Mandala number 3

 Hello there. I didn't take many photo's of this work in progress. This is how it started. Choose the centre piece and build the layers around it. The dark blue button is a fraction bigger than the others so the beads around it slightly bulge out at that point. Plastic rings wrapped with pink and green thread. 

The large metal circle was given to me. I did a blanket stitch with blue thread to cover it, and went around it again with orange thread. I started off with a large hoop, but changed it for a smaller hoop. 

Fill in the gaps with red and gold studs. Add some wide orange braiding and put some pink and green  French knots around the outside edge. I wrapped the outer hoop with blue ribbon, and I had some felt in exactly the same colour to cover the back. 

I have an idea for another one but it will be a bigger hoop with a different design.  

Crafty Club this morning, and a walk this afternoon. It's been a lovely sunny day. 

There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of pheasants around the moment. It won't be long before those horrible people come along with their guns and dogs to blast them out of the sky. They call it sport. In my opinion they must be sick in the head. . 

That's all for now Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona