Going outdoors to collect art materials is an exciting sensory experience that create the kind of memories that last a lifetime! Kids love picking flowers and leaves, so make a day of it collecting and filling a flower press or book. Here are my kids pressed flower art ideas, take a read then go on …
How To – Embroidering On Paper
This guide has everything you need to know about embroidering on paper, from the types of paper to choose, basic steps, tips, and embroidery stitches to practice projects. Learn how to create stunning embroidery designs with nothing but paper, thread, a needle or an awl, and a sprinkling of imagination. I’m passionate about sharing resources …
What Are The Best Flowers To Press?
The best flowers to press are most definitely the easiest! If the last time you filled your flower press with carefully selected blooms left you weeping over pages of brown decomposed specimens, this flower pressing guide for beginners will be your saviour! It will teach you to spot the ‘super qualities’ that make flowers easy …
Learn How To Do A Backstitch
A backstitch is one of the most basic stitches used in hand embroidery, most often worked in lines that can stitch around curved shapes and be solely for straight lines. The back stitch is commonly used as an outline stitch to define shapes before filling them in with more complex stitches. Back Stitch Steps: Embroidering …