which came out of this workshop has been embellished 
with seed beads and french knots 
and become 
Now I just need to find a suitable frame....Have a happy creative weekend.EDIT : found the right frame yesterday (14th June) - now it's finished :-)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Celtic Cutwork embellished
Finally took the plunge and this piece which came out of this workshop has been embellished with seed beads and french knots and become Now I just need to find a suitable frame....Have a happy creative weekend.
EDIT : found the right frame yesterday (14th June) - now it's finished :-)
which came out of this workshop has been embellished with seed beads and french knots and become Now I just need to find a suitable frame....Have a happy creative weekend.EDIT : found the right frame yesterday (14th June) - now it's finished :-)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Inspiration for a long weekend
Happy Queen's Birthday weekend. 
Thought I would share some things to inspire you to be creative this weekend:
If you live locally make a trip to Woodville this weekend - Tracy White of Inspire Fibres is having an open weekend with lots of clearance items and specials : 9-5pm 4th-6th June. 94 Vogel St, Woodville (beside the police station). She hand dyes fine NZ merino and silks for spinners and felters and silk papermakers, in unique and beautiful colours, and also makes beautiful felted and fibre items.
Hand Stitching inspiration
Love the stitches in this post by Hugs from Helen
Ruth Rae always inspires
But what is really getting me going at the moment are the lovely sari ribbon embroideries by Linda Vincent....I would LOVE to be able to tell you by the end of the weekend that I have started one of these. I will let you know if that happens!
If you want to take some on-line classes over the next month or so (that are not stitch-related - can you tell I have a problem staying focussed on one artform?!):
I am sorely tempted to join Mary Ann Moss in her new Full Tilt Boogie journal class : 4 weeks beginning June 17th
Mary Green of Green Paper is celebrating the fact that 300 artists have taken her GlueBook class - she is offering a discount of 30% off for the month of June! Go here for details, and you can check out the lovely pages that Lenna made in this class here.
Mary's June collage challenge is also up - you need to create something from her collage worksheet by Wednesday 8th June.
And if you always wanted to work with watercolours, Alisa Burke is offering a 5 week online class in July.
Simply blog love:
If you love Italy, you will love DJ Pettitt's posts about her recent workshop there - divine
Margaret from Alice and Camilla is being inspired to journal by the True Colors book. Her pages are just gorgeous - so tactile and colourful.
And my current good read :
Fabulous reviews and they seem to be true so far.
Hope something there to inspire you. Happy creative weekend
Thought I would share some things to inspire you to be creative this weekend:If you live locally make a trip to Woodville this weekend - Tracy White of Inspire Fibres is having an open weekend with lots of clearance items and specials : 9-5pm 4th-6th June. 94 Vogel St, Woodville (beside the police station). She hand dyes fine NZ merino and silks for spinners and felters and silk papermakers, in unique and beautiful colours, and also makes beautiful felted and fibre items.
Hand Stitching inspiration
A while ago I had the pleasure of enjoying this book - some lovely ideas. 
And it led me to the digs & bean blog.
I enjoy the eclectic mix of stitcheries at the Feeling Stitchy blog.And it led me to the digs & bean blog.Love the stitches in this post by Hugs from Helen
Ruth Rae always inspires
But what is really getting me going at the moment are the lovely sari ribbon embroideries by Linda Vincent....I would LOVE to be able to tell you by the end of the weekend that I have started one of these. I will let you know if that happens!
If you want to take some on-line classes over the next month or so (that are not stitch-related - can you tell I have a problem staying focussed on one artform?!):
I am sorely tempted to join Mary Ann Moss in her new Full Tilt Boogie journal class : 4 weeks beginning June 17th
Mary Green of Green Paper is celebrating the fact that 300 artists have taken her GlueBook class - she is offering a discount of 30% off for the month of June! Go here for details, and you can check out the lovely pages that Lenna made in this class here.
Mary's June collage challenge is also up - you need to create something from her collage worksheet by Wednesday 8th June.
And if you always wanted to work with watercolours, Alisa Burke is offering a 5 week online class in July.
Simply blog love:
If you love Italy, you will love DJ Pettitt's posts about her recent workshop there - divine
Margaret from Alice and Camilla is being inspired to journal by the True Colors book. Her pages are just gorgeous - so tactile and colourful.
And my current good read :
Fabulous reviews and they seem to be true so far. Hope something there to inspire you. Happy creative weekend
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Calendar challenge : May/June
Really enjoying the calendar challenge this year. Hard to believe we are up to month 6 already though! My May page was a celebration of our New Zealand Autumn - confusing for people who live in the other hemisphere and looked at my pages without realising I am a kiwi :-) This is how they began. 
And this is the completed spread. 
Finished it off with lots more leaves stamped, and lots of gold to add to that autumn leaf and fire feel. As happens with assuming things about the weather, this turned out to be a surprisingly warm May - one of the warmest on record. No complaints here :-)
I wanted to have a bit of feminine fun with June since it is birthday month for me (and my youngest)
Have been having fun lately with sprays and stencils so this was my background. Sprayed all over first with Starburst Sprays : Bells of Ireland Green, then oversprayed through my Mini Arabesque Crafters Workshop stencil with Peeled Paint Distress Reinker combined with Kiwi Perfect Pearls. 
Didn't want to cover it up too much and have found some days there isn't much to write about, so have 1 flower for every 2 days of June on my base and therefore a bit more flexibilty for how often I diary.
Don't forget to check out the other June challenges linked from The Kathryn Wheel, or go to the Flickr group.
And if you would like a gorgeously colourful June calendar for your computer desktop go here to get Geninne's.
And this is the completed spread. Finished it off with lots more leaves stamped, and lots of gold to add to that autumn leaf and fire feel. As happens with assuming things about the weather, this turned out to be a surprisingly warm May - one of the warmest on record. No complaints here :-) I wanted to have a bit of feminine fun with June since it is birthday month for me (and my youngest)
Have been having fun lately with sprays and stencils so this was my background. Sprayed all over first with Starburst Sprays : Bells of Ireland Green, then oversprayed through my Mini Arabesque Crafters Workshop stencil with Peeled Paint Distress Reinker combined with Kiwi Perfect Pearls. Didn't want to cover it up too much and have found some days there isn't much to write about, so have 1 flower for every 2 days of June on my base and therefore a bit more flexibilty for how often I diary.Don't forget to check out the other June challenges linked from The Kathryn Wheel, or go to the Flickr group. And if you would like a gorgeously colourful June calendar for your computer desktop go here to get Geninne's.
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