How to make oranges - a free tutorial for you ♥ Hello! The sun is shining happily in Cape Town and it's a beautiful day and today I thought you would enjoy learning how to make oranges! Here is the tutorial from my book: Ribbon embroidery and stumpwork. Panel 10 from the flower sampler in the book... Click… Continue reading How to make oranges
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Silk Ribbon Embroidery-How to Make a Tansy Fairy
Good morning! Today I have a beautiful Fairy to show you…I am sure that many of you will enjoy seeing her, as she is doing what we all love best — embroidery The Tansy Flower Fairy™, embroidered by the talented Marina Zherdeva from Moscow. This is the original artwork by Cicely Mary Barker… And… Continue reading Silk Ribbon Embroidery-How to Make a Tansy Fairy
How to make stumpwork Hydrangeas
Hello, Stitching World ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸ Would you like to add more dimension to your embroidery? This tutorial will help show you how easy it is ♥ How to make Stumpwork Hydrangeas I have some new photos of a favourite technique and for those who are learning for the first time or refreshing their skills, here… Continue reading How to make stumpwork Hydrangeas
A Ballerina…..
Hello everybody ♥ I thought I would introduce you to a gifted embroiderer: Olga Smirnova from Saint-Petersburg in Russia She made this exquisite ballerina and this is sure to brighten up your day! Click on the images to enlarge Here it is framed - don't you just love the frame too? The close-up details are… Continue reading A Ballerina…..
Roses for you ♥
G’Day to you…. It’s nearly weekend ♪♫♬♪ and to make your day I have something really lovely to show you by Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow Russia A beautiful rose for you… Click on the image to enlarge. And another exquisite rose… Note: The… Continue reading Roses for you ♥
Merry Christmas Hedgehog
Good Morning! I have something really cute to show you just in time for Christmas. Embroidered by Kwok Wing Sum (Happy) who lives in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Kwok Wing Sum wrote to me, and to everyone who will be celebrating Christmas tomorrow: “Hello everybody, I embroidered this hedgehog ^^ Merry Christmas ^^ I… Continue reading Merry Christmas Hedgehog
Silk ribbon embroidery – a lovely flower cart
Hello everybody ^•^ Hope you had a lovely week…. I have something lovely to help brighten up your weekend. Embroidered by Kwok Wing Sum (Happy) who lives in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.... Click on the image to enlarge Close up detail…click on the images to enlarge… Continue reading Silk ribbon embroidery – a lovely flower cart
Silk Ribbon Roses by Olga Smirnova
Hello! Today I have a beauty to show you by Olga Smirnova from St. Petersburg. A work of art in silk ribbon titled: Stop and Smell the Roses. I had the great pleasure of spending time with Olga when I visited her beautiful city and I just liked her so much! She… Continue reading Silk Ribbon Roses by Olga Smirnova
Little Girl reaching by Meridy Haswell from Uvongo
Hello from a freezing cold and wet Cape Town… thought this would brighten up your day! A beautiful embroidery piece by Meridy Haswell from Uvongo on the South Coast of KZN, South Africa... Don’t you think it is a beauty? I just love the way Meridy… Continue reading Little Girl reaching by Meridy Haswell from Uvongo
Sunday’s Hike to Muizenberg peak
Good morning nature lovers everywhere. It's a jewel of a day in Cape Town and I promised to send you some photos of our hike in Silvermine to Muizenberg peak. It was a fabulous hike! Sunrise... Walking in the Fynbos... The view.... A busy… Continue reading Sunday’s Hike to Muizenberg peak