These are too much fun to make.

It really was quick to finish once I got going. There’s another gift off of my todo list. I also tried Laura Calder’s cheese souffle this week which turned out very well though I may have overcooked it a tad.

I can’t remember what I got so busy with that derailed this counted canvas piece but it’s been waiting patiently by my chair for me to pick it up again. Last week I showed it to my mother-in-law and realized how little I had left to do. I set to work on it this week and quickly finished up those pesky flower centers and am now flying along towards a quick finish.

Thanks to Pinterest I finally figured out how to finish off my lavender wreath with some tulle to cover the lavender stems and wire.

I was excited to find tea towel yardage at the quilt shop now at very affordable prices. I picked up a redwork book and plant to embroider these for yet another holiday gift.

My hidecote and mustead lavenders are in full bloom right now with the grosso setting buds like crazy. We finally got a few dry days in which I could cut lavender for a wreath. In a week or two once it’s thoroughly dry I’ll add a bow or something to cover the stems and it’ll be ready to hang.

There’s a pin going around Pinterest of a wrap bracelet someone made using this tutorial. I don’t usually wear a bracelet because I don’t like something dangly, I want it to fit snugly on my wrist. It was very easy to tailor this to just the right length.