mollie makes succulent giveaway...

to celebrate the cover tutorial that i did for mollie makes issue 32 (out now in the states!), i'm holding a giveaway for the succulent garden featured in the magazine!  you can find out the details over on my instagram feed @winsomehollow

open to everyone (now throughnovember 4th)

mollie makes magazine...

so happy to work with the wonderful mollie makes, creating a succulent teacup garden tutorial for the cover article of issue 32! for you lucky folks over in the uk, this issue just hit the stands, so go grab a copy of this goodness...the rest of us will have to wait a month to lay our hands on this one; but, in the meantime, i'm planning on doing a giveaway of one of these succulent gardens on instagram! i'll post here when i do.

shop update...

   

several new listings just hit the shop!

hello again...

well, after almost a year long break from blogging, here i am again!  what started as a forced break, with the demise of my beloved macbook, eventually became a voluntary step away... less internet time, more balance of time in general. but now i once again feel excited to return and write/share as i feel inspired.

that being said, i've been doing some exciting projects that i'll be sharing, and have a lot of new work that will be available in the coming weeks.

i've also joined instagram (@winsomehollow), which i'm loving...sharing daily bits of life (along with peaks into my design process and upcoming work), and finding a wonderful community in the process. anyone IG-ing? i'd love to see your feed!

talisman...

a new sailboat in full bloom, 'talisman', just added to the shop...

hand stitched from recycled and new textiles:  linen, cotton, midcentury kimono silk, burlap.

with three little seashells hanging on the end... a talisman to guide the boat home.

happy tuesday

spotted succulent...

spotted succulent, just added to the shop...

{cotton, recycled linen, wire armature, wool stuffing, vintage pottery}

i knew when i found this piece of vintage tribal print pottery in an antique shop last month, that i'd have to wait patiently for just the right textiles... and then i came across this perfect shade of spotted cotton (a color somewhere between navy and teal and gray and green), which happened to pair perfectly with another blue recycled linen that i had.  after that, i just had to convince myself that i could part with this one!

happy wednesday

dark skies make for quiet in the afternoon...

a few shots, captured while shooting some of my work one day.  the dark skies made the afternoon so perfectly quiet, like one of those early winter mornings when the absence of sound tells you "the world is covered in snow"...

and then the sun tries to break through the gray clouds, and you find the perfect, after-storm light...

happy wednesday

creating...

some recent pieces added to the shop for spring/summer... 

this weather is lending abundant inspiration, moving my hands to try to keep pace with incoming ideas...  as i sit amidst several new projects in various stages of completion! 

white peony.  hand stitched and hand painted textile hanging flower. cotton:

maison haute et étroite.  hand stitched textile / mixed media house. recycled wool, cotton, and burlap; linen; paper:

succulent of the sea. hand stitched textile succulent. japanese linen and seashell:

lilium. hand stitched textile lily wall art.  recycled cashmere and canvas:

medicinal rose.  hand stitched textile rose stem. wool; recycled cotton; antique medicinal bottle:

happy monday