Saturday, April 9, 2011

Please pass the carrots~~~~

I thought these little darlings were the cutest things I had ever seen when SamSarah's "Harried Hare" was published this spring..... Thanks to my stash of overdyed oranges, I was able to stitch these babies up and today I finished my stitched finishes into these dainty little baby carrots...

 32 ct sage linen
specified overdyed threads

I did not do the edged stitching on the carrot tops, rather I sewed a green fabric to my linen and frayed the edges that way.....Whether you do it my way, or the way explained in the chart, you still have carrot tops attached these yummy carrots~~~

Thanks SamSarah for helping me add to my juicy spring collection of goodies.... tomorrow we get to decorate the craft room tree with more springtime treasures~~

Until then, Happy stitching~~

Faye

52 comments:

Melody said...

So cute, Faye! They will look great displayed this Easter season.

Teresa S. said...

Just adorable, Faye and I love the idea of the green fabric for tops.

Yvonne..... said...

I LOVE THESE CARROTS! They are just perfect for an Easter display or year round.

p.s. It was so good to talk with you tonight. We need to get together soon. Miss you, Karen and Linda. After I hung up the phone, I kept thinking about the fun and giggles we had in Myrtle Beach!

~*Sharee*~ said...

These are adorable hun.....Love them..


Hugs,, Shar

Margaret said...

How cute is that! I love them!

Myra said...

Those are fabulous! I love the oranges and your finishing looks great. Can't wait to see your tree all decked out for spring.

Nancy said...

Those carrots are so cute! You did a great job with them!

Deborah said...

Love those carrots! Your finishing is perfect.

Moonpie primitives said...

Super cute carrots!!!! I love them...
Happy stitching, Nancy

Teresa said...

Cute carrots, very fun.
Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches

Blu said...

Those carrots are so cute! And the leafy bits look great!

Anonymous said...

How much fun. Better watch out Faye..the easter bunny will be taking those home with him when he comes to visit later this month.;)
You could go crazy with using up old floss to make interesting patterns. Neat idea SamSarah.

Poussy Stitches My Love said...

these cores are splendid! in the colors orange beautiful talent!
I wish you a good Sunday my friend!

marylin France

Theresa said...

These are absolutely adorable!!!!!

gracie said...

Love them!

Michele said...

how adorable! they will be such fun all Spring :)

StitchyDon said...

How lovely, they look fantastic!!

Nan said...

OH. MY. GOODNESS!
The carrots are so cute!

Sherry said...

How totally adorable and what a great job on them.

Tommye said...

just precious!

Shelleen said...

They are soooo cute!

Nancy said...

I never called a carrot pretty until I saw yours! These are just beautiful Faye. I'm going to have a look at this leaflet.

SharoninStitches said...

Adorable!!

Bekca said...

Wow, these look great! What a unique finishing idea.

Ranae said...

The finished carrots are totally cool.

Karen said...

Ohhh...those are so cute!!! Love how they turned out and they are such great Easter treats.

happy stitching.....

Jennifer Ann Fox said...

So cute, Faye! Love those carrots !

Emese said...

Cute carrots, I love them too!

Pat said...

How cute. Love them!!

Robin said...

Your carrot finishes are just so darn cute! Love how you chose to finish the leaves.

BrendaS said...

Cute carrots. Love the finishing you did with them.

Patti at SamSarah Design Studio said...

Thanks so much for stitching my carrots! Love seeing them on your post along with your great alternate finishing idea. I'm so happy when someone takes one of my designs and runs with it. Awesome job!

Giovanna said...

Oh my goodness, how cute are those!! Well done, Faye!

Mouse said...

Hi Faye those carrots are sooo cute :) don't think my guinea pigs would be too impressed though as they cant eat those ones ..lol love mouse xxxx

Nicole said...

OMG Faye!!! Those carrots turned out so cute! You are so talented! They will look great in your Easter basket! :)

staci said...

OMGosh...those are the most DELICIOUS carrots I've ever seen!!! I agree with Nicole, you are sooo talented (and I always want to stitch the same stuff you do and wish I could finish it as creatively!)

Nan ~ Threadwork Primitives said...

Amazing. How cute and what a super finisher you are.

Lynn said...

I've seen these carrots done twice now and they are so cute!! They make wonderful additions to anyone's Easter decor. I have to do some of these at some point in time.

valerie said...

Cute carrots! I love this rabbit design too. I think I'll need to add it to my stash soon!

Elisa said...

I just LOVE those carrots!

Karyn said...

Oh Faye! Love love love those carrots...the colors are gorgeous! Your stitching is amazing and your finishes are fab! I am off to check out the chart...a must have for the stash :)
You are so cute, sending hugs down your way...
Ma TK

woolwoman said...

LOVE your carrots - they are precious! Who doesn't love bunnies and carrots at this time of the year! Melody

Sue said...

These are just too adorable. Really cute job ;)

Michelle said...

So cute!! Those are just adorable. What a fun project that must have been.

Valerie said...

The Easter carrots are ADORABLE! What a cute addition to your spring decor!

Sally said...

I love those carrots!

TeresaB said...

Those are just the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. Looks like they were fun to stitch.

Fiona said...

What a cute finish, loving your baby carrots.

Orna Willis said...

Thes are wonderful! I had never thought of the sculptural with needlepoint. Great idea.

secondhandrose said...

Lovely, the colours are beautiful!

Siobhán said...

I was sure I already commented, but I don't see it, so forgive the repeat--if it is! LOL Your carrots are SO adorable!!! Great job and great idea!

Pumpkin said...

Okay, those are just too ADORABLE! Great job Faye! I can't believe all that solid stitching though.