One thing about me is I rarely follow rules. When it comes to stitching I might use a strand or 2 or 6 depending on the area I’m completing as well as the amount of shading I want, but it’s never anything definite.  I use all the strands mostly because I’m impatient and try to complete projects faster so I can work on my next idea.  I have three more ideas before I’ve finished one.

It’s the same with my finishing knots, sometimes I don’t knot, I find ways to loop the string back into the stitched area.  Sometimes I create a tie off knot out of habit, or I may forget and pull the string all the way through! lol.  There are definitely some funny moments. 

I’ve never been to big on technic but I’m still learning. I’m happy when I reach the result that I want regardless!

There’s a little garden growing here and it’s full of wildflower meadows, tangled leaves sun-drenched petals.

This new collection is a celebration of color, texture, and the wild botanical world around us. I’m trying my best to finish what pieces I have so that I can share them all.

I do hope you stop by in the next few weeks to see what I’ve been working on.

I will be sending out a letter to subscribers soon to share more.

You can click the link on the homepage to be added to the list.

Until then take care

I believe that the things we truly love have a way of finding us again.

A certain kind of art. A song you haven’t heard in years. A book you once carried everywhere. A color, a place, a feeling you thought you had outgrown. Cough cough, embroidery!

Somehow, they circle back when you need them most.

I remember seeing embroidery throughout my life and saying wow how do they have the patience! Sometimes we have to catch up to things to understand.

Maybe we never really leave the things we love behind. Maybe they become part of us, quietly waiting until we’re ready to meet them again in a new way.

I think that’s the beautiful thing about passion. What moves us deeply doesn’t disappear just because life gets busy or we take a different path. It waits. It returns. And when it does, we recognize it instantly.

They never quite leave you! What’s within you never disappears.

Art comes back. Creativity comes back. The ideas we thought we abandoned come back.

And sometimes, so do we.

Maybe the things we love are always finding their way back to us because, in some small way, they were always a part of who we are.

I find a lot of solace in knowing that as fact. So I don’t fret when my inspiration leaves for a bit. I know it’s the break I need and may not always be willing to give myself.

If you’ve ever thought maybe a thing isn’t for you, notice how many iterations it’s had in your life and you’ll start to find your answer.

Become a doer not a dreamer is what I’ve always heard. I’ve done that for the most part because I just love exploring everything art. I’ll try anything really even I don’t have the most skill. I think skill comes with time. Skill comes with missteps, challenges, and blah days. I choose to take one small step forward.

Just a reminder to do the thing, and move on. You tried and you’ll thank yourself later.

Action builds confidence!

Wow it has been one long hot summer here in the south. Have to find ways to spend your days out of the heat. I’m one for waiting until the sun goes down if not dawn! I do my errands and shopping right before stores close. When it’s almost 100 degrees I definitely stay inside.

My embroidery helps pass the time. I’ve been experimenting and just enjoying creating fun pretty simple but delightful florals. I’m pretty spontaneous and love getting ideas and trying to make something simple but elegant and colorful.

Hope you’re surviving in summer the best way possible, it seems everyone is under hear advisories these days.

I’ll pop in from time to time, I’m hoping to update my shop sometime soon with a few of these pieces.

Happy crafting to you all!

Just a few quick things I’m working on! I hop between illustrations and embroidery. Just a little art every day is my motto.

Hope to share more soon.

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve done anything with my blog or site! I want to at least add an update and share some new things. Over the past 6 months I’ve picked up my embroidery habit again. I simply can’t sit still, I need to be doing something with my hands and this is the perfect hobby for me! It’s organic, It’s relaxing and I get to use composition skills. So I’ve been creating lots of florals!

So far it’s been lots of minis and a few larger pieces. I’m loving deep oranges and reds. Not sure which direction I’m going yet but lately it’s just a fun little hobby and I may add a few to my shop at times. Business these days is up and down but would love to create for an income to keep creating since things tend to pile up over time.

Just wanted to pop in for a quick hello! Hope you all had a great holiday and manage to get some crafting time in.

Take care!