Brannon Addison’s Embroideries Are Tiny and Endearing

We’ve lately taken to Brannon Addison’s tiny botanical embroideries. Known online as “Happy Cactus Designs”, Addison creates one-of-a-kind pieces of hand embroidered artwork and home decor items.

“I come from a long line of needleworkers, but didn’t pick up hand embroidery myself until the end of 2014,” writes the Colorado-based artist on her personal website. “While sidelined with an ankle injury, I ordered supplies on a whim and taught myself various stitches. I launched my first collection of work for sale in August 2015.”

“With each piece, I have a general concept in mind, but I don’t work with a template or pattern. All of my embroidery work is freehand, and I find beauty in the unknown of how a piece will turn out,” she added.

Her passion clearly paid off, with her embroideries being featured on Vogue and Martha Stewart, amongst others. “Each piece of hand embroidery is sold framed with a custom mat board selected especially for that design,” she explained. “No two pieces are alike and each takes many hours of hand stitching to complete.”

Check out some of her delicate creations in the gallery below.