embroidering spring

I'm still having a good time focusing on embroidery! I found this jute bag at my local Hobby Lobby and thought it would make the perfect canvas. I really like that the bag itself is lined, so I was able to hide ends between the jute outer layer and the lining without having to put a lining in the bag myself - eek!

I kept with mostly bright colors in hopes of helping to bring on spring here in the northeast. It seems to be working! Here are a few shots and close ups of the finished product.

springing forward

The weather is still pretty wintery where I live here in upstate New York, but that doesn't stop me from thinking ahead to Spring. Here's a couple pics of some easily tatted "springy" earrings. Each ring is seven picots and to keep them a bit more in place I joined the second picot of each ring to the ring before. They tat up fast and easy, and can be made any length you like.