I ordered 100 die cut birds in cream coloured card stock from a lovely etsy seller to add to my christmas cards. sadly due to the slow mail they did not make it in time. (although i probably would not have had time to finish them anyway!) CHeck out her site HERE.
Since i was going to see my sister over the holidays, and it was her special 50th birthday on the 21st - i decided to put the birds to good use. i created a garland with 50 birds - just by running them through my sewing machine with about 5 inches in betwen each one.
Here you can see she hung them over her kitchen door and windows where they can enjoy the snowy winter until spring when they have to fly from Calgary to Capistrano!
My friend and neighbour E gave me a big surprise last week. She made me a quilt! How unbelieveable is that?????!!! It was so generous of her and i am delighted with how beautiful it looks on my bed. She hand cut and sewed this pattern with type dye style fabric in a rainbow of colours. The background was sewn on a long arm machine by her friend. They chose a dragon fly pattern.
How can i thank her? well this is just a "start"! I made a little quilt inspired thank you note with some origami papers and glue dot buttons. I'll have to come up with a better way to show my appreciation.
Here is the quilt with my existing cushions and artwork. I might change things up a bit - but for now - it is just so beautiful and fresh and lovely. Thank you E!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been having fun creating paper dolls for L's altered book. I previously worked on the book HERE. Our little spiral bound calendars are almost finished their journey through the 6 of us - each getting the books twice this year to work on. I started with a pretty gal cut from a catalog. I put her on a swirly green paper background and added a few "fashion" phrases. For her first frock i created a whimsical polka dot party dress and added a netting petticoat and a pink bow. The dress attaches with a gemstone magnetic so you can actually PLAY with this paper doll!
Here is a mod a-line dress made from a handmade paper that looks a bit like tie dye. Oops - your slip is showing...!
All girls need a little black dress - this one cut from this silver/black check.
Finally i made a big poufy skirt and organza blouse. all made with paper and a copper organza bow.
And every girl needs a nice big closet for her clothes - they all go in here!
Here is the next spread. A cute little kewpie style red head with a paper wardrobe accented with ribbons and trims. Her background is a mixture of orange and purple stained ledger paper, some striped fabric and some jumbo orange rick rack trim.
All her clothes fit in the sheer pockets on the left and attach to the doll with another magnetic gemstone. Have fun playing with your doll book L!
