Thursday 28 October 2010

KNITTING - XMAS PUDS

XMAS PUD TEACOSIES

RECREATING

Part of my Threads project "Journey
- into recycling".

HOMEMAKING - PATCHWORK CURTAINS

PREPARING FOR THE WINTER CHILL!!!

KNITTING

One of my knitted baby hats used as a prop
in "Ripping Yarns" Halloween window display!

RECREATING - TREASURE BOX

Detail of grey velvet treasure box. Grey velvet trousers and sweet papers under a layer of organza, stitched and trimmed to recover a choclate box. Red beads, red rose trim and a gold roseshaped bead were used to decorate the scrap of fabric which covers this box.
Central panel cross-

stitched by Diane Powell for my birthday card a very long time ago.

I couldn't bear to throw it out and reused it to cover this treasure box..

PICTURES - "MAGIC OF THE FOREST"

HANDSTITCHED BOOKS

Monday 16 August 2010

FABRIC BOOK

A preview of my latest work! This collection of animals has taken me the best part of a fortnight to complete! Just need to create a cover for them now! And a box to store the book in!

WORKSHOPS with TRISHA

VASE covered with machine embroidered silkpaper.
FABRIC BOWL
Gold organza layered over gold satin (scraps from UWIC smoking project)was used to make this fabric bowl.
Machine satin stitch over choclate wrappers created the design on each panel. Matching blue and orange beads (from my grandfather's tray stash), complete the bowl.
Must make more, now I know how!!

NEW HOME CARD

Designed by Lizzie, embroidered by me!

HOMEMAKING - Balcony

Begonias
Mosaic table with S. African metal bird sculpture.
Tomato plants and Fushcia.
Folding chair, a present from Botswana, with view over heathland project.

FOREST MAGIC

New Tooth Fairy Slippers, inspired by all the precious little babies that have enriched our lives this year!

Sunday 1 August 2010

CRAFT FAYRES

USK SHOW WITH THE WYE VALLEY CRAFTS ASSOCIATION SEPTEMBER 11th, 2010
SIGNAL BOX, AUGUST 2010

HOMEMAKING

Pheasant feathers, from Ynysmaerdy and Bishops Wood enclosed in sheer white fabric, are key elements in these window panels for our recently refurbished bathroom.

Saturday 31 July 2010

HOMEMAKING

RECREATING - TREASURE BOXES

Recovered choclate box. Mermaid blue fabric, with scraps of fabric saved and handstitched together with gold thread to form central panel. Paper panel with scraps of fabric and threads, machine stitched into pink tafetta.
Hand dyed papers machinestitched into green silky fabric.
Handdyed brown paper, machine embroidered, set into blue fabric and embellished with buttons.
Choclate box recovered.
Lid: elegant cross-stitch panel by Diane, surrounded by blue sparkly cord and white satin.
Bottom: covered in lavenderblue satin.