Apple slice coasters revised

I finally got the apple slice coasters the way I want them. Check it out!

And here they are in their coordinating basket:

The only problem is the embroidery. Does anyone out there know a method of embroidering on the seeds without making the back messy? Here's a pic of the back:

If worse comes to worse I guess I could always make a second apple slice and sew the two back to back so the wrong sides are hidden. At that point they'd be thick enough to be potholders. Hmmmmm... getting another project idea!

Until then, this set is available in my shop at justyarning.etsy.com in case anyone is interested!

Apple basket with coasters

Today I've been working on a small crochet basket that looks like an apple and some "apple slices" for the inside. These are going to be the coasters. I think it's looking pretty good. I just need to remember how I made the slices so I can make more of them. Have a look:

The consensus around here is that the seeds and stem were necessary to really make the coasters look like apples. Otherwise my sample was mistaken for a heart. Not so bad, really. Maybe I'll make a set of heart coasters, too!

I think the coasters still need a little work, but hopefully I'll get a good design and be able to list them in the shop soon.