Soft colors, soft textures, soft fabrics for the end of June.
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Botanical embroidery: the project bag sampler
in embroidery, Nature
I placed an order the other day for a stunning handmade dress that is made out of a 100% lithuanian linen (get ready to see me wearing it on the next couple thousand posts). The dress was carefully wrapped in a little linen pouch, and the first idea that came out to my mind was to use it as a project bag.
I used it for a little bit, and then I thought that it would be wonderful to cover it with botanical elements that I would embroider. I don't have a lot of experience in embroidering, I'm just following what my heart and mind tell me to do, select colors from my modest collection, and thread the needle!
Are you doing some embroidery too? (I would love to see your work).
First signs of Spring? Zebrina pendula
in Nature
Even though I won’t be spending Christmas in Latvia this year, I still intend to make the best out of December and decorate the house.
I’ve already framed the doors and windows with pine branches, made some wooden & corn starch clay ornements, and the paper snowflakes that I have made earlier are already hanging on my windows. But the most important piece of the decorations was not yet in the house. So this weekend we headed out to the woods, with the saw in hands, hunting for the perfect Christmas tree. And after a short walk, we finally found the perfect candidate... The tree is not yet decorated, but I'll work on that tonight. I'll show you the final result in another post.
In the meanwhile stay warm & happy knitting!
Here's a little teaser of something that I've been working on. I had a wonderful photo session this morning in the woods despite the cold, and I'm very excited to sharing this work very soon.
The time is passing by so fast. I’ve been quite busy lately, and I’ll be even more busy in the upcoming weeks. Not that I’m complaining at all! I’ll be working on a new exciting project, that I hope to share with you very soon.
But that also reminded me to slow down, and take a few minutes here and there during the day to enjoy some simple things: a cup of tea, some details on an almost-eaten pumpkin pie, harvesting some rose hips on my way back from the post office, finding inspiration in the little pussy willow branches that I collected last January, knitting a few stitches whilst thinking of a nice way to wrap the first christmas present, and updating the pages of my knitting diary.
Until very soon..
Where do you find inspiration from / What does inspire you lately?