Paper fabric bag - side 2

A similar treatment for the second side. This time I used paper art doll shapes, organza hearts and more free machine stitching

Fabric paper clutch - part3

A few buttons

Free machine stitched flowers and trailing vines

Some treatment of the bee with copper paint

Paper fabric clutch part 2

I was going for a light and summery theme so I wanted a focal point that reflected the cobwebby stitching. I had a collection of wallpaper samples and amid them was a piece of farrow and ball bumblebee so I cut one bee out and added it to the background

I then stiched over it with light coloured thread and added pieces of offcut organza left over from burnt rose making to add splashes of colour

more work with paper fabric part 1

I recently rediscovered the scrap paper paper that I did last year and have decided to turn it into paper fabric to make a clutch purse for special days out. It will be quite large, A4 or there abouts but still quite slim so I will have to invest in a wallet style purse to go with it.

I started off by free machining the paper in various threads, pale greys, yellow, pinks and light greens

The apple thieves

These sneeky little creatures have been stealing the apples from the windfall basket; I took these pics at the window this morning

Etsy Treasury - Pleasure Seeker

Its cold, wet and quite frankly horrible here at the moment so I've decided to cheer myself up with an Etsy treasury. This one is entitled 'Pleasure Seeker' after one of my favourite hat designs. I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d25b4d6663e6d91747ff86f/pleasure-seeker

mussel art - a quick first post of the new year + tut

The leftovers from a delightful light dinner provide the perfect setting for a little bit of mini art. It seemed such a waste to throw away perfectly good shells so in 10 min I had transformed it into a teeny piece of angelic floral mixed media with scraps from my studio basket.

materials
one mussel shell half
dried orange flower blossoms
angel picture from a scrapbook collection

scraps of handmade paper

one flat sided faux pearl
wax candle
pva glue

Step 1: coat the inside of your shell with pva glue and layer your handmade paper in rough pieces until it is fully coated.

Step 2: glue in you image and surround with dried flowers

Step 3: glue on the faux pearl

Step 4: drizzle melted candle wax onto the finished piece to add texture