Beautiful Summertime 2023

It has been a beautiful summer.  I hope you have been soaking up the sun and thoroughly enjoying every minute of it.  I visit the  Butchart Gardens on a regular basis to enjoy the changing of the seasons.  This year's rose garden was exceptional.   Just look at these amazing roses!

These garden-themed embroidery kits from Tamar are fun to stitch and small enough to take with you if you are on the move.  The kits include printed design, instuctions, needle, and all the floss you need to complete the project. Garden Tools 4", Gardening 6", Greenhouse 6".

Cascade Nobel Cotton is a 100% mercerized cotton that is strong, shrink resistant, and similar to Pima Cotton.  

10 beautiful hand-dyed colorways.  Each 100 gm hank is 200 meters (220 yards).  3.75 - 4.00 mm needles, DK 22 - 24 sts.

Hand-crafted ceramic buttons.  Beautiful hand-made buttons for your projects.  Large 1.5" wide, small 1.25" wide.

 

Hand-crafted ceramic Ladybug and bee buttons.  Ladybugs: sm 5/8", med 3/4", lg 1"  Bees: sm 5/8", med 3/4", lg 1 1/8"

Full Bloom is a classic Kaffe Fassett Needlepoint pattern.  This Needlepoint kit includes painted 10 mesh canvas, Ehrman Wools, needle, and instructions.  Design size is 16" x 16".

Ehrman Tapestries Needlepoint Kit Wild Anemones by Elian McCready.  This beautiful life-like design is stitched on 10 mesh canvas and includes Ehrman wools, printed canvas, needle, and instructions. Design size: 15" x 15".

Beautiful Alstroemeria plant in my garden.

 

Hand-crafted ceramic Orca and Boat buttons.  Orcas: sm 1 1/2", lg 2 1/4"  Boats: sm 5/8", med 3/4", lg 1"