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Hearts and Roses Embroidery Apronology

....Plus Free download I work Full-time, I am a marketing consultant Part time, I am a parent and I am a craft project devotee. I love to embroider, I find it calming, it relaxes me, it is the perfect hobby for people in high stress jobs. Unfortunately, it can be very time consuming, therefore, sometimes it can be weeks before you complete a project. Well, I have created what I call Embroidery projects for lazy, overworked, stressed out people with minimal time to spend on a hobby. Here is my process. First I decide on the design. For this project,...

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My Big A-- Embroidery Project

Embroidery and Weight loss About 1 year ago, I closed my inbound marketing business and returned to corporate America. I guess the guilt of 'selling out' was so overwhelming that I gained 30 lbs. I had to do something about my bulging belly. I started thinking about the things I did before returning to a 9 to 5, what did i do to relax? - I created - I made something every week. When I am stitching, I don't think about eating because I am not stressed. I decided to embark on a major project, one that would keep me...

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Silk Ribbon Embroidery Topiary

-With elements form nature. If you have visited the alm Project blog in the past, you will no doubt notice that I like working with silk ribbons. I like that they add texture to a project, I like that they are 3 dimensional and I like that they give instant gratification - after all, you can complete a seeming complex project in one afternoon. On one of my many sleepless nights, I decided to create some wall art for my powder room. I had gone on a nature walk earlier that afternoon and collected some bark from a banana and...

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How to Make a Hand Stitched Folded Silk Ribbon Rose

Fold the raw edge of the ribbon down and roll the ribbon three to four times to form the center. [caption id="attachment_552" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Step1"][/caption] Stitch through the base of the ribbon with a matching thread. [caption id="attachment_554" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Step2"][/caption] Fold the ribbon at an angle, stitching down as you roll the center into the fold. [caption id="attachment_555" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Step 3"][/caption] Continue to fold, roll and stitch. [caption id="attachment_556" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Step 4"][/caption] Note:- When using a wider ribbon, the folds need to be caught (or stitched) in several places, moving up from the base. As you roll...

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Vintage Silk Ribbon Embroidery Projects

What is the definition of vintage? Honestly, I have no Idea - my friend Michelle the fashionista says it's anything purchased more than two seasons ago - (My closet is totally vintage). Anyway, I was cleaning up the files on PC and I came across a few projects that I completed more than 10 years ago. [caption id="attachment_454" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="How does your garden grow?"][/caption] The images shown above was done on a pillow cover about 10 years ago. I found the image of the girl in one of my son's coloring books, I scanned it, digitally colored it, printed...

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