Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

As promised, in this blog post I will be sharing my embroidery creations. During our first stint of lock-down, my sister and I participated in online embroidery classes once a week. We learnt how to embroider flowers and since then, I've been obsessed. Each piece took hours to create and I treasure every one of them. First I made this t-shirt. I'm not really a fan of plain, solid t-shirts and this one has been sitting around in my drawers for years so I thought I'd jazz it up!  That's much better - now I'll actually wear it in the summertime. Worn with some jeans, it gives off a 1970s casual look. And a little jewellery never hurt anyone. These pieces are all second hand and whilst the rings are modern, both bangles are vintage. My love of coral, turquoise and snake jewellery will never die! After completing the t-shirt, I moved straight onto embroidering this plum cardigan. Inspiration struck after I saw a similar one...

Hello, I'm 6 weeks into isolation, how about about you? During the week, I've been busy working from home and navigating the new way of teaching through video meetings.  I've been trying to limit the time I spend on my phone as I'm spending  many hours looking at a screen for work and I don't want to completely ruin my eyesight . When I first started teaching, some teachers and I  joked that I'd have glasses soon enough, like most of them did. 3 years on, and I'm glad my eyesight hasn't suffered! As soon as the working day is done, I like to do a bit of exercise, read or do some gardening. I've planted broad bean, leeks, coriander and spinach. I can't wait 'til they grow. I've been cooking the broad bean leaves in vegetable dishes. Did you know that you can eat broad bean leaves? They're very handy when you're running out of greens. I've been re- purposing bottles as flower vases...  and I ...