Besides my magical shrines, I’ve also been known to wield very sharp little embroidery scissors and crochet needles in my spare time. Cross-stitching and weaving (just like mom!) are my newest joys and I hope to be adding more examples soon:

My wedding dress featured a pictorial history of how my husband and I met, fell in love and got engaged.

My wedding dress featured a pictorial history of how my husband and I met, fell in love and got engaged.

Embroidered flair on my wedding dress

Embroidered flair on my wedding dress

My wedding dress featured a pictorial history of how my husband and I met, fell in love and got engaged.

My embroidered “history of us” wedding dress, in action!

I created oversized, embroidered (with yarn), centerpieces for our wedding tables

The dessert table was buffet style, with goodies baked by family and friend (forget wedding cake!), so deserved an embroidered centerpiece of its own

I embroidered a special centerpiece just for our table-for-two

Our place cards were plantable seeds, so naturally I had to make a play on words for the centerpiece on the welcome table…

The Sweethearts Table embroidered centerpiece – in action!

I love collecting vintage craft books – found this owl pattern (embroidery + felt) and just HAD to make it! (Those oversized flowers were crocheted by my mother back in the day)

I love collecting vintage craft books – found this owl pattern (embroidery + felt) and just HAD to make it! Same for the fluffy little orange owl that I crocheted (also shown is a small baby blanket I crocheted)

My son’s nursery theme was scouts, so I created some custom, embroidered merit badge designs for the wall

My son’s nursery theme was scouts, so I created some custom, embroidered merit badge designs for the wall

Used Sublime Stitching’s “Camp Out” patterns (and some of my old scout badges) to add flair to this kerchief for my son’s Scout-themed nursery

Used a mix of Sublime Stitching patterns (Dutch Russian, The Black Apple, Camp Out and Country Cool) to add embroidered flair to this rendition of a White Stripes song

The Drawing Board

The Drawing Board

The Drawing Board

Found a vintage Alice in Wonderland cross stitch book and thought it was the perfect excuse to finally try my hand at it

Another gem pattern found in a vintage crochet book – FLUFFY OWL!

Finally decided to crochet an entire blanket, after discovering the urchins and limpets pattern

My mother went to school for fiber arts, so I cornered her to teach me how to weave on a lap loom! Someday I’ll “graduate” to her table and floor looms packed away in the basement…