I’ve seen my first snowdrops of the year, it’s cold, wet and windy, and the evenings are finally getting lighter…it must be nearly Spring… . I’m supposed to be working on a piece linked to my Water Sampler but in honour of the weak sunlight desperately trying to break through the sleet-filled clouds, I’m stitching more Spring Cockerels 🐓🐓🐓 . My hand-embroidered pin badges featuring these proud, but ever so slightly daft birds have been a surprise hit - and I’ve had so many enquiries about selling ready-made ornaments that you might well find them popping up on bluecoppice.com later this year too! But since at my last pop-up stall, I did cave in to a lovely customer and sold my original model, I need to make another one for me first! The only question is where on Earth did I put my egg-shaped template…?!! 🥚🐣🐓 . Click to order the hand-embroidered pin badge shown here, or the chart and instructions (on their own or with linen, floss, needle and/or hoop) or visit bluecoppice.com 💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #miniaturemotifs #springstitching #easterstitching #countedthreadembroidery #crossstitchersofinstagram #crossstitching #handstitchedornaments #handmadegifts #pinbadges #handmadeornaments #dmcthreads #zweigartlinen #bewellandstitch #stayhomeandstitch (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaKR7bxNjfE/?utm_medium=tumblr