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 pendants
a new embroidery design
and a work in progress for a client (4 little kiddos all in a row for one lucky grandmother)
but today I’m off to the mountains to play in the creek with my 2 little kiddos!
Happy Monday!
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 watching the old tv show Alias) before I go bring the kiddos home from school. The question is how will I manage this time when they are at home this summer!?
Anyhow, it’s been a huge gift to myself and in that I’ve been able to accomplish so much more embroidery than previously. Here are a few glimpses of some things I’ve been able to finish the last few weeks…
Our elementary school has themes for their classrooms for grades preschool through second and my chick shares a class with two teachers (and subsequently two themes). They are the Cliffords and Nemos. I made these banners for their end of the year teacher gifts.
It was fun to stitch something so different than the traditional banners I’ve been making.
Next up I’m making some smaller embroideries for some pendants, ornaments and more to sell at the Farmer’s Market this season. Here is a glimpse at the little ballerinas
I love stitching small, detailed things like this. It stretches me as an embroiderer and also is as close to painting a picture as I’ll ever get!
I finished another version of the THINK before you speak pattern. This is an aqua version, custom designed for a client.
I made a new version of my French themed banners. This time the client requested the words “joyeux anniversaire” in black and white. I really love how it turned out.
That’s about it for now. I’m rolling out a new Scripture themed embroidery hopefully soon with all the fruits of the Spirit, a smaller version of the Sarah Williams quote from The Astronomer poem and a couple of new custom embroideries too.
Happy Tuesday and happy stitching!
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 one. I finally listened to him and wow, what a great effect! I love it!
So now you have two choices for your pendants: a felt or an embroidered heart
Next up is an embroidery that has been on my hoop for.ev.er. With all the turmoil in the basement I’ve been steadily stitching away trying to accomplish something! I finally finished it this week and boy do I love it. Hopefully I can get a pattern drafted and a .pdf ready for the shop sometime in the next few months. Until then, you can get your own hand stitched version by yours truly in the shop.
There is also the original Landscape version available in the shop too…
Lastly in the world of embroidery is this little quote I stitched up by Coco Chanel. I had seen a print with a “necklace” around it on pinterest a while ago and immediately I thought this would be a great embroidery to embellish with my jars of vintage buttons. It was so much fun to design and stitch and I really love how it turned out.
And in an ever increasing desire to find things to do with all my felt scraps…introducing felt party bags. These are a superhero version (and coming soon a Sesame Street version).
These come fully sewn with the appliques of your choice to DIY either before or during your superhero event. They come in sets of 10 or 20 and as always you can request any specific number you need also.
I think that is about it for all the new stuff. But things are rolling out around here slowly but surely as I try to get the shop filled up with all sorts of new items.
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 embroidering in one day too!
I’m really pleased with how it turned out. So much so that I listed it on etsy!
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 party? Look no farther than right here! 
