Mainly Pirates

Not a lot of crafting going on,not sure why  perhaps the continuing wet weather is to blame.
We still have the horse problem, last week they  were put back into our fields,so the Saga continues.I have decided I will not let it get to me like the last time.
This weekend was the annual Pirate festival in Brixham Devon, Saturday was very cold and wet,and early evening I walked to the small beach at high tide.

I love the smell of wet pebbles and seaweed,and the sound of the waves.
http://youtu.be/zluEKrZl9qc please click to hear the sea.
The wind had dropped by this point so I was not at risk of becoming too wet.

Sunday was much brighter although quite cold to start.
The town soon filled with Pirates of all shapes and sizes
this link is for photos taken by the local newspaper,check out the little pirate behind bars AKA  little Miss X
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/pictures/Brixham-Pirate-Festival/pictures-16012197-detail/pictures.html
and the following are some of my photos.


My  recycled hand made bunting









Not all Pirates arrive by boat





Sleeping pirate and a small one with a gun in his mouth



http://youtu.be/QxUYHTbOwQQ






I loved this couple on a tandem with the dog on the back, A bicycle made for three.





And little Miss X enjoyed herself


(just in case you are wondering we have not taught her any rude gestures.)

Catching Up

 

I cannot believe it has been  three weeks since my last post,  but I do seem to be  catching up with swap commitments.

I have completed my pages for  another journal  travelling around Europe.

This was fun re acquainting with paper dolls.

I have made two more pages for the monthly swap over at  http://milliande.ning.com/

Rain Rain Go Away

I printed a vintage image on to acetate and sewed it onto the page which I had sprayed  with Altered Originals  GRANITE ink spray.

I was not quite so  happy withe other page

Favourite Number

But it did mean I could use some embossing powder ,which I tend to overlook these days.

 

I have also done a 4x4 self portrait for Nina’s swap also over at  http://milliande.ning.com/

Nina asked us to dig deep and create an image that represented ourselves, I wanted to paint but had a mental block ,so this is what I came up with.

It is done using Neo colours ,portfolio pastels and Derwent crayons. on watercolour paper,this was  then stitched onto watercolour paper.

I am not this blonde  in real life ,just a bit of wishful thinking,and I have added silver thread to represent the grey hairs that seem to be appearing more often

I made a box  (SIZZIX ) of course  so that it would stay flat on its journey to Canada.

Because it has been so wet here  I decided to have yet another sort out in my craft room ,and discovered this by chance

I am used to using sequin waste  (punchinella) for creating backgrounds ,it creates  a nice dotty effect,

But did you know  that if you fold it over at a angle it creates another effect.

and different sizes create different effects.

Not sure if this was already common knowledge.

I also have made this

Tim Holtz really does have a lot to answer for.

Just a couple of Photos of little Miss X

she loves bubbles,and these little touchable ones hang around for ages.

Finally I was hoping that i  would not have to  write this again,but

THE HORSES ARE BACK

Ok not the same ones and as yet not in our fields, but this is how it started last time,and there is no way I want to go through that again .At the moment they are on the other side of the rhine, two mares and two very small foals, which will be unable to cross the water,but when the sluice gates are opened to let the water out we will have to be on guard.

By the way we are in a drought YES drought ,hard to believe it has been raining for days and the fields are water logged.

So I am pleased that I treated myself to a new pair of shiny purple wellingtons

They really are purple  not blue as they look here,does anybody know why it is so hard to photograph Purple ?

Thank you for  stopping by .

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.