I was a bit late this month arranging my selection of smalls for August, mainly because most of them were out on display anyway for the needlework part of my open garden and I hadn’t quite got round to putting them away!
I’ve decided August is going to be on a theme of creatures, all kinds included! It started because the August cross-stitch from Snow-Flower Diaries has a border collie on it.
I then found my cat one, I originally stitched this in my 20’s and it warped a bit – too much to frame it, so it sat in my workbox for far too many years, decades in fact, until I decided to turn it into a small. I think it was a Lanarte kit, it’s very fine, too fine for my eyes now!
The lavender bag is one I made for my mum a couple of years ago, it’s got a pretty little butterfly on it. This is a design by Faby Reilly who’s Zoe box I’m stitching at the moment.
In the middle of the soft green/teal one is a tiny butterfly charm. I bought the pattern quite a few years ago at the knitting and stitching show, it included the charm. I think I’ve over done this one a bit with the lace, but it’s very pretty.
I stitched the brown rabbit holding a daisy last spring, it’s one of my favourites, the design is so simple but effective. The design is by Dany Chevallier, I’ve another one to stitch of a rabbit holding a daffodil.
The three hopping rabbits are over 20 years old, it was originally on a bib I embroidered for my children (who are now in their twenties!) I found it in a box in the loft a few months ago and decided to turn it into a small.
Last but not least is my blackwork sheep, he was a practice piece for a square I had to fill on a joint piece with my Embroiderers Guild. Skipton name originates from sheep town, so I felt we ought to have a sheep in the design!
So that’s my little seasonal display for August, I still haven’t stitched the last three months of the year (only had twelve months to do it in!!) so I need to get myself organised!
thecraftycreek 
I love the lacy one and don’t think you have overdone it all. I also have a fondness for the rabbits from the bib.
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Beautiful hand work! Love them all! Such a gift to do cross stitching!
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A beautiful collection of smalls 🙂
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Creatures is a great theme! The border collie and bunnies are so cute and fun!
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Such beautiful pieces, your home must be a delight of littles and laces.
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Hello Karen, I love all your smalls, especially the Border Collie. You are so talented. I really want to do something like this you inspire me. Thank you for sharing. Regards Mandy
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All beautiful pieces, Margaret! What is the plant that the sheep small is photographed with? 🙂
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Thanks Laura, it’s an astrantia, I’ve got them in several different colours from cream to deep maroon.
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well done with keeping up your monthly display of smalls ^^
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Beautiful work 🙂 Love the lavender bag especially, very pretty.
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I don’t think you’ve overdone the one with the lace at all! Every last one is charming. I’m amazed at your output given all the other things you have going on in your life!
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Thanks Sue, these are ones I’ve made over the last few years, my output has slowed considerably over the last few weeks 🙂
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As always, I’m amazed at your prolific needle, Margaret. You’re the embodiment of using every hour in the given day! 😉
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What a cute bunny! The bunnies in my garden eat the flowers…they don’t hold them!
The border collie reminds me of my SIL’s dog, Smudge.
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