French Knot DIY Tutorial

If you are not already familiar with the DIY STITCHIES Embroidery Card Kits, go check them out here. These kits are great for beginners that want to try out embroidery on paper. The holes are all laser cut so its really easy to get started. All of the cards can be made using a simple backstitch and a french knot. I made this french knot tutorial because sometimes its much easier to learn by watching (at least for me it is). The STITCHIES kits are ready to ship from my shop.

Please note, sometimes when you are working with embroidery on paper, the french knot will go right through the hole on accident. Don't freak if this happens. Make another french knot right on top of the existing knot until its bulky enough to not go through the hole.

Texas Shaped Cutting Block by AHeirloom

The Texan in me really wants to buy one of these adorable Texas shaped cutting boards by AHeirloom over on etsy. It would be perfect for entertaining. They take custom requests if you want a state thats not in their current inventory.



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Test Print Business Cards

I'm excited to start using my latest batch of test print business cards. I love the random layering of different projects on the back. Its kind of like a timeline of what I was working on at the time and a sneak peak at things that I haven't launched yet. The front is hand stamped with a custom rubber stamp I had made from here.

Geometric Embroidery Patterns on Paper

I've been awfuly quiet on the blog becuase I was traveling most of the month of July. I'm back now and I have lots of little projects going on. I've been experimenting with hand stitched geometric patterns in paper. They are really fun and relaxing to make. A bit time consuming, but I don't mind.

I've been brainstorming ways to extend my DIY Stitchies line of cards. I'm thinking about offering a geometric grid of laser cut holes. The possibilities are really endless when using a hexagonal or square grid which could be fun for the DIYer.