I sent a couple of birthday gifts away this week, and included some rather old-school cards I made. These were inspired by my great-aunt Joyce who used to send us birthday cards when we were children that she'd made herself. She is a fantastic embroiderer, and the notecards would feature an inset embroidery on linen with her fancy handwriting inside.
Actually, she sent my siblings and I many lovely gifts over the years, including needlebooks, a chatelaine for me because I liked crafts, and once, a journal with a hand-embroidered cover that I remember writing some very angsty poetry in. She also embroidered (in long-stitch) a portrait of my youngest sister jumping on the trampoline when she was about four. It was brilliant.
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