Embroidered Nesting Doll Pillow

A few weeks ago I posted about OlioBoard, and in that post I shared some images I collected from around the internet as inspiration for a project I'd been planning. I haven't done much embroidery, and I've never made an embroidery pattern, but I decided to give it a try. Up until this weekend my sewing machine was still packed up in the garage, and this whole home-buying thing is draining my bank account, so embroidery has presented itself as a very logical craft--it doesn't take up much space, I can design patterns myself, and...

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OlioBoard

Earlier this week I read about OlioBoard over at Decor8.  I was drawn to the idea behind it because I frequently gather images for inspiration when I'm working on DIY or home design projects, but I've never had a very convenient way of organizing them. All these images were hanging out on my desktop as reference points for an embroidery project I'm currently working on, so I decided to open up an OlioBoard account and upload them.  So far I've found the website fairly easy to use, and I think I'm really going to appreciate having a...

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Audrey’s Apron

I picked up this apron at Target last weekend for my niece's third birthday. I can't ever say enough about how much I love Target, and I'm so glad there isn't one around here or I'd spend way too much money. Anyway, I brought it back and put her name on it late last week, and mailed it out on Saturday.  She should be getting it any day...

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