Parents 50th Wedding Anniversary

"Katherine H" ,in rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote: and entertained us with

Tanja Berlin does wonderful gold work kits, here is a link to an appropriate one for a 50th Anniversary.

The Sweetheart Tree (Sandra Cox Vanosdall) has a lovely band type sampler that is designed especially for a 25th or 50th anniversary. I did it for my DSis on her 25th. It is appropriately titled "The Anniversary Sampler" but it also gives direction on how to make this a regular wedding sampler. Here's the link to the design

Victorial Sampler has a lovely one:

I know The Silver Lining has a 25th Anniversary piece; I think there's also a 50th.

The Silver Lining's 50th Anniversary:

I have just completed, and had framed, the Great Bear Wedding Gift. It looks absolutely gorgeous, and will be going to Japan with me this week.

Gillian

ejk wrote:

For my parents' 50th anniversary I scanned their wedding photo and did it in sepia tones.

What about this one?

Gill, did you do it in the original colours?

emerald

Yes, and it looks super! DS is in the Navy, so that is why I thought the original colors looked so good.

Gill

ejk wrote:

Best wishes, Ericka

This one by Victoria Sampler turns out lovely - I stitched it for my inlaws

Fun to stitch due to the variety of stitches but not so complicated that I got frustrated or bored before the end. End results were much admired and appreciated by all :)

MelissaD

I did this one as well for my sister's 10th. It looked lovely framed with taupe behind and pink mat in a pinky gold frame. Unfortunately, I still need to take a picture of it framed.

Addie

When my late parents in law had their 40th Anniversary i took their picture`s out lines and converted it into an embroidery with the date of their marriage , mirjam

Hi! Emerald, if you read this...Those pictures are beautiful! Honestly. I am just a single person but I still admire those things. Especially that wedding sampler...is it yellow or gold that beautiful color...whichever it is, it looks stunning with blue. And I say this with positive tone, not negative.

Thanks Everyone! I knew there would be some lovely suggestions, but now to decide! I'm leaning toward the goldwork for a few reasons. 1. It's small and with my work schedule and timeframe (July anniv) it could be done. 2. it's gold and works with golden anniversary and 3. I love trying something new and this would be new for me.

I'll keep you posted on what I decide and the progress of what I do.

Thanks again for all the suggestions. Katherine