embroidered cards: how to and pics from the archive

Digging up some pics from my crafty past (2008) for the next Brown Owls meet up on embroidered cards. Don't you just love re-visiting the old days when it was all about experimenting with every possible craft you could think of till you found 'the one'!

These are super easy to make and sweet for Christmas, just to prove it here's some links to some great tutorials:

Mr Handsomeface: Neon Embroidered Card
Design Sponge: Hand-embroidered note cards
Next to Nicx: Constructive chaos

If you make some let me know, I'd love to check them out :)

my creative space

Stitchin' a pigeon this week :)


You can check out more creative spaces or show off your own here.

sausage dog embroidery wall art

Finished this sweet custom order on the weekend, it's always a pleasure to create something slightly different to my usual product line.

He's so cute on my wall it's tough to part with him, I reckon he would make a lovely addition to any kid's room, especially in different colour combinations. What do you think? Should I test it out in the shop?

Dreaming of a White Christmas?

 

Thinking about Christmas? I know some very organised people who are which is why I'm busy making White Christmas Birds this week.   

  

Available for pre-order in the shop now.

new work for BiECO

As promised, three new wall pieces for tomorrow's market: Little wooden toy horse hand-embroidered on vintage linen tea towel,


Songbird hand-embroidered on organic linen, and


this one is hand-embroidered on a vintage embroidered table cloth (it was stained so I'll be re-using sections of it for future work), the flowers are the original embroidery from the cloth. She doesn't have a name yet, suggestions?

All three will be available at the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market tomorrow (10 July), 9am-2pm at St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton.

See you there!

new work

hand-embroidery on navy cotton

Life threw a few curve balls at me in the last month and while I haven't been blogging as much I've still been stitching :)

hand-embroidery on vintage linen

Only one more sleep till Brisbane's Finders Keepers! I'll be on the verandah so if you're in the area pop in and check out some new work.

hand-embroidery on cotton

I also have a limited run of 24 pendants, get in early for one of these!


Plus I have a new display but I'll leave that post till after the weekend ;)



See you there!

i heart hankies

I love hankies especially vintage ones, I couldn't resist doing a little stitching on this one I picked up from Elsie Betty.

I have three more of these and, if finished in time, they will be making their debut at Finders Keepers and BiECO.

Australian Bass completed

Australian Bass hand embroidery is finally framed and in the shop. For more info and a detailed description head here.

Sea Bird Brooch

Sea Bird Brooch is the first in my new series of one-off embroidered pieces, in the shop now.

My creative space ...

I'm working on a custom order this week. I do love the opportunity to create a one-off, this one is destined to be a wall piece and will be heading north this week.

What's in your space? You can show it off or check out others by popping over here.

city girl

I'm not 100% about this one but I'm still posting her here, maybe she'll look better in the morning. I am pleased I found a use for this piece of Anna Maria Horner fabric though! It's been sitting in my stash since the baby quilt!

australian bass

Australian Bass hand-embroidered on hemp and yak hair

Did you fish a lot as a kid? We did, at crazy hours of the morning for 6 hours plus at a time. We even have trophies for it which is kinda funny for 3 girls. The best bit was the element of surprise waiting to see what type of fish would fly out of the water. The worst bit was a toss up between peeing into a bucket in a dingey in the middle of the Broadwater or smelling like dried live bait and scales for most of the day.

I think this Australian Bass is in desperate need of a frame, could make a nice gift for a fisherman/woman, because everyone knows one of those right?

(btw: The hemp and yak hair is from Duckcloth and while it's not vegan friendly it is divine to work with, it has a super soft texture compared to most linen and/or hemp blends)