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  • Un delicado manual ilustrado de los pájaros que podemos encontrar en Tokio - Cultura Inquieta
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Hot off the presses, hemmed and ready to be stitch Hot off the presses, hemmed and ready to be stitched is the new sampler I designed for my upcoming Autumn Embroidery Workshop at Sonoma Botanical Garden. Join me next Saturday, November 14, as we celebrate Maple Magic and the Garden's extraordinary collection of Asian maples (Acer).

I'll guide participants through embroidery basics, foundational stitches, and creative techniques for embellishing an original botanical collage printed on an 18" x 27" linen-cotton canvas panel. You'll get started stitching in class and leave with the skills, inspiration, and confidence to continue your project at home.

Once complete, your one-of-a-kind creation can become a wall hanging, a decorative tea towel, or the starting point for another creative adventure.

Join me for a morning of botanical inspiration, creative exploration, and embroidery. I hope to see you there! Register through the Maple Magic link in @sonomabotanicalgarden's bio.
A recent whirlwind trip to Las Vegas to see family A recent whirlwind trip to Las Vegas to see family included a visit to @theneonmuseumlasvegas. Their boneyard park made my vintage sign loving heart light up like a marquee! ♦️🎰♣️🎲♥️✨♠️
I voted early. 🗳️ Hopefully you did too. If not, t I voted early. 🗳️ Hopefully you did too. If not, today's the day.
Bandages on boo-boos and thimbles on fingers, Hear Bandages on boo-boos and thimbles on fingers,
Hearts held in our palms, and peace signs that linger.
These are a few of my favorite things! 🖐🏼🤟🏽✌🏽👌🏾

Hands down, @mimikirchner's wonderfully imaginative Makers' Hand workshop was a lovely way to spend a Thursday morning at Well Crafted Sonoma! The individual touches and thoughtful details came together to create a charming collection of fun, one-of-a-kind creations.

A well-deserved round of applause for the results - and to our pals at @benziedesign for providing the beautiful rainbow of wool blend felt for this project! 🌈🪡
Two sweet, stitcher-centric treats greeted each pa Two sweet, stitcher-centric treats greeted each participant at this year’s Well Crafted Sonoma creative retreat, thanks to a partnership with my pals at @benziedesign - purveyors of the most thoughtful assortment of felt-related supplies.

🪡Simple needle storage? A small Benzie wool felt pom, cut in half and affixed inside the lid of an empty kraft lip balm tube. A safe and easy way to transport your sharps! Bonus—there’s also room inside for your needle threader.

🥚Bluebird-inspired imagery was nested throughout our programming, celebrating this feathered symbol of joy and happiness. To carry the theme into our workstations, I nestled Benzie’s large felted wool eggs into wooden egg cups with a dab of hot glue. Instant pincushions! (Right now, Benzie sells a half dozen in an iconic blue paper-pulp egg carton.)

✂️More Benzie felt needled its way into our retreat projects—stay tuned!

Additional sources:
Wooden egg cups: @craftpartscrafts 
Empty kraft lip balm tubes: @bulkapothecary
To all you boils and ghouls, mummies and baddies a To all you boils and ghouls, mummies and baddies and the rest of you lovely scaredy cats - wishing you a Happy Halloween! May the year ahead bring you joy like a crocus in your cranium. 🎃

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