Diamond Week : my crafts !!!!

My work has been based on the bigger diamond shape found on Sarah's book "Craft-A-Day"...

...and I even thought to use a different one from minieco....

I cut out 2 "diamonds" from white felt...

then I traced, with the help of a pencil, the minieco's gem on one of my diamonds...

....and I started to embroider the gem with some glossy grey thread...

Once completed the embroidery, I sewed the other diamond on the back of the previous one, using a basic blanket stitch and some beads for a more girlish result...

...a final touch : a little hole and a rat tail to wear my precious diamond...

...you know the quote "Diamonds are a girl's best friend"???
.....well, not true!!!.....till now!!!!!

My LINK HERE !!!!

xxxx Alessandra

P.S.: sorry for the photos quality.....stormy days!!!! sigh....

P.S.#2 :
last 6th of February I found this in my email box....

sah-rah.com 1:39pm Feb 6 Hi Alessandra, I just wanted to say all your crafts are amazing! I love seeing all your personal touches. That is exactly what I had hoped people would do with my weekly patterns. Keep up the awesome work. Sarah ....well, I was blushing and jumping around the house!!!! ;oD