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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Enter our Honey Hunt Giveaway 🐝🔍

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Hi there Britta!

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

In today's email:

Kicking off our new Honey Hunt Giveaway
On the blog: How to finish off your project
Helpful highlights include tips for tangled thread
Maker spotlight: Alesa's personalized Summer Escape project
In our world: Spoilers for upcoming kits

I'm so excited to kick off the Honey Hunt Giveaway to celebrate my upcoming Honey Blooms functional embroidery collection! ✨

One lucky stitcher will score an exclusive FREE beginner kit from the new collection 😍

Over the next 3 weeks, I'll be hiding 3 bee-themed motifs (sneak peeks from my new kits!) in each weekly email - that's 9 to find in total.

Your mission? Open each newsletter, spot the 3 hidden motifs, then head to this post in our Facebook group and comment something fun like "I found them!" or "Buzz buzz - week 1 done!" to confirm you've joined that week's hunt.

Giveaway details:

Make sure you're subscribed to our emails, make a comment for each of the 3 weeks and do it all by midnight August 8th to be in to win.

Scroll down to find the first 3 motifs… happy hunting! 🐝💛

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On The Blog:
Finishing your hoop

Just put the final stitch in your project? Yay - that's such an amazing feeling! 🎉 Now it's time to make sure your beautiful creation is finished off just right.

In this blog, I'm sharing my favorite tips for those last important steps: removing transfer pen marks, tidying up the back, and finishing your hoop so it's ready to hang on the wall or gift to someone special.

From cleaning up little details to perfecting that gathered fabric technique, you'll find everything you need to show off your masterpiece with pride.

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Helpful Highlights

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

Getting your thread tangled at the back of your project? Check out the clever tips given on Melissa's post here.
Elissa wants to stitch wildflowers directly onto a linen canvas and is wondering if it's possible. See what fellow stitchers recommend here.
Snipped a bit too much fabric and now struggling to finish your hoop? Don't worry - check out the handy tips shared here.
Pamela shared a stunning finished project after working on it for months. Get inspired here.

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

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Maker Academy Spotlight

This week, Makers Academy member Alesa stitched her own personalized version of our Summer Escape pattern (exclusive to Maker's Academy members).

She said: "I made this to hang our motorhome. I swapped out the trailer so it matches 😊"

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In Our World

We've been exploring all things spooky and fun this week, as we plan and test our upcoming Halloween pattern. I'm excited to share that we've landed on a cute pattern that features not only pumpkins (due to high demand) but also a ghost, bat and starry sky. More on this once it's stitched up!

Bess and I have also been testing our new range of 'blanks' for kits later this year. Here's some hints - we've got the most adorable peachy pink accessory that is worn preparing food…plus a beautiful red and white Christmas accessory your kids will be able to treasure each year…

I've personally loved seeing our members stitching up the new flower stall pattern - how impressive to versions of it appearing in the group within a matter of weeks!

Have a great week everyone.