A Festive New Wreath!!

Are you getting in the mood to hang out some flags and CELEBRATE with lots of

Red, White & Blue?  Then you need to see my new PATRIOT'S WREATH:

Boy, is it fun to stitch, with a whole lotta red, white and blue things to create!!

There are flags, and stars, and hearts, and medallions, and snazzy fireworks, too.  The pattern includes gold beads, gold star sequins, and three acrylic stars to place in your larger stars.

Here's a section of it up-close:

So, ATTENTION, STITCHERS: do you wanna start a new wreath for July?  

Well then, jump up and march on over to my website and see all the ordering particulars 

for my new PATRIOT'S WREATH.... 

And of course, have a Happy, Stitch-Filled Weekend, too.

Time for a New Wreath!

Are you itchin' to do some fun spring stitchin'?

How about creating a new wreath to display in your home?

Recently, I had a hankering to design and stitch a wreath

 that displays lots of different birdhouses,

because I thought it would be a fun one to stitch, 

as well as have hanging in my house all through the spring and summer seasons....

So, TA DA -- here's the brand-new BIRDHOUSE WREATH: 

I had a blast thinking up unique birdhouses that would fit snugly inside a circular wreath space.  And of course, I had to include a pair of birds and their own "natural" nest!  (I made my birds sparrow brown, but you could make them bluebirds or goldfinches, if you prefer.)   Here's a peek at a corner of the wreath (and I'm rather smitten with the tiny log cabin house!):

 

One of my favorite birdhouses is the little red barn:

Too cute, huh?!?

Anyway, the order in which I stitched this design was: first, the velvet bow; then all the birdhouses; then the birds and their nest; then the assorted flowers; and finally, the wreath's variegated greenery.   On this wreath, I stitched pretty much everything with #5 pearl cottons, but not until I was finished did it occur to me that I COULD have stitched all the flowers with silk or cotton ribbons - DUH, how fresh and springy would that look??  Anyway, that's just one of many ideas you can play around with on this wreath.  Adding cute bird, bee, flower buttons and charms is another way to personalize this wreath.  So I offer it up to you, and hope you will enjoy building your own BIRDHOUSE WREATH!

Please flutter on over to my website to see all the particulars about purchasing this fun new BIRDHOUSE WREATH design.  And Happy Springtime Stitching!!

Some Wicked Fun This Way Comes

Ooooooooh, Stitchers....

Are you itchin' to start something Halloweeny

 right about now?

Something with cats and bats and witches' hats, gummy worms and candy??

Well, my spooktacular new HALLOWEEN WREATH is

 now available on my website for all you Halloween lovers!

It's loaded with lots of fun stitching treats for you, since I put everything I could think of

that relates to that scariest of holidays on this wreath.

To see the list of materials for this design, as well as ordering information, 

please grab your broomsticks and fly on over to my website and 

check out this very fun HALLOWEEN WREATH!!

Hearts & Flowers Friday

 Deep in the midst of winter greyness a splash of color is always appreciated, isn't it?  Here are some flower bouquets that caught my eye on PINTEREST this week, and I thought you'd enjoy them too....and read on, Stitchers, because they tie into an exciting new design I'm releasing this week:

 After the popularity of my HOLIDAY WREATH, Roz Watenamo of Nordic Needle jokingly asked if I was going to start a new wreath series.  I laughed, but my designing mind immediately saw all SORTS of wreaths I could create and stitch.  The first one that really grabbed my attention was a wreath for Valentine's Day.  I started sketching, graphing and stitching and VOILA, here is my new VALENTINE WREATH:

As you can see, I couldn't decide which valentiney color to use - red, pink, or purple - so I used them all, and I just love the mixed colors on this!  This piece COULD be done all in one color family if you wanted to do that.  But I've also included thread options for a purple or pink velvet bow, which would definitely change the look of this multi-color wreath. Or, how about adding a few heart buttons, charms or lockets as extra embellishments?

And let me confess: it was soooooo fun to stitch up! I just loved coming up with compact ribbon designs to fit in the larger hearts. Gotta have a few Rhodes hearts, too.  And I added a few gold cameos on my wreath, to mix in some soft gold.... And padded hearts!  Oh so fun and easy to make with plain ol' pearl cotton.  Here's a close-up look at some of the hearts:

So if you are in the mood to stitch some really fun valentines for yourself or someone you love, please visit my website:www.laurajperindesigns.net and check out this delicious new VALENTINE WREATH!

Happy Friday, Stitchers!