A little thread. A little time. A little something. It need not be practical, simply making for the sake of making. I think a reason embroidery has endured the test of time is in part due to it’s rhythmic and flexible nature. It can be as simple or as grand as you desire. Embroidery isContinue reading “Welcome to embroidery”
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Floriography – moving forward
There exists a copy of ‘The Language of Australian Flowers’, written by George Robertson and Company, printed in 1891. It at first reads as a blissful time spent with flowers and shared as encouragement to British friends to make the journey to Australia. A whimsy poetry to take the strange and distant land and showContinue reading “Floriography – moving forward”
Floriography – a brief history.
Flowers and the garden have, as I would guess for many others, always been a place to land as the days pass me; a spot for a pause. Be it sitting with them, or creative makings inspired by them, there is not a flower that hasn’t made me smile (even the ones that eat theContinue reading “Floriography – a brief history.”
It’s always been the trees
The grevillea in the front of my childhood home was large enough for me to climb and perch in, I could watch the bees, butterflies and birds all day, hidden up there. The honey yellows and soft peachy pinks of the funny shaped grevillea blossoms will always be my part of childhood memories. Gosh IContinue reading “It’s always been the trees”
Let’s pause the blur
Time for wonder
Hyacinth Orchid ~ A free embroidery pattern
The days are a little wobbly at the moment aren’t they? So much uncertainty I find myself swinging between a useless puddle of tears, to moving around the house with nervous energy. Embroidery is my mindfulness, my mind slowing down to the speed of my fingers. I’m sharing this pattern to share my slow withContinue reading “Hyacinth Orchid ~ A free embroidery pattern”
Welcome to the ramble.
Here I am, starting a blog in 2020. There’s a voice inside that says, ‘are you mad? No one reads blogs these days, why are you bothering?’ Luckily there’s another voice cheering, ‘it’s 2020, get out there, you’re worthy of space. TAKE. IT. UP.’ That voice also came over and helped me put this pageContinue reading “Welcome to the ramble.”
