Aug 12
This is the 100th post here at Thimbly Things, and we’re celebrating with a good old-fashioned giveaway!
In the comments section of this post, tell me what inspires you or a design you’d like to see at Thimbly Things. Links are very welcome!
The deadline is Tuesday, August 19th at 11:59 p.m. CST. On The following Wednesday, I’ll do a random drawing to see who the lucky winner is.
And since embroidery was my first crafty love (Thank you, Page!), the prize at stake is a set of 6 embroidered napkins that I poured my heart into a few years ago. There are 2 of each design: a sugardish, a creamer, and a teacup.
Now let’s hear those fabulous ideas! :)
August 12th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I love simple, elegant, flowers. I am a paper crafter/artist, and I am often inspired by florals and floral design. I am a big believer in less is more.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I am always inspired by children in my crafts - whether it’s for a novelty birthday cake or a fun craft to make with kids.
August 12th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I absolutely love irises. The color combination is so vibrant they always lift my mood!
August 12th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I am totally inspired by websites & blogs.
No kidding.
Blogs!
Love them.
Superiffic ideas on them.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
First of all, those napkins are absolutely beautifull! I would love to see theme based designs on napkins. One for the fall (colored leaves), winter (snowflakes), spring (maybe a rainbow after it rains ) and summer (flowers especially roses). I always try to decorate my house based on those themes and I think napkins with those themes would add an extra zing to my decorations!
Thanks for the opportunity to win those gorgeous napkins!
elizabeth.salgado@sbcglobal.net
August 12th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Those napkins are gorgeous! i love your matryoshka doll designs and would love to see more of those :)
August 12th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Haven’t been feeling very inspired lately, but I did want to tell you congrats on your 100th post! Beautiful work on those napkins!
August 12th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
you know what design is creeping into popularity:airplanes. i love it!
August 12th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I am inspired by thrift, finding ways to save money and to reuse items that others throw away.
Danielle
ldsmom2201(at)yahoo(dot)com
August 13th, 2008 at 4:35 am
I am inspired by nature. I love to go out for a walk and see how the earth has changed with the seasons. When you’re taking cues from nature’s changes and incorporating them into your art you can never go wrong!
August 13th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Caffeine inspires me. After a cup of coffee I can get so pumped about a project. Have you ever made a slip cover for a couch or recovered some furniture? I’d like to see what your creative brain could come up with. Actually, my younger sister inherited a hideous couch and I told her I’d make a slip cover for it, but I have no idea what I’m doing.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I am inspired by the ocean, Christmas and fighting a worthy battle.
: )
August 13th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Oh, and chocolate, too!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I am inspired by classical music, flowers, and my family. A design that would be neat is a book (or books) embroidered on napkins or a tablecloth.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
My precious baby faces inspire me.
August 13th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I’m guessing as a relative, I’m disqualified, but I’ll add a comment anyway. I love things that are beautiful yet practical. So what I mean is something I can use in everyday life that impresses me with its lovliness. Sufficiently vague?
August 13th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
WOW! Those linens are gorgeous!!! You do fabulous work! I am in love with and inspired by vintage goodies and images that bring back memories of childhood and reminds me of my grandparents, back to those simpler times. Looking at the lovely ones you are giving away (and hoping that I win, lol), I could picture some embroidered Blue Birds on them which was a classic vintage design you can find on towels and pillowcases! :) Thanks for parting with your lovely pieces that you created…that must have been hard to do!
ahiltzy@yahoo(dot)com
August 14th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Hi Kristena, this is Mary. I heard you’re having a contest and I would love to be part of it. Well, I would have to say that folk, classical, and many parts of music inspire me. I hope that’s not to dorky for you. Anyway, a design that I might would like to see you do is traditional Celtic fairy book style art, vintage renaissance or ( what Anita Hiltz recommened) many different types of vintage goodies…actually I really don’t know what I want to see. Sorry I said so much, tell the family I said hi and keep being creative.
August 14th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Babies! And young children, they are what inspire me.. their thirst for knowledge and contentment with simplicity, I love it.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Your embroidery is just gorgeous! Kids inspire me, the way they look at things with such fresh eyes. No preconceived notions, and sometimes the most surprising ideas pop out of their little minds!
August 16th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I would love to see the white kitchen towels embroidered with vegetables. I think they would really make the towel fun and fabulous! I love vegetables in the kitchen. I love your stuff, very cute!
August 17th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
You are my idol! Such beautiful photos of your imaginative work and your adorable children!
Ijust found your site today following link after link and ending up here to see your Brobee. My granddaughter loves YGG and quotes it all the time. How you manage to get so much done with two young ones is a wonder. Well done!
P.S. My mother had the coffee and sugar needlepoints. She had stitched them and they were hanging in our kitchen for many years. Seeing them brought back memories.
August 17th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Oh, I forgot to tell you my inspirations. Well, beside my family, blogs like yours and many others. Seeing all the beautiful, innovative work others are doing, motivates me to do more. Sometimes I start more than I finish but don’t we all!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I am inspired by the mountains and my family, but also by people around me that I know who have succeeded because they kept trying.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Wow! Your embroidery is beautiful! What inspires me? Gardening. I love it.
Thank you for your kind generousity.
Carrie
August 19th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Beautiful!
I would say the weather inspires me…and my one year old babe!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Beautiful embroidery. I’m inspired by my children’s interest, and vintage vintage vintage! :) Thanks.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Well I do find inspiration from other bloggers!!
I also love paper… i looke at tissue paper and wrapping paper all the time… I copy the design when I get home :)
so fun.
lovely tea towels!!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:34 am
What beautiful napkins!!! I love how dainty and feminine they are! I love all things bistro/coffee oriented, as well as toiles, and anything “antique” looking… you seem to have a wonderful eye for putting things together!
August 19th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Clouds and sky scenes would be neat. I’ve seen beautiful daisy embroidery as well. Thanks for the chance to win.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Wow, I just discovered your site, and I love it! I like simple designs, and vintage looks.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I’m inspired by trying to save money and living on as little as we can:) Thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I think that embroidery of old children’s book illustrations would be really neat.
I also like the vintage “Days of the week” type embroidery — Monday wash day, Tuesday string beans, etc.
Thanks for a chance to win, those are absolutely beautiful, and if I won, they would be a gift for my mentor, who loves tea more than anyone else I’ve met.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
With the holidays approaching, some Christmas themes would be adorable!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I find inspiration in so many places! design magazines, many people’s blogs, cultural art… Some designs I’d like to see would be hedgehogs, snapdragons, aprons, spinning wheels, goats… is that random enough? hehe
August 19th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
The Proverbs 31 woman inspires me! She looks well to the ways of her household…Proverbs 31
Who is this Proverbs 31 woman? What does she look like? Where do you find her? How do you become her? I pondered this thought ~ wondered, searched, read, studied even. I hoped and dreamed for her influence in my life.
And recently I have found her. Discovered her actually, for she was here all the time.
She is my friend. Read more on my blog!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I would love to see animals, cats, dogs, birds.
jenna
http://newlyweds.wordpress.com
August 19th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Those napkins are beautiful! I learned to embroider when I was on complete bedrest with my daughter. She was my first so I had alot of time on my hands! I embroidered two pillowcases that said “His” and “Hers” and had a beautiful flower and leaf design around it. Knowing how difficult and time consuming it can be, I really respect your work!
I find creative inspiration in my kids. They have wild imaginations! I also get creative ideas from other bloggers who are a lot more “crafty” than I am.
I would love to see something with sort of a “toile” design. I love toile and it’s so classic yet a little on the vintage side.
August 19th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Crazy as it sounds, I get lots of design ideas from commercials. Especially the mini clips inbetween all my kids shows on cartoon network. They work great for scrapbook layouts.
August 19th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I am a fairy tale fanatic, and try to incorporate elements of fantasy within my projects. I have stacks of books with the fairy tale lore of every culture imaginable, and frequently turn to them for my inspiration.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
My inspiration comes from my kids or a need. I’d just like to say that you do beautiful work.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I think your teacup napkins are beautiful. While I don’t do needlework, I am inspired by God’s creation. Always amazed at the designs and colors (He could have made everything gray-but look around!) I like to scrapbook, sew a little, cook, decorate, and be outdoors with my 5 little ones.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
My children inspire me! When we play we create. We might decide we are princesses and then we stop, mind racing and create tiaras, wands or even the castle with mote. A walk in the woods might reap an artful arrangement of wildflowers.Sometimes we plan crafts but most often they are spontaneous!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Anything with a vintage feel is great … cherries, apples, girls in bonnets wearing dresses and watering flowers, tulips. I have not seen new towels like this … what a great idea! :)
August 20th, 2008 at 9:41 am
i love to look at my grandmother’s quilt-tops and think about some day actually quilting them (first I have to learn how to quilt!) I love looking through country living magazine also. thanks.