It's surprising what you can get done when you choose to ignore a deadline. I completed this robot design, and the stitching and framing in time for my other half's birthday.
Tag: stitched
Embroidered otter
I took a break from making MST3K-themed cards for my other half's birthday this time and hand-stitched a cute underwater otter instead.
Mixed media abstracts
Inspired by watercolour-based mixed media abstracts, this year I created a pair of colourful cards with added shine and hand stitching for the twins.
Cross-stitch candle
While I was thinking about the design for my next set of Christmas cards, I used the last of the cross stitch die cuts and stitched a traditional Christmas candle.
Cross stitch snowman
I enjoyed making the last cross stitch card and so I decided to take a break from all the cutting and gluing and stitch a snowman.
Cross stitch Christmas tree
I fancied a bit of a change from making the block Christmas tree cards — though I do have a plan for one other set using that basic design — so I dug through my stash of dies and found my, as yet unused, little cross stitch die.
Cross-stitch Christmas
One of the problems with trying out a new craft is that you can seriously misjudge how long it will take you to create something. This card is the perfect example of that. I haven't done any embroidery of any sort since I was a child — mum used to do quite a bit so… Continue reading Cross-stitch Christmas
String art and flower
This started out as an experiment, one of those “see a technique, try it” self-contained experiments that have no purpose other than to have a go at something. Of course, me being me, I couldn’t leave a perfectly good bit of string art sitting unused for long. The string art is in four colours —… Continue reading String art and flower
Crafty Rat 