Tangled Stitch

Love, Peace, Joy, Sheep, Hedgehogs, Pine Trees.  I can make a beautiful hand embroidered heart ornament of anything you wish.  Each one takes a little piece of my heart along with it.  The ornaments range in cost from $15 to $22.00.  Each one is hand drawn and hand embroidered.  They make a beautiful gift.  You can find over a hundred different hearts and pillows on my Etsy site.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/DebsTangledStitches?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=736483373 Here’s a little Janis to enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uG2gYE5KOs&feature=share

Really, take a little piece of my heart. I haven't spoken about process lately so hear we go. I have been making hearts a long time, a really long time, but it took a spin at being an artist to really make them sing. I've tried making stars and squares and crosses but in the end I have sold or given away more hearts than anything else. One of my favorite verses in the bible is "for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also". Never has that bible verse been more relevant. I get tremendous joy out of embroidering hearts. I try out new stitches, new designs, and am inspired to just keep making them one after another. I start out with a little cardboard heart shape. I trace the heart with pencil on the wrong side. I use a contrasting thread and make a basting stitch around the heart. I use the air erasable markers to draw every single one. I don't like templates and if there is a dud it is one dud and not twenty or thirty of them. Most of the ti...