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    Negative Space Embroidery Clasp Purse

    January 12, 2018September 22, 2023 Blog
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    Negative Space Embroidery Clasp Purse Negative space embroidery is a fun way to create letters and other simple shapes. Instead of embroidering the letter or the shape, you embroider the space around it. You can do this on all kinds of things (I’ve seen lovely embroidery hoop art…

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I went out looking for red, but what I noticed was I went out looking for red, but what I noticed was green! The theme of December's Wild Blossom Companion is red, so I thought I might look for red things. There are plenty, berries, post boxes, horses (and humans) wearing red coats. But what caught my eye were the greens. ๐Ÿ’š Lichen ๐Ÿ’š A green fence ๐Ÿ’š Green patches on the bark of a tree ๐Ÿ’š Some green leaves still ๐Ÿ’š One of many colours on an oak leaf It's as though now the leaves are mostly gone, other greens are easier to spot. When we have a good look, what we see is not always what we expect ๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธ #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion #green #slowdecember #getoutside #slowdownandnotice
Foraged wreath... Years ago, I used to make a wre Foraged wreath... Years ago, I used to make a wreath from flower foam and Leyland cypress. But my neighbour's cypresses where my garden joined theirs were replaced by a fence, and I eventually realised that flower foam was really just plastic, it's not recyclable or compostable and it doesn't break down properly. In the past I've made tied wreaths and ones from dried satsumas and slices of orange. This year I wanted to make a foraged wreath. I've tried before and what I made looked sad. I don't have access to very much willow. I was inspired by @crochetcrazyhelen to grab some twigs and stuff them in a big pot. My garden yielded all kinds of good stuff, brambles, out of control honeysuckle, dogwood, and ivy. Being a bad gardener pays off surprisingly often! I decided my pot was too small, so I tried a drum head (my eldest son is drummer @dominic__0036 ), but that was too big. You know what Goldilocks also had? Hair. And probably bobbles. So I bent the brambles and things round in a circle and held them in place with hair bobbles, before tying it together with wool. I did originally plan to add some berries and seed heads, but I actually like it as it is ๐Ÿ’– #wildblossomlife #foragedwreath #slowdecember #natureinspired #advent #makeityourself
I know for some people, when 1st December arrives I know for some people, when 1st December arrives they want to feel ready for Christmas, to have all their decorations up and the presents at least under control if not completely sorted out. I don't do it like that. Partly because I don't think I could ever be that organised! I used to mind that I wasn't, but now I don't. Also because I see December as the time to start things moving, not the time to have everything ready straight away. I love the idea of Advent, and I want to enjoy it, without throwing myself straight into Christmas. Christmas can be brought in gradually. One of the songs currently playing inside my head is "People Look East" by Eleanor Farjeon, who incidentally also wrote "Morning has Broken". It's about preparing and making ready. Feeling in that kind of mood today, I made the Christmas cake. A family recipe dating from 1979, in pounds and ounces, and with instructions to clean the fruit, feels comforting, especially when so much of modern Christmas seems to involve overconsumption of mass produced tat and cakes wrapped up in plastic that taste like playdoh. These things can make the season feel mildly depressing , like a grey overlay over something that ought to make us feel good. It doesn't have to be like that. A hard no to playdoh flavoured cakes! I've also gathered some bits to make a foraged wreath (being a terrible gardener has paid off again!), and went for a walk in the last of today's sunshine. #December #wildblossomlife #advent #christmascake #slowdecember
2 things from today ๐Ÿ’– The first is a tree outs 2 things from today ๐Ÿ’– The first is a tree outside the co op in my village. It is a treat all year round, and it makes me feel a little bit warmer knowing that those berries are going to keep some little birds going this winter. The second is a ball of yarn I have been making over a few days, from cotton, and tissue paper from a present. Special things can be found in the ordinary ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿงถ #wildblossomlife #winter #berries #paperyarn #slowingdownabit
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