i'm back!

i haven't made anything in *ages* (stress/depression/wrist injury/etc.)
now that i'm all better, i've been stitching up a storm!
some recent projects:





i've also stitched up a cute pink flamingo, and have another project in the works. :)

*xo...

love is...

inspired by this book, which i definitely recommend -- and don't forget the kleenex!



*xo...

the cage is smaller than the heart.

first completed project of 2011!

*xo...

before my dirty thirty...

i was inspired by this & this. (thanks nicole & elsie!)

i have a bad habit of not completing things, so i made this list rather simple.
i'm excited to get started!

*xo...

blog party!

go hang out at scissor quirk's blog party!

*xo...

let them eat...pie!

after seeing this post on amy's blog, style crush, i instantly wanted to make these adorable little pies!
i figured they would be a perfect little treat to take to thanksgiving.
and i am so smitten with the epic alphabet pattern from sublime stitching, so i used them to make monogrammed tags for each guest.



i kept it simple, and presented the pies in the cardboard tray that the mason jars came in.

[d.i.y. pie tutorial originally from green wedding shoes]

*xo...

make mine a double.

i recently received jenny hart's most recent book -- embroidered effects.
i stitched up a double-sided bar towel, using patterns from embroidered effects & sublime stitching, as well as the older viva las vegas patterns.



side 1.


side 2.

*xo...