Landscape phase 7 : first flowers 🌺

Tiny poppies have been added to the corn field along with foxgloves & ragged robin.

Daisies & more poppies to follow. Better keep sewing 🪡

Landscape phase 6 : grass

Getting started on the wheat field & long grass. Been having fun searching through all my green threads to find suitable ones. I love a bit of greenery.

White quilt: the centre

Just finished the centre panel of the white quilt.

Landscape phase 5: embroidery trees

This week I’ve finished the main trees ( 🤞hopefully) & made a start on the houses. I have a little more to add to the tree line & start on the grass, there is loads & loads of grass.

Hare kitchen cupboard door

One of my kitchen cupboard doors had gone all wrinkly, having nothing to loose, I pulled off the offending inner panel, painted it dark grey ( it took several coats) , stencilled these lovely hares in copper, followed up by several layers on Matt varnish.

It’s been returned to the kitchen & it looks fantastic.

Out & about at RHS Hyde Hall (UK)

We decided to visit the craft fair at Hyde Hall today, I was extremely good & didn’t buy anything.

I managed some wildlife photography, a little mouse watched us eat our sandwiches, but skittered back into the bushes as soon as I picked up my phone.

I now have plenty of ideas for the front garden makeover, I think it’s going to take a while. As currently our front garden is a huge holly tree & box, that has attracted box caterpillars, so is starting to look rather unattractive. Oh & quite a few weeds.

And finally some more wild life photography. The sun shone & we had a lovely day out. I didn’t buy any plants either, but loads of ideas.

Vintage bunny

Yesterday I finished another vintage embroidery transfer & added another embroidered tea towel to my small stash.

Landscape phase 4

All the fabrics have been applied & I’ve tightened my embroidery frame. The creative embroidery fun part can begin.

Stairs

I’ve been decorating again this week, the stairs are finished, they were hard work 😓. Luna seems to think they have changed height & is not sure about them. I’ve put a non slip mat at the bottom for her, so she doesn’t hurt her back. Flooring to finish. I think we might be almost done with this phase of decorating. Why are you always left with a couple of baskets of detritus, too good/ useful/ needed ; but with no home 🤔.

Landscape phase 3: trees

The trees are finally starting to take shape, one more tree trunk to go! The tree trunks are made from a old gift bag handle I found while tidying up.