Toadstool ..

pincushion....

I found the dainty ceramic container among thimbles at my neighbourhood church's fall jumble sale, few weeks ago.  At first, I thought it was a thimble but looking at it closely, it does not appear to have the shape of a thimble, also it is heavy. It is about 3cm tall, has a lovely design of bunnies, butterflies and bees. While, I do not know what it is used for ......

..I made another pincushion.

Autumn coloured crocheted scarf....

I found the pattern on this crochet designer's blog.  http://shropshirescrappersuz.blogspot.com/2017/09/circle-of-life-skinny-scarf.html
There are number of other free patterns to you like to check it out.

I used  lots of odds and ends from many types of yarn and, tried best to match the colours.

hat was for a friend of mine, she liked it a lot.

my attempt to take a selfie, to show the scarf..:) but could not capture well. 

join me for a warm cup of tea !!

Thank you for taking time to stop by,

till next time,

xox

Gaia

Kantha stitching

I came upon this poster, left to be picked up by the recycling truck few weeks ago outside my building. And, it inspired me to start this stitching.

I added other details to my piece; basket with flowers, wrapped gift, and puffs of smoke.

I think I should add, part of the other leg as well to complete the picture.

I am still not sure how I want the background done.

Thank you for taking time to stop by,

till next time,

Gaia

Stumpwork portrait -Frida Kahlo

My attempt ..

I am pleased with the colour choices, I made. However, I could have made the details on her face bit more cleaner.

This piece of printed fabric is from the One Dollar store, and I am filling it up in and around the prints, just want to see how it will be.

Thank you for stopping over,

stay a bit longer and enjoy a cup of tea :)

till next time,
xox,
Gaia

Stumpwork portrait....

made this weekend..

I noticed that I did not add eye lashes to her, after I took the pictures. I will add them later. I tried adding a hat, but it did not come out as well as I hoped for so I took it out. A hat will be for the next portrait for sure.

This little piece of tree shaving I found while walking in the park. Do you like the after picture? It is about 3 inches long.

Will you join me for a warm and sweet cup of tea ....

Thank you for stopping over,

till next time,

xox

Gaia

Mini Yarn ..

crochet project .....

On a recent visit to the Dollar store, I came across mini cotton yarn packs, (which are priced at $4.) I  bought one to try some crocheting.

First, I tried the cactus flowers first.. but figured the idea I had mind won't be a successful one.

..then after making several attempts on various motifs and shapes, finally settled for mini granny squares; 2x2 inches.

.... and made a small table runner for the coffee table. It measures roughly 9x23 inches.

 by the time I finished everything , most of the sunlight for the day was gone so the pictures did not come out as clear as I wanted them to be.

Catherine wheel ..is making its progress slowly too, I managed to add few more rows.

this lovely Japanese hand crafted tea pot was $2 from a recent yard sale browsing. It is from a brand called Miyako.

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till next time,
Gaia

Cart-wheel square

summer cushion..

This is my first completed crochet project for this summer.  Once again, I used left over yarn from the thrift store.   

stitches ,stitches...

I found bit of time to do pencil colour drawings on weekends ..

This gorgeous needlepoint work was $2 from a yard sale; which was also in a frame, I only had to put it up. I love it !

Few pictures of a very artistic garden that I came across on my weekend walks.  There were so many eye catching items placed all around the garden.

I love it when you stop by,

thank you,

till next time,
xox
Gaia