I taught at The Village Haberdashery on Tuesday and on my way home, I stopped to take a picture in the entrance to the stairs leading up to the shop. I love these cheerful colours,…
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An embroidery work in progress. It’s a much larger version of an embroidery I made many years ago. And sold way too cheaply. Lesson learned. ;-) I’m excited about doing a new version of it,…
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For a few years now, I’ve felt like I rarely did any reading. Which made me a little sad because I used to read a lot. I was the girl who would visit the local…
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I walk past this tree almost every day when I walk Blake. I enjoy watching it change through the seasons. :-) These crocheted illustrations by Tuija Heikkinen are delightful. {via SwissMiss} I love Gmail short…
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I know I have said it before and I will undoubtedly say it again (and again): one of the very best things about designing embroidery patterns is when people get in touch to show what…
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My niece and nephew are crazy about dinosaurs. When I visited last year, a particular dino book was read several times. For Christmas I wanted to give them something personal, but it had to be…
View PostMy niece and nephew are crazy about dinosaurs. When I visited last year, a particular dino book was read several times. For Christmas I wanted to give them something personal, but it had to be…
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Last week it was Tony’s niece’s birthday. Because it is so close to Christmas, we always struggle a bit finding a present for her. Does she really need more sparkly pencils or cute erasers? Maybe…
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On Tuesday I was back at The Village Haberdashery teaching beginner embroidery. It really is one of my very favourite things to do. It makes me so so happy to see people learn this craft…
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