Hi Everyone,
I'm sorry I haven't been posting. First, I was away for several days, then was unwell for most of a week. Once I was feeling better, I was busy painting instead of stitching, so I have nothing to show in the needle and thread department except this fabric card I made for a friend for her birthday last month.
the front of the card
the inside of the card
There is a lace pocket on the right side
the back of the card has a lace pocket, too.
My friend loves the colour blue, so I used pretty blue brocade, plus satin and silk ribbons and laces that I hand-painted or dyed. Lots of other laces and ribbons were added, too with some dark blue velvet.
I made some special tags
and tucked them into their pockets
On the left is some lace, layered with blue foil, a layer of hand-dyed cotton, then a lace edging, satin ribbon and a blue lace butterfly. I love the layers.
a gelli-printed bird
tucked into the back pocket with the dangle tag
Happily, my friend loved her Birthday card!
Here's one of the funny little paintings I did with pen and watercolour:
I hope you've had a fun and creative week.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
I'm sorry I haven't been posting. First, I was away for several days, then was unwell for most of a week. Once I was feeling better, I was busy painting instead of stitching, so I have nothing to show in the needle and thread department except this fabric card I made for a friend for her birthday last month.
the front of the card
the inside of the card
There is a lace pocket on the right side
the back of the card has a lace pocket, too.
My friend loves the colour blue, so I used pretty blue brocade, plus satin and silk ribbons and laces that I hand-painted or dyed. Lots of other laces and ribbons were added, too with some dark blue velvet.
I made some special tags
and tucked them into their pockets
On the left is some lace, layered with blue foil, a layer of hand-dyed cotton, then a lace edging, satin ribbon and a blue lace butterfly. I love the layers.
a gelli-printed bird
Happily, my friend loved her Birthday card!
Here's one of the funny little paintings I did with pen and watercolour:
I hope you've had a fun and creative week.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
