Friday, September 9, 2011

beauty and life


the sun has popped out of the sky today, but for the past week, it has been unseasonably cold and rainy. it has been the perfect weather for some embroidery, a blanket and a movie. due to my estate sale habit, i have an overflowing bin of vintage hankies that i absolutely cannot pass up. they are the perfect size for my small wooden and metal embroidery hoops and i love making little pieces of art with them.

how cool is the above oval hoop??? it is very old and uses a tiny spring as its tightening mechanism. truth be told, it took me more than a few minutes to figure out how to work it!
i am working on a batch of 10 of these sweet vignettes and will have them in the shop soon.

i wonder if square embroidery hoops were ever made - has anyone ever found one?

2 comments:

  1. It's official...you make me crazy! I could scream over this. I want this one or one like it!!!! Ahhhhh! Be still my Linwood Loving ♡!

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  2. adorable!! you are making me sorry i passed some of these hankies up at a flea market!

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