RabbitValleyStudio

Hello there! I'm Susan O'Bryant, the owner and designer here at Rabbit Valley Studio. I'm happily married to my darling love, Jeff, and I'm a cat mom to our sweet baby Boo. We live in the northwest corner of Georgia, one of the states of America the Beautiful.

When I was little, in the 1980s, my Mom's main hobby was cross stitching. She made many pieces for our home (and for me!) and to give as gifts for family and friends. Naturally, I was interested and made some easy things myself (like a silly fridge magnet which I still have today!). I thankfully inherited her love for creativity and I've dabbled in all sorts of arts and crafts all my life. Crochet, paper crafts, and painting, to name a few.

A couple of years ago, one of my favorite crochet bloggers was talking about how she found the wonderful designs of Satsuma Street, and it got me wondering what else might be new in the ol' world of cross stitch. So I checked YouTube, found KittenStitcher, and I happily fell down the rabbit hole (hee hee) of cross stitching in the 21st century. I couldn't believe all the beautiful patterns and gorgeous threads that are available now. In my quest to obtain some of those items, while on a trip I stopped by Keepsakes (Have you ever been there? It's amazing), and that's when I knew for certain that I wanted to do more than just stitch for fun. I told Barbara (the fabulous owner) that my visit was life-changing, and she probably thought I was a whacko, but I was serious!

Fast forward a bit, and here I am creating cross stitch designs and hopefully developing my own kind of style. My faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the most important part of my life and I want to share His many blessings through my designs. I'm awe-inspired by His creations, the natural beauty of this world, and it is my prayer that my work will reflect His love and light.

I have a full-time "real" job, so my time is somewhat limited, but whenever possible I use my spare hours to dream up new designs, stitch them up, and prepare them to offer to you. I do hope you will find something in my collection that you would love to stitch for yourself.