hello! today is my last day of my 6 day work week, FINALLY! i am not sure what the rest of the week holds for me. i know for sure i have tuesday off but not sure if i have to work wednesday or thursday. i hate that feeling of uncertainty. oh well, i will just go with the flow. embrace my last day out of 6 days and just enjoy the day i know i will have off.
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| this was our very first piece we bought, back 6 years ago. |
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| we found the fabric at the thrift store and then i found the frame to fit |
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| thrifted, it is perfectly made, this artist was AMAZINGLY skilled :) |
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| my mom got this for me while in mexico and we found the frame at a thrift store. match made in heaven! |
okay, on to the good stuff. i LOVE wall embroidery art. raise your hand if you feel me....! i gravitate towards it. you can see the time someone spent making it and i love the 3D aspect of it. i usually always always have my eye out for them while shopping and have trained tom to do the same. we have been very lucky with what we have found while thrifting. here are a few that i love and have already hanging in the house.
this one i found a few weekends ago while thrifting with my cousin-in-law and sister-in-law. i love it so much and have not hung it up yet. i have been a bit lazy as we don't have a perfect place for it so we have to move some things around in order to give it a home. it will most likely go in our bedroom where i have kinda kept all of our floral embroidery. makes me feel like we are sleeping in a little handmade garden :)
xo,
cb
Hooray for the last day of a 6 day stretch! I am so glad you get to enjoy a day off tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI am raising both hands because you know I love me some embroidery! I adore all your pieces. What great finds! I absolutely adore the one your mom brought you from Mexico.
I wish I had your luck with picture frames. All the ones I find while thrifting are always too jacked up to save.
i knew you would love these! i LOVE the one from mexico, it might be my favorite. my mom has good taste. i am passing my luck of good frames onto you my dear sweet friend! xo
Deleteyou should just sleep in your embroidered garden alllllll day tomorrow! <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeletehaha i almost did! it was fantastic. i needed to sleep but the cat needed to eat, she was meowing my ear off, i want to throw her out the window, haha
DeleteI have just started collecting some vintage needlepoint pieces. There is something so great about knowing the energy and love the makers put into the pieces! I am a little worried that between my own works and those I find thirsting, my walls won't be able to hold all the stitched goodness! That last embroidered piece is just perfectly lovely!
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that is why i love them so much because i know it took hours to complete. much different then a print.
Deleteyeow! congrats on wrapping up the 6 day stretch girl, that is some kinda workload!! time to relax and kick it gently now :) i just love all your mixes of art, fabric and rad frames. you've got so much to look at in your home, so many special spots to sit with and enjoy. the new one you found is wonderful, really pretty and perfect for the bedroom, good call! ♥
ReplyDeletei am so happy to be off today! YAY! and it is sunny which means sun time!!!!! i know our house could be a mini gallery! hehe
Deleteooh i love them all, but that most recent find is the best! i always have my eye out for some embroidery art, but have yet to find anything good. i keep looking though!
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i love the new one too, i think we finally found a place for it!
DeleteTotally with you on this! I love embroidery as decor. I have your bike piece in my living room and it makes me happy every time I see it :) I also have a few in my bedroom, and I think they're so fun. I love the beach scene you have! It looks incredible.
ReplyDeleteoh yea i forgot you have one of my bike embroideries! i miss doing those, they are so much fun! if i had more time i would make them. they were so cute!
DeleteOh yes, high five! I love the 3d feel as well. And the handmade love!
ReplyDeleteoh yea the handmade feel is my favorite!
Deletei adore that piece from mexico!! so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteme too, my favorite piece because of who gave it to me but also the colors are awesome!
DeleteOoh these are all so pretty! I love the little sea birds one. You have such a colourful art collection :)
ReplyDeletethanks lyndall, we love collecting it all!
DeleteThose are all pretty amazing!! I found this awesome needlepoint ship at the thrift shop for $4! It's my favorite piece to date.
ReplyDeletethat ship sounds soo amazing! very jealous of your find!
DeleteI love your house, you have so many beautiful and quirky things! I can't wait till we buy and apartment, then I will make it super cute. I just can't find an motivation to decorate a rented apartment!
ReplyDeletethanks trees! we love it too but wish we had a tad bit more room for a work room, that would be fantastic!
Deleteyou have such a great collection of art. It puts my measly collection to shame but I am getting better at spotting interesting pieces at tag sales and such. Soon I will have a collection as good as yours :)
ReplyDeletei really love these, but i'm not sure Mr D would fully appreciate them in the house :) btw...i'm just not keen on root beer.....haha
ReplyDeleteYes! I love vintage needlepoint too! I have a huge collection of vintage kits that are 'waiting' to be made...
ReplyDeleteI totally feel you on the embroidery! I have a lovely little piece in my bathroom in a really deep frame that just pops right off the wall.
ReplyDeleteI totally feel you on the embroidery! I have a lovely little piece in my bathroom in a really deep frame that just pops right off the wall.
ReplyDeleteall that embroidery is just perfect! Until recently (thanks to blogs like yours) I never would have even thought of having any in my home but now I'm going crazy for it and not having any luck w/ the thrifting. I loove the colorful Mexican number up there, J & I are still beating ourselves up for passing that up in Mexico last year. also you've found some great frames, I have a tough time finding ones in good shape sometimes.
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my hand is raised! I adore embroidery, esp pictures and am always on the look out for them. Sadly I have never found any that I could afford, but I still look. All yours are so beautiful. xox
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