Miniature Needlepoint Tea Cosy

This little tea cosy is my first attempt at making a miniature needlepoint tea cosy. It has two very different sides and was stitched on 32 count silk canvas. The flowery side features a bowl of summer flowers which is my own design.

All was fine until I was moving stuff around my workspace and this tiny little tea cosy flew through the air from the safety of a nice clean shelf into a cup of cold coffee on my desk underneath. I watched with horror as hours of my work plummeted into that murky puddle. Somehow - remaining calm - I fished the tea cosy out of the coffee and immediately under a cold water tap. Miraculously there was no real damage. I must have moved quickly enough to stop the coffee penetrating the body of the fibres of the embroidery thread. Considering these embroidery threads belonged to my long-dead grandmother and are at least 60 years old this is truly a miracle. Maybe my grandmother was somehow instrumental in seeing no lasting damage was done! 

The bee design on the other side of the tea cosy is a modification of a cross-stitch pattern I found free online and was stitched specially with Honeybee Cottage in mind.