Trying not to panic! The gazebo should arrive any day now, and cards (greetings and business variety) are on order. Just got to make more stuff to sell! The driftwood cottage with washing line created a lot of positive interest on my Facebook page, so I want to make a couple more like it.
Anyway I've been stitching some more pictures to sell....
I sewed some glass beads on for this handsome fellow's 'crown'...
I seem to have accumulated polka dot cotton in every single colour!
Any stitchings that didn't make the grade or were too small for the frames have been made into one-off cards.
I just collected some work from the framers: above is my latest collage...
...and finally - remember these? I got them framed at long last! And pretty pleased how they turned out too!
So I've been busy making love birds...
in some new colours...
No two will be the same!
Which is your favourite pair?
Thought that subject matter like this may go down well!
They will be framed and displayed with similar stitched pieces.
This is my favourite so far.
A nice little commission I've completed this week. It may not be instantly recognisable as Fowey, though the letters on the boat give it away...
I love all the roof tops - though it was one of my more fiddly collages (it measures about 30cm x 23cm). Off to the framers now!
Here's her present....
....and matching card....
...and here is the masterpiece that Herbie created. Amazing what you can do with a few scraps of Easter Egg foil - and keeping up with the whole recycling thing!
Don't they look fantastic?!
At some point, most designers/artists/crafters will get a special request for something that pushes them way out of their comfort zone. This happened to me this week when a friend of mine asked for a freestyle stitched piece for her husband - a cycling fanatic!
This was the photo she gave me to work from - I gotta tell you, I wasn't inspired!
But actually, once I'd got started, I quite enjoyed doing it! I drew a rough outline on the fabric first, and despite being very out of practice, it turned out ok!
I'd run out of black thread, so I started with grey -with a bit of silver thread for the chain...
It wasn't bold enough in grey though, so I went over the main parts with some new black thread
And added a few finishing touches, like these steel cog washers...
And of course, a bit of polka dot (I can never resist!!)
Hello lovely neglected readers! So sorry I've been away from the beach hut for such a long time! I always worry when I haven't written a post for a while, but I guess with the school holidays, Easter and 4 Bank Holidays recently, I'm not the only one who has put blogging on the back burner! I'll quickly give you a run-down of what's been happening round here...
I've been making a lot of cottages, and boats - mostly for the Homespun Fair, which as usual was a roaring success!
This one was a special order for Gertie...
Here's a photo of my stand. I didn't take many photos (always forget!) but you can see plenty on the Homespun blog...
I had to share this one with you though - it was a delight to meet Sarah of The Salvaged Tea Party! You can view her hand customised vintage ceramics here.
It's been ace spending a lot of time with the family - these photos were taken at Bone Hill on Dartmoor, which is looking so lush and green at the moment!
And finally, I'm dead chuffed to tell you that one of my textile sculptures is featured in this beautiful Australian online magazine!
(It's these little guys) It's a gorgeous read, full of stunning photographs and images - and this issue has an emphasis on boys, so those with sons get over here and have a look!
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