Many gardeners some sort of record of what gets planted when. Have you ever thought of creating a more unique item as a keepsake? Have you thought to keep a botanical scrap book or journal of your garden? Or perhaps designing a sampler that illustrated the plants in your garden? …
Who sticks their tongue out when they are trying to concentrate? Or when they draw? I do and I have been thinking/drawing so hard my tongue is all dried up I am sure it looks like a prune or perhaps a pickle. I have been working up a few designs …
Did you know that the Paisley design is sometimes called Persian Pickles? I didn’t until I got the Paisley bug and started to poke about the topic a little. The pattern can be traced back more than 2,000 years. The Paisley is some argue is Persian in origin, adapted in …
Over on crazyquiltingfriends a yahoo discussion the topic of Kantha work has lead to a discussion on including autobiographical elements and symbols in textiles which leads me to Symbols.Com. Symbols.com is a great resource for anyone interested in including personal symbolism in their textile practice. This site is also great …
I usually steer clear of pep talks and particularly pep talks about being creative. I prefer to get on with it but I tripped over YourCre8tivity.com which is a blog on creativity. Most articles on creativity talk about nurturing your creativity this list talks about 5 Ways to Block Your …
Stitchers find patterns to embroider in all sorts of places. One of them is childrens colouring books. There are a considerable number of colouring pages online that once the suitable adaptation is made are ideal for needlework. These colouring pages of fairies would be of great use to anyone who …
This little diversion is one of those interactive sites that will have you playing rather than facing what ever you are supposed to be doing. Flower maker is an interactive site which produces flower like images hat can be saved. Once you have your flowers you can incorporate them in …
