Our studio will close for the holidays on 13 December. The last day to place orders for processing this year is the 09 December. However, you are still welcome to place your order any time and we will process it as soon as we return on 8 Jan 2025. This way you will be ahead of the queue next year. Happy Holidays! ♡♡♡
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Good morning ◕‿◕ Welcome to 2012! I hope you enjoyed Old Year’s Eve and are ready to get back into the swing of things in 2012.... I have a feeling it's going to be a good year for all of us :) I have something really remarkable to show you to start off the New Year beautifully — a spectacular landscape by Valentina Razenkova from Saint Petersburg in Russia....
♫♬♪ Good morning…a beautiful day in Cape Town. I hope you had a good weekend! Today I am sending you precious Peonies from the extremely talented Nigar Hikmet from Yeşilyayla köyü - Düzce in TÜRKİYE Click on the images to enlarge Close-up detail... More detail... Hope this beautiful creation has inspired you today :) Thank you so...
It's nearly Christmas and as a special gift for your eyes today.... .... a masterpiece in Roses by Lyudmila Deineko (Дейнеко Людмила) from Perm on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. Click on the images to enlarge Don’t you think her Roses are magnificent??? Lyudmila wrote to me: “I live in...
A French knot rose is ideal for making small flowers and roses. . Use 2, 4 or 7mm silk ribbon or 6mm organza ribbon Wrap the ribbon once or twice around your needle as if you were making a French knot, but instead of inserting needle back into the fabric, gather the ribbon for 3 to 5 cm (I or 2 inches) as shown below… . ◕‿◕ See...
LOOP STITCH with ribbon . . Loop stitch Loop stitch is useful for making clusters of small flowers or leaves. In the example below you will see the orange and lavender flowers which were made this way. Use silk or organza ribbon and working over a spare tapestry needle, form a loose loop as shown below. . ....
Roses to brighten up your day.. Good morning everyone :)) I have some lovely Roses for you by Yana Izzuddin from Tuban, Jawa Timur, Indonesia I love her soft, romantic colours and these are sure to brighten up your day ◕‿◕ Click on the image to enlarge.. Here is the close-up detail of left side…. Close-up detail right side White roses ..and a pink rose...
Good morning…it is a beautiful day in Cape Town — the sun is shining and I can’t wait for the weekend! Hiking weather and picnic weather, I hope ♫♬♪ Click on the images to enlarge... Today I want to show you something really special .... photographs of Pansies by Kath Grabham from Singleton, in the Hunter Valley in NSW, Australia. These photographs will...
Turquoise Delight and Rosebud beads from Turkey.... Hello everybody … I hope you are having a good Tuesday! Remember in last week’s newsletter I promised to show you this beautiful creation by Nigar Hikmet from TÜRKİYE? Click on the image to enlarge Well here it is close up to brighten up your day :) Today I also want to...
Bullion Knot stitch Also known as caterpillar stitch, worm stitch, roll stitch and Puerto Rico Rose. Bullion knot stitch, more prominent than a French knot, is most effective when you require a dense, rounded petal or stamen. Use one stitch for a single stamen or work them close together to form rosettes. Rayon thread works particularly well with this stitch. For the average sized bullion, use...
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