Sparrows and hellebores
If you downloaded the free designs I posted in November, you might be interested in the idea of blog reader Mirjam, who suggested that they might be made into coasters. As it happens, someone did exactly this some time ago – you can see the results here.
Coasters from the designs
I’m not much of a seamstress, so I’m not sure I could do this myself, but at least I know it can be done!
Now – most of my time recently has been spent in preparing for, and going to, local art and craft fairs. I get a lot of requests and commissions from these, and one recent request was for a large embroidery intended as a gift for a woman who liked hellebore flowers and sparrows. So – how to combine these two subjects in one piece? To be honest I would never have thought of using either of them in an embroidery! Sparrows aren’t exactly eye-catching birds, and although hellebores have lovely flowers, the plants themselves are often clumsy and difficult to draw
But after a lot of cogitation and trials and errors, I came up with this. I just hope it will gain the approval of the recipient!
An unusual present!
Now, with the festive season approaching rapidly, I will take a brief break from blogging, but will be back in the New Year with lots of freebies, and I hope that you will re-join me then
Have a happy holiday!