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... as the flood waters' keep rising, we are conscious of just how lucky we are to be warm and dry. I haven't really ventured into the garden, it's just too wet, but I have been admiring the resilient hellebores nestled in the protective curve of the garden wall...
There appear to be three different varieties, each as beautiful as the next. As you can see, the buds are abundant, so I picked a few blossoms to brighten the kitchen table. I love the way the plant almost hides it's blooms, a shy beauty bowing it's face from public view. But I just love to look at every tiny detail of these breathtaking flowers...
Floating them face up in a bowl of water is the most effective way of displaying them in all their glory. And inspired by the delicate shades, I've picked up the Panama yarn I used for Pipi's summer sweater and am hooking up a doily to grace the table below the blooms.
It's fun to see where the creative process takes you, I really enjoy hooking up a doily loosely based on one of my antique originals, it's almost like crochet 'downtime'. I don't need to concentrate too hard and I can just see the 'modern' version take shape. I posted the image on Twitter, primarily to show Emma Mitchell some of my vintage thread. Having swooned at the sight of Emma's beautiful tiny silver spools a couple of weeks ago, I asked if they were filled with vintage thread - I thought I'd share some of the pretty pastels I've collected over the years. Village fairs and thrift shops are my top hunting grounds for old spools of thread. Emma and I keep threatening to collaborate, ever since we met up via The Red Nose Day Doll project for Comic Relief, and she might have stumbled on the perfect opportunity - let's just say, I've promised to try my hand at the tiniest of doilies and the rest is over to Emma's creative genius, how exciting! xxx
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Ooo! can't wait to see what Emma's making with your tiny crochet!
Hellebores haven't thrived in my garden, but we have a few... the temptation to buy more is hard to resist. I love the subtle colours and speckles on the petals.
An absolutely gorgeous post, Sara - you are halfway to convincing me that spring really is on its way! And I can't wait to see more of yours and Emma's work xxx
Ooo! can't wait to see what Emma's making with your tiny crochet!
Hellebores haven't thrived in my garden, but we have a few... the temptation to buy more is hard to resist. I love the subtle colours and speckles on the petals.
Posted by: Celia | February 11, 2014 at 12:06 PM
An absolutely gorgeous post, Sara - you are halfway to convincing me that spring really is on its way! And I can't wait to see more of yours and Emma's work xxx
Posted by: Sarah Johnstone | February 11, 2014 at 12:27 PM
I am giddy with excitement! Truly....
Posted by: Emma | February 11, 2014 at 01:27 PM