Merry Christmas to all of you that have time the day before Christmas Eve to be looking at blog posts! I have hastily put this concertina book together, making it from old Christmas cards. I’m sure this idea has been used before, but once I thought of it I was so excited I had to … More Merry Christmas

Some time ago I had some alliums (blog post from January 2019) printed onto fabric thinking I might make a lampshade with the material. The scale didn’t quite work but I decided to stitch into the flower heads anyway, with nothing in particular in mind. I just used simple straight stitches and then put the … More Combining Hand And Machine Stitch

Having used hydrangeas so much this year I thought it appropriate to use the last fading blooms from the garden in my Christmas wreath. A gentle, restrained, no-ribbons, no-bling, no-glitter wreath this year, just the foliage from the garden with the addition of some  artificial pink berries which I originally bought for an arrangement last … More Hydrangea Christmas Wreath

Recently I received a packet of Uni Posca pens as a gift, a set of pastel colours, with a medium nib. To these I added a black, white, silver and gold pen so that I could add some definition and highlights. On the packet it states that the pens can be used on ‘wood, textile, … More Posca Pens – Flowers As A Theme