Hydrangeas are pretty irresistible - because of the long bloom time and the way they turn from white to light pink, then to a darker rosy brown. And they are super easy to grow - I like that. They also look great with sunflowers like in this arrangement in a maple syrup bucket.
Once in a while a reader will send me a photo of something they made which I inspired. I love getting those photos. Joanne from Shelburne sent me this photo of a wreath she made using the patterns and idea from my 50 Sunflowers to Knit, Crochet and Felt. I think it would be nice to come home to such a decoration. Great job Joanne. This would be a fast gift to make up for the holidays and a little different than the regular knitted gift, right? (Joanne's son happens to be the musician Seth Glier - have you heard of him? Cool.)
Here's a little more sunflower inspiration. These are from my newly re-released book Colorful Stitchery. Embroidery napkins with a simple sunflower motif. I used regular old cotton floss and stitched on purchased napkins from Crate and Barrel. You could easily make the napkins too.
You can order a signed copy of Colorful Stitchery or 50 Sunflowers to Knit, Crochet and Felt in my webshop here. Or if you are on a budget, here's the link to the big boys in the sky. I, of course, really appreciate the support you all give me when you can purchase directly from me.
The sun has come out after a very dreary rainy day yesterday. Here is a kooky Hyperlapse video I took this morning while I was helping move the sheep. The video shows Kate working on her own for the first time - doing a really big job. It went pretty well considering! I know many of you come here for the sheep and lately the blog has been all about sunflowers and stitching. A Hyperlapse video is some kind of Instagram phone app. First try for me. It condenses several minutes into seconds. It kind of makes me sea-sick to watch it but it is also kind of funny too. Go Kate! I was so proud of her.
11 comments:
How lovely!
Wow, Kristen! I have become accustomed to read about Seth....but this is the first post where we are mentioned in the same blog, same paragraph! How cool is that!
....thank you, thank you!
Love the video of Kate in action!
Joanne
SUPER Wreath JOANNE!! Love those little birds! And great stitching!
:-D
BTW, that video was very PYTHON-esque! -- Kate ROCKS!
:-D
Video is a hoot! Helen
I love your maple syrup bucket arrangement of hydrangeas and sunflowers - a very brave mix, but wow - does it work well! Inspirational - Katherine
Love the Katie video......how are your other working animals doing????
Fracksmom
Hi Kristin,
What a fantastic video, thanks so much for sharing. Go Katie!
Rebekah
Wish I could enter all of Katie's "steps"
on my Fitbit! ��
Kate did an amazing job moving those sheep! That's a lot of sheep over a lot of distance. I never could have done it. Good work for Kate, and good work whoever trained her (although I guess Border Collies are pretty well hard-wired for that work).
All I can think is Kate saying, "This I The Best Day Ever!".
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