Embroidered Turtle in Rare Teak Frame | Green Embroidered_Jewelry 25" wood dowel | 1

25" wood dowel | 1

This idea of the 2 different trouts coming together in one piece came to me a little bit ago and it has been so fun to work on it and see this wall sculpture come to life

vintage metal ice scraper scoops with the coolest finger grips on the back

I Painted in the center a shimmery

Embroidered Turtle in Rare Teak Frame | Green Embroidered_Jewelry 25" wood dowel | 1Years ago, I made some embroidered brooches in these beautiful wooden frames sourced from a couple who makes them by hand (!!!). Although I loved them, I hadn't made more after that first batch. Now I'm playing with some of their newer frames like this amazing turtle! I stitched the center in my favorite French Knots and used a stunning, rare Teak bowl (in the coolest peanut shape!) as the outer frame. This bowl was so fun to play with to paint in a