Catching Up

November has passed far too quickly. I have a few more hearts. This first one for week 44 is a lavender heart made by my sister with lavender from our Father's garden.



Then a very simple drawing for week 45. I know time is running away with me again.



Recently the council have made yet another change to the day and the combination of what rubbish goes out on that day. I forgot the first week to put my bin out. I found a warning notice left for me. So this has been chopped up and turned into heart 46.



I received this lovely card from Miek who had a giveaway on her blog.




Two brooches that I made with some of the sari ribbons that I got recently and the lace that Cameron sent to me.





I picked these rose buds on November 20th which I think is amazing.



Stay warm and safe.

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Just realized that it is another good date today and thought I best get on with a post. I have caught up on a few hearts need to do more. The first one my sister created, it was my birthday card a few weeks ago. This is heart 41.



Then there is the stone heart shaped window I photographed when I went to Daylesford last time, making it heart 42.



This is heart 43, look closely and you will see that I have used heart shaped sequin waste. More on what I have been doing with this dress form follows.



I have enjoyed seeing the dresses that have been made as a part of "The Dress Up 2010" project on Alice and Camilla. I wanted to see what I could do with the basic shape as a design tool. I cut out a dress shape and then covered it with my printed paper towels and some glitter. This background is a free texture from Boccacino which I found on Linda's blog. The wonderful information that is shared so generously by users of Flickr and those who blog never ceases to amaze me. This first sample shows several dresses on the text background.



I then printed this out onto tissue paper so that I can use it for gift wrap.



Here is a gift box. The image has been sprayed with inks and embellished with oil pastels.




Then fabric.



A drawstring bag with another image on fabric I have used lace and sari ribbons.



Finally some mail art with the image included.



I feel sure I should be more adventurous. Hope that you are all safe from the cold and wind.

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Well, besides being another great date today I have had a visit from the lovely Emma of A Little Bit of Everything. Emma has been visiting family locally and suggested we meet up. We just chattered away like we had known one another for ages. This is the bundle of goodies that Emma gave me.



A few more brooches, a corsage have been made along with some pendants.









I need to catch up once again on my hearts. Will be back once I have done that.

Wishing you all a good week.