Happy SUN-day, friends! My family and I are hunkering down for another beautiful and uplifting day of LDS General Conference this morning. I’ll probably do some stitching while we watch, as well as a lot of toddler-chasing and doodling lots of notes. I look forward to this weekend every six months and always feel so refreshed and renewed and […]
Today’s free embroidery pattern is a simple wreath. I stitched this using split stitch as the wreath base and the leaves are done using a lazy daisy stitch. This would be so cute to hang in your entryway, or even used as an ornament on a Christmas tree. I love the simplicity of this pattern, but it could easily […]
I have a slight obsession with pumpkins. I’m not quite sure what it is–the decorating versatility they provide? the delicious taste? the adorableness of a stack of pumpkins on my front porch and filling every available decorative bowl in my house?–but I just swoon over pumpkins. Naturally I had to include some adorable mini-pumpkins in my 31 Days […]
First up in my 31 Days of Embroidery patterns is this simple and beautiful leaf embroidery pattern. I used split stitch to outline the leaf, backstitch for the veins and did one stem in stem stitch (very fitting!) and one stem with satin stitch. I think this pattern would be just lovely in fall colors. […]
31 Days is a daily blogging challenge, started by Myquillyn Smith in 2009 and now hosted by Crystal Stine. The idea is to write on the same topic every single day in the month of October. Over the years it’s grown tremendously and is now joined by thousands of bloggers every year. I am joining in with the 31 Days writing challenge for the […]
We’ve spent all week celebrating “Not Back to School” with our local homeschool co-op. The days have been full of everything from hiking as a family to vision board creation to a trip to our tiny zoo and much more. We adore this community of like-minded families and the friendships we’ve built. I love the chance to glean from more […]
“We don’t know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.” –John Cleese I ran across this quote in the very inspiring book Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon. It has stuck with me for weeks and I find myself reflecting on it every so often. That tells […]
This time of year seems a lot like Christmas around here. Huge boxes stuffed with books and other goodies arrive almost daily on our doorstep. We eagerly anticipate their arrival and dive into the boxes as soon as possible. We’re all aglow with the love of new school supplies: fresh notebooks and sketchbooks, new opportunities to learn. It’s new curriculum […]
I’ve had the pleasure over the past few months to host and art camp for kids in our home. It was an amazing experience and combined two of the things I love most: art and kids. We had a blast making different projects each week and learning all sorts of techniques, from watercolor (definitely the hardest to teach!) to acrylics […]
This simple and stunning crochet afghan uses only double crochet stitches throughout the main part of the blanket. The color gradation comes from blending three colors of yarn together and adding new colors as your skein runs out. It’s the perfect project to use up leftover worsted weight yarn. I’m not sure about you, but I often receive gifts […]