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‘tiny happy’ was a journal of my handmade life from 2006-2025.

from the front lawn

Daisy 1

Daisy 2

Daisy 3
The sun came out over the weekend, which was surprisingly uplifting and even inspired a trip to the beach to soak in it. Even though it's been a strangely warm winter so far, it's been dark and rainy most of the time. We saw people having a midwinter swim yesterday. Brave things.

The children brought inside this miniature bouquet of daisies from the front lawn. I've been thinking about embroidered surface design lately, the idea that stitches could be used in the same way a stamp block or print might be. I cross-stitched a pattern onto a piece of old linen in blue, yellow and white. Inspired by the fistful of daisies and the sun that came out for a day. Happy new week!

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20 responses to “from the front lawn”

  1. Margaret Oomen Avatar
    Margaret Oomen

    there is something just so perfectly wonderful about that embroidered piece

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  2. Brittany Avatar
    Brittany

    i love this bag and that you kept that little detail in the corner. perfect.
    and i also love how you find inspiration in the tiniest details of your life. it’s wonderful!

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  3. heather Avatar
    heather

    So very sweet! I love how you find embroidery inspiration anywhere and everywhere! How funny to think of those little daisies growing in winter…

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  4. elk Avatar
    elk

    what soft colors for this stitching piece .. it turned out so beautiful~

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  5. annri Avatar
    annri

    so nice! i came across a tiny patch of small daisies in the yard today too.

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  6. rachelle Avatar
    rachelle

    i’ve been stitching pouches too with old silk i dyed and embroidered. i’ve also been making simple brooches from a wonderful tutorial u had online and a couple of old jerseys. i’m challenging myself to see how many things i can make with these. so far two pincushions, several brooches, a case for my Android phone and a patch for a worn bag. i love what you’ve made. x

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  7. fiona Avatar
    fiona

    the tiny details are just too lovely. just like the eraser stamps you made the other day. i don’t know how you do it, i am certain my mind is not made for that! 🙂

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  8. KP Avatar
    KP

    Hey M – that looks beautiful! looks like all the repeating patterns lessons we did had an impact – it works so well. Have a great week,K

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  9. Emma (silverpebble) Avatar
    Emma (silverpebble)

    That is so subtle and muted and it does look printed.
    I too loved your eraser stamps from last week. They themselves are covetable, aswell as the designs you make with them.

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  10. Annie Avatar
    Annie

    Oh, that’s lovely. Funnily enough I’ve been working on the same idea – using stitch in the way I would block prints – but I’ve had to set the project aside until I can see an optician as I’m finally having to bow to the inevitable and accept that I need spectacles for close work 😦 So for now I shall have to get my fix of tiny things here 😀

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  11. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    hello, I’ve been doing something similar with little vintage linen squares given to me by my mother-in-law; little abstract patches initially to cover some staining, now because I like the effect. I love your declicate stitching 🙂

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  12. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    of course I meant delicate, but declicate sounds rather scholarly and apt..

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  13. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    I love the teeny, tiny stitches!

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  14. aupres de mon arbre Avatar
    aupres de mon arbre

    It was so sweet for me french reader to hear about springtime last october…
    It is not unpleasant to read about winter when it is so hot in France today.
    i really love your embroidered daisies,
    perhaps I can begin a collection of your bags…

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  15. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    Now, I want to go home and embroider daisies! Lovely all around!

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  16. regina Avatar
    regina

    This bag turned out lovely! I love the way the repeat pattern turned out. 🙂

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  17. Chrissie's Ribbons Avatar
    Chrissie’s Ribbons

    so pretty!

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  18. Jan Avatar
    Jan

    Such a delicate design. It has turned out beautifully.

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  19. gracia Avatar
    gracia

    Those tiny daisies are hard to resist.

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  20. Denise | Chez Danisse Avatar
    Denise | Chez Danisse

    Such a lovely embroidery idea and sweet tiny vase of flowers.

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