Pansies are one of my favorite annuals to plant because the little faces in each bloom never fail to make me smile. Stitch them as you’d find them at a garden center ready to take home and be planted out into your garden. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
These nasturtiums are sure to bring a bit of spring with them when you embroidery them as they are pictured here planted in an old house slipper. I remember my maternal grandmother wearing house slippers similar to this one. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
I missed posting last week’s Vintage Embroidery Monday. I’ll be honest and say that I was busy and completely forgot until later in the week that I hadn’t scheduled the post. For your stitching pleasure today I’m posting Geraniums in a Pot: Geraniums always remind me of my Mom. She absolutely hates how they smell. The story goes that when…
Today our Snail is all dressed up in her Sunday best! This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Today Mrs. Snail has donned a pretty scarf for doing the weekly shopping. The Snail Shop Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Mrs. Snail looks like she has everything she needs to get all of today’s mending done. The Snail Sew Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Doesn’t this week’s Snail pattern just make you smile! I wonder how many more shells she has to hang up. The pattern for Snail Wash Day is available as a pdf to download here.
When Dave and I were first married, I started out doing what all newlywed army wives did back then… I ironed his uniforms. That is until the first time he complained that the creases in his work pants weren’t exactly the same. From then on… he ironed his own uniforms. Maybe we should have hired Mrs. Snail to do the…
Even Snails have to clean house and that’s just what Mrs. Snail is doing today. The pattern for Snail Cleaning Day is available as a pdf to download here.
Over the next seven weeks, I’ll be posting another set of chore day embroideries. This time with the most adorable snails you could possibly ask for. First up is Snail Bake Day. The Snail Bake Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.