My new project book...

...is coming along nicely.

We're forming a new group on Facebook entitled "The Near and Far Creative Textile Group"...

...and our theme is "Maps and Journeys".

So...

...for every new project...

...there just HAS to be a new project book.

This one started it's life as a rather sad-looking photo album.

You know...

...the old sort with heavy pages and glassene in between.

Yuk!

So out came the crumpled tissue paper...

...and white gesso...

....and texture paste through some stencils.

Can you see the sun-wheel in this one...

...and the rock art boat in this one?

I've now begun the "rusting" process with a kit by Pinflair...

It's lookin' good! :-)

x C

Messing about with Mixed-Media

The stitching on my Christmassy bits is still ongoing...

...but the piccies wouldn't be very interesting at the moment...

...so...

....this is what's on my workdesk today.

I've cut a load of house shapes out of some thick card (board) and covered them with pieces of French  handwriting paper.

Then used one of my own cut stencils to put some texture paste on top...

...followed by some paints and mica pigments.

Not quite finished....but it won't be long now...

x C