Friday, 19 July 2013

Some like it hot........ but cooool 'EYE' candy for you !

Hello all, been absent for a wee while but I'm back with some gorgeousness !
So hot here today, 28 degrees and I'm melting ! So take a look at some of this 'Cooool' stuff that I have been working on..................


A bit of 'Experimental' stitching here !

I just adore these close-ups.........I really love 'Textural' pieces........


and now for something different !  NEEDLEPOINT................

                                         loving these stitches and colours  !!


I would like to show you this book that has so inspired me.................


My point exactly.......by author Orna Willis, such scrumptious designs


This is one of the patterns in her book, to make a beautiful
hanging  Orna-ment !


Will be back soon with more eye candy........Have a great week end and enjoy some creative time.........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


byeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!


                                                                                   




Sunday, 23 June 2013

So long my little friend !

Hi all, just thought I would show you this photo taken today ...........

This little chap must have fallen out of the nest ! I found him
in my garden with a broken wing.......He died shortly after this was taken !
Life is so fragile.........enjoy every minute of your life..........
Thanks for stopping by, it means alot !!!

Sunday, 16 June 2013

Glazig style complete !

Hello all, just a quick post to show you the 'Glazig style' project completed.....




These are the stitches that I have used for this project..............

BUTTONHOLE, CHAIN,COUCHING, WEAVING, SATIN,
HUNGARIAN BRAID ( TUTORIAL ON YOUTUBE ),
SPIDERS WEB.
The threads that I have used are.................
PERLE 8, PERLE 5, DMC 6 STRAND FLOSS, DMC SATIN
Thank you all for popping in to see my work.........I do hope
you liked it !!
Have a great week......xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Thursday, 13 June 2013

A passion for Pascal.......Glazig style !

Hello to you all....firstly, please forgive me for being absent lately......Life  and 'husbands' get in the way sometimes ! Well I had a great week away in the sun shine....Lots of walking through forests and Met our son off the cruise ship for
a couple of hours which was lovely........
     Right lets get down to what you are here for.....................This embroidery is a
french style, which I discovered whilst surfing the internet ! I believe it is one of the most interesting, colourful and beautiful styles of embroidery that I have ever
seen......I adore the textural effect of the different stitches !
   A gentleman by the name of   Monsieur Pascal  Jaouen runs an embroidery school that teaches this style of embroidery....Here's the link

                            http://www.ecoledebroderie.com/cours.html


This is my version of his style.............................Enjoy !







    

I think I'm back in full swing with my stitching..........This project has really given me the creative buzz that I needed ! I am nearing completion of this little beauty, so
give me a couple of days and I shall post up the whole picture !!
Thank you to all the followers who take the time to visit and comment on my blog,
it is so appreciated.........Any questions about this embroidery can be left in the comments and I will do my best to answer........Have a good week

Monday, 27 May 2013

OK........just a little peep !

Hi all, a little 'eye candy' from my Art closet.....but i'm not showing it all yet !
You will all have to wait for a bigger, artier post coming sooooooon.........
love yas.....have a great Monday !








I feel so much better now that I have posted !!!!!!!!!!







Saturday, 25 May 2013

The stitching 'BUG' has flown !

Hi folks, as the title says.......I have lost the will to stitch ! It has been 3 weeks since I last posted and I just cant seem to get my 'mojo' back.......Sooooo sorry
to all my followers, I know its disappointing !
All my creative juices seem to be flowing in the ART direction at the moment.........I am having such a buzz with my watercolours and Prisma pencils and well as acrylic paint and I'm working on some 'Art journal' pages !
   I know this is a stitching blog, but would anyone like to see my 'Artwork' ?
Well I'm goin to show you anyway ! Who knows, I might turn this blog into an
ART blog.......Mmmmmm.........Thinking ?????????
 Dont feel the need to comment on this post..........
     On a different note.......... I shall be away for a week from 2nd june, so who knows what I shall have to show you all when I get back.........Watch this space !
    Thank you for reading this post anyway and hopefully I shall be back to full
strength after my holiday !
   Have a great week and smile.......life is too short, enjoy it  !!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Saturday, 4 May 2013

Something different for the week end !

Hi all, hope your loving your week end............I've been away for a few days and did a bit of exploring ! Had a wonderful break with Hubby and Max........
Didn't get much stitching done though, so today I am showing you a little bit of artwork that I do from time to time..............................


This is a watercolour that has been overlayed with Faber castel polychromos pencils and ink pens for the line work.............................................................
I do plan to use elements of this artwork for embroidery as I think it lends itself perfectly to Fibre art !!
I also dabble in a bit of 'doodling' now and again........namely ZENTANGLES !!
There is an amazing array of artwork out there on the WWW...........................
Just enter the 'Z' word into a search engine and you will discover a whole new world of art........................................................


like this piece that I am in the process of completing ! Can you imagine this as an embroidery 
Well thats all that I have today to show you all...............Thank you all so much for popping by...............keep safe, be happy and have a wonderfully creative week end.....................xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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