Something New

These two items (Flora Pendant and Thalia Brooch) have just been added to my Etsy store...a little bit of colour to welcome the changing of the seasons - more to follow.

I'm developing a bit of a 'thing' for stitching these floral motifs...I'm enjoying working with the silks, and the colours are lifting my mood a little. It's been great to see the sun shining today, and the little drifts of colour in the garden from crocus and snowdrops. Sweet. I can't believe I've just written that....me, someone completely addictd to the depths of winter! Suddenly, I've become aware that it is SO much nicer to be able to work in proper daylight. Clarity is returning with the onset of Spring.

Now, before a certain person mentions it...yes, it IS probably my age - the decline in my eyesight and whatnot. I know, I know...

That W.I.P...?

Remember that W.I.P 'on my desk' last week? This is it, a custom order now finished, and making itself at home with its new owner.
It is constructed mainly in silks, in orange and silver grey, with some glittery ribboned taffeta to add a bit of sparkle in the background, and shiny glass beads in purple and lime, to add interest to the space between each disc. A few bright beads define the centre of the upper floral motif.

I really enjoyed working on this slightly more figurative piece...I feel more may well be on the horizon, in all sorts of different colours and sizes..............

On My Desk Wednesday

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On My Desk Today....
A work in progress - you can see in the background, a sheet of my photographs that I'm working from. This work is based on that Cosmos pendant, but will become larger, with the addition of an extra circular 'droplet' (smaller than the one pictured), suspended from the lower edge.
More fabric layers need to be applied here, and then a touch of beading to accentuate the centre of the flower. Then, I'll begin on the lower circle..


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It's a Secret...

Popping in quickly...busy day...busy, busy, busy....

This is the fruit of my labours for today - but just a hint; the person this has been made for hasn't seen it yet!! I'd hate to spoil the surprise....

Its Friday! The weekend is almost here!

The Forest Sprite Has Been Here...

...do you see what I mean? The whole time I was creating this pendant, thoughts of enchanted forests kept popping into my mind. I think you can tell the sort of stories that crop up in our house with my little girls' imaginations, and I'm not far behind them!!

Mossy dells, trickling streams, bobbing heads of lily-of-the-valley, sunlight streaming through the leaves of the trees, berry stores for the woodland folk....are you with me?! Anyone?!

Finally, Some Work...

mosaic produced via flickrtoys
Remember that work in progress on my desk, in the photo yesterday? Well, this is it...finished (bar the back, the bail ....and something to hang it from!!!).
I'm still not sure if it's quite 'right', but you can so easily overwork something, can't you?

On My Desk Wednesday...

This is how my table looks today: that (small) bowlful of brooches and pendants mentioned the other day sit patiently waiting for a bead or sparkle or two, and in the background, you can see the W.I.P at the moment - a new textile pendant, fresh off the machine complete with copper thread machine embroidered edging.
Right - off to make lunch now...

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