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salty oat logo
Remember this sneak peek? Well here's the finished piece, all stitched up and ready to go on the wall of my new studio:
And here's a pic of the back:
P.S. I've been updating the shop and have added a few new buttons!
more thrifting finds
As promised, here are pictures of some of my other thrifting finds from around Silver Spring:
Juice glasses ($2 for a set of four)
Vintage floral napkins ($3 for a set of six)
Bedside table ($10)
Vintage sheets ($13 for two, almost complete, twin sets)
embroidered name napkins
Before the sewing room was all packed up, I made personalized, embroidered lunch napkins for my co-workers as going-away gifts, using thrifted cotton and recently found vintage sheets.
Each name was stitched with a simple running stitch, using lime green floss.
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This goofy guy turned one yesterday. Happy birthday, Elton!
Big things have been happening behind the scenes here at Salty Oat. Between DBA and tax ID number applications and late-night stitching sessions, I've been getting ready for the launch of the first line of Salty Oat goodies. In the coming weeks, I'll be setting up shop to sell crafty items like monogrammed cross-stitch pinback buttons made from thrifted aida cloth in a rainbow of colors and handmade embroidered napkins.
I have some more fun projects to share with you (like a pillow made with a wedding invite printed on a handkerchief, pincushions from a swap I participated in, and more details from our library-themed wedding) in the coming weeks as well, but I haven't had a chance to photograph everything yet, so today, I thought I'd share some of my favorite recently posted projects and Etsy finds.
- This nesting doll pincushion by Maximum Rabbit Designs would be the perfect project for the matryoshka dolls I still have stashed at my parents' house (via Craft).
- Love this espresso maker print by Sandra Juto (via A CUP OF JO).
- Platter + cross-stitch = best housewarming gift ever.
- This brooch covered in vintage fabric from an obi is totally modern and adorable.
- I would love to make a quilt from these precut blocks of vintage fabric.
- The best kind of plant: one made from yarn that never needs to be watered.
- Prudent Baby's makeup bag looks like it could fit all of my toiletries and then some.
- This tiny little wall hanging would be the perfect way to commemorate an anniversary.
Have your own great crafty find? Please share in the comments!
embroidered doily
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of taking the Artistic Embroidery class with Kat McTee at The Stitch Lab in South Austin. After falling in love with a doily-themed embroidery project, I knew I wanted to try out something similar.
I started off using a simple circular design that I found in a book at the sewing studio. I transferred the design to my piece of linen and then started stitching, embellishing the pattern as I went along. I experimented with a variety of stitches, including a modified blanket fan, to create a sampler of sorts.
One of my favorite sections of the doily is its center, which features a cluster of French knots.
I finally framed the piece last week and finished the back off with a vintage sheet.
