busy week

this past week has been another busy one. up early each morning getting some stitching and orders done before heading off to the day job. trying to stay focussed on one thing at a time {sometimes a little hard when your mind is racing!}. these journals were a custom order for a lovely customer and will be winging their way to Japan, Finland and Norway as Xmas gifts for my customer's pen pals. how lovely to think they will be used in other parts of the world. 

and of course the double whammy market weekend is creeping closer...so much to do yet!

have a lovely weekend everyone

too long

oh dear it's been a long time since I've posted. but I haven't been idle. I've decided that I really need to start entering some exhibitions and competitions again this year. I had a bit of a break last year whilst trying to get Etsy up and going (without a lot of success!) and doing some local markets (much more successful!). but I really miss entering exhibitions...it's very nice to see your work 'out there'. so this is a little sneak peek of what I've been up to. both juried shows so I won't tell you what they are until I know if I get in.....maybe later! off to do some op shopping now. have a good weekend everyone....

toran complete

as you know I've been involved in a round robin swap with fellow ATASDA members making pieces for our individual torans. I've shown a couple of pieces I've made for others on here previously. well....mine is now complete so I thought I would share a photo of it. I love it! beautiful birds, gorgeous colours, wonderful interpretations of my theme - the Clarence Valley where I live, the river and birds. I've sent it off to a fellow group member today who is kindly going to take it to Orange for me where it will be exhibited when the TAFTA forum is on. if you are in Orange around the 11-17th April you could drop in and have a look at them all exhibited together - I'm sure they will look fantastic!

birds again!

I've finished my last piece in the round robin I'm doing with ATASDA. this one is for Karen and it has an indian theme...gorgeous reds, jewels, embellishment, braids, bangles, bells, luxurious threads all combined by everyone who has contributed to make lovely indian inspired sections for the toran. my piece has birds as the central image...another excuse to sew some birds! hope Karen likes it! thanks to everyone who has commented on recent posts. I love getting comments...makes me feel like I'm not sitting here doing this alone!

back to work

this week it was back to work for me.....but I did manage to finish off this piece for a round robin textile exchange creating a toran - called Passages of Intrigue - that I am involved in with other ATASDA members. this is my piece for Marj. I also received my own work back this week and I am so thrilled with the work that the members of my group did on it. I will show you some photos over the next few weeks...I now have to put it all together. During my summer holidays I also worked on this small book which I completed a little at a time in between gardening...these photos show the cover and first pages. I purchased the book and it had six page spreads in it with a pocket on each left page. so I decided to call it six of my favourite things...given that my favourite number is six. my first favourite thing is stitching...surprise, surprise!!! stayed tuned for further photos. hope your week was good!

creative weekend

I've had a lovely creative weekend getting ready for the Quota craft fair in Yamba on the 3rd & 4th october. these birdies, are made from vintage linen and lace - I've also made xmas trees and hearts. the brighter ones are made from pieces of my machine embroidery. I hope someone will like them to decorate their xmas tree this year!