New Needleworks!

I have been sewing away lately and have come up with three new embroideries to share! I have put these in my etsy store too if anyone's interested. First up, a bright and colorful chicken:

Next up a cool Asian style dragon:

Last but not least, some cute purple flowers:

I had a lot of fun making these. All of the embroideries are original designs too! I'm happy with how they turned out.

Spring Surprises

The weather has majorly warmed up over here and I know spring is on it's way. That is if summer doesn't just jump on in and skip spring. One of my favorite things I notice at this time is surprise flowers. Surprise flowers are the ones you see on the side of the road, in some field, in some back alley, anywhere you wouldn't expect to. I want to know their stories. How did they get there? I love noticing surprise flowers. The below picture is one of my favorite surprise flowers. They are located just off the road in the middle of an abandoned plot of land. I looked like a crazy lady taking pictures of them but how could I resist?

Flowers on my brain

Probably the greatest thing about the internet is how it enables me to see SO many different ideas and inspirations for crafting! I have a huge bookmarked list of things I want to attempt one day. I have been thinking a lot about flowers so here are some flower ideas:
This is a very cute wreath made using recycled fabrics and more
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2010/02/recycled-roses-wreath-tutorial_24.html
How about some felted flowers made out of recycled wool sweaters?
http://www.auntpeaches.com/2010/11/friday-flowers-making-sweater-felt-in.html

I love this simple idea for an unique flower vase
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2011/03/make-a-rubber-dish-glove-flower-vase/

Here is a cute little wrist cuff
http://seekatesew.blogspot.com/2010/11/fabric-rosette-cuff.html

I found this tutorial for these kitschy, retro looking hot pads
http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/flower-hot-pad.html