Anyone who has a Heart ..................

Reminds me of that song lol.........



6"x6" maybe book covers !
Do we say thankyou God for the snow,so we are trapped in to craft all day ?YES ,i get this nice cosy feeling all warm, looking out on a white frozen world outside,in here trying to create something with colour,its not easy but here is the weekend's efforts.

Still into my fabrics,paints and beads,I didnt really know what to create thats useful other than book covers,which could be adapted for the front of purses or bags,I dont know ,but just enjoy putting it all together,playing with paint on fabric to see what happens on different materials.

These started off as white rayon material with a sheen,I tried Brusho paints my favorite as you drop or brush the paint/dye on, the colours merge with one another I get a kick out of that lol,a bit disappointed to see the colour fade as it dried.I was working with Beryl Taylors book by my side she always inspires me,and love her heart themes that run through her book,as you see its rubbed off on me,I downloaded a heart template from Google images (free one)dyed the fabric for these,then padded them out before beading,lots of machine work,as when the fabric was dry i then stitched onto felt.

The flowers are diecuts,I was suprised my Sizzix cut through material,something else i learned lol..........the enameled butterfly brooch i bought for 10p on the market ,just cut the back off.Also there is a strip of Fabric Paper running down the side,i couldnt bring myself to throw away.knew it would come in useful :-].

Cant even get a decent photograph this weather the light is bad today.The metal charm heart ,center of the second one is acually blue glass but the light has caught it.

Steam Punk Woman ATC

Steampunk Woman
My first attempt at Steampunk,this is for a challenge at Artful Ideas Group here
This is the explanation here
I did'nt really know where to start,so google'd around and grasped the idea of Steampunk I hope.....this is the outcome !

I found a piece of heavy cardstock that had been sprayed with brown and gold metalic inks to use as my base,then found in my stash the metal wings,watch parts from Ebay,and the round perspect rings to go over her eyes,this is definitly a fantasy piece lol,it just snowballed (thats a joke,looking out the window onto deep snow !)I have to say i did enjoy the challenge,soooo different to sewing ! but nice to get stuck in and get mucky pulling metal watch parts to pieces etc.
The large round watch backing i dropped the cog wheels and bits into then dripped Anita's 3D gloss over it acts as a glue and dry's to a nice glossy finish.

Maybe I will do another looks like i,m grounded here,a foot of snow outside ughhhhh.

And another !
Steam Punk Flower

After Dinner Gifts

Tag notepad Keyrings with altered Domino's ......

I made these as after dinner gifts for the ladies Christmas day
I thought it was going to be hard work making all the die cut tags and papers for the insides with the Cuttlebug machine,but got through it quite quickly,I could have done with that "Big Shot Express" QVC were advertising and demo'ing last week,was sorely tempted lol but NO must not buy !!

The covers i used alcohol inks with the applicator on glossy card stock,I think the colours used were Wild Plum and Stream. then I did the same for the dominos,stamped and silver embossed.

The men I did their football team badges on domino's then glazed as keyrings.

Ladies n Lace

Circle Book No2,I called Ladies and Lace of course I had to make a fabric one lol,the the images are Transfered Fabric ones,the inside backing fabric has been dye'd with Brusho paints,works beautifully on organza the colours merge and run into one another ..LOVE it !

Circle Book

Circle Book..Theme "Wings"

This Iittle book was a challenge for my swap group "Art n Soul" on Flickr.
The theme is "WINGS"I have collaged with Angels and butterflies.The template and instructions were supplied by group member Viv..here.
All the backing papers are handmade but i made one mistake (not reading the instructions properly) I assembled it all then thought Ooo no ! i cant do any stamping,so my book is just collaged and embellished lol

I wanted to use my Cuttlebug machine as its been idle for ages due to all this sewing i have been doing :-] I decided to make the covers metal (using a beercan) so cut the tin to size then run through an embossing folder,same for the butterfly which i coloured with alcohol inks.Eyelets through both cover's to tie with ribbon.The underneath is painted with bronze metalic paint.

This certainly got me back into paper crafting I really enjoyed the challenge,I think its the most complecated project i have worked on so far ! I did think it would take me days to complete with waiting for drying times,not so,just one day !
suprised myself lol AND i had distractions as my son came to put Freeview on my bedroom TV (early Christmas present )he did joke and say right now i know it works, I will take the box home and wrap it for Christmas day ........after climbing in and out the loft lol.

And the Winner is.............................

.........Spyder aka Lyn here
for my Blog Giveaway the Dreams Book !

This morning before i went to church i printed off all the names from the comments,I thought i will take round to my sons after Mass,then they can can pick the winner(I live on my own)but it went right out my head as all the family were there chatting as we do lol.

When i got home i thought Ohhhh no, now what ! then i remembered Jan saying on her comment I could get Pippa to pull a name out,I thought well why not I,ll give it a try,i folded up all the names and put in a bowl laid on the floor she looked in grabbed with her paw and pulled out 5 in one go !!so i said to her right, come on which one,she then grabbed one,so i picked it up and couldnt believe it was SPYDER !! how strange !haha.

There was 23 comments ! thankyou all so much for all the support you give me,I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year !

As i gave Holly my DIL her Xmas card today i can now show it here,cant leave without putting a pic of something Xmassy and crafty :-0)



This is Organza fabric which has little crystals fixed in, padded onto felt,machine sewn.

Christmas Giveaway !

A DREAMS BOOK

A padded fabric notepad to keep by your bed for jotting down your dreams before you forget them !The pad is 4"x6" and quite thick with plain paper,so plenty of pages for your dreams lol,the image is transfered onto Fabric and padded.

Everyone who leaves a comment by Sunday 13th of this month will be drawn out of the hat by my friend or neighbour to win.....

Please leave me your email address so I can contact the winner !

Thankyou all for your lovely comments throughout the year,I love to hear from you all it keeps me going and makes it all worth while !

Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas and all you wish for in the New Year !

Landscape Purse

Complete
Landscape Purse painted with fabric paints on Taffater fabric,then embroidered with French Knots and beads.





Inside



2nd Stage......the reeds or stems are freesewn on my machine.The back is just muted painted colours

I first started by using an A4 piece of felt as a template and backing for my taffater fabric,then just folding.
The Flower in center is a brooch which i altered with alcohol inks to match,and had to saw the clasp off the back so it laid flat (that was fun lol) then I sewed it on.,the sequins I sewed a little bead onto each one.
Quite pleased with the outcome,found sewing the french knots boring,thats why theres not many :-] the birds in the sky i actually sewed, I was tempted to just draw in with pen,but thought it would look better this way,its all a learning curve,I,m soooooo loving it !

Painted and Beaded Purse

At last I can get back into my crafting again,Life has been so busy,I had a couple day trips one to Norwich Market the other to Cambridge,I was desperate to stock up with fabrics,cottons lace etc,Norwich Market is just the place ! fantastic I managed to
purchase everything i needed........this purse is made with some lovely cotton embroidered material i bought there,which i decided to paint and totally alter,not sure if that was a good idea lol,I enjoyed doing it .

The image is a transfered fabric one,I had to alter that to by painting it in places to match,then fixed in a brass metal disc.,I,m just looking for some press studs now for closure.

Lest we Forget

The 11th day,the 11th hour,the 11th month............Remembrance day for our fallen hero's.

Poppy Landscape in Fabric

The wonderful textile artist Gilda Baron inspired me to create this piece
Here

I worked much the same as Glenda although I havent the patience to do all the hand sewing so where she does French Knots and all sorts of fancy stitchwork,I opted out for beads instead....... mine is a much simpler version,What drew me to this was the idea of painting a landscape background first off onto fabric.
I started with a plain piece of white cotton material,then painted with fabric paints also used some Acrylic paint,and Fabric Markers.

Next came the machine sewing,I used my darning foot,actually done some free sewing lol WITH a sewing hoop !! needs a lot of practice........

I,m quite pleased with the outcome,not sure what it will be used for yet,maybe a book cover or a wall hanging.........The poppies are more red/ orange looking here on my desk !
I used Fabric paper for these.

Christmas Angel

Christmas Card

Inspired by Beryl Taylor made with offcuts of Fabric Paper,hand and machine sewn.Backed with felt then fixed to card,.Hope you like her ! loved creating this one.the indents top and bottom are where i used pegs to fix,hopefully they will go lol