I found a new thread holder for my desk.
In the past I have had actual sewing baskets,
or plastic boxes to hold my thread, but I wanted
something wooden to hold them. I love that the
holder opens like an easel and I can see all the colors
easily.
A little postcard I stitched that will be traveling "across the pond"
: )
This bowl is much larger than it appears. I have filled
it full of embroidery thread. (It is the size of a big salad bowl.) Note: I have a slight addiction...
lol!
Water quilt....
Have a good evening/day!
<3
I bought my mom one of those and she hung it on the wall of her sewing room. Imagine - a whole room devoted to sewing. What a luxury...love the skeletal arm and the bowl of thread. Like a bowl of treasure, really!
ReplyDeleteHi Marie! Thanks for your visits! I think I have the same thread addiction! love the postcard! someone is very lucky!
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ReplyDeleteHi Gina,
ReplyDeleteI forgot to put your name above...(This new blog has some quirky things I am not used to! lol!)
I thought about hanging the spool thread holder on the wall, but because it was not the largest size I opted for my desk.(easy access.) It really is a complete luxury to have a room devoted just to crafting/sewing...nice :)
<3
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteVisiting your blog always brings a smile to me. Your work is so cheerful and delightful and always fun! :)
I like making postcards...quick and easy!
Thank you.
<3
Isn't it such a good feeling to have those threads all arranged? It even gives me a good feeling and they're not even mine! I love the love postcard! -- I've never made an atc, is the postcard an atc? -- have you posted on how you make yours?
ReplyDeleteHi Peggy,
ReplyDeleteI love organization, (although, don't be fooled..
my house is not perfectly organized!). Anyway, when my desk is clean and organized I seem to have a better creative energy flow. :)
I was laughing at your comment about it giving you a good feeling too..he he he!
The postcard is not an ATC.(just a postcard)
I simply used a "real" postcard as a template. I have not posted on how I make them, but I should?
Good idea! <3
Hi Marie,
ReplyDeleteI just want you to know that I am sooo loving the light in your photos. I am a little envious of it as I am still learning how to use my camera. The thread holder is a great idea. Mine is stored in a sewing box that my landlord gave me when we moved in. It was his mother's. I usually fill up bobbins with different colors of thread. Then I put the thread in a lipstick holder and keep it with me in my sewing box. Currently my sewing box is a lunch box of Pirates of the Caribbean, which I found in a thrift store. Makes me think of it as treasure.
Wonderful way to share your heart through a post card.
I can't wait to see the rest of your Water block. The earth's tears.
Becky
You make me smile...You have got it! You understand what I am trying to create in the quilt piece. <3
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of using a lunch box for a thread holder. I like fun! :)
Well, my mother always says there could be worse addictions. I think I have the same/a similar thread holder. Found it at a garage sale for a dollar. :)
ReplyDelete(smiles!), Your Mom is right... I really like the wood, very earthy element and all the colors of the thread right at my fingertips. Before I had them thrown in an oversize baggie! Not so organized.
ReplyDeleteI love a bargain too. :)
Your wooden thread holder is lovely :) What a great idea ! I love the postcard too and yes, please, could you post the way to make one ? "Beezy, beezy" again, Marie ? Like the bees that have returned in the wild cherry trees around here. Have a lovely weekend !
ReplyDeleteHi Isabelle, Yes I will have to do a post on how to make a fabric postcard. Oh, your pictures are sooo lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing Spring over there :)
Someone I work with just went to Switzerland to ski.
He said it was sooo beautiful.