Hand Embroidered Saree/ Embroidered Sari

I always wanted to embroider a sari. So did my colleague Sayani. We kept talking about it and finally one day we bought two identical sarees for ourselves in green with a red border. We also stencilled identical designs on the sari.Well here's a pic of the design:

I decided to give it a bright appearance and hence I bought red and yellow threads for the flowers. Herringbone stitch seemed fine and I used them for both the flowers and leaves:

In the middle of the flowers I used shisha or mirror. My sister Bandana taught me the mirror work. I alternated the branches with red and yellow flowers and also outlined them in contrast colours. For the stems I used stem stitch and chain stitch for the little buds.

Finally I completed the saree and wore it on Saraswati Puja( Saraswati is the goddess of learning and arts) and offered my prayers.I wore a red blouse. My colleague Sayani is also on the verge of finishing hers and she has used threads of pink and green in shaded hues. I will upload her work too after she completes. Right now here's a pic of mine: