paper reverie

I've gone soft and picked up sewing that extended beyond stitching my umbrella spokes back into place.

From this:

To this:

All handstitched from scratch, which was quite an achievement for someone with my level of (im)patience. As you can see, I decided to use a button from my own collection instead. Love Purple.

I must admit, I actually enjoyed it thoroughly! It was just a small, novice project, but I needed the practice before going on to bigger things.

What I've learned from this:

1) Blanket-stitch (learned it in school about 8 years ago, and completely forgotten since then)

2) Boxing corners

More crafts to come, since I hauled back heaps of supplies yesterday, from fabric to metal to wood to paper. Talk about mixed media!