This was stitched as a wedding gift for Ben's brother and his wife. Ethan and Rika live out in CA, and I'll be honest, neither Ben or I really knew Rika that well. We had met a few times and knew she was a really cool, down to earth kind of girl, but that was about it (oh, and she's a ballerina... yeah, a bonafide ballerina) and Ethan is the kind of guy who just buys what he wants when he wants it. So with that being said, I was a bit stumped on what to get them... plus I'm really not one of those kind of people who 'stick to the registry'... (how boring!)
Ethan had asked Ben to be a groomsman in the wedding and with us in the midst of planning a wedding of our own, we were a bit strapped for cash at that moment. With all those cards on the table, a handmade gift it was! We knew the colors for the wedding were going to be a rich red and autumn orange, so I went with that - and in variegated floss to boot! I framed it up in a square black frame and it looked great!
There's nothing so rewarding as seeing the look on someone's face when they open up an unexpected handmade gift...
Happy Stitching!
Amanda
Amanda
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