maximum on flickr...

... can't remember if I said before but I've run into a flickr maximum of 200 images. I managed to ditch some images that hadn't been viewed the last time but when it said it was a free account I hadn't realised that there was in fact a limit to it. Maybe that was because I failed to read the small print!... Such a shame I was really getting into it. I suppose that I'll have to upgrade to a pro account as I'm running out of images to ditch! Anyway enough mumping and moaning and on to the images. Here are a few I took of the latest flower brooches/pins to go into Funky Scottish...

...I really enjoy making them. They're a bit of fun...

I like to mix the sizes and colours of the beads for the centres.

I found that I had loads of seed beads but not quite enough of the larger ones. I can't quite beleive that I actually had to go and buy some more!! ....... honest they were really needed!

Well that's it for this little batch of close up photos.

Bye for now.

Did I tell you?.....

I have just got one of these!!! ...

I've had difficulty getting on it because my son has been hogging it!!!!

These are just a small amount of his creations. Thay are all his own ideas.

When I did get on the machine I tried using some fabric snips and yarns that I had hanging around... Just knew that I'd been saving them for something!
I do like a good heart now and again.... sorry that the photo is a wee bit blurred.

I also had a try at my little shoreline pieces. Interestingly enough after putting on all my fabrics with the embellisher I decided to do some free machine work and found that it was extremely thick. I almost couldn't get it to stitch. So I think less embellishing to begin with, maybe even using it to tack the fabric in place then the machine work, then maybe back for some final embellishing if required. You can tell I'm just a beginner at this... Practice makes perfect... so they say!

These originally started out as one piece of work which I cut up thinking that I'd use them for cards. I was never very happy with them in fact they almost went in the bin a few weeks ago. I'd even tried embroidering on them and still didn't like them. Anyway one hit on the embellisher and I was away, I'd found the answer. Here they are before I put them on cards.....

Then I had a play with some more brooch (pin) ideas....That's it for now,

Moira.

time flies...

can't belive that I've not said anything since the 6th. I was up and down to Pittenweem several times last week so that kept me busy. The weather kept good other than the last Saturday but luckily that was my day for stewarding so I was indoors all day. The exhibition was very successful with lots of sales which was great.These are a few of the unframed pieces I had in the exhibition... I also sent some brooches (pins) that I'd shown snippets of before...

That's all for now....be back soon!

the closer the better

...don't you just love close ups. I certainly do. Here's some from a batch of brooches(pins) I'm working on...

There you go, off to add some beads now.

Bye.