Ever since I made my bottlecap pincushion, I have had a hankering to do some embroidery. All the bottlecap pincushions I saw had been embroidered, but I had no clue where to start!

Then I found this great book by Aimee Ray: Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners.

I was hooked! So I wanted to share with you my first tries at embroidery. I did these three free hand, before I found the beauty of patterns. One thing I did learn is it is very hard to draw on felt!

I have added an embroidery section to my "Fabulous Links" page, so don't forget to check that out.

My top two favorite embroidery sites that I cant get enough of are Carina's Craftblog and Feeling Stitchy. These two sights are a must see for any embroidery fan! They are also chalked full of lovely pictures and inspiration.

In a week and half, I am off to the ocean. Needing a craft to take with me, I found a lovely embroidery pattern, Tree of Life, by Carina's Craftblog that I purchased in her Artfire Shop, Polka and Bloom. I cant wait to get started!

I can just see myself by the ocean, embroidery hoop in hand.... sigh ... But until then...

Back to Crafting! :)