fun needlework...

I'm loving doing needlework lately, and it seems the bug has also been caught by my wonderful 12 year old daughter too...

my little toadstools... transfer from a 1970's woman's magazine

Hope's little toadstools... transfer from a 1970's woman's magazine

rainbow cat... my own creation!

Enjoying the simple things and the holidays, which will quickly be over. It's back to school on Monday! :(

new hairclips...

I am so proud of my efforts... You see, I have never really done much if any embroidery, and here are 4 new clips using satin stitch, detatched chains and back-stitch. I was inspired by my good friend Lianne's gorgeous clips Lianne you really must get your blog up and running;).

The last time I made hair clips I used buttons and embroidery thread to embellish them see pic below.
I made these clips back in July last year. They're not as good as the ones I made today imho. :)

I just LOVE cupcakes and after mastering the flower clips wanted to try making some. It's so great to try something new and have it all work out!!! I am on cloud 9 at the moment.