Embroidery pendant of Selworthy Somerset.

Hi, It has been a lovely summer and we had a great holiday in North Devon and Somerset. I took some photographs of Selworthy that were crying out to be painted or embroidered and here is my first embroidery. It was a beautiful sunny day which I have tried to capture in this small pendant. See my on line sites shown above for this pendant and other brooches and necklaces for sale.

Hand embroidered pendant of Parrot Tulips.

HI, I have just completed an embroidery of Parrot tulips on green silk. I based the design on a watercolour I painted. The tulips are beautiful flowers to paint and embroider. Last Saturday I went to the Royal School of Needlework for a day class in metalwork.  Our tutor was Becky Hogg and the design we were stitching was a fox. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and Becky was a great tutor with lots of tips on how to get a good finish. I haven't quite finished the fox  but I am thoroughly enjoying the stitching. I have embroidered since I was very young but up until last week hadn't tried any form of goldwork/metalwork. I will definitely be continuing with this form of embroidery. 

Hand embroidered pendant. Spring flowers.

Hi, I stitched this pendant on green silk fabric which enhances the spring flowers beautifully. The flowers are stitched using Chameleon Sole de Paris threads which I purchases from Lorna Bateman on etsy. The threads were lovely to stitch with and have a beautiful sheen and come in gorgeous colours. I really enjoyed designing this embroidery feeling like spring is here.

Hand embroidered earrings. Nutcracker design.

Hi, It has been a very busy but have had an enjoyable time over Christmas. We have a new puppy who is full of fun and a bit naughty. I didn't finish the earrings until after Christmas which was a shame. They were fun to stitch and I may make another pair before next Christmas. I was bought an online goldwork course from the Royal School of Needlework which I am currently working on. I haven't stitched goldwork before and I am really enjoying the process. At the moment I am applying the padding ready for the gold threads.

Hand embroidered pendant, Snow scene.

Hi I have finished another pendant necklace. This time I decided to stitch a snow scene. I thought a cottage beside a lake with fir trees in the snow would look nice. I used the same fabric as the last project to give that lovely frosty look. Very pleased with the final pendant. My next project will be earrings with a traditional nutcracker design.

Hand embroidered pendant.

Hi, Just completed a hand embroidery Christmas robin and holly design. I have mounted the embroidery in a gold oval frame pendant. The fabric I used for the background gives a lovely frosty feel. I love stitching for Christmas. More designs to come.

Hand embroidered Christmas tree decorations.

Hi, A few weeks ago I made a set of embroidered Christmas tree decorations on blue fabric. When my son saw them he wanted them for his Christmas tree so I have made them again but bigger this time so that I can sell then separately in my Etsy shop. They look lovely and I have enjoyed stitching them again. I think I will now make a couple of pendants and brooches on a robin or Christmas floral theme. More to come soon.

Hand embroidered Christmas tree decoration. The three Christmas teddy bears.

Hi, Just back from holiday in the Lake District. We were very lucky with the weather and had a great week. I had embroidered three new Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree before I went on holiday. I have a teddy bear called Sidney and thought I would use him as a basis for designing three Christmas teddy bears. They were great fun to sew and look very cute.

Hand embroidered Christmas tree decoration , a table runner and four matching place mats.

Hi,
I have been busy making more Christmas tree decorations, hand embroidered and designed by me. I love stitching these small hoops. This set are a daytime snow scene version of my village design shown in my last blog. I have also machined and quilted a table runner with four matching place mats. I have a few more of these to stitch so watch this space.

Christmas tree embroidered decorations and Advent calendar.

Hi, Just a short update today on the items I have been making. I have been quilting and sewing a table runner and place mats. I haven't finished these yet but as soon as I have I will post photos. I have completed a set of three embroidered Christmas tree decorations. I bought some gorgeous fabric that I thought would make a lovely night snow scene embroidery. I am really pleased with the results. They look great in the little hoops. I have also stitched two Advent Calendars, one is still waiting to have the hanging rod added but the other is completely finished. I added silver bells to the calendar to give it a little bit extra sparkle.

Hand embroidered pendant. Mullion cove, Cornwall.

The new embroidered pendant I have stitched has a design of Mullion Cove, Cornwall, England. This is one of my favourite places and I thoroughly enjoyed designing and hand embroidering this landscape pendant from a holiday photograph. I have a custom embroidery to stitch next which will be great fun.

Hand embroidery pendant. Fields and poppies.

This embroidery is a view across the fields where I live which I thoroughly enjoyed designing and hand embroidering. The pendant is an oval hoop and comes with an antique bronze plated chain. These little embroideries take several hours of stitching and I use my knowledge of painting with watercolours to create my embroideries.
           I have also had my embroidery of a Purple Emperor butterfly included in the Gallery page of the latest edition of the Embroiderers Guild magazine Stitch. This is a lovely magazine for anyone interested in embroidery.

Hand embroidery pendant. St Bartholomew Church, Lake Konigsee, Germany.

Hi, I have completed another little embroidery. I have designed a pendant hand embroidery of St Bartholomew Church, Lake Konigsee, Germany. I have tried to capture in this little embroidery the tranquility of the  lake and the lovely reflections of the church in the water. I thoroughly enjoyed designing and hand embroidering this one of a kind pendant. I think for my next embroidery I will stitch a typical English view across fields with some poppies in the foreground.

Hand embroidery pendant, roses round a cottage window.

I went to Sissinghurst gardens a couple of weeks ago and the weather was lovely. The gardens at Sissinghurst are fantastic and gave me the inspiration to embroider a view of a cottage window surrounded with roses. There were many beautiful roses growing at Sissinghurst and I took many photographs. The result is a hand embroidered pendant necklace of roses round a cottage window.

Hand embroidery of Crowns Engine Houses, Botallack, Cornwall.

I think this is my favourite miniature embroidery so far. This is such an atmospheric place to visit and changes with the light. The day we visited was very changeable, one minute sun then the next rain. I have tried to capture the engine house in sun. The sea takes on some amazing colours in the sunshine.

Hand embroidered wedding bouquet.

I am thoroughly enjoying my embroidery and am creating some lovely designs. I have added to my shop customised embroidered wedding bouquets. They would make lovely gifts to remember a very special day. I have created an embroidery as an example from my friends sons wedding. The flowers were beautiful and have made a very pretty design. I have used a combination of DMC and Anchor thread on silk fabric chosen to compliment the flowers. Great fun to stitch.

Embroidery pendants.

I have completed three more embroidery pendants to add to my collection. I based these embroideries on places I have visited on holiday. The first piece I stitched was from a photo of a rowing boat on Lake Konigssee in Germany. The lake is a very peaceful calm place and I have tried to portray this in a small embroidery, not easy! I love the aqua colours of the water. Mainly straight stitch was used for all the embroideries. My second choice was a stitched from a photo of a beach in Cornwall with a person walking into the breeze. It was a little difficult stitching such a small person but I think I have achieved an impression of a person. My final design was of Boscastle in Cornwall looking back towards the village from the coast which is such a lovely view. I deiced to outline the houses because they weren't standing out. These pendants and brooches are a joy to sew. More to come.