Tag Archives: Embroidery

2012

These are the pieces I was most pleased with in 2012. Keep an eye out for my new blog in 2013. Fluffernutter has served me well over the years but its time for a new start and fresh focus…

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Mr and Mrs Burley!

My honorary big sister Lou Lou married her man Laurence recently. To celebrate their wedding I embroidered their cheeky faces.  

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Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love: Elvis Embroidery

Jo Jo’s house is full of Elvis memorabilia, so I had to do her this little embroidery of the man himself.  

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Stormtrooper iPad case

I’ve been having a bit of a Star Wars mania lately, first I crocheted R2D2, then I machine embroidered a Stormtrooper onto an ipad case for @jbsurrey. ‘Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise’  

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Marilyn Monroe

I was commissioned to embroider Marilyn onto a tote bag back in July, its only taken til now to finish! I chose this photo of her because she looks so natural and happy:

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Attack of the 50ft Woman!

I embroidered a cushion with the poster design from the 1958 b-movie, Attack of the 50ft Woman. I traced the original poster onto an Ikea cushion. I simplified the colours and embroidered in running stitch, satin stitch and the occasional … Continue reading

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First Craft Stall

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Price One Shilling

I got home from a long Monday at work to discover an unexpected package on my doormat. I opened it to discover this, from my lovely Auntie Lizzie, who had in turn inherited from her mum. It was published in … Continue reading

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Introducing Bat Jo

Bat Jo isn’t so much a crime fighter as a general trouble maker. He runs around my desk singing at the top of his voice, knocking stuff over, tugging my hair. This was taken from a rare photo of Bat … Continue reading

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Six weeks

Call me weird, but I love images of babies in the womb. People’s reactions are always interesting, usually revulsion, which is strange given that we all started out this way. The shape of the developing baby is alien us, almost … Continue reading

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