I’ve been in the mood to embroider lately. Probably because PipStitch (http://pipstitch.blogspot.com) posts so many cute links.
This first is a pillowcase that I made for the Shelbinator. I got the pattern at Needle Crafter (http://www.needlecrafter.com). If you haven’t visited her site and you like to stitch, you should really go over there. She has tons of free patterns.
Then I made this tea towel for my grandma for Mother’s Day. I traced a coloring page that I found at http://www.texasbob.com. My Grandma doesn’t like Texas or anything, I just liked the pattern…Kidding! She moved to Texas a few years ago. And, yes, I stitched Texas in pink.
In case my superior embroidery skills don’t make it blatantly obvious, those are supposed to be blue bonnets…
Here is a tea towel I made as an Easter gift for a friend. I think I’m going to wear out this bunny pattern from Orange Flower Patterns! (http://orangeflowerpatterns.blogspot.com/ )
And here is the best craft of all! Dollar Tree has small unfinished birdhouses. Shelby picked one out, I spray painted it white, and then let her decorate it with permanent markers. It’s a Mother’s Day gift for my grandma.
Okay, that’s all I have tonight.
Fun stuff. Love the bird house
That first pillowslip is perfect for a little girl, I can definitely tell those are blue bonnets, and those bunnies! Too cute!
Any Grandma would love that birdhouse
I love the Texas embroidery! Ok, I love them all but I have thing about state outlines. Some day I will use one of the Calif patterns I have saved and pigs will fly. I think Grandma will be excited over the birdhouse. When Shelby gets a little older, you can embroider her drawings on to a towel for me.
About your thread jar. all you have to do is post a picture of it once a month. Would it kill you to do that?
Oh yeah, I was reading a magazine from February earlier and there was a whole thing on terrariums and I thought of you.
Thanks for the picture credit. My wife drew all of the coloring sheets.
Texas Bob
Just to clarify …
The Texas coloring page was lovely. It was my embroidery that did not do justice to it.
When are you going to write something new? You could write about me, your mom.
What Karen, your mom said! I’m catching up on my blog reading tonight and expected a bunch of posts from you and all I found was one. Please write about Karen, your mom. I like her. Did you tell her I was moving in with you after Shelby goes off to college?
If you get a chance, take my quiz on Facebook and see how much you know about me and my obsession with Johnny Depp.