Little bitty sparkly bits

 I spent yesterday cutting long strands of sparkly metal into little bits of sparkly metal and then sewing them back together.

I stitched the stems and branches for the sunflowers on each side of the birds. Then I added the spangles at the tips of the branches.

The camera picks up some of the sparkles but only in a few places. This thing glitters!

Today I'm going to add more little bits of metal--this time in two colors, Woo-HOO!--all the way around. Then there are some unique motifs to add in metal thread--then finally a silk border. It is quite possible that I will have a finish in the near future if--Oh! SQUIRREL!!!

(I would really like to have a finish . . . I need to free up a 10" hoop before next Wednesday when I start another online class with Zina.)

And, on the computer front . . . can we say "User Error?" I suggested just turning the laptop off and waiting 24 hours, then restarting it. What do you know--it worked just fine.