Purses and Hens

I bought these frames a couple of weeks ago and finally got round to making the purses. I still have the beads to add but I will have to do that tomorrow morning, when the light is better and I feel like taking the time.

This is where I bought the frames, www.nicolemdesigns.com.au

I have also included photos of Colin our cockerel. Not quite sure what is going wrong but despite having five females to choose from we don't have any chicks.

PRINTING AND MAKING

I have an ongoing piece of fabric that I am printing, here it is in its current state. I think it is missing some red tones, so that will happen next week. It started off as experimenting - not successfully - printing with gelatine.
Also been doing some sewing. Made a couple of I pod/ mobile phone cases which are for sale on www.folksy.com. Also been developing the chicken doorstops. I think they are finished and now need photographs.

Have a good weekend.

Artists Sketchbooks

I have just put two more Artist books for sale on www.folksy.com/items/5341
I was really pleased as I had a sale on Friday night of one of the books. A good way to start the weekend.

I have been practising doing the gelatine printing as featured in this months Quilting Arts, but somehow I am missing something as I am not ending up with the beautiful prints that are illustrated.
I have found that by painting on the gelatine it leaves an interesting textured print.

Currently turning my chickens into doorstops, waiting for my daughter to arrive home with the bag of sand. I think stuffing them with recycled plastic pellets would be too expensive.

Artists Sketchbooks

Its not that I haven't been doing any textiles, just got out of routine so not blogged and surprised to see that we are now in July.

Still I have been busy. The photos are of Artists Sketchbooks that I have covered with some fabric that I printed. They are landscape, A5 size and are currently for sale here. http://www.thehousegallery.co.uk/

The pencil/ make up bags are also for sale at the same place. There are some lovely pieces of art and all beautifully presented.

One of my other tasks this week is to get my Etsy site up and running, and now I have written it down it will be done!!

Screen Printing, flowers and showers

Had a fun afternoon - whilst it was pouring with rain outside, working with bright yellow paint.

This is now pickling and will wait until after the weekend to open the bag and give it a wash.

I think the flower effect, which was entirely by accident gives a sort of Hockney look. I love his daisy prints.

Then getting carried away and having paint left over I went and added more colour to the fabric that I had left over from previous printing.

Have a good weekend and more next week.

snap purses, prototype

This is a zip bag that I finished yesterday, in real life the colours are brigher. There is a book I found whilst cleaning about digital photography. I will have a look and see what tips and hints there are.
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I ordered some snap fasteners yesterday and they arrived by post today. Amazing service, so I have been having a go at making a purse/ ipod holder. There are changes I will make to the next one, reduce the padding on the main fabric and maybe not to use interfacing on the lining.

If I make the bag slightly longer it will be big enough to put a camera in. I also thought it would be useful to have a hanging loop on the side.

Tomorrow I have the house to myself so will finish the printing that I prepared last week. Having a go at lovely yellow!

Hand printed fabric

This is fabric I screen printed last week and is part of the batch of the fabric that I used to make the pencil cases/ make up bags. I am going to over print with a motif, that idea came to me on waking up this morning. It was my intention to get that done today but other things happened - so it is my job for tomorrow.