>Sunday Best

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I love looking through old family photos. Tonight, I found an old school picture of my sister Julie when she was 7 yrs. old. She was in the 1st grade. Awww...wasn't she cute??

Here's another photo of Julie & Tawny, our Airedale Terrier. I love this one because Tawny's whiskers are icicles. I bet her nose was cold!

And, here's a photo of Julie in her pink dress. She actually made this dress for her prom. Julie is a very talented seamstress. She's made a number of dresses for herself, including her wedding dress.

What a sweet smile=:)

And, lastly, here's the bead-embroidered Tawny & Julie. Julie said she probably wanted red or blue shoes when she was little, but I know that she would never wear either of those colors with a pink dress. So, I decided to go with Webmiztris on this one, and I beaded Julie's shoes in white. I also added a few other finishing touches. I shaded Julie's face with embroidery floss; I added another row of white seed beads to her belt; and, I filled the section under her right arm with blue beads so that it matches the sofa. You'd be surprised how long finishing touches take.

How do you think it looks??

My next step is to figure out how to construct the entire piece. I need to attach Julie & Tawny to the sofa, as well as tack down the sides of Julie's dress. I also have to make a tiny book out of acid-free paper and attach it to Julie. And, I may add some more bugle beads to the wooden section of the couch so that it sparkles... I'd better get to work...