{brought you some red}

A few lovely reds that have been inspiring me this week. Life's not all stylish greys, you know. 

1. Wine tags by REDSTARink 2. Red-and-White Tribute quilt by Thelma Childers 3. Emily Barletta's stitched art 4. Red lighting via Design-Shimmer 5. Log cabin quilting from 1955 from A Piece of My Soul

{oh happy grey}

Just a little note to say hello. And that we haven't fallen off the face of the globe. It has been painting week here, and we've been busy to-doing, unscrewing, spackling, de-crackling, stirring, concurring, drilling, filling, second-coating, and then doting on Tilly's newly grey room.

No photos of the actual room yet -- Tilly is in bed woofing (hopefully a pre-nap woof) -- and so I'll give you a couple of photos of rooms I'd pinned for inspiration. And yes, patient Pinterest followers, all of the pins simply titled "grey walls" will now stop, I promise. (Well, until we do the kitchen...)

1. Buymodernbaby 2. The Good Report 3. Tarpapercrane

P.S. Thanks to all of you who are joining in with the Advent Tea Swap! It's now closed, but if you'd like to arrange a swap of your own with family and friends, I'd be happy to share a tip or two if you drop me an email. 

{i could make that: wishbone stitch}

If you want a sneak peek into what's coming up on Red Red, have a look at my I Could Make That board on Pinterest. It's a giant collection of all the tutorials I love, the crafts I want to try, and the beautiful products I feel confident that I could make myself.

This lovely embroidery, by the merriweather council,  is a fine example of the latter. 

Danielle's beautiful embroidered hoops are only 3" wide, though. I'm not that subtle. 

Bigger. Bigger. Bigger.

I set about making my own, inspired by the wishbone stitches, but on a much larger scale. A 15" hoop. What's that, a 500x enlargement?

Hundreds of stitches. Reds, whites, pinks, yellows, oranges.



And here it is, many hours later. Nowhere near as neat as merriweather's beauties, and much more work, but giant. Humungous. Texas-sized, you might say.

Are you on Pinterest, too? Any favourite inspiring boards to share with us? We'd love to see!