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princess wands
Been a while since I made some of these and it was a treat to work on something a little different. This is a party favor set for a group of little girls. Want one for your next Princess or Fairy...
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irish blessing embroidery
I was commissioned via etsy to embroider this Irish Blessing and I’m so happy I did it. It was a great experience designing where to put the applique and a great test of how much my hands can handle...
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new stuff!! new stuff!!
Some new things added to the shop in the last week! My Africa pendants were a big hit last year and my husband (of all people) said I should try and make one with an embroidered heart versus the felt...
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little bit of stitching
One major change I’ve made in my schedule the last few months is to dedicate at least an hour in the afternoon to embroidery. It has been my hour of quiet (well kind of quiet as I’ve been sucked into...
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what I’ve been working on…
fourth of July banners setting up booths at local markets working out some “theme/character” capes for the markets and maybe something similar for etsy soon a few custom capes for a client new...
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Wordless Wednesday: a butterfly takes flight
pattern via Urban Threads Filed under: embroidery Tagged: butterfly, hand embroidery, urban threads
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custom embroidery
This has been on my hoop for the past 3 weeks and while it was fun to do I am not sad to see it done! I love how these big embroideries turn out, but man oh man they wear me out! This was a second year...
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WIP {luna moth}
After a slew of custom orders, I finally took up this lovely luna moth I had transferred like a million months ago. She is stitched with a mix of dmc thread, coton a broder and lovely d’aubusson wool...
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little gifts + another lesson in negative space
Earlier in the year I ordered a set of these awesome little pendants from dandelyne. They flew all the way from Australia to my doorstep, only to sit on my shelf for way too long. Back in the late...
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walk on. be free.
I’ve had the joy of stitching up a host of wedding shoes over the last year. It was a new venture and I’ve loved each opportunity to stretch my creative and stitching muscles. Recently I was approached...
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guest blogging…
Super, super excited to be a guest blogger over at one of my favorite spots today… &stitches. Check out my awesome experiment with negative space embroidery!Filed under: embroidery Tagged:...
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throwback thursday {beginnings of typography stitching}
On Thursdays I pull from my years of archives and take a look back and where I’ve come as a stitcher and just reflect a little. Today’s look back is one of my first typography embroideries. Stitching...
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tip-sy tuesday {organizing embroidery projects}
One of the things I fail greatest at is keeping track of and recording the details of my embroidery projects. When I first started out designing, purchasing and printing patterns I quickly realized I...
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throwback thursday {onesies}
On Thursdays I look back at my store of archives as a way to tell my story and remember where I’ve come from along the way. God is merciful and He is using this way of looking back as a way of...
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me + you {custom embroidery and new listing}
I feel like it’s been forever since I introduced a new embroidery to the shop. I’ve had this wedding hoop idea roaming through my head for a while now and I usually love to stitch up prototypes as...
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tipsy-tuesday {transferring embroidery patterns}
When I started really getting into hand embroidery, probably one of the things I had the most frustration with was transferring patterns. There are lots of opinions and options out there to transfer...
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throwback thursday {irish blessing embroidery}
On Thursdays I “throwback” by pulling from my archives and remembering where I’ve come from and this journey I’m on. Today I share one of my first commissioned embroideries. This Irish Blessing...
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tree skirt collection 2014
I’ve wanted to try my hand and designing and making Christmas tree skirts for the past couple of years. This year, I was determined to make it happen. The stocking collection last year honestly had...
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tipsy tuesday {pulling thread}
Figuring out how to pull your thread from a brand new skein can sometimes make you want to pull your hair out (see what I did there? ha!) Sometimes it turns out beautifully like the white skein still...
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throwback thursday {custom embroidery lookback}
On Thursdays I pull from my store of archives and take a look back at past projects, words and other fun memories. This week I remember one of my first custom typography embroideries. Back in 2011 the...
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