Inspired by Alice

Look at these beautiful buttons painted by Gerry Krueger! Aren't they fabulous??


I absolutely love them and all the work and care that went into them. If you don't know about it already, you must visit Gerry's blog -- Older Rose-- not only is she a painter but she is a needle artist and a master gardener! I always enjoy her perspective on life, her sense of humor and her amazing talent with needle and thread. To see more of her painted buttons you can go here...and Gerry said she's thinking about making some to sell on Ebay...As far as I'm concerned, she can't do it fast enough. Thank you Gerry!

Another friend, Carol-Ann Conway of Threads Across the Web, lives in Oxford -- home to Christ Church where Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland. She recently blogged about her trip to Christ Church and what she discovered about the author and his life. You can read the post yourself here and have a look at some of the beautiful Japanese embroideries that she creates with her skilled hands while visiting her blog.

I also found these free day-of-the-week embroidery patterns courtesy of amommy22 on Flickr and found that a very talented poster De Sade's Kitten has been stitching them after first painting her muslin with watercolor pencils and then wetting it. Check them out, they are beautiful.

And I found this company, Sumptuousity, who makes a whole series of Alice brooches. Love them too!

Photograph from Sumptuosity

And last but not least is my friend from Pinks and Needles...who has created a limited edition pin set of Alice in Wonderland. I love all of her pins...she is forever coming up with something new...and they make great gifts for anyone that owns a pincushion.

Photograph from Pinks and Needles

As for me, I'm working on a tea party and painting little itty bitty cups for the table...


But I wanted to show you this close up picture of the embroidery on Alice's dress that inspired my embroidery in the last post...


And I had completely forgotten to share this picture of Mallymkin yesterday!!! Yes, you guessed it! That little dormouse performs her own version of enucleation on the Bandersnatch when she removes his eyeball with her hatpin/sword...she then carries the eyeball around in a net on her waist as a talisman throughout the movie...Isn't a bit coincidental that I performed one on Alice? hmmm....


Have a great night/morning and I'll pop in again when it's time for tea!