Saturday, December 26, 2015

Penguin ornaments







Inspired by these ornaments on Etsy. Based off pattern by Boni Frati.
Stitched with DMC B5200, 310, on acrylic felt with seed beads and Kreinik blending filament.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Sparkle and shine



Sparkle and shine ornaments by All People Quilt
Stitched on felt with perle and stranded embroidery floss, with seed beads, freshwater pearl bead and sequins.

Christmas cards










Bejewelled


Bejewelled by Samplers and Such (Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments 2003)
Stitched with Kreinik Fine Braid #8 003 and Rainbow Gallery Treasure Braids PB32 and PB56 on Fabric Flair 28ct white evenweave.

Antique Ornament Needleroll


Except that it's not a needleroll. :P

Antique Ornament Needleroll by The Nutmeg Needle (Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments 2003)
Stitched with House of Embroidery 'True Blue' (#1), Ozark Sampler 'Brine', Rainbow Gallery Treasure Braid PB32, DMC 3977 and Ecru on Fabric Flair white 28ct evenweave with random seed beads.


Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Simple Christmas Heart



Simple Christmas Heart by Mosey 'N Me (Just Cross Stitch 2003 Christmas Ornament Edition)

Stitched with Gentle Art Sampler Thread Sarsaparilla, Crescent Colours English Ivy and Crescent Colours Cupid on Fabric Flair 28ct white evenweave.

Poinsettia ornament



Poinsettia ornament by Earth Threads (Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments 2003)

Stitched with Crescent Colours English Ivy, Crescent Colours Cupid, Rainbow Gallery Treasure Gallery PB03, DMC ecru and gold seed beads on Fabric Flair 28ct white evenweave.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Crochet dragon

I made a new friend. :-)


Crocheted with acrylic DK. Pattern by Kristi Tullus, available on Etsy

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Handmade Postcard

Made this odd little card out of a freebie postcard I received in a swap.
Sculpture by the Sea is a cliffside sculpture exhibition held annually in Sydney. It contains art of... mixed interpretation.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Swapbot!

I received this lovely swap as part of a "decorated envelope" exchange. I like the crazy colours and the set of stamps celebrating stamps!



The contents of the envelope were lovely too. :-) 


Friday, November 6, 2015

Owl greeting

This is a postcard I made for a swap. I'd never made a postcard before, but the swap sounded fun and I reckon I could whip one up.
The theme was 'brown'. I started with the owl polaroid card and the background and went from there.
Quite happy with how it turned out!

Hello!

Welcome to my little corner of the global craft room. :-) Here I plan to record what I'm making, want to make, or what I'm inspired by.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Bird embroidery ideas


Tui in a cherry tree. Source: NZ Herald (Michael Cunningham)

  Red-backed Fairy-wren

Red backed fairy wren. Source: Greg Miles


Satin bowerbird. Source: Coolkoala