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Thursday, September 17, 2026

A trip down Clever Poppy memory lane. 🪡

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Hi there Britta!

We hope you are enjoying your week so far! Here's what's new this week at Clever Poppy.

In today's email:

You can vote for us daily for the USATODAY's 10BEST award.
Helpful highlights include a quarter keeper pouch
Maker spotlight: Cheryl's Storytime Mouse project
In our world: In our world: a memory lane rabbit hole

We're almost there in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, and we owe a huge thank you to everyone who's already voted for our Stitch Sampler Beginner Kit.

The best part is that you can vote again every day until the polls close, so if you've got a minute to spare, we'd love for you to click below and help us climb a little higher. Every vote counts, and we're endlessly grateful to have a community as supportive as this one cheering us on.

VOTE FOR CLEVER POPPY

Helpful Highlights

This week, our Embroidery for Beginners Facebook group has been buzzing with creativity. Here are some of the highlights:

Lindsay shared the two trick-or-treat bags she made for her kiddos, personalized with their names and a spooky-cute ghost design. See her work here.
Diana asked for advice on stitch order for layered designs, like which sections to stitch first when patterns overlap. Go and see the brilliant suggestions here.
Cynthia made a quarter-keeper pouch to help her kiddo stay organized for laundry day. See her clever idea here.

Plus, tons of other inspiring posts are waiting for you...

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Makers Academy Spotlight

This week, Makers Academy Member Cheryl shared her adorable Storytime Mouse project.

She said: "This one was a quick fun one to do! Took some inspiration from Michelle McCarthy’s color scheme she used on hers, and did some muted tones for mine. I really enjoyed long and short stitch on this cutie! I have it hanging by my coffee station. 🥰"

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In Our World

It's good to be home! This week has been all about settling back in and diving straight into planning mode. I sat down with Jaycee, Bess, Amy and Matt for a huge planning session mapping out our patterns for the next 12 months - and I am so excited about what's coming! I really LOVE this part of the process. Think a dachshund dressed up for Halloween - tiny costume, big personality right?! - paper embroidery, a beautiful new Clever Poppy fabric design, and a goose. Yes, a goose. 🪿🎉

I haven't been back on the tools just yet, but I'm looking forward to filming some videos for our upcoming Bees and Florals kits very soon. I've also been creating some content about my founder story, which has had me going down a bit of a memory lane rabbit hole! For literally hours, oops.

Check out this post from 2015 where I was sharing about my DIY copper magazine rack kit…loving the lime green artwork eeek! 🫣 It’s a long way from where we are today, and I can’t wait to share more about that story.

Have a wonderful week everyone and happy stitching! 🪡✨