i’ve been making little embroidered birds since the middle of 2011
i think i’ve made hundreds so far and they’re all gone – either sold or given away as gifts to friends and family
no two birds were the same – they were all free cut and free embroidered
in spite of this i felt i needed a change
so now i’m altering the wool felt with a fused paint technique before stitching
these little birds are being hatched continuously, mostly in the evenings
[wool felt and hand embroidery; wool filling; button from my stash]
for sale here
i thought i’d share what we made at our christmas breakup night here at gone rustic
we all made giant paper stars (snowflakes?) from 2 different sorts of paper
everyone seems pleased with their handiwork … or was it anticipation for the tasty supper that was waiting for us?
had a go at making a giant christmas decoration this week
i used old sheet music for this one
, which measures about 20 inches in diameter
i also experimented with magazine pages
it all came about because i’m working out ideas for a window display at my gallery
[if you want to make one yourself, check out this blog post from butterfly kisses]
recently a customer in my gallery bought several of my little embroidered hearts and birds
she showed her friend, and the friend liked them so much she rang me and ordered some for her family
2 pale pink heart brooches
and 1 green bird key hanger
3 more birds to go …
[p.s. – i dried the rose petals and buds myself – just something i like to do whenever someone gives me flowers!]
note –
