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Inspired by a mixed assortment of flowers from the garden this week, I have been doing a bit of wool embroidery. It's quite a thrill to have things pop up in the garden that I planted the seed for a year ago…. my current favourite is honeywort (cerinthe) which you can see better in the second photo above. The bees seem to be impressed with that one too. 

The wool embroidery from the other day was turned into these simple tote bags for today's shop update.

I hope your Wednesday is a good one so far. Today is the birthday of my oldest ever friend, A-L who I first met when we were 6, I believe. She lives in the Northern Hemisphere now but her birthday always reminds me of spring colours like these. Happy birthday A!

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12 responses to “mixed assortment”

  1. sloane Avatar

    The bags turned out beautifully! The colors in your photos are always wonderful.

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  2. Jacq Avatar

    I love a pot of flowers from the garden, nothing is nicer in its simplicity 🙂

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  3. Emily Avatar

    Old friends are wonderful 🙂 I love seeing the way Spring finds its way into your home and beautiful creations. Happy day x

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  4. Jacinda Avatar

    Flower picking time…nothing better.

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  5. gracia Avatar

    Ah, the thrill of seeing what has grown from seed. It is one of the many gardening joys… and how great that this can in turn make way into your work. Those bags look great.

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  6. Margaret Oomen Avatar

    it has been ages since I embroidered with wool but might be worth a revisit this autumn
    Your garden is already so generous to you:)

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  7. kaylovesvintage Avatar

    the green bottle looks like a Weleda bottle

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  8. Jennifer Lin Avatar
    Jennifer Lin

    Lovely creations — was wondering what you would do with the embroidered cloth. ;o)

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  9. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    The slugs ate the cerinthe in our garden this year.
    Yes, nothing like watching plants grow from seeds or cuttings you have planted with your own green fingers.
    Carol xx

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  10. Nicole Avatar

    Sweet embroideries. Happy birthday to your friend. I hope you get a chance to celebrate together!

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  11. Emily Avatar

    I love wool embroidery. They’re very pretty.

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  12. bianca Avatar

    Those totes are so lovely. I was wondering what wonderful item you were going to turn those embroidered flowers into.

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