Mermaid Azure: Week 3

Dear world, I have finished the main body of Marina (that's the name I've given her, she couldn't be anonymous anymore!):

I love the look of that tail- very realistic in my opinion!

It's been fun working on the tail this week, especially because we're visiting my parents in a whole other country that couldn't be more different from southern Spain: it is green, cool, and full of lakes and forests and castles: Belgium! So I've been enjoying a mild northern European summer for a few days, and stitching in the garden:

Wonderful stuff. This week I hope to finish up all the details and add the beads, so hopefully next time I post on here, I will have a finished product :)

Happy stitching everyone, here's a shot that took my fancy: a mermaid on the grass :)

And just a few sweet pictures of our day out kayaking, which I think capture the spirit of the place:

Curious ducks

Castle on a cliff