Cuffs

So far I have made three. They take far more time than my brain thinks they will when I embark on the process. I have used mainly silk fabric and linen. The first is in turquoise and red, this is so I can enter the UK ETSY challenge for March.

Then onto one that is predominately turquoise with seed beads, sequins and fabric rosettes.
Finally strong, pinks, orange and a dash of purple/mauve with machined ribbon cord and some wonderful satsuma coloured disc beads.

Art Weeks

It is only five weeks until the beginning of Oxfordshire Art Weeks. The event takes place over three weeks. The north of the county kicks off the whole event of followed by the city and finally the south of the county.
I know quite a few artists exhibiting and I am looking forward to seeing their work.

I've made several corsages and some jumbo pin cushions this week Hope to get to make some textile cuffs tomorrow.

Pendants

The base for a pendant. I have been using up all those wonderful small pieces that one saves because it feels wrong to throw them away. I have embellished with machined cord, wire mesh, embroidery and seed beads
This is the finished pendant .


Another before and after pendant. This time the embellishment includes lime green gold work.

Notebooks

The cover for this one is made up of strips of fabric that I have printed from photographs and printed paper towels.



A patchwork of liberty prints, photographs printed on calico, printed text and a few words from my list.


Liberty fabric with a photograph of my Great Grandparents taken a very long time ago.

Spring Garden

Visited the gardens at Kingston Bagpuize House at the weekend. Where I saw many drifts of snowdrops and this beautiful witch hazel.