petal cottage

new soft house... 'petal cottage', originally designed and carefully hand stitched

created using a combination of hand-dyed wool and fine linen/cotton fabric (see post below!), meticulously sewn together with my own two hands, a needle, and thread. twisting vines and flowers creeping around the cottage door all hand embroidered... with a secret petal door handle

the four large flower petals, which make up the roof of the cottage, have been created using a very thick blue felted wool, intricately stitched onto this lovely embroidered linen/cotton fabric

the entire piece stands 10" tall, has been firmly filled with wool, and is initialed on the bottom

pretty images

1. working, 2. Pedestal Cake Stands, 3. sunroom, 4. dining room windows, 5. Untitled, 6. Untitled, 7. dancing is your weapon, 8. delantal al viento, 9. good afternoon, 10. 181|365 ||| I want.., 11. shelf, 12. stove discovery 02, 13. savoring summer : picnics

pretty images from flickr to give your tuesday a little loveliness

as you can see, many are images of beautifully soft rooms... on my mind a lot as i spend time decorating my own home

new autumn nests, trees, and other creations are also making their way into my shop this week... here are a few that have just been added... along with a new house 'une petite maison' that has been added as well

acorn branch

acorn branch

pinecone nest

'une petite maison'

'une petite maison'

*** don't forget to enter the lovely handmadecharlotte skirt giveaway below! goes through sunday, september 6th... good luck everyone! i'm enjoying reading all the entries

all hand stitched and emroidered

well, i suppose one new piece for the shop is better than none... especially considering how long it's been since i've updated

'ivy cottage' is a much larger soft sculpture house than i normally create... just over 10" tall. my nephew and i were discussing who might live in this tall home... perhaps a woodland girl? my nephew thought perhaps a tall, burly dwarf ;) what do you think?

i'm planning on updating the shop later today

all hand stitched and emroidered

all hand stitched and embroidered

all hand stitched and emroidered