A sunny day

I started a new embroidery piece and would like to finish it. And finish my started bunny

A day off today and I want to enjoy

only 2 new bears in 14 days,

I have been very busy lately, and there seems there is never time enough to start a bear.
But I managed making 2 new ones, and there not bad :)
I have been busy illustrating and still will until the end of July.

For some reason, I stopped working on my bears in the evenings, like I used to because, I am to tired, and I need to be focused, to get my stitches well done. So instead I picked up my embroidery again, and I finished a scarf.
These things relax me so much.
Here some pictures to share,
the weather was not very nice lately, but in the afternoon, it was lovely today and I sat outside stitching a few hours today.I finished a bear, and in the evening I finished a pincushion.
I received a lovely book today by Cecile Franconie, " un instant dans mon atelier"
she is so good with her needle and embroidery ribbon, she explains very well (In french)
here is the link to her blog

Sorry there will be a lot of pictures, because it has been a while.:)

 I spent some days on the Belgian coast( cold)

So started a scarf

 Last week I finished this bear, his name is Han, and he is here in the shop

 I am totally absorbed by embroidery now and look at flowers in a different way now, I now see ribbons and floss instead :)

 a bird in the sky

 Milan, always there

 And I received Cuni water solube wax paint yesterday, and made some strokes, it looks really like fun paint, here is the tempting promotion video, Cuni really looks like the perfect paint, to do , what ever.

 Here is the new bear from today, no name yet.

I have done some stitching yesterday

Last week I ordered this book on Amazon.fr (free shipping to Belgium!)  :)

here is the link
Such an inspiring book, I couldn't wait to make some stitches.
I often take my I pod with me when walking the dog, or riding on my bike, to listen to audiobooks.
and I made a pouch to handg round my neck, to hold my I pod, while listening.
Here it is,

I know it's a little bit over the top, overworked, but I see it as a stitching practice project. Could not resist adding a crocheted border, I loved to try that one out, (making a crocheted border on fabric)
I had collected some pretty images about that on my pinterest

Can't wait to watch some flowers and make some embroidery designs myself, here in my garden, endless possibilities.

I wanted to try out some embroidery with silk ribbon, but the problem (here in Belgium) is, that I never can find what I need(no embroidery silk ribbon to find in this little country) so I used synthetic ribbon, and that is not nearly as pretty, if anyone can recommend me a good internet supplier in Europe? please do, thank you.

New bag and new bear.(reserved)

For a long time I wanted to experiment a little with doodling embroidery.
I finally did it and it was  fun to do, I really enjoyed it!
I also discovered a way to draw your drawing on a piece of fabric without trouble.
I hate it to do it with a pencil, it just don't work.

In stead I used water solube felt markers from Caran D'ache.
You just make your drawing, free hand and emroider on the lines, then you wash your fabric (or your finished bag) in a gentle soap and all the markings disappear.
I tried it first on a dish cloth to be sure.
So easy and fun! :)

You can use different colours (I wouldn't use black or very dark colours, just to be sure)


To learn everything about Bonker. visit Pussmanstuffies!