I had a lot of fun with this piece I made for a workshop by Mirjam Gielen. Blanket stitch is used to create organic structures. By manipulating the stitches and carefully choosing the colours, it can almost feel like these creatures are as natural as actual microscopic sea life. I added some beads and a piece of sea glass and used satin stitch and stem stitch to complete the piece.
I had so much fun with this project! I decorated this cardboard cactus I once bought in a craftshop with decoupage paper. For the pot and the soil I used coloured pencils. And then the real fun begins : glueing pieces of green sea glass to the cactus! I used sea glass that is not top quality, with sharp edges etc. (kind of fitting). They are all the result of a seaglass hunt in Lyme Regis, on the south coast of England. Collecting it is such a fun, relaxing thing to do, but be careful, it is also addictive!
