getting carried away...

...I just love making pieces of fabric. I've been in my element recently making lots of pieces which I've been able to use...which is always a bonus!...a couple of close up shots to get you in the mood...

Oh! here they are or at least a few of the little hearts I've been making. I'm going to put a few on cards and some on cards with brooch backs in other words I'm going to have some brooch cards!

No I'm going to have a little heart brooch on a card..Good grief that was difficult!!

For a moment I did wonder what on earth I'd photographed them on, then I realised it was my parchment paper. Not really a good surface as you can see the scratches where I scrape of the bondaweb when it's stuck. Well, that way it lasts longer!!

... another couple of close ups... just because...

I always like to shuffle the shapes around.... I like to see the patterns you can make...

This one I felt worked well even if the photo wasn't really that great. Sorry!

...a little group...

...a bigger group... or in other words... a big heap!

That's it for now. I did think that although these are destined for Funky Scottish (I'm trying very hard to make lots of stock for the Pittenweem Arts Festival, did I tell you that it's on 2nd August until the 10th August 08. If I have, sorry I've told you again!)

Anyway I thought that I really would like to put a few things in my etsy shop. I registered my name when I set up my blog but have never got round to using it. I really couldn't think what to put in it. Maybe these could be the first...that is after Pittenweem week!! Of course I'm hoping that there won't be any left!!

...there probably will be. I did get carried away after all making lots of fabric and with that lots of little hearts. oh well, it was fun :o)

Byeeeee! :o)

bit of a mix...

...I can't believe that I misssed out on my 50th post!. This is my 51st so I'll just have to save my celebrations for my 100th post!!. So here goes with number 51. A little bit of this and a little bit of that... ...these hearts keep croping up every now and again. I'm intending to do lots more so watch this space...

oops! didn't mean to upload this one. Never mind, it's just a WIP.

Hope to do a lot more work on it soon. It's the usual mixture of free machining the embllisher and some transfered dyed velvet.

This is a one of my "micro" panels. It's probably about the size of an ATC.

I've made a set of four "daisy" pictures, two I had framed up and the other two I mounted on board and packaged in cellophane as unframed pieces. I ended up abandoning trying to frame them myself and sent them to a framer. They make such a good job.The next two photos also come from an unframed piece.

Just a little set for today.

I'm off to see the Mongolian felting exhibition at the Collins Gallery in Glasgow tomorrow. Might manage to visit a few shops as well, oh dear! Poor me!!!

That's it for now,

Byee!

:o)

a little bit of colour...

... and some close ups! The usual, embellisher, free machining and hand stitching!

Random areas of a little panel.

I like machining with variegated thread although it's sometimes a bit of a hit or a miss getting the right colour in the right place but that's what I like about it, the unpredictability.

Maybe should have turned this photo!

It was nice to work with a bigger range of colours this time.

That's it for now.

Byee! :o)

I wish you could get the wee smiley face the right way round! I like this one with the big nose!! :o)

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.

some promised close up photos...

...some slightly clearer than others! I thought that I needed some more heart cards for the shop. These are a few of the results.

I liked the colours on the one above...even if it's a bit blurry!

....obviously forgot to turn the photo! oops!

...and another one!

Pretty basic, nothing too fancy...

They all have transfer painted velvet hearts with some cable free machining and a few hand stitched kisses!!

That's it for now,

Byee! :o)

From this...

beginning to an unexpected end result!I followed instructions from a Quilting Arts or a Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, sorry can't remember which one it was.

I embellished muslin onto a velvet base, then felt circles, then some bondaweb...

Holes cut out, somehow didn't really get that part! Then some hot foiling, think I had gone a bit off track by this time! Look you can even see the iron mark. Tsk, tsk a bit careless I think.

I really didn't like the end result. I'm sure that I could have added lots more to it, hand or machine stitching, more embellishing or even some more iron shaped foiling!! However I took the easy option and cut it up, with a purpose of course. I needed some more brooches for the shop and I thought that fish were the answer! I hated the red circles so I managed to cut out a whole heap of fish shapes narrowly avoiding the nasty red! Here are a couple of snippets...

...yes, I know you're supposed to photograph the things before they go into the cellophane packet!!! (think I may have done that before!!)

I've decided that it was meant as the cellophane looks like water..... a bit!

Oops! Just realised that I'd added a little bit of blue wool tops to the finished piece of fabric before I cut it up. You can see a little of it on the fish. (I really must keep a note of what I do to these pieces, it's amazing how quickly I forget). I added some free machining with variegated thread and free machined satin stitch edge. The tail was made from organza and finally a little sequin and seed bead for its eye.

That's it for now, last post for April. I've decided on a theme for next month. It's going to be "close ups"!

Byee!

busy, busy, busy...again!

...thought that I'd just manage to get a little play in amongst all this busy, busy, busy!!

I've had a little play around with these photos. Can't even remember if I posted this one last time or not. The photo above is the original one.

Anyway, here are the results of some altered photos...

...easy embossing (just press the button!)

...some seriously yummy colours...

...yes there's more!...

...mmm...

Couldn't resist all of these, just had to share. Must have a go with some of my other sploshes and dribbled artwork pieces!

Well that's it for now, maybe some stitching next time...Byeee!

Oops!, just checked and I had posted the original photo in my previous post, sorry!