Friendship

A little design of my own that I’ve finished as a pillow stuffed with chamomile blossoms for a sweet scent. Stitched using all HDF supplies: 35 ct Peach Butter linen, Primitive Black, Legacy Blue, BeBopped, Black Cherry, Examplar Black Iris, Examplar Miligrubs, Bock, Bole, Castory, and Ginger. A note on the skin tone – for the bottom stitch I used Bole one-over-two and for the top stitch I used it two-over-two. It kept the skin from looking too intensely colored. One-over-one for both top and bottom stitch made her look like she had some unpleasant skin condition. LOL. Must ask Vikki’s advice regarding skin tones, but I thought this turned out well. A bit of vintage lace and some deep purple twill-like finishing fabric that matched the Examplar Black Iris finish it off.

Aurora Whittier 1827 … my own design

First in a series! This is only a teaser shot till the real thing goes public.

cottontail bunny

This bunny literally is a cottontail! I’d originally planned to make these to sell in my etsy shop, but the cottonball is more fragile than it looks and I worried that the bunnies wouldn’t make it through the post in goo shape. So this little fella will spend Easter with us – and we’re glad of it! He’s been grunged up a bit with some walnut stain. Stuffed with wool rovings. Wooden button eyes. All in all, pretty darn cute.

Love of Myn

This was a February finish – I made it for Niek, for Valentine’s Day. My design, stitched in HDF silks on HDF mushroom linen.

Prim Sampler Bird

Made this for Su, for the Spring Seasonal Exchange. Stitched on 36 ct Silkweaver Solo using HDF silks Black Cherry, Enchantress, Black Iris, BeGrimed, Black Iris Bloom. Floral back of bird and lace wing are both vintage materials. Stuffed with wool rovings and magnolia potpourri.