Cross-Stitched Sea Shells
July 10, 2012
Some of you requested more (and better) photographs of the embroidered sea shells that decorate my jars of sea shells from Hawaii. I searched for and found the pattern I used, from This is . . . “The Magic of the Sea” by Annie Designs, copyright 1980. I haven’t done counted cross-stitch embroidery in a very long time, so it was fun to resurrect these old embroideries for you. Thank you for your interest in them!
Spring Alphabet
March 24, 2010
A is for asparagus, April.
B is for blossoms.
C is for chicks, crocuses.
D is for daffodils, ducklings.
E is for eggs, Easter.
F is for fragrances.
G is for gardens, goslings.
H is for hyacinths, hot-cross buns
I is for iris.
J is for June, joy, jonquils.
K is for kites.
L is for lilacs, Lent, lambs.
M is for mud, morels, May.
N is for nests.
O is for offspring, ooze (mud), opening day of boating season.
P is for pastels.
Q is for quilts airing.
R is for rhubarb, robins, rain.
S is for showers, skunk cabbages.
T is for tulips.
U is for umbrellas.
V is for vernal equinox, verdure, variety, vim and vigor.
W is for warmth.
X is for extravaganza, exuberance, excessive.
Y is for yard work.
Z is for zest.