LadyCamelopard

embroidery, knitting, anatomy, kids, pets, general nerditude

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My favorite Halloween tradition! The librarian at the boys'school has a contest every year for students to decorate pumpkins as their favorite literary characters. This year, Henry wanted to make Fluffy from Harry Potter & Ian wanted to make Thor the skunk kit from A Boy Called Bat. I'm so excited by how they turned out. I love watching my boys' creativity at work. #elementaryschoolart #holidaytraditions #boymom #boyventures #harrypotter #boycalledbat #allthehearteyes #fluffy #thor https://www.instagram.com/p/BpavzC7l0la/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xkf1g3xiwwyp

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This is approximately 27lbs of tomatoes. Delicious delicious red juicy goodness. #veggiegarden #ilovegrowingthings #bltsfordinner #soontobesauce #delicious #growyourownfood #crazyplantlady #nofilter https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4-nOlBJyd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v3hgh4crzi14

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My flower garden is feeding my soul. #nofilter #theyrejustthatgorgeous #flowergarden #happyplace #crazyplantlady #ilovegrowingthings #lavender #mums #contrast https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2UBtShmfF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6gg2w9mlpn09

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I got to be out in my garden today for the first time in a long time and it fed my soul. Haven't stitched a stitch in well over a week, but this felt really good today. Also it needed to happen because the tomatoes are taking over EVERYTHING....#hugeplants #zinnias #ilovegrowingthings #flowergarden #veggiegarden #gratitudenugget #harvesttimesoon #sobusy #nofilter #coloradogardener https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnpo09tBcut/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19hqjohkqbqk

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Great way to end summer break - hours & hours at the pool followed by homemade pizza & dinner on the couch. School starts Monday! Which means I can hopefully finish some projects that have been in limbo a while. My #columbine is finally ready to sew to felt! #handembroidery #placesyoucanstitch #poolside #crossstitch #summerbreak2018 #backtoschool #nofilter #ihavethisthingwiththread #flowerpatch

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Thursday night #catsofinstagram #handembroidery #crossstitch #latenightstitching #ishouldgotobed #butmusicisplaying #embroidery #arthurthecat #curmudgeon #nofilter #💚

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A later post, but still wanted to wish all my stitchers out there a Happy World Embroidery Day! Throwing back to one of my all time favorite pieces. I love it so. #worldembroideryday #handembroidery #dmcthreads #skeleton #neondancingskeleton #neonthread #favorite #nofilter #embroideryart #damngoodstitch #throwback

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First harvest of the summer! We got 11 cucumbers off these amazing plants of ours. I realized I never posted all the photos I've taken of our garden transformations this summer, so I'll start with this. Second photo is the day everything was planted, June 12th, & the third photo is today, July 27. We are so ridiculously pleased with how well this veggie garden is doing & so excited for what future years with this garden will bring. We also currently have 2 small eggplants growing, several more cucumbers, a small number of tomatoes thus far, & some really happy peppers. #ilovegrowingthings #veggiegarden #cucumbers #gardenupdate #crazyplantlady #nofilter #harvest

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Need to brag a bit because I don't usually work on birds in the lab, but I did a goose wing today & was really pleased with it. The first photo is the underside of the wing (the bird's left wing) where I cut it open to remove muscle tissue (so it will dry out without rotting) & then sewed it back together. Can you tell?? The second photo is the finished wing, pinned out & ready to dry. It is the top of the wing. This particular goose was at a wildlife rehab but was too badly injured. Now her gorgeous wing will be available for scientists & artists & whomever else to appreciate for decades, potentially centuries, to come. #zoologylab #museumvolunteer #science #sciencenotsilence #goose #brantacanadensis #nofilter #zoology #museumspecimen

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Happy belated 4th! These were our fireworks, & we had a blast (get it!) with them. Launch photos later. #happy4th #nofireworks #dontwantmystatetoburndown #ledhelicopters #latergram

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New patch idea! One last blast of inspiration brought on by #pride month. I'll have a #wip shot to share soon! #crossstitch #rainbow #dmcthreads #dmccolorvariations #loveis #handembroidery

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So this morning as we're working on our new veggie garden, Zaphod decided to start scratching our oak tree. When we told him to knock it off, he wrapped his paws around the tree instead & this happened. He is the. weirdest. cat. #catsofinstagram #weirdo #zaphod #treehugger

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Happy Pride Month! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #loveis #chooselove #bekind #lovetrumpshate #pridemonth #crossstitch #handmade #handembroidery #embroideryinstaguild #dmcthreads

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Hi there! I've had so many lovely new followers lately, I thought I'd do an introductory post. I'm Martha, the stitcher behind Camelopard Crafts. My shop has taken a bit of a back seat for a while, but I love stitching & am full of new ideas, plus there's always more skulls to photograph, so who knows what the future will bring. I learned to embroider as a kid from my grandmother & to knit as a kid from my great-aunt, & am eternally grateful to both women for these crafty abilities. I'm raising two boys with my wonderful husband, staying home with them & doing lots of "typical" mom stuff like PTO. I'm also an anatomist, hence the skull embroidery, & I stay close to science by volunteering in the Zoology lab at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. In addition to two boys, we have two cats, a dog, a fish, & lots of gardens to look after. The photos are from our 2nd pool visit of summer break yesterday afternoon. My sunburnt self (I promise those shoulders were bright pink later last evening) & one of my current projects, a rose patch, atop my mobile tool kit. What about you all? Do you craft? What's your favorite shape? Thanks so much for following my feed!💚 #introduction #maker #boymom #mylife #handembroidery #handmade #selfie #wip #boyventures #latergram #nofilter #camelopardcrafts

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First rose of the season!! I'm so in love with this plant. #flowergarden #rose #springfever #ilovegrowingthings #crazyplantlady #nofilter #allthehearteyes

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My Mother's Day gift - a new garden bed for strawberries to grow in. My boys hauled bricks for us all afternoon & helped plant everything. I'm so lucky.☺️ Thank you so much @waytall for all your hard work making this happen for me. #boymom #boyventures #luckylady #flowergarden #onmothersdaywegarden #ilovegrowingthings

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It's a May afternoon & I'm sitting on the deck stitching, enjoying delicious beer, listening to birds singing & the boys drenching each other with squirt guns. It's a good day. #gorgeousday #boymom #boyventures #crossstitch #craftingoutside #wip #springfever #cloudappreciationsociety #levity #odellbrewing