My New Batch of Embroidered Bookmarks

The mark of embroidery for your books is a perfect score.
I've been right on the spot with stitching of some more machine embroidered bookmarks.

See if you can spot your favorite below.  The pictures shows the front and back of the bookmark.

A new batch of free standing lace ornaments

Been running on the "lace" track again.  And it is good creative  exercise, I tell yah!

Below are pictures of the my newest free standing lace ornaments.  All were laced up on my embroidery machine with designs purchased from Urban Threads.  

Ready, Set, Go Below for the pictures.

Steampunk Bunnies steaming and streaming 

Not draggin with this dragon

  



I didn't take a five minute break for these five element ornaments.

 During the workout magic, I saw some magical unicorns, so I knew that I was on the right track.

 

All's skull that ends skull, as the Bard said.

Five New Fabric Bookcovers

A quick post today of some of the stuff I've been sewing.

Fabulous five fabric reusable bookcovers for a standard composition book.

However, these covers are far from standard in quality, as you will see as you scroll through the post.

The pictures are of the cover's outside and the pocket on the inside flap. 

The five are below.

Burning as a Chicago Soccer fan. ( I am not affiliated  with  or a  representative of the Chicago Fire .  This is a one of kind hand made item.)

It's cool to be a Chicago Hockey fan. ( I am not affiliated  with  or a  representative of the Chicago Blackhawks .  This is a one of kind hand made item.)

Keep Calm and Potter On 

( I am not affiliated  with  or a  representative of the businesses dealing with Harry Potter or  J.K. Rowling .  This is a one of kind hand made item.)

Do you believe in fairies?

Seeing Stars again.
  ( I am not affiliated  with  or a  representative of Disney or  Lucasfilm or any Star Wars businesses .  This is a one of kind hand made item.)

There you have it, five for February.

My Embroidered Journals

They say life is a journey.

"They" are right and also write!

I believe that you need to put your adventures out there.

Yeah, write them down and create a lasting moment for yourself, family and friends.

Go Old School and use paper and pen for a change.

 I've tuned up my embroidery machine and stitched up a few journals that will certainly keep your keepsake moments looking good- at least on the outside. 

So  below are some journals that I think may give you a passing grade in your Old School writings.

This journal with the Lovely  Art Nouveau Lady cover design will inspire you for some nouveau writings.

Don't be lion around - go ahead an pick up that pen and start writing NOW.

Below is a perfect journal to show your  Old School House ideas.  It has a magical and very Old School House motto.  Go Gryffindor! ( This is a handmade, one of a kind item.  I am not affiliated with or represent the Harry Potter Enterprises)

This Steampunk Alchemy Caduceus themed journal is the best medicine to blow off a little steam after a hard day.  Just pick up that quilled pen and jot down your thoughts.

Had enough of the write stuff?   Well, if NOT,  below are some more journals.


Let your thoughts flow into this  Under the Seas Mermaid Journal .  An Art Nouveau Mermaid design on the cover will cover your tales.

This journal with a Ching Chou Summer Fantasy Lady design is perfect for writing down your fantasies.

It just takes a second or two to write down your thoughts in the below Clockwork Fairy journals.

I hope that you enjoyed viewing my embroidered journals and that you will be inspired to start writing yours today.

My Machiine Embroidered Free Standing Lace Ornaments

Whoo Hoo, I haven't been around the blogosphere, for a while, but I have been around the free standing lace embroidery sphere (say that really fast with a mouth full of chewing gum, I dare yay! LOL) 

I was speared by the tip of the embroidery machine needle and got the point. 


What point?  The point to stitch up some free standing lace ornaments!!

Oh, come on now, I hear you saying. 

It is only September and who is thinking about Christmas ornaments? 

We have to make it through Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving first.

Well I said the same thing, "Who is thinking of Christmas ornaments NOW? "

Certainly not I.
So the ornaments I stitched up have nothing to do with Christmas .(BTW I love Christmas but never in September - Geesh)

These ornaments will be hanging around all seasons.  Why? You'll see below.

All the ornaments that I stitched up, I purchased the designs from my favorite embroidery site- Urban Threads. 

Click on any pix to enlarge. 

Take Five for these 5 Elements , natural browns and greens, with suede like hangers and beads to top it off.

Tic Tock, You won't be watching the clock but rather watching these Clockwork Snowflake ornaments

Train  your inner dragon with this ornament.

No bones about it, there are Skull Flakes below.

Not somewhere over the rainbow, but we do have Unicorns.

Soar like a bird if you like these ornaments,
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Shifting into gear with Steampunk Snowflakes.

 Once upon a midnight dreary, a Raven visited me in my chamber while I was running my embroidery machine. 

I hope you enjoyed the non seasonal ornaments.  
I enjoyed running the embroidery machine to stitch them up.

Still In a Machine Embroidery Daze

Gosh, coming out of the machine embroidery zone to post that ....
I am still here !!!!! 
and still learning some digitizing to post some free embroidery designs.

I'm working on converting all the school logos I created into machine embroidery, so my hand crafted school ornaments will "pop" this year.  We'll see if I can accomplish this..

Below are just some "fun"  design that I am working on for digitzing.