Taliesin book #1

 This one has been a bit of a journey...

...but a very enjoyable one!

Number 1 in a series of tiny books...

...for the Near & Far group expo ...

...that is (supposed) to be happening at the NEC in March 2021.

(Fingers crossed)

Based on text from the Book of Taliesin...

...I printed some of the Battle of the Trees...

...and used leaf printed fabrics with some stitching,

Enjoy the piccies :-)

Front cover and "pointer"

Back cover

Collage and stitched leaf print

Illuminated letter and Battle of the trees text

Leaf print and collage

Collage and stitch

Rubber stamping and stitched panel

More stamping and collage

I now have the bit between my teeth to get on with the rest of the series!

x  C

Weekend W.I.Ps

 Plenty of bits'n'bobs going on...

....catching up on lost time.

First up...

...another of my "Old Amsterdam" house panels...

...house details done...

...then leaves cut and applied before machining.

Text from the Book of Taliesin...printed...(Ancient Welsh)

......translated to read... (Modern English)

Pages made to go inside a tiny book...

...all ready for the "creative bit"!!

A little while ago, I challenged Ann and Becky down at Busy Bees Patchwork...

...to fill one of these tiny books each...

...the pages being cut from one piece of A4 paper.

No more...no less...

...and both sides of each page to be covered in "something"

Come Christmas...

...we'll see what we've each done!!

Hey Ho

Looks like a few weeks indoors...AGAIN!!!

Have a good time whatever you are doing.

x C

Long time coming.....

 ...but plenty of stuff going on!!

Apologies for the long absence...

...it's been a difficult few months here....

...with Bloke in hospital for almost two months...

...and me having to stay isolated so that he would be safe to come home again.

All in the past now...

...but it WAS a worrying time I can tell you!!

Anyway...

...I've had a few things on the go.

These I can show...

...others (for publication) I cannot.

SORRY!!

First up are some dye-pot treasures...

Next....A cross stitch "Strawberry" that I've been promising myself for YEARS!

...complete with little rings for threads :-)

It's coming up to Winter ...so it has to be time for red cross stitch....

I've also been playing with some small books for a "Book of Taliesin" project...

One small journal with three signatures...

...and a couple of tiny book covers ready for filling...

Some Tim Holtz tattered flowers cut out of thick card for thread winding bobbins...

A little bit of punchneedle....

                                        

...and, finally a (not quite finished) Biscornu from the Cross Stitch Guild!

Sorry  again about the time thing.....

...but I HAVE been a busy girl!! :-)

x C