This is My Secret Garden by Nicole Gelinas. Again, I added some mods. I added some Swarovski crystals in the water falls for sparkle. I didn’t like the water lilies that Nicole had in the pond, so I used Swarovski pearls for lily buds. Since my garden always has dragon flies, I added one of them. If you look closely, you’ll find the turtle climbing on the rocks. Our oldest has 2 turtles. Mom and I decided that I would take this EAC seminar class just before she passed so I had to add a bunny as Mom loved watching the bunnies play in the driveway.

This little hummingbird, done in goldwork and silk shading, was designed and taught by Lizzy Pye and was offered as an EGA online course in 2024. This was my first experience in using metal threads in my embroidery and it was a fun project to stitch with the bright silk threads and all the goldwork bling. It is one of my favorite projects ever!