Kazuko Aoki "Rose is a rose" Re-framed

Hi, I re-framed my Kazuko Aoki's "Rose is a rose" (=薔薇はバラ色？）.
Mum's wasn't re-framed, just as it was, but when I found this rosy fabric at craft shop, I couldn't resist to buy it and this idea just came into my mind!

Is it a bit fussy?
I wanted it to be a bit more prettier, so I made it into like this.
When I saw mum's, it's also simple and beautiful, so I just sew it easily backside to whenever I can change mind and make into the original.
I took photos without glass, so it seems a bit weak, but if added glass it's beautiful IRL.

When I took this photo, I've got three mosquito bites, oh no!
Japan is a very humid country, so there are so many mosquitoes...
I often hear that people are stitching just in front of the lake, but no mosquito, etc...
How about your country???

My PC is funny recently, I'm scared if I should buy another new one again???
Now I can't use mouse, actually usb port etc... and I lost some true type fonts, so I can't see any words when I leave you a comment... or when I edit my HTML...
I should ask my husband to send me fonts.





Take care and have a lovely weekend!
Happy Stitching!

Design : from Book "バラと暮らす”(=Bara to Kurasu)
Fabric : 12B Fremme Linen
Thread : DMC

Kazuko Aoki "Rose is a rose" Framed!

About a week ago, I went to a big art and craft shop and bought some frames!
And I framed Kazuko Aoki's "Rose is a rose" (<= I just named it in English, in Japanese ”薔薇はバラ色(bara wa bara iro)”.

As you may know that I stitched this piece for two, one is for mum and another one is for myself.
We bought the same frame and now she is hanging on the wall in the bathroom.

Here is mum's. There were blank area both top and bottom so as always I added laces.
I added different laces for mum's and mine, I like mine (lol)!

Here is mine, I added a lace which was given by Arcadia in France before! It's so beautiful lace and I love it!
I added some close up photos of laces below...

Here is mum's...

And this is mine!

Which do you like?? :D
Now I have been working on two CCN designs!
I have so many WIPs, and have to organize, but even I wrote them on the notebook to organize, I couldn't...
Because a beautiful French design just have messed up my plan, lol
I can't resist to start it, but have to be patient for a while!!!

Take care and have a lovely weekend!

Thanks for your visit and thanks for purchasing from my Sale and Trade blog!

Bye for now,

Design : Book "バラと暮らす" ("Bara to kurasu") by Kazuko Aoki
Fabric : 12B Fremme Linen
Thread : DMC

Kazuko Aoki - "Rose is a Rose" finished!

I've just finished Kazuko Aoki's design, "薔薇はバラ色" (= Rose is a Rose?).
I stitched the same design for two, one is for myself and one is for my mum.
It was so fun stitch, I really became liking stitch her designs so much!

This real pink roses are from my mum's garden, actually they were blooming beautifully at neighbours garden.
Last year we were talking about them, and then an old man who own these floweres in his garden gave us some sprays of this rose!
This year they bloomed in my mum's garden, beautiful, aren't they?!

The ground area, there was written to double cross stitch, but I didn't get it, so I just have done normal cross stitch!






Thank you so much for joining my Giveaway, and thanks for lovely comments for winners!
Margaret, Rowyn, I will send your pinkeeps in a few days!

Take care and have a lovely day!
Happy stitching.

Design : Book "バラと暮らす" ("Bara to kurasu") by Kazuko Aoki
Fabric : 12B Fremme Linen
Thread : DMC

WIP - Kazuko Aoki's design

Hi, how are you doing?
I have been feeling gloomy nowadays as the weather is also gloomy and dull...

I have finished Private Exchange for Nina, and PIF for the last participant of round 1 : Staci, and sent them out, so feel happy that I have no commitments, I have been stitching what I want!

I bought Kazuko Aoki's book and had been stitching a design for two, one is for myself, and another one is... as you probably might know, for my mum (lol)
This is very beautiful design and I fell in love, as well as my mum.


When I gathered threads, there were almost no threads in my stash, so I went out for buying threads.
Her design is very natural and so beautiful, so I like it!
I'm going to stitch other designs from her book later.







Here is a tomato diary.
The left one was taken on 28, May and the right one was taken on 5th of June!
It's so fun to observe them. There are about 5 tomatoes on the tree!
Hope they grow more and more and will turn in red!

There is still some days left for the GIVEAWAY!
I changed the deadline to 14, June (Sunday) Japanese time.
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