Connections II

Connections II

Today I have two bookmarks/tags as the second in

the Connections Series. The green ribbon is woven

through screw punched holes on the watercolored paper

and looped out on the upper left corner.

I then edged the piece with tissue tape.

Here I painted wet-in-wet shapes of green and yellow

watercolor and then punched holes for the yellow yarn.

As a final touch I added striped washi tape on the edges.

Before washi tape was all the rage I would mask off my

edges and draw stripes with various gel pens...washi tape

saves so much time.

The quote is from Quiet Fire Design in Canada.

This is my entry to Summer of Color.

Connections I

I Am the Connections That I Weave

I find one of the best points about blogging is that it allows me

to weave quite a few connections in many

different and interesting directions.

My trusty screw punch was again,,,called into action.

Various watercolor stripes are connected by metallic threads.

The quote is from Suzanne at Quiet Fire Design in Canada. She

has been busy creating new quotes as well as giving her website

a fresh coat of paint. Go connect for yourself.

I am linking this to Simply Less is Moore as well as

Created by Hand which is Quiet Fire´s weekly challenge.

Exotic Color

Want to brighten up your day with vibrant color?

Nature presents us with beautiful color

everyday....just look around.

One of my favorite displays of color is

the exotic bird.

This card is made using feathers from

two beauties like these pictured below.

Polly want a cracker?

Color doesn´t get any better than this does it?

I found these two on a foto search here.

Want a color overload,,,just google and type

in parrot fotos.

Three Muses and Theme Thursday will appreciate

this post.

Birds of a Feather

Over the years one of my dearest friends Alexanne has rescued more than her share of exotic birds. One of the benefits of having so many feathered friends is...

feathers, feathers and more feathers.

They come in all shapes and sizes. I never cease being mesmerized by the beauty of their color and iridescence.

I attached the feathers of a Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) and a Yellow-headed

Amazon (Amazona oratrix) parrot by sewing them onto a strip of cloth

and affixing them to the card. I continued the stitching around the edge for a frame effect.

Stitching is one of the themes at Gingersnap Creations...go have a look.