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| I have moved to Blogger!
http://juliannep.blogspot.com
*note, if you have me blogrolled, would you be so kind as to change my address over to blogger? Thank you.
Julianne P
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| These are some of the wonderful gifts my dear friend Arcadia in France http://arcadiascorner.canalblog.com/ sent me for my birthday. There were so many beautiful creations I will have to continue this entry in another blog or two! I was anticipating the arrival of this package (much more than my actual birthday!) and was delighted when it finally arrived. When I opened the first package my eyes widened to the size of lollipops. The box was brimming with colorful crafts in beautiful floral fabrics. The little kit for threads, needles, and other various stitching necessities was an item I requested. The design is inspired by the so-called "toblerones" (named so due to their shape resembling the packaging of a Toblerone chocolate bar). I have often admired the creative concept on French blogs. The toblerone that Arcadia made for me included everything in the picture! The threads, scissors, and fob that doubles as a pin-cushion. I suddenly found myself a very inspired stitcher! The snail is a Tilda design and beautifully sewn. If only all snails were this cute maybe I would not mind them in my garden.
I'm sure by now you can see what a wonderfully creative person Arcadia is. Please check back here later in the week for a second installment complete with many more pictures.
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| I received a wonderful package from Elanor in Switzerland http://ladybugstitches.blogspot.com/ for my birthday this past Tuesday. http://birthdayclub-beckysc.blogspot.com/ She sent me a lovely biscornu (my first) that she stitched with my favorite shades of red. The underside is stitched with both sets of our intitials, the year, and our state/province. Elanor also included a Brightneedle pattern that I've been wanting to stitch, some beautiful Graziano linen, two lovely shades of hand-dyed floss, a magnet, birthday card, and a yummy milk chocolate bar. Thank you so much, Elanor.
I don't want to show all my birthday gifts in one post. My next post will be dedicated to sharing all of the wonderful things that my friend Arcadia in France sent to me.
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This is the exchange piece that I stitched for Cathy http://itwillbefunny.blogspot.com/ for the Stitching Blogger's "Our Love of Needlework" exchange. I stitched a portion of Little House Needleworks design "City Stitcher/Country Stitcher" and I finished it as a thread keeper. | | |
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This is the exchange that I stitched for Cathy http://needleandthread.blogspot.com/ for the Spring Quaker exchange that I participated in. The design is The Workbasket's Quaker Rabbit and I stitched it on a hand-dyed Lakeside linen (28ct) with The Thread Gatherer's Silk 'N Colors in Antiqe Roses. I mounted it atop a wooden box. I thought this was the perfect quaker design to denote springtime. | | |
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