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A Heart a Day: 28 Part 2

Feb28
18 3/4˝ × 16 1/4˝ (47.6 × 41.3cm)

Red Roses, Four Generations of Love

This wallhanging started with several handkerchiefs that belonged to my mother and grandmother. The hankies are collage-pieced together with small bits of fabric, ribbons, laces, and trims. Special mementos include a few tatted and crochet flowers that my mom made, along with glass ladybugs, which is the symbol for our daughter. It is featured in my book, Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New, by C&T Publishing.

Here is a list of A Heart a Day, 2023

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day, and thank you for letting me share my love of hearts with you this month! ~Christen

A Heart a Day: 27

Feb27

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

Embroidered From the Heart
Hearts
Heart Minis

Work with the colors that you LOVE! That’s what I tell my students when they ask me about color, and which colors to work with, I tell them to work with the colors that you love. Color always has the ability to make me smile! And when you are content, you can enjoy the process, and then the creativity will flow.

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

A Heart a Day: 25

Feb25

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs,
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes,
Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears.
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet.
– William Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet”

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

Friday’s Favorites: More and More Hearts of Course! A Heart a Day: 24

Feb24

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

3 heart pins
embroidered felt hearts
3 embroidered hearts
3 heart ornaments

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will.
– James Taylor

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

A Heart a Day: 23

Feb23

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you

–Paul Simon. Kathy’s Song

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

A Heart a Day: 22

Feb22

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February. 

Country Hearts
Country Hearts

All the promises we break
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

-U2, All I want is you.

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

Tea and Tips on Tuesdays and A Heart a Day: 21

Feb21

On Tips and Tea on Tuesdays, I will cover a topic and hopefully provide you with some tips that will be helpful! And just as an afterthought, tea may occasionally be a cup of Joe!

Tea today, is an old-time-favorite, Red Zinger, from Celestial Seasonings. This tangy fruity tea is flavorful beautiful blend of of hibiscus, peppermint, sweet orange, lemongrass and wild cherry. Kind of a crazy mixture, that somehow works, sort of like today’s post.

mixed media collage

This wallhanging was made from a collection of greeting cards that came from the two loves of my life, my husband and daughter.

Today’s Tip: Re-purpose those fun little Jello-O mold tins, and cookie cutter molds in fun ways! You remember in December, I had a post on re-purposing tin Jello-o molds, and one on tin cookie cutters. Here are a few more from my collection and ideas on how to use yours.

I fill the tins with fun little treasures that haven’t found a home on a wallhanging or other project. Sometimes I fill them with buttons, charms, ribbons, or whatever strikes my fancy. For the Cookie Cutter Wreath below, I took a collection of aluminum cookie molds, and wrapped them with ribbons and trims. I then glued them together, and added in a collection of flowers made from burlap ribbon and zippers. This piece is featured in my book, Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old With the New, by C&T Publishing.

Filling Jello-O Molds With Special Treasures

A Heart a Day: 21

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

Cookie Cutter Wreath, 9 1/2˝ × 11˝, (24.1 × 27.9cm)

Home is where the hearts/hearts/hearts and more hearts are!

Happy tea drinking and heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

PS: If you have any questions or thoughts, just leave a comment! See Tips, Tricks, the Basics, for more helpful ideas.

A Heart a Day: 20

Feb20

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller, Author

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen

Slow Stitchin’ on Sunday Morning and A Heart a Day: 19

Feb19

In these posts I want to share some of my favorite pieces, which will include wall hangings, small works, pillows, purses, and just because pieces. February is National Embroidery Month, and I would like to share the pieces from some of my books, enjoy!

Week 3 of National Embroidery Month

For the Love of Embroidery! I love to embroider, which is no secret to all of you that follow this blog, or have taken a class from me, or even purchased one of my books. Thank you for that by the way, and thank you for your trust in letting me teach you, and thank you for letting me share this passion with you.

Wild Persimmons, 13 1/2″ x 13 1/2″
Sizzle and Pop

Beaded Embroidery Stitching, by C&T Publishing was the third book that I wrote on embroidery. I have always been inspired by the magic of beads, those shiny, tiny, treasures! I also do love buttons, sequins, and charms!

From seed beads to larger beads, all sizes are welcome in my workroom. I love to work with them in any type of creative project, whether it be stitching the beads into a piece of jewelry, or stitching them onto fabric.

Scrap Roll Project
Pansies and Sunflowers Scrap Roll Gallery Piece

In many instances beads can be worked into stitches that resemble traditional thread embroidery stitches.

Sashiko Embroidery
Cross Stitch
Brazilian Embroidery
Thread Embroidery Stitches vs. Bead Embroidery Stitches
Primarily Crazy for Kevin

The book includes 125 bead embroidered and bead woven stitches, each stitch categorized in the Visual Guide index by style, with a second alphabetical index to keep at your fingertips.

  • Lazy Daisy and Chain Stitches
  • Fly and Feather Stitches
  • Continuous Bead and Blanket Stitches
  • Cross, Herringbone, Serpentine, and Cretan Stitches
  • Flowers and Extra Stitches
  • Decorative and Detail Stitches
  • Button and Sequin Flowers
  • Beaded Edges
  • Even Peyote and Free-Form Peyote Stitches
  • Circular Peyote and Netted Stitches
  • Brick Stitch
Cogs and Gears Gallery Piece
Blowing Bubbles Project
Tidal Pools Gallery Piece

This book includes 8 beadwork projects from brooches and bracelets to sewing caddies and wallhangings.

Champagne and Pearls Gallery Piece
Spiders Hide in the Dusk Project
Welcome Home Gallery Piece

I have also included gallery pieces that I hope will inspire crafters of all skill levels, from embroiderers and sewists to crazy quilters, mixed media artists, and jewelry makers.

You can see all of the books and products that I have created here. I wish you all the happiness and hope that you enjoy creating with this beautiful craft and art form.

Happy Stitching to you all! ~Christen

A Heart a Day: 18

Feb18

Heart Felt Wishes to you all! I love hearts, I love the shape, I love to decorate the house at Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot of hearts… so I decided to post A Heart a Day for the entire month of February.

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones, Engineer

Happiest of heartfelt wishes for a wondrous day! ~Christen