Twinchie’s And Other Things.

Almost  a month has passed since my last blog,and i do not seem to have created very much at all,I have cut back on swaps because I fear not meeting deadlines.
But I have made twinchie books for the swap hosted by the very talented Sonja http://artfrommysoul.wordpress.com/  over at milliande.


this one was made from a vintage book of Italian art . I used a small Sizzix die cut bird for the cover  and then covered it with aluminium tape which was coloured with alcohol inks.


this is a accordion fold book which would make a great mini album
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and this last one is made from watercolour paper dyed green with a Sizzix die cut embossed with ultra thick embossing powder.
I have also made two dolls


I created Journal pages for Letizia in Italy




I used the traditional song  How Many Flowers  In a English Country Garden as the prompt.

This is a very poor photo ,but this page was done as a tribute to the Queens Diamond jubilee.

Little Miss X is really at home in a English country garden.


More in the next post of Brixham

Stitches

Technology has got the better of me and I am having difficulty posting ,so just a few photos of my experiments with free motion embroidery.


I find text very hard to do




Today I had a go at adding photos


I was very pleased with how this turned out.


I also made two pages for the journal swap over at Milliande

childhood memory

one colour
My Pages for Tina's Journal



I also received a Pin from Mel Made,in a scented package



Easter Sunday my husband an I planted 500 willow stems in the bunding  (soil banks )we have built in our fields,and we have another 500 to plant.Luckily it has rained all day today,so they should have a good start.

My Journal Has Flown The Nest.

I have had so little time lately to create ,but what time I have had has gone into making a journal for a Circle swap.This is a whole new concept for me,and as I consider myself to be more crafter than artist  I was not sure how I would fit in.But with the support of the other seven wonderful women I took the plunge.
You know how it is when you have about two months before a deadline,you put it off and off , well I did start about a month ago and was quite happy with the cover and the theme.

But then I changed my theme to WINGS and this was what I ended up with.

I decided to go down a much more rustic route and one I hope will stand up to the travelling. Never having done this before I was not sure what was expected of me

This is the sign in page ,I have printed onto fabric for the two coloured pictures.









I cannot do neat so I am pleased I went for the binding rings as it meant I could take or add with ease.
I made a very quick video of it. which can be viewed here.

http://youtu.be/b20_geVM71s

And yesterday it went ,first stop Cambridge U K.

It will return home in 8 months
So yesterday I was able to get my monthly journal pages done for the swap Liz http://studioartplay.blogspot.com/ hosts over at  milliande.


And of course I am still looking after a little beauty ,three days a week

And today she discovered my acrylic stash and even how to unscrew the caps,and at 15 months old I find that quite scary.

those bottles have been removed from the boxes and were being lined up, perhaps I should have left her she may have created a masterpiece.

we made a quick visit today t her Great Grandmother where she came face to face with a snowman.
And when we got back she fell asleep eating her lunch


I would like to say sorry to all my fellow bloggers,as I have been very poor at leaving comments.