New embroidery designs, pt.1

Awhile ago, I started a personal thread-painting project to decorate our house. I shared it on my personal Facebook page, to show people what I was up to, and people liked it a lot, so I thought, ok, I will show my Copper Catkin audience, too. 

I thought people would say something nice, as people often do, and then get on with their day – but people started approaching me and saying that they wanted to make their own, so I thought, ok, why not? 

My personal thread-painting project was originally only going to be a simple kereru design, with the name of the house (Te Rerenga Manu) stitched around it – but of course, I decided to make it more complicated, and add a wreath. 
Now, I have realised that I want a partner piece to go with it – so I have designed it in advance, and I will be the first tester of this second design. I am going to print them on black backgrounds for me, but I know a lot of people prefer them on a white background, so I will offer that option, too.

I have also designed a few smaller pieces, for different levels of complexity (and different sizes). 

Keep an eye out for these, and maybe a few more, once they have gone through testing.