ATC zenty's swap

Just done a nice ATC swap on uks, just to doodle away ........, These are the ones I received back

from gosie~alipeeps

new2this~allycatD

elysian angel~lurkio

starbeval~magpie

dragonfly~lacemaker~gingersnaps

stash-keeper~wisher

A very enjoyable swap to do...... roll on the Christmas doodle

Forest Floor

Crunchy Autumn Leaves.......

Close up of the leaves

Come fly with me

This technique L B Crafts

The Visitor

Out of the corner of my eye I SPY.....

I have a visitor..
What is he after I ask..mmmmmmm I tasty fish lunch..
How very dare he..

Wedding Guest Book

This design started off as a card, and got a bit carried away so made into a book for one of my work mates twas a gift in the end....... what fun to make and the joy they are having filling it up with treasured memories.....

My book

The postie has just brought me the 12 new distress inks, fantastic.... I just keep stroking them............busy putting all the colours on dimo tape so I can see at a glance the colours when they are stacked.

I also got Lord Tims A Compendium of Curiosities signed book and an apron to craft in..... No more sewing for a while. I need to get distressed. AND play.....

6x6 jigsaw

My effort for the 6x6 jigsaw swap group 2... for nine people each with a theme

Hollywood bling, Celtic, Metal,

Micky Mouse and friends,Caribbean Islands, The Blues Jazz,

Magical Moon,Vintage Butterflies and Egypt.

Then the fun comes back and you get eight back to match your bit, so the whole jigsaw is one theme.

Fun to do and work in a small space...........

crazy cushion

Lots of yummy fabrics and antique lace...... used to create this crazy design, embellished with beads, buttons and hand embroidery.

fabric cj

These are the pages that have been made for me just 8 received, freestyle textures is the subject.......

Cat & Stars

This little throw is a Birthday gift for my Daughter , She can reach for the stars, and loves cats, her cat has odd eyes, so I had to do one with odd eyes !!!!!!
Its made from 100% cotton, with applique cats and stars, machined with blanket stitch,
I managed perfect points on the four outer corners, that should have a button bang in the middle..... no way ....... I love perfect points.

frost on my bonnet

Well this is my car bonnet!! on a frosty morning.. I could see the machine embroidery brain working !!

fishy tales

fishy tales

I have made this fishy cushion for a raffle prize at DH fishing club..... he has done rather well this year ...........

Machine embroidery

trees

trees
This embroidery has been done as part of a cj page

Jakobs quilt

Jakobs quilt
Made from 100% cotton and tie quilted
Made as a gift........to be used as a play mat

Roses

Uks spontaneous fabric cj page ......... for puddlepants
I just had to make a silk rose to go with the background fabric that was supplied.

The ribbon roses was a technique that was learnt in the states with Fay Labanaris.
The button is an antique mother of pearl.

Beaded Charm

I had fun creating this little charm, Its made up in two layers the bottom has larger beads the top is sewn into the bottom layer in opposite corners with a little seed bead in between to make the centre of a flower three colours of clear, silver and black with a pewter seed bead.

Angel

I just had to do this picture for a friend.............. we have it as a screen saver on the pc..... I printed off the Angel and made a frame.
Again it is worked with ten second studio metal, with toolwork for the patterning with black acrylic paint sponged over.

metal jiggy

This little beauty is the centre bit if a small 8x8 jigsaw, worked with the ten second studio metal I used just the tools to work the pattern,and black acrylic paint to antique it, part of a metal grunge jigsaw.

A.B.A.A June Shells

I have just done this Journal page and its shells. !!

As the ABAA is shells this month.......... I have put this piece in, I thought you may like to see my fabric shells.

Thanks to Frances for taking another picture for me.... I have now taken the fingerprint off my lens so I don't get the foggy look !!!!

This page has a silk base, cotton fabric that has been marbled dyed, the shells are stamped onto calico and machined over the stamped marks then stuffed through the back, yarns and lace and more machining.

Journal page

This little moth is made of fabric that has been dyed, and free machined used for the design, the body is felted and wrapped with dyed cotton perle.

Each section was done on dissolve

jigsaw

One complete jigsaw finished, each piece is for a different person May 2009 swap many techniques used but fun to do

Bags of fun

Thought it about time I got my act together again,

This little bag was made using a cotton pillow slip dyed, torn into strips added fancy yarn and machined using the zigzag stitch...... , The plastic tube is filled with beads that I have used for the handle and the little tag is the same technique as the bag.

The pattern from a Jenny Rolfe bag book..I loved it and had to have a go..... It is a Mezzaluna bag.......... Mezzaluna means "half moon" in Italian also a piece of kitchen equipment with a curved blade and a handle on each side...........

A fun project

And I must say I have been amazed at how much you have all been crafting,

I have missed it so much, but I am getting back on track now, and I hope to be joining in the fun again.

I have done some crafting and will post as and when.....

Tag

This is my entry for the art raffle this month

You have to be in it to win..........

I think I need to alter my camera well not alter..... but reset it i have got a sort of mist over my pictures........

Fabric CJ

Well I have had a sitdown weekend messing with fabric and the sewing machine and had a sort of rest as well as a very good play.....

Not much to say as you can see it all, the calico page has been masked and glimmer mist sprayed on before the design was placed on......

This is my cover and first page........ for the uks Natasha's Fantastic Fabric CJ for the end of March..

I am in two more CJs from uks one is Zullybelle's Strictly Vintage.....I posted it early and I didn't think to take any picture's so I will when I get it back.......

and the other one is Wisher's Spontaneous Fabric CJ... again I will post pictures when It returns........

Doors

Well This is my door for the ABAA........ I have used a canvas painted with Stewart Gill Paints, distressed and stamped ......
I have put a secret garden behind my door and added a few embelishments and fibres and a few more techniques........
Thanks for the challenge Rosie and Linda I love doors as they hold so many views........

Something to Crow about

One very funny crow for the ABAA Friday challenge, he is so scrunched up, he is made of cotton fabric....... not nice to sew something quite so small his feet were the worst thing to do, his legs and wings do move on buttons and he has a tail a bit on the primative side but we have a crow

Not at all how he should be looking..... I think he looks a little tipsy myself, it did make me growl and smile and pleased he is finished think we will call him "corny crow"

Thanks to Rosie and Linda for a fun challenge.......

Art Raffle

On this crisp snowy morning scrapping the car windows ........
The post van pulls up out popped my post lady with a BIG grin on her face………..
Are you number 39 she said? ………………
YES I said you know I am

"…. I knew by the box I HAVE WON THE ART RAFFLE ………..YIPPEE.... what she must have thought I don’t know. I did explain to her, she then got exited and said "are you going to open it now?"
Once I got the box open…. All I can say is "WOW"……………… each and every piece is beautiful and I thank everyone who has made a piece of their very own art for me to treasure…..

The box just went on and on layer after layer, I am so happy it couldn’t have come at a nicer time for me…….. Just one more thing to say THANK YOU Sarah for being a great HOSTESS and for giving us the challenge each month."

Canvas

For this weeks ABAA challenge I have used two 5" canvas covered in masking tape and painted with Stewart Gill paints, stamped and added images, domino tablet and embellished with goodies..... tacks and tape for the hinge.......

Inside I used Tim Holtz paper and distressed it and stamped it, and added three little bottles with messages..... I have left the other side free as Im going to put last weeks challenge of bottle tops in the space........ WIP........

Thanks Rosie and Linda for this challenge......

Friends

Well I have completed the challenge........ not the best work as I can't put full pressure on my right arm.....

I am so pleased as this is the first ABAA for me for a while ....... defining word for 2009 is "Friends" so hard to only use one word but that is the most meaning to me....

It will hang in my crafting space

Back on track

Just to say I am sooo sorry I have not done any crafting for the whole month if December

I have missed out on many good challenges....... But I am back again... I am working on
the ABAA defining word for 2009.........

I am working on it a bit at a time and hope to get it done by Friday .......
Also have been onto ABAA and have looked at the challenges they are all so good....... nice work ladies........we are so lucky to have Rosie and Linda set these up for us......

Christmas Tags

Day three tag.... adapted as I dont have any of the fragment oval shapes

But still enjoyable to do.........

Im following Tim Holtz for the twelve tags for Christmas

I am doing my way but following the techniques as I dont have some of the supplies

But it is great fun every day to see what Mr T has designed for us

This one has the black embossing powder for the tree...... grunge board and a rusty snowflake with silver alcohol ink on it.

Angels

This weeks challenge for the ABAA is Angels......

What a wonderful challenge.....

Music is the language of Angels.....

I have chosen to do my challenge as a picture, I have used an A4 canvas and used three different papers for the background, distressed and stamped on.... for the sides I used paints and a crackle stamp.

I used the metal for the title and the mitre head-dress.....

With the quote

"Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,

The bed be blest that I lay on.

Four angels to my bed.

Four angels round my head,

One to watch,and one to pray,

And two to bear my soul away."

Thank you to R & L once more..........

This week of all weeks I needed a challenge with a Guardian angel to watch over......

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