The High Priestess

So I thought, it would be fun to embroider on top of a tarot card. When it's finished I plan to decoupage it onto a match box and then put the meaning of the card on the back. A little piece of funktional art for a coffee table.....everyone needs matches for candles and such....so why not make it into a fun little piece of art?

Embroidery + Etymology

Breakfast [late Middle English]: break + fast

Break [Old English]: The Old English form of break was brecan, which has a Germanic source and is related to Dutch breken and German brechen. It has an Indo-European root shared by Latin frangere 'to break', which gave English words such as fracture.

Fast [Old English]: Old English faestan 'abstain from or go without food' has a Germanic origin; it is related to Dutch vasten and German fasten, as well as to Old Norse fasta, the source of the noun.

Embroidered Words

Embroidered Notes

I make more plans for myself than I can possibly execute. I wonder: why so many notes? I've got books and books of them...or is this just the process some people go through, only actually working on some of the projects - the ones that call out to a person when they least expect it? It's the overlap between the notes, writing and art/ embroidery that I've chosen to focus on lately.

Embroidery: Work in Progress

Pillow Cover- WIP

I'm a little disappointed that I didn't check this week's theme a little sooner... I've had this sail boat idea kicking around for a while... oh well, maybe I'll just be a week behind for next time!





Anyway, I have some new ideas that I'd like to try this year, and one of them includes some new designs for pillows and wall art. Here is a pillow cover in progress:

Sorry for the poor photo quality. And I did learn why we use embroidery hoops! (I tried without one & it's a little bumpy). The backside will be an envelope closure in a fun print. I'm not sure how I feel about the design yet. I guess I'm still experimenting. Any suggestions/feedback?