beaded Golden Lyre (EK A&S award)

Supplies:
mint green cotton light canvas
white nymo beading thread and beading needle
size 11 glass beads: clear red, opaque blue, opaque gold mix, and a single silver foiled bead for the eye

Tools:
EK Golden Lyre pattern from Cellach of Athena's Thimble
embroidery hoop

In the beginning:

And done:
Now I am looking for a Celtic styled tiger for the next few...