Plant Collage and SC20

A collage from a sketchbook.

and the final prompt for the spoonchallenge - selfie [not a good likeness]

The spoonchallenge was a 30 day drawing challenge, although we only got 20 prompts...weekends free.

Spoonchallenge 18, 19

prompt 18 - map legend

prompt 19 - landmark

The angel of the North

Spoonchallenge 16 and 17

Prompt 17 - taxi

prompt 16 - skyline [collage using recycled envelopes which have patterns inside]

SpoonChallenge 11 and 12

Prompt 11 - platypus

Prompt 12 - hedgehog

SC 7,8

Spoon challenge 7 - Book

Spoon Challenge 8 - Arrow

Tast and SC4,5

Hand printed leaves on fabric, chiffon layers, embroidery and beads.

The stitches on the left include variations of beaded buttonhole stitch (tast 118), beaded feathered chain stitch (tast 113), beaded fly stitch, running stitch.....the one that looks like a caterpillar is beaded vandyke stitch (tast 116). 

On the right is beaded fly stitch and feather stitch to which I applied the beads afterwards.

If you want to learn to embroider or learn some new stitches join in the tast challenge. 

Take a stitch Tuesday.

Below are two quick drawings for the 30 day drawing spoonchallenge

prompt 4 - river

prompt 5 - lemon [incorporating hand lettering]

Paper Mache Fox, SC3

We had a play day with paper mache at a friends house a couple of weeks ago.

My creation started as a fox, I'm not sure it looks much like one now.

 I used recycled envelopes [insides] for the top coat and sequins with drawing pins for the eyes.

It needs putting on a board to straighten it out.

Spoonchallenge  day 3 - tree

TAST, WIP, SC2

These are both 'work in progress' and embroidery stitches for Take a stitch Tuesday.

The top one is beaded long tail chain stitch [TAST 114] with threaded running stitch.

Below is whipped long tailed chain stitch. [TAST 115] I used ribbon for the whipping and stitched onto hand made paper. Join in at Pintangle.

No 2  Spoon Challenge - Mountain

SC - Cactus

Spoonflower have launched a challenge - to draw everyday for a month. They will send you a prompt each day. Because of time differences this is yesterday's prompt which I did last night and to be honest it's not one of my favourites.