Product Release: DIY Embroidery Kit In The Woods

I am thrilled to share my latest DIY Embroidery Kit with the world. This kit is great for beginners who have never tried embroidery or for more advanced folks who want a quick/fun project. 

The design was inspired by the wonderful feeling of being emmersed in nature. The front of the notebook features original illustrations of a geometirc bear and abstract sunset. I grew up in the piney woods of East Texas and we get some awesome sun sets there. The notebook holes are laser cut to make it easier to sew (like connect the dots). 

EACH KIT CONTAINS:

• 1 tree and sun laser cut notebook

• 1 geometric bear laser cut notebook 

• Quality red and teal thread

• 1 needle

NOTEBOOK DETIALS:

• Notebook size: 3.5" x 5"

• Cover- Kraft paper 100% recycled

• Inside- Blank white paper 100% recycled

• 32 pages

One feature I really like about this kit is that there are lines connecting the laser cut holes, so there is no confusion of where to stitch. It's so nice to stitch these up without referring to pattern.

CuriousDoodles is on Kaboodle

My geometric card pack is featured in an artical on kaboodle right now! Click here for the article.

Oh Deer Holiday Embroidery Project Prototype

I was doodling with my deer character this past weekend. I was thinking about making this one into a DIY kit, but I'm worried that the cost of having the holes lasered will make them too expensive to customers. Would you be willing to poke your own holes if it meant the price point would go down a couple bucks? Please leave a comment. I would love to hear your opinion.

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.

DIY Gift Wrapping Idea for Musicians

Actually I think non-musicians could appreciate it as well. I made this for my roomate. Happy Birthday Hannah!


I got this idea while packing up calendars for my etsy customers. I ususally wrap twine around the package a few times and thats when I got the idea to wrap the twine around 5 times to make a musical staff. This is a great way to personalize gift wrap. Here is how I made it.

1. Use a ruler to draw the 5 equally spaced lines (use a pencil so you can erase later) on the wrapping paper. This will be a guide for where to place your notes. Mine were about 1 cm apart but this will change depending on how big your gift is.

2. Find the sheet music via the internet for the song you want to feature.

3. Draw the notes onto the package.

4. Erase the pencil guides

5. Wrap the twine around the present so the lines are in just the right spot. Then tie a knot on the back to secure the twine in place.

If anyone decides to try this project out I would love to see pics!

Fun packaging

I saw this fab packaging over at Kris's color stripes. I love the playfulness of the patterned paper on the kraft paper. This is one of those packages that makes a lasting impression. In fact, I think I would hang it on my wall.

During our black friday event, we had a printing tutorial and ended up making kraft paper wrapping paper. After seeing how well the prints turned out and seeing examples like Kris's, I was excited about offering custom wrapping for items in my shop. Now you can have your orders wrapped for the holidays and tagged with handmade silkscreen gift tags.

6 New Pocket Notebooks in my shop!

I am stoked about the way these turned out. I'm loving kraft paper more and more because its good for the planet and ink looks beautiful on it. Each book has 32 blank pages of recycled paper. These make awesome stocking stuffers and I hope they do well over the holiday season.

Pocket Full of Posies Pocket Notebook


Worker Bee Pocket Notebook


The Traveler Pocket Notebook


Shattered Pocket Notebook


Penguin and Polar Bear Pocket Notebook. This design is a collaboration between myself and diskgrunt. Yay!