Practice while finishing a UFO

 I wanted to practice a few of the stitches before starting the companion piece to the Autumn Ornament. The mentor who started me on this adventure very wisely gave me a bit of canvas to play with. I needed a bit more than she thought I would. What to do?????

In clearing out more “stuff” I ran across this uncompleted bookmark from my daughter’s Girl Scout days. It needed the bit of border finished. I mused that it needed something after the exclamation point. A smiley face? Something with Spring in mind? My mind wandered to the final stitch I thought I would practice.  Hmmmmm will it fit?

I think it did! Now to find a home for it. I’m thinking of including it with a book I’m returning this weekend