Cupid Embroidery

The other project I did for my Valentine decor was this cupid embroidery.

I found a vintage cupid embroidery pattern on Flickr.  I embroidered it on all white on red cotton.  Then I stretched it around a piece of cardboard and put it in a frame I already had, that I had spray painted hot pink.  I added a little Valentine ribbon to hang it.  I had a little difficulty embroidering this because I didn't really have the proper tools to transfer the design.  I managed to transfer it by tracing it on with a white colored pencil.  Even then it was pretty hard to see and the lines weren't as crisp as I would have liked so I had to reference the image a lot.  In fact, most the hair was me winging it.  I wish I would have had a better transfer to follow and I'm sure it would have turned out a lot better.  That being said, I really like it!  I happy with the all white stitching on the red and I'm happy with the overall effect.  I will have to try idea again for other holidays!