tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post8358873858812828726..comments2024-03-29T03:14:18.794+10:00Comments on Jenny of ELEFANTZ: Giveaway, free pattern and week 11 of Gentle Domesticity...Jenny of Elefantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-80367377939454785752019-04-13T00:17:26.622+10:002019-04-13T00:17:26.622+10:00Love the pretty tote bags please let me know how t...Love the pretty tote bags please let me know how to subscribe to your blog.<br />Happy spring, Kippi #kippiathomeKippi O'Hernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892291267989806965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-83955133220253857462019-04-12T10:33:09.273+10:002019-04-12T10:33:09.273+10:00Such a beautiful project Jenny and how gorgeous is...Such a beautiful project Jenny and how gorgeous is that fabric!!<br />Thank you for sharing your buttons and bow pattern at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring it at tonight's party and pinning too. <br />Hugs,<br />KerryanneKerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092818124651152546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-51123201978117188862019-04-09T05:03:22.200+10:002019-04-09T05:03:22.200+10:00As cores encontradas na natureza me inspiram para ...As cores encontradas na natureza me inspiram para bordar, principalmente as flores com os tons de verde das folhas.<br /> terezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739537220016001482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-26234331187780174142019-04-09T03:43:33.164+10:002019-04-09T03:43:33.164+10:00Your posts always leave me with a sense of peace a...Your posts always leave me with a sense of peace and purpose. I've been saving vintage linens for over 10 yrs. As we travel about, I find antique/thrift/vintage stores and am usually pleased to find vintage pieces laying under items completely ignored. I feel like a treasure hunter when I find some little piece of forgotten embroidery or cross stitch. The holes and tatters just make them more lovable to me. I have some very lovely pieces sitting in decorative boxes...what a shame to have these lovely items tucked away. You remind me to get them out of those boxes and do something creatively with them!I think I will do that this very week!<br />You are filled with such grace and gentleness Jenny! Thank you for adding a little Loveliness to this harsh world!<br />Blessings<br />Jane Ellen<br />Gmama JaneGmama Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866486725742104875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-43867662121530177412019-04-08T11:02:57.183+10:002019-04-08T11:02:57.183+10:00When I am tired or stressed, I long to sit and pet...When I am tired or stressed, I long to sit and pet my dog. So simple and peaceful and really works its charm on me. Many evenings after work when I am getting into my car to head home I say, "here I come, Phoebe." It's more for me than for her, of course. :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865091013835097046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-90183455197709486502019-04-07T15:48:23.409+10:002019-04-07T15:48:23.409+10:00I have been stitching away all winter long. I have...I have been stitching away all winter long. I have been creating project bags for peope. I have added so many of your designs. I am having a great time with color. I typically do things in deep saturated tones. But I have created the bags for particular friends. So your designs have been lovely in so many different color values. I have played with saturated tones and pastels. Love the designs!Mo Pfisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402333535408836893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-55516751905378459102019-04-07T04:12:14.557+10:002019-04-07T04:12:14.557+10:00Hello Jenny, Natures colors are the true colors th...Hello Jenny, Natures colors are the true colors that can influence my fabrics choices for projects. I tend to favor soft pastel colors. I enjoy your blog posts and your embroidery patterns very much. Elizabeth elish47@aol.com<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061270089898809046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-53023615918729595982019-04-06T08:10:02.179+10:002019-04-06T08:10:02.179+10:00Hi Jenny, yes the colours in nature do inspire my ...Hi Jenny, yes the colours in nature do inspire my embroidery and sometimes fabric choice. An example if this is one day, on a nice not to sunny day, my sister - a horticulturist, and I took my floss box into my garden to match up threads to flowers in my garden, so that I could stitch the same flowers in the exact colours. Regards, MarianMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722448432774423816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-71597852184826167932019-04-06T06:59:20.203+10:002019-04-06T06:59:20.203+10:00I love nature's colorway. Every spring my stre...I love nature's colorway. Every spring my street bursts forth in cherry blossoms. It is so beautiful. That is my very favorite colour palette!<br />Thank you for all your inspiration!<br />Candyland1459@yahoo.comCandy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597525489897351747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-13608389321695551912019-04-06T06:55:21.557+10:002019-04-06T06:55:21.557+10:00I'm drawn to rich jewel tones rather than the ...I'm drawn to rich jewel tones rather than the more muted tones of nature. Gemstones are part of nature as well but they aren't alive and they don't change with the seasons. judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714744606618989215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-50104740335748143222019-04-06T06:27:09.167+10:002019-04-06T06:27:09.167+10:00It is always a great reminder to use nature for co...It is always a great reminder to use nature for color and texture. Your blog is truly a gift, a confirmation that being in the moment is difficult but truly God's gift to us. Thank you for the adorable bag pattern and your bunting is too cute. Have a blessed week.Mochagramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06861207331809138051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-89762024297266677362019-04-06T06:03:33.095+10:002019-04-06T06:03:33.095+10:00Texture is something so many of us take for grante...Texture is something so many of us take for granted. Texture, isn't just in the touch but in the look as well. Weather it's in food, fabric, earthly matter (such as sand, mud, blossoms, stems, trunks of trees...) Even people have unique texture! ♥ Jenny, I Love your work and the inspiration that it provides to me and many others. Thank you for all you do and share! Life is good!<br />Suzy Marshall<br />js.marshall@earthlink.net ☺<br /><br />Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284848661325549394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-49573003768119487872019-04-06T05:00:07.395+10:002019-04-06T05:00:07.395+10:00A simple thing for me is cooking and baking Europe...A simple thing for me is cooking and baking European food. I started at the age of 3 when my Grandfather made me a stool to reach to the counter and sink. Now, being 64 I can make a bunch of recipes from memory. My husband loves the food. I love your blog, your patterns and you! Keep up the awesome work. And.....maybe you will have a grandson one day eh?! GloriaGloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718434404260384867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-30489488421860815312019-04-06T03:09:38.066+10:002019-04-06T03:09:38.066+10:00You deserve to take some time off to rest, especia...You deserve to take some time off to rest, especially since all you have been through. I love to pick colors of nature. Especially flowers and I love to see pictures of your flowers. I'm wintering in Arizona right now and the cactus are blooming. So beautiful. What a wonderful giveaway. I use to suffer from migraines too so I sympathize with you. Also love hearing about your grand children and seeing their pictures. I will be a great grandma in June, first one and I am so excited. Thanks JennieShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746865767928490338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-13001250316369373232019-04-06T02:54:15.600+10:002019-04-06T02:54:15.600+10:00Recently I’ve been purging things from my cupboard...Recently I’ve been purging things from my cupboards that I don’t need or use trying to simplify my life. Just getting rid of things I don’t need or uses anymore (out of date spices and food items, old shoes and clothes I haven’t worn in years, sheets and linens that don’t fit the beds I have now, tapes, records (yes, I still have some of both) and CDs I don’t listen to, etc) gives me a sense of peace and calmness. I also love reading your posts. They remind me to slow down and appreciate the beautiful things in my life like my family and friends!!!Jackie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931247814334404541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-21911697405617518862019-04-06T01:15:32.198+10:002019-04-06T01:15:32.198+10:00I love the feel of a hand quilted quilt. I love r...I love the feel of a hand quilted quilt. I love running my hand over the quilting, it satisfies something in my soul! Thank you for your dedication to what's most important in our busy world - giving God first place and following His leading.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087068484837139221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-36922515984641420922019-04-06T00:30:10.526+10:002019-04-06T00:30:10.526+10:00Love this great bag! Will make for my dear sister...Love this great bag! Will make for my dear sister's birthday and a matching one for myself. Thanks so much for all your lovely inspirations!Persephone Blithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525250316389379089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-46275644997180473482019-04-06T00:27:24.770+10:002019-04-06T00:27:24.770+10:00Every family has to make choices, and some of the ...Every family has to make choices, and some of the choices our family has made helps us lead a simpler life. We've made choices to protect our kids as they were growing up and to protect ourselves and some choices have been for financial reasons. An example is that we don't have smart phones and our young kids didn't have cell phones. That doesn't mean we'll never buy a smart phone, but it means that our life is simpler for now. We also don't embrace all the current styles in fashion and because of how we live our life, we don't feel the pressure to keep up. Some choices we've made require more work, homemade meals and tending a large garden, but we also are more healthy and aren't running all the time. We also eat almost all our meals together, breakfast, dinner and supper. Now, if we could find more ways to get rid of some unnecessary stress, it would be great. So, I'll have to keep evaluating our life. Thanks for your thoughts, Jenny.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868612635336893727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-79779480106749157052019-04-05T23:34:12.745+10:002019-04-05T23:34:12.745+10:00So very blessed by the beauty and simplicity that ...So very blessed by the beauty and simplicity that you bring into my life. Thank you. Peggy Willson brucepegwillson@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14627965934380095795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-78092144432033409372019-04-05T23:22:14.292+10:002019-04-05T23:22:14.292+10:00Jenny, I look forward each week to reading your bl...Jenny, I look forward each week to reading your blog with your many beautiful thoughts, patterns, and much more! Everything is surely inspiring. Thank you for your giveaways too. I would really love to try my hand at sewing the bag - I haven't had much experience with patchwork but this would be a good project to get me going I think. So thank you so much! God Bless, Lynncrochetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096248323631285683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-26164539247631838892019-04-05T22:51:14.848+10:002019-04-05T22:51:14.848+10:00Sunrise and sunset colors are inspiring to me. Be...Sunrise and sunset colors are inspiring to me. Being able to find fabric that reflects those colors is much harder. I may have to take up fabric dyeing.Karen Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588939369113911472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-81285443745617612582019-04-05T22:00:53.929+10:002019-04-05T22:00:53.929+10:00 Do the colours found in nature inspire you when c... Do the colours found in nature inspire you when choosing fabrics, thread or yarn for different projects? Can you share an example? Over the years more and more color has been influenced by nature, recently I embroidered a Green Woman piece and am currently working on a Green man to represent Spring I chose my embroidery floss colors that had names of herbs, vegetables other plant life, my blog post here shows the piece https://deborahsbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-ort-report-for-julys-new-moon.html I have a growing collection of vintage embroidered linens that I just love seeing and touching. My use of color from nature carries to my crochet work and recently I made a small throw using yarn with very beachy colors, using the shell stitch I found the texture I was hoping for. Thank you for the free pattern for the bag and the chance to enter your give away.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013807144091997698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-81223246240175277752019-04-05T21:12:06.679+10:002019-04-05T21:12:06.679+10:00* Do the colours found in nature inspire you when ...* Do the colours found in nature inspire you when choosing fabrics, thread or yarn for different projects?<br />Absolutely! I am a gardener in addition to weaving, spinning, dyeing, and knitting and love color. I think the ultimate color palettes are those created by God and displayed in nature. The pinks and purples and faint hints of orange of a sunrise and in the evening those colors repeated in deeper, bolder intensity. Right now I'm enjoying the white dogwood flowers and pops of spring yellow green against the bluest sky. I even enjoy the stark black silhouette of leafless trees against the spectrum of greys found in a winter sky.<br /><br />As to a specific project, our Guild has chosen as a color challenge to use birds as our inspiration piece. In January we each randomly drew a photo of a bird and then have to use the colors of that bird in a project which we will share in July. I was thrilled to draw a bird with rich jewel tone colors of teal, emerald, and magenta. I'm planning to weave a scarf. I have already acquired the yarns, in Tencel, to not only match the colors, but the shine of the bird's feathers. My weaving draft has a pattern that resembles feathers.<br /><br />I am really enjoying this book study! Thank you for sharing Jenny, you are most gracious!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239136955952885206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-69087007333335849292019-04-05T20:30:25.403+10:002019-04-05T20:30:25.403+10:00I love that we call them vintage linens, but for m...I love that we call them vintage linens, but for me they are a big, integral part of my heritage. They are the memories if home and family,of things taught and learned and handed down. All the things we live, treasure and cherish. When i find them in thrift stores they make me sad that they are just things to be disposed of and not cared for and cherished.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402747414309388241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-37216369687353501092019-04-05T20:03:08.243+10:002019-04-05T20:03:08.243+10:00I love using things like Colonial Knots, French Kn...I love using things like Colonial Knots, French Knots, or just a little raised padded stitch to an embroidery item to make it 'touchable'. I love to collect items that leave me wanting to touch them. The colors of nature leave me refreshed and calm and give me the relaxation I crave. Any part of the senses are vitally important to me and I crave them all. A study in all domestic is wonderful and relaxing. We just have to force ourselves to enjoy our lives and not crave so much we cannot accomplish what we want. The gentle side of life is wonderful!!LyndaTreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428090447842948193noreply@blogger.com