  You can always email me (saphirecat73@hotmail.com) if you would like to stitch him with the same colors I used!

Thank you again for all the amazing support from my followers!
Big Hugs,
Annie ^_^

Sea Captain WIP

Hi everyone!

I want to start off by saying "Thank You!" to all the lovely people who left such sweet and thoughtful comments on my last post about the Sea Captain!  I feel like the cross stitching community is exceptionally kind and supportive, and I feel so lucky to be a part of it! <3

I have been continuing my embroidery stitching with the "Sea Captain".  Like I said in my last post, I wanted to make his hat red.  So I ordered what I thought was a perfect red thread online, "Blaze" by Week Dye Works.  It arrived looking orange... So I decided to use the DMC 817 which is a very nice red, but stitched some of the stitches in Blaze orange.  It came out really nice!

What do you guys think of the detail on his shirt?  I decided to add a big contrast by using the orange "Blaze".  I would love to hear some suggestions of other colors if you think the orange is too much! :)

Here is a close up of the hat with mostly red but a few orange stitches in there:

 I also stitched the pipe in a cute mahogany:

 So I will be stitching the stars next, and finish up with the waves.  The stars will be in yellow!



Have a great Valentine week end!
Hugs,
Annie <3