Do you like bows? I do. They add a finishing touch to packages, fun to a textile collage; they make lovely brooches, and of course they can be worn as ties. I make them often, but I got serious about this one. Some fine Italian linen, red thread, vintage velvet ribbon, and a dose of patience.

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

I needed a model for my bows.
So I sketched one with paintbrush and gouache.

 Happy Monday.


Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

 This rubber stamp arrived today. I love bows and I make them all the time; now I have a stamp, too. By one of my favorite people, Dawn Houser. I got this one from her Etsy shop where she has many of her stamps as well as lots of other goodies.

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown