I’d been staring at a half-drawn picnic fairy for, I think, almost 2 months now. I would take it out every night and stare at it and nothing. Lots of drawings with kooky ants in them. But you know what, I HATE ants. That’s a fun homeowner story for another day. After I decided no ants it all cleared up for me and here is the Picnic Fairy and her friends… watermelon butterfly
I’ve got a frisbee catching puppy & a kite flying ladybug to go and then the set will be complete.
YOU ARE INSECT-INSPIRED!!!!! those bees drinking out of sippy straws are TO DIE FOR. but the butterflies with the quilt just totally did me in. AWESOME.
Those sipping bees are killing me!! So so adorable!
The watermelon butterfly is so creative, innovative, and fresh. Wow! I can’t wait for this series. What fun!
I Love your stitchetts!!!!!! I cannot wait for the picnic fairy to buy. You are one talented lady!
Wow, so many awesome bugs. I love the watermelon butterfly!
These are so adorable! They inspire to me to work on building up the patience I need to try embroidery again.
I think this might be your cutest work yet!
You just get better and better. I don’t know how you do it. Brilliant!
much better than ants! I especially like the watermelon butterfly and the lemonade sipping bees made me smile.
Georgeus as usual, I LOVE the picnic blanket! I made a miniature picnic blanket too, what a coincidence. Can’t wait to get the patterns.
Bees and curly straws?! That’s genius!
My favourite is definitely the butterflies with the quilt, but those bees are a close second!
(Secretly, I hate ants too. They have a smell to me, so a whole bunch of ’em drives me crazy!)
Ah– the picnic fairy– we have been waiting for you and your friends!
Oh my goodness – these are too cute!
I love this. I think it might be the cutest set yet. (I have them all.)
Too freaking cute! Love it!
Hillary, these are absolutely adorable!!!
i don’t like ants either. good for you for ditching them.
These are gorgeous!!
Each picture in this series is cuter than the last!!
Those are adorable!
These are killing me! I didn’t think you could top the tulip fairy but those bees? So cute!!
Oh dear, how I love the picnic fairy and her friends! Each one of your series of fairies gets cuter and cuter.
All I can say is, I WANT I WANT!!!!!
The quilt is so cute. And those Love birds, I mean love bees. Darling!
NO! The BESTEST is the watermelon butterfly!! Too fabulous for words…so flippin’ original. It just screams summertime!
I so love the seasonal fairy series.
Thank you!
Seriously. Too cute for words, and gorgeous stitching to boot. I’m jealous. =)
oh these are lovely – strong sure clear stitching
Oh, those bees! And I love the picnic quilt!
These are such cuties.
I *heart* them all! They are so cute — and clever. We have a Jack Russell Terrier (Rosie) that is a Frisbee catching queen. The picnic quilt ….is so sweet. Great work! Can’t wait to order.
Such sweet drawings! Another wonderful set on the way, I can tell!
This is the best yet. Love, love, love it.
They are all wonderful! I especially love the butterflies & blanket–soooo sweet!
I hope you will be making a pattern available??? Love them!
Yay for another fairy! I also have nightmares about ants relating to houses. Good call on ditching them!
Okay, I’m dieing to know… WHAT are you going to DO with all these lovelies? A picnic tablecloth? Napkins? An apron? Now that you’ve made them, what will you do with them?
Tooooooooooo CUTE!!
Beautiful!!! I love the detail on the mini-quilt. The colors are just lovely too. :o)
oh, my, those are cute cute CUTE!
I have been reading your website, ordering your patterns and making your dolls for a couple of years now. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing your talents with the rest of us. I need to learn how to embroidery. The butterflies carrying the quilt are my favorite.
Oh, I love these!!! THey are so charming. I hate ants too. Nice work leaving those out, I would have embroidered them and then made red x’s over them.
Oh, I love these!!! THey are so charming. I hate ants too. Nice work leaving those out, I would have embroidered them and then made red x’s over them.
Reminds me a bit of little red riding hood with wings, but very cute!
SO precious!!
Ooooooh!!! Love, love, love these!!! I hope they’ll be released as a pattern?!? Please say yes!
oh man , all of this is beautiful. i love your stitchettes!
I cant wait to get more practice with embroidery, these are inspiring!!
Your blog is fabulous! And your designs beautiful! I’m feeling very inspired :)K
Oh my goodness! I can’t get over those sipping bees! Adorable!
I love your designs, you are inspired!
oh i love these…your drawings are the best.
These are beautiful :o) I love the personality of each little character.
These are adorable-I can’t wait until they are ready in the store (ants or no ants). 😉
Wow i really like the picnic blanket that is embroidered like a quilt, it looks very French, something out of Marie Claire Idees. Are these your own creation? If it is you really should do a pattern for these, they’re beautiful.