Folksy shop

Here's the link to my new Folksy shop.
http://folksy.com/shops/heArt

The Notebook

I couldn't resist this covered notebook.  Embellishing it was a real pleasures might even make my own cover next time. This is for sale, £12 including a blank page notebook. I also have a Folksy account with a few pieces on for sale. Look me up- heArt.

Route master double decker bus!

Could it be done? Late last night I challenged myself to make this.  I'm pleased with the results. What do you think? 

Stitched British Phoneboxes

Well this was fun! A friend asked if I could make a phone box broach and I love a challenge. In fact, I enjoyed it so much I made two more! I am loving making the butterfly broaches. I feel like I would like to put them on everything I have! Here is a picture of how one of the butterfly broaches looks on my bag. 

Little treasures

My box of old cotton reels arrived from eBay today. Very excited! I am imagining who they belonged to originally, and what they had sewn with them. Oh it's the little things :-)

Today's work

Here's what I've been working on today. I thought I'd try to make a needle case but I've been struggling with the best method. It's really important to me that I am pleased with what I create. I would only sell something that I would be happy to buy myself. So the practice goes on and I will let you know when I created a system that I'm happy with! Got to be proud of my work. The top picture is of a butterfly broach I also made today. I had called in to hobby craft this morning and couldn't resist the Tilda fabrics! Fatal going in there haha!

Stitched broach

I love the colours of this one couldn't resist posting! I enjoyed using a bit of canvas for the word. It went through my typewriter easily.

More free motion pins / broaches

This is so much fun! I can hardly keep up with the ideas that keep coming to me. These are what I have made today. It would have been more but I have a bad back so I am pacing myself.

Free motion work

Love, love, love free motion embroidery! I am getting to now my Janome machine and all its little ways, and we are getting along quite well. It really has helped to inspire me. Bit of a neck ache tonight though. Think I've been bent over the machine for too long!