Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Easter is coming up fast, so I finished up my embroidery for the holiday, and decided to share the patterns with you! I changed up the bunny some for myself, exchanging the flower…Read more …
Author Archives: bellamodiste
St. Patrick’s Cupcake Toppers
I had the perfect excuse today to bake cupcakes (though really, who needs an excuse to make cupcakes?…I mean really, cupcakes!). I was playing around today in Illustrator, and decided that I needed to make…Read more …
St. Patrick’s Embroidery Patterns
Going through my antique and vintage embroidery patterns today, I came across some wonderful ones for the upcoming holiday. These may come in handy for those of you that celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I put…Read more …
Finished at Last!
Finished my painting yesterday afternoon, I’m pretty happy with it, and now just need to pick up a frame for it. I’m still debating what to do with it, I started this with no real…Read more …
Painting in Progress
Even though I haven’t done any painting since I was around ten, aside from working on the mural these last few weeks, I felt inclined to start a proper painting on a canvas. While this…Read more …
Mural Decal 1 of 4- Done
I’ve been working for a few weeks on redecorating and updating one of the bathrooms in the house. Even after removing the very outdated wallpaper border, and painting a much brighter shade of blue, I…Read more …
What is on the worktable this week
I’ve been working for a few days on some linoblock designs, my first steps into an art form that I’ve found intriguing for some time now. Those who know me well, are not terribly surprised that…Read more …
*aaaw so cuuute!*
Raven at 9 weeks old-an early birthday present from my parents to me. Labrador Retriever- the sweetest puppy, she looves to give kisses. We’ve already started training some(I’ve had her a week now)- housetraining is…Read more …
Antique Gazelle Embroidery Pattern
I’ve been working off and on scanning in and cleaning up my collection of antique embroidery patterns for preservation and future use and have found a few that I believe are out of copyright, so…Read more …
Retro travel!
I was so excited to win the Spoonflower weekly contest (eep! 8 weeks ago already!), so much so that it has really sparked some many more ideas. I have 19 designs up on the site…Read more …
Exciting!
I’m very happy to announce that my first collection of fabric has been available for purchase on Spoonflower.com for just about a month now.
Would you, Could you
Pretty please vote for me in the Spoonflower “bugs” fabric design contest? The design is Hopalong Cassidy By: Naomi Wilson…. See!—> *ahem*What!? I am a little bit excited! I already ordered a swatch of it,…Read more …
Sneak peek of DQS8
I joined DQS8(Doll Quilt Swap 8 ) over on Flickr this month, and have had so much fun looking at all the quilts that have been started! I’ve finally reached a point that I feel…Read more …
Oliver
I’m proud to announce my first e-pattern! Just listed last night, and completed after a great many hours of work, editing and layout! I am so excited to introduce you all to Oliver Bunny! Oliver…Read more …