Alice

It was the same in my house growing up!

Oh yes, Santa would have his own wrapping paper for sure

Trying to decide if wrapped is better. Or does it depend on the gift maybe?

Love that! Keep it simple

I get that! We mostly use gift bags and reuse them til they wear out. I don't think Santa does many gift bags tho 😅

Yeah mine from Santa were always left unwrapped so I got the 'wow' straight away!

#speirgorm I have a question for you that is very important as we get closer to our daughter's first Christmas:

Did Santa wrap your presents??

I don't have Indian food very often, but when I do it always puts me in the mood for haagen-dazs pralines and cream

Ginger cookies cooling on a wire rack

The Christmas baking started today

I actually miss baking so much, I wish I had the time to do it more often

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

It's our first time hosting. We've never even cooked a Sunday roast before! So a practice run was needed

We also now have a mountain of turkey left over if anyone wants some 😂

The practice run for Christmas dinner has gone well 🙌

It almost happened to Mountmellick Embroidery- if it weren't for Sister Teresa Margaret McCarthy

You can find out more about the Irish embroidery technique at their wonderful little museum in Laois

www.mountmellickdevelopment.com/craft-museum...

It may sound extreme to say this is why I teach embroidery but

This is why I teach embroidery!

It's such a beautiful craft and I'd hate for the world to ever be without it. Or at least, without certain stitches

I do indeed!

That R.S.G. comes in handy when you're looking for something new to learn

Gorgeous 😍 no better feeling than finally getting the hang of a new stitch and sitting back to look at it

Thank you so much! Glad to know I've inspired 🥰

It all went so well and it was so nice inviting people into my space, I'm so glad I did it ☺️

The ideal artistic life for me would be just making stuff and no one even knows my name or what I look like and I'm not remotely famous and still can make a living. But that doesn't exist anymore. You have to relentlessly remind people you're a real human being who deserves to be paid for their work

Tomorrow is my first workshop in my own studio and I am so nervous but also so excited!!

It feels strange to invite people into a space that has been just for me for so long

Tuesday will be my last post office trip before Christmas, so get those orders in!

be alice | hand embroidery | Dublin, Ireland be alice creates hand embroidered pieces inspired by Dublin. Commission hand embroidered textile art in Ireland. Book an embroidery class today

I make hand embroidery kits so you can learn to stitch at home

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Bilbo Baggins Meme - first panel says "after all...why not?" Second panel says "why shouldn't I buy another embroidery scissors?"

I've restocked some of the scissors that I sold out of at the Knitting & Stitching Show. Get em here: www.bealice.ie/product-page...

I'd give her a ha! And a hi-ya! And I would kick her, sir

Not sure people realise how hard it's been recently for artists to survive, or how deeply appreciated every single order is. If you can't buy something, it makes a huge difference just to share our work. If you can't share our work, a little sacrifice to the Old Gods on our behalf means a lot, too 💜

That's not to say we didn't enjoy it! It's a gorgeous display

But bringing such a small baba we were only there for about half an hour. It wouldn't have felt worth it for €50

Took our 6 month old to the Wild Lights at the zoo this evening. She slept for the first half and was more interested in the zip on my jacket for the rest

At least we had free tickets

Finished sample for the Needleweaving kit

Close up of the Needleweaving kit

I have very few left of this Needleweaving kit and it will be discontinued once they're gone!

This technique is like making your own fabric!

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Finished sample for the Stumpwork Tiger kit

Angled close up to show how the leaves stick out from the finished piece

The Stumpwork Tiger kit is definitely one for improvers.

Stumpwork is a 3D embroidery technique! The leaves literally stick out of the fabric

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Close up of the Blackwork Triangles sample

Finished sample for the Blackwork Triangles kit beside the materials included in the kit

If you're a cross-stitcher, blackwork is a lovely step towards other embroidery techniques!

If you're not a cross-stitcher, it's still a lovely one to try!

The Blackwork Triangles kit also includes some gold thread ✨️

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