Anna Art in Hamilton, Victoria | Local business
Anna Art
Locality: Hamilton, Victoria
Address: Hamilton 3300 Hamilton, VIC, Australia
Website: http://frommyownkitchen.weebly.com/
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24.01.2022 Last weekend my family and I went canoeing on the Glenelg River. Whilst out on the water, I spotted my first ever kingfisher! I googled what variety lived around that area and the Sacred Kingfisher seemed to be the one! I also found out they are from the kookaburra family - I did not know this!!! Anyway, that was the inspo for this little guy. He is stitched with stem stitch, long and short as well as a few lazy daily stitches for the leaves @dandelyne frames him. #minihoopembroidery #embroidery #dandelyneminihoops #dmc #dmcthreads #sacredkingfisher #kingfisher #glenelgriver #familydayout #canoeing #inspo #2021embroidery #create
24.01.2022 Tomorrow I’m going to teach myself how to join my 100 granny squares but today I’m having a go at C2C!! Look at me using crocheting lingo!!! #iso2020 #iso #isolationcreation #crochet #c2ccrochet #newskills #create
24.01.2022 I made tiny Baby Yoda earrings!!!! It’s been a crazy week here - kid number 1 was in hospital, kid number 2 sprained his ankle and I ended up sick. I had not had the chance to finish these and share them until now!! These little guys are just my most favorite embroideries EVER!!! Argh!!! I have told my kids these are #thebestbabyyodaearringsintheworld. I know it’s a big call but... These little guys are made using stem stitch, buttonhole stitch, long and short stitch ...and seed stitch. I cannot wait to wear them to work next week!! I have another 2 sets in the making and I feel they will require new homes! As usual, the mini hoop frames are made by @dandelyne and you can purchase your own via @2greenzebras Argh!! I love these so much!!! #dandelyne #dandelynehoops #dmc #dmcthreads #babyyoda #babyyodaembroidery #grogu #groguembroidery #disney #mandolorian #babyyodaearrings #2021embroidery #create #miniembroidery #lovethese #socute See more
23.01.2022 I made a tiny bee!!! He is smaller that the candle wick!! I wish I could see him through my eyes as magnified as I can through zooming in on my phone!! Anyway, today’s mini embroidery is made with satin stitch, couched stem stitch and French knots! The bee is made of 5 tiny seed stitches lying side by side and 4 lazy daisy stitches for the wings!! Another @dandelyne mini hoop frame! #minihoopembroidery #embroidery #pinkflowers #bee #embroideredbee #savethebees #summerholidays #2021embroidery #create #pinkembroideredflowers #pink
23.01.2022 Today has been a crazy busy day (I’ve been on a cleaning / culling rampage!) and I didn’t get a chance to share anything. So instead I thought I’d share my three boxes of embroidery threads that are all new!!!! I spent four days wrapping over 300 skeins onto bobbins!! I have about 40 more to buy and then I will have the full set!! I cannot bring myself to use them until I’ve got them all!! They look so pretty!! I’ll aim to share some mini embroideries over the weekend!! Enjoy yours!!
22.01.2022 Covid crochet Practicing granny squares and using up the scraps of wool. It’s been my nightly relaxing creative release since iso. #crocheting #grannysquares #crochetblanket #isocraft #iso2020 #newhobby
21.01.2022 My mum had a birthday. I embroidered her this recipe that is my grandmother’s handwriting. I got the recipe finished but I’ll need to finish the rest off post covid. Happy birthday Maresy!!
21.01.2022 Another eye challenging tiny hoop embroidery!!! Seriously, I’m booking that eye test in next week!! It really is a love / hate relationship between these tiny hoops and I!! The purple flower was stitched in the woven circle stitch with tiny stem stitch leaves and then framed in a @dandelyne mini hoop frame! #dandelyne #dandelyneminihoops #minihoopembroidery ##wovencirclestitch #purpleflower #embroidery 2021embroidery #create #ineedglasses #summerholidays Edit: I thought I’d show a bit of perspective as to how tiny this embroidery really is!! May I present - my hand!! One of the @dandelyne mini hoop options is to turn the embroideries into jewellery - earrings, necklaces and tiny rings!!
21.01.2022 Something totally different today!!! My family is obsessed with The Mandalorian and so the challenge was on to make Baby Yoda!! Omg I love him so much and both my kids are fighting over who should be his owner!! Grogu was my most challenging mini hoop to date in terms of me getting him to look right!! My kids happily provided me with unwanted advice and feedback! Grogu is made using stem stitch, long and short buttonhole, long and short stitch satin stitch and a few d...ozen tears and a quick unpick!! Grogu was less forgiving than my usual pieces because he had to be ‘right’! I love how he turned out though!! As you can see, he is tiny (and so cute!!). Another @dandelyne mini hoop frames him. #dandelyne #minihoopembroidery #embroidery #babyyoda #babyyodaembroidery #grogu #themandalorian #disney #disneyplus #2021embroidery #create #ineedglasses #heissocute See more
21.01.2022 I am back at work and my daily mini embroidery shares are going to have to take a back seat for a week or so until I get back on track again!! My body is in early morning shock and I am tired way before a night owl should!! However, last night I finished this pink flamingo and tonight I framed her. The colours are not quite right in these pics as the light was not sunlight. Oh well. I absolutely love this one and I’m planning on wearing her to work tomorrow as a necklace!! This was made using stem stitch, whipped stem stitch, a French knot, bullion stitch and a few straight stitches. Did I mention that I love her? As usual, @dandelyne made my mini hoop frame!! #dandelyneminihoop #flamingo #flamingoembroidery #embroidery #minihoopembroidery #dmc #dmcthreads #create #backtowork #2021embroidery #teacherlife
19.01.2022 I made tiny Baby Yoda earrings!!!! It’s been a crazy week here - kid number 1 was in hospital, kid number 2 sprained his ankle and I ended up sick. I had not had the chance to finish these and share them until now!! These little guys are just my most favorite embroideries EVER!!! Argh!!! I have told my kids these are #thebestbabyyodaearringsintheworld. I know it’s a big call but... These little guys are made using stem stitch, buttonhole stitch, long and short stitch ...and seed stitch. I cannot wait to wear them to work next week!! I have another 2 sets in the making and I feel they will require new homes! As usual, the mini hoop frames are made by @dandelyne and you can purchase your own via @2greenzebras Argh!! I love these so much!!! #dandelyne #dandelynehoops #dmc #dmcthreads #babyyoda #babyyodaembroidery #grogu #groguembroidery #disney #mandolorian #babyyodaearrings #2021embroidery #create #miniembroidery #lovethese #socute See more
18.01.2022 Last weekend my family and I went canoeing on the Glenelg River. Whilst out on the water, I spotted my first ever kingfisher! I googled what variety lived around that area and the Sacred Kingfisher seemed to be the one! I also found out they are from the kookaburra family - I did not know this!!! Anyway, that was the inspo for this little guy. He is stitched with stem stitch, long and short as well as a few lazy daily stitches for the leaves @dandelyne frames him. #minihoopembroidery #embroidery #dandelyneminihoops #dmc #dmcthreads #sacredkingfisher #kingfisher #glenelgriver #familydayout #canoeing #inspo #2021embroidery #create
18.01.2022 Some blue French knot flowers on a stinky, hot Aussie summer day!! This oval embroidery is smaller than a birthday cake candle! Stitches used are French knots, chain, stem and lazy daisy!! Check out @dandelyne to see the other mini hoops on offer! #dandelyne #minihoopembroidery #embroidery #embroideredflowers #summerholidays #2021embroidery #create
18.01.2022 Covid new skill challenge - to learn and crochet enough granny squares to make a blanket!! 100 squares done! Now to teach myself how to join them up!! #crochet #grannysquare #grannysquareblanket #newskill #creative #isoskills #covid2020 #makingcraft
17.01.2022 Progress!!! Only three more rows to join the I’ll go around the whole thing once or twice!! I’m toasty warm with this on my lap as I join!! Gotta love wool and wool / alpaca mix!! #iso #iso2020 #grannysquares #grannysquareblanket #newskills #crochet #create #scrapsofwool #thecatapproves #ragdollcat #bluethecat #relaxing #schoolholidays #presentformyhusband
17.01.2022 Last nights granny square inspired by my leggings!!! #isocrochet #iso #runningbare #grannysquare #inspiration #newskills #creative
16.01.2022 Made this cute little cactus about a month ago but I had not had a chance to frame it. She is made with stem stitch, back stitch, long and short stitch, satin stitch and lazy daisy stitch. I love succulents and I have a large collection of many varieties!! Framed in a @dandelyne mini hoop. #dandelyneminihoop #dmc #dmcthreads #cactus #cactusembroidery #minihoopembroidery #succulents #create #2021embroidery #handmade
15.01.2022 You can’t have Baby Yoda without the Mandalorian so here he is!! My 12 year old son just showed his mate this and his friend told me it was ‘so cool’ so I can say this has been approved by 12 year old boys!! Mando is made with long and short stitch, stem stitch and satin stitch! Another @dandelyne mini hoop frame!! #dandelyne #dandelyneminihoop #embroidery #embroideredmando #embroideredmandalorian #dmc #dmcthreads #thisistheway #babyyodadaddy #2021embroidery #summerholidays #create
15.01.2022 So I did a macrame workshop today!!! I was waaaayyyy out of my depth and struggled immensely BUT I bloody did it!!! My darling, non crafty 16 year old daughter had a go too and she made her plant holder before I had even finished the first section!!! So proud (and jealous too!!)
15.01.2022 It’s amazing how different colours are in the the sunlight! This is actually take 2 of a blanket I’m making as I felt the edge of the blanket was just too tight! So I undid it all and started again!! Sadly, this project has come to a halt while I wait for the rest of my wool order. Bugger!!! However, iso son approves!!! I tried to get him to let me do random row colours but he wants it in repeat colours. Bugger again!! Oh well, I might go do some gardening!! Happy Father’s Day for all the dad’s out there, especially mine and my husband too. #iso #ios2020 #iso2.0 #crochet #crochetblanket #newskills #covidskills #formyson #familyheirloom #fathersday2020 #bendigowoollenmills #buylocal #supportaussie
15.01.2022 Uni is over. Christmas shopping is almost done and I’ve started the sash!! I’ve made the first part of the pattern - the Monivae College logo and I’ve transferred the design using a very complicated light box system - sticky tape and my son’s bedroom window!! The design is now ready to go on the light blue fabric!! Granny would be so excited!!! #monivae #monivaecollege #monivaecollegecadetband #monivaecadets #remakingthesash #embroidery
14.01.2022 I did some embroidery!!!! Yay!!! Went to a workshop (because I have to schedule in stitch time at the moment!) hung out with some new and creative girls, drank some wine and talked about French knots and CWA!! So much fun!!
14.01.2022 Today has been a crazy busy day (I’ve been on a cleaning / culling rampage!) and I didn’t get a chance to share anything. So instead I thought I’d share my three boxes of embroidery threads that are all new!!!! I spent four days wrapping over 300 skeins onto bobbins!! I have about 40 more to buy and then I will have the full set!! I cannot bring myself to use them until I’ve got them all!! They look so pretty!! I’ll aim to share some mini embroideries over the weekend!! Enjoy yours!!
13.01.2022 New iso project!!! We are currently in covid19 lockdown 2.0. By day I teach remotely (and keep my own kids on task!) and by night, I make stuff!!! My order from Bendigo Wool has been delayed due to all their orders (yay for them!) so I thought I’d do a mini project while I wait!! This is going to be a crocheted string bag! #iso #iso2020 #newskills #crochet #stringbag #cotton #bendigowoollenmills #create #remoteteacher #stayhome #makestuff
13.01.2022 Miniature crochet challenge!!! Haha!!! I liked this challenge because embroidery is my first love and this was tiny like my embroidery This one made my eyes ache!! The ‘granny’ square (fail) was the test run and the strip - well I got the hang of it a bit more!! The things we do while waiting on back orders of wool!!! #iso #iso2020 #iso2.0 #newskills #crochet #tinycrochet #eyestrain #dodgygrannysquare #challenge
12.01.2022 Happy 2019!!! I’m on break from uni (final year!!!) and I’ve been stitching away!! I just finished embroidering this botanical print!! Next step will be to sew it into a pencil case or something else useful!! Then - next project!!!
12.01.2022 Merry Christmas everyone!! Enjoy some little Christmas creations I embroidered yesterday and then turned into decorations for my family!! I particularly love the little Santa with his Pom Pom on his hat!! I hope you all had a wonderful day with those you love! #embroidery #christmas #christmasdecorations #homemade #dandelyne #dandelynehoops #familygifts #merrychristmaseveryone
11.01.2022 Finished!!! Yay!!! My iso / lockdown, new skill, crocheted blanket is done!!! Woohoo!!!
11.01.2022 I was on a mission over the holidays to find some velvet that would be as close as possible to the original Monivae Cadet sash that my granny made!! I went all over Melbourne only to find velvet that was stretchy. Then someone told me to try Frankie Stuart...so I jumped on a train and headed out to Glenferrie. I walked into The House of Frankie Stuart and found exactly what I was after!!! They even had some gold embellishments. I am not entirely convinced about the gold trim in the first picture- I feel it’s a bit too green but it was very hard to find what I wanted so I grabbed it anyway!!! Cannot wait to start!!! #embroidery #monivae #monivaecadets #remakingthesash #thehouseoffrankiestuart
09.01.2022 So I started a bit of preservation work on the cadet band sash tonight. The original gold wrapped cord is extremely worn and in parts is only the center thread left. Part of the front gold cord had been pulled undone but it’s back on now!!! In other embroidery news, I was given a heap of my Granny’s embroidery items when she died. I went through part of it tonight and I found the original gold wrapped cord!! There is not enough left to replace it all but seeing it has made me realise how beautiful it must have been when first made! #monivae #monivaecollege #monivaecadets #embroidery #sashrepair #family
09.01.2022 New stitchy project!
08.01.2022 In 1963, my grandmother made this sash for the Monivae College Cadet Unit to be worn by the Drum Major in the band. This year was its 55th year on parade and it’s quite worn now. My daughter is in the Cadet Band this year and I’m now very excited because the sash is at my place ready for some much needed repair work!! How lucky am I that my darling Granny made sure she passed the embroidery skill onto me?! #monivae #monivaecollege #monivaecadets #embroidery #family #reminiscing #repairwork
07.01.2022 Another hot day in Victoria , another mini hoop embroidery This flower reminds me of how I used to draw flowers when I was a kid!! The stitches are buttonhole to give each petal a really defined and slightly raised edge, long and short stitch to fill the petals and my favourite, stem stitch for the leaves and stem!! @dandelyne #minihoopembroidery #embroidery #peachflower #embroideredflowers #2021embroidery #create #summerholidays #ineedglasses #dmcthreads
06.01.2022 I crocheted a string bag!! Yay!! This time I made sure I had enough cotton!! Project #2 of iso new skill complete!! Can’t wait to use it! #iso #isolationcreation #iso2020 #iso2.0 #crochet #crochetstringbag #newskills #create #relax #sustainablebag #lincraft #lincraftcottonyarn #usefulcrafts #noplasticbags
04.01.2022 A 5 cornered square - whoops!! #5corneredsquare #crochetmistakes #crochetfun #isocrochet #bugger #grannysquares
02.01.2022 A new mini hoop!! My 12 year old son told me this is the worlds smallest violin!! Actually, I think that emoji is the smallest one! Today I have used a battery to give a size perspective but the second pic gives another perspective! This was very difficult to photograph as the metallic thread is very hard to show. Another eye watering embroidery but I’m so happy with it!! Framed, again, with @dandelyne mini hoops!! #dandelyneminihoop #embroidery #miniembroidery #embroideredviolin #violin #miniviolin #dmcthreads #dmc #musicalembroidery #summerholidays #2021embroidery #create #ineedglasses
02.01.2022 Ok this is a tiny, tiny mini hoop embroidery!! Argh!!! I am always challenged by this mini hoop and I feel like I need my eyes tested when I make them!! I currently don’t wear glasses but I can feel my time is coming!! Anyway, this cute little orange flower brightened up a not so warm summers day!! Victorian weather - unpredictable!! @dandelyne #minihoopembroidery #dandelyne #dandelyneminihoop #orange #flowers #embroideredflower #victorianweather #fourseasonsinoneday #create #2021embroidery
02.01.2022 When you realize that your beautiful work of art can go no further due to running out of yarn!! A quick search online also showed that this Cotten / bamboo mix is a discontinued line!! Back to the drawing board!! Lucky it’s only half a week into lockdown and I have lots of time to start again!! #iso #iso2020 #iso2.0 #newskills #crochet #stringbag #stringbagfail #create
