New Project - Little Snap Dragon

I have already started my next project - it is Little Snap Dragon by Kustom Krafts, and will be a wedding present for a university friend who is getting married in May. I've taken the pressure off myself by deciding that it will be a first year anniversary present for them - there's absolutely no way it would have been done for the wedding itself!! (I really have to admit to myself that I'm rubbish with deadlines!).

I have done the dragon's head so far, and I'm enjoying it already although there's lots of colour changes which is a bit different to the other wedding picture! I must admit though that blues and turquoises are my favourite colours so it's not too much of a hardship...

It's a lot bigger picture than I've ever done before, so I'm a little daunted by that, but I'm trying out a scroll frame for the first time and that seems to be going well, and much easier than taking a hoop on and off all the time. I'm also doing it on 16ct aida rather than 14ct so it's taking a little time for my eyes to adjust.

Why did I choose a dragon? Well, both of my friends are very into role-playing/RPG and gothic 'stuff'. Even the wedding invites ask for gothic dress! Also, I thought the shape of the flowers are almost half a heart - so it looks quite romantic. I couldn't have done a traditional wedding picture for them!

I think I might interchange working on this with Snow Hunter and Winter Wonderland. I'd really like to get WW finished by the end of the year if I can. There's not too much left of Snow Hunter either, but that one had me bamboozled a little with the amount of colour changes so it might come third on the list.