Sunset

Mixed media on canvas / board - A4 size

Hand dyed muslin pieces sewn onto a piece of

canvas roll , sequins and various fibres

and gold thread hand stitching .

Then cut down to A4 size and glued onto a piece

of acid free matt board .

I have been having a little bloggy break -

and now a bank holiday weekend is coming up .

We are going away for a couple of days -

HERE

Never been before , but it has excellent reviews

and we`re near the beach ! ;o)

I hope everyone has a good weekend !

xxxxxxx

Altered game piece necklace.

17" long on a faux blue suede thong .

Using a mini domino piece and mahjong

game piece , alcohol inks in blue / yellow / brown and silver.

I love using alcohol inks , the way they go on any slick surface

and merge together creating many unique effects .

And finally a couple of shots of some

new plants i have in a tub -Persian Buttercups .

A pinky / red just budding open ..

And a yellow variety ...

I`m in love with these flowers ;o)

Have a happy weekend !!

Cascade Dragonfly necklace.

Length 28 " with a drop of plus 4 "

Long chained necklace - made from other jewellery

found pieces i had , apart from the new chain and

heavy cast dragonfly .

Stone and glass beads

Mother of pearl button and silver toned puffed heart charm.

Comes with this lined fabric pouch .

Available to purchase ..

Any interest - please let me know ! ;o)

OOAK - Doily drawing

" Happy days "

Taken from one of my drawings and

reproduced - in pen / watercolour on a

paper doily

Size 7" total - drawn inside - on 4.5 "

ready to be mounted in a frame -

available to purchase / trade

Anyone interested - please let me know ! ;o)

Thanks ..

T .F . L . !!

Tree pendant .

Size 2 x 1.25 "

These pendants are ceramic - i think ;o)

I was given 2 of them in a swap i did with

Lynn sometime ago now .

I used some metallic dark green fimo to make

the tree and drew lines for the bark on the trunk .

Then baked in the oven for half an hour on a low heat.

Then covered it with glossy accents - to make it

shine even more and seal it . It was quite

difficult getting a shot of the sparkle of the fimo

but i hope you get an idea of it ;o)

The next i created a leaf 2.5 " long

and folded the stem over to make a loop

and added a resin rose - which i knew wouldn`t

melt in the oven ;o)

When cooled i sealed with a gloss acrylic

and it`s ready to put on a chain/ thong .

I have another flower leaf pendant in the works

so to speak - available to purchase soon !

Enjoy the upcoming weekend !

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Over the Easter break - we ventured out to

visit Rievaulx Abbey - in North Yorkshire.

Founded in 1132 , it was one of the first cistercian

abbey`s in the North of England .

We also found out that a medieval falconry display

was being held there - so we stopped for 2 of

the displays ! ;o)

I found this old photo - from around 1850 -

of the inside presbytery with the altar stone

These looking down the opposite way today .

We had 20 minutes before the falconry display began

and i was excited about this . I want to have a go

myself at this , and found out , that the birds do not form an

emotional attatchment to their owners and petting them is not

the right thing to do . It was a husband and wife team with commentary

and various species of birds , including a Harris hawk , brown owl

and a kestrel . These are my best photo`s - which i`m pleased with

as i used my longer lens and you usually need a tripod for

stability and i forgot it !

My favourite - the brown owl ..

It was a delight to see them flying around ,

swooping down for some food and the information

which was given .

A lovely day spent by both of us !

I would like to wish you all

A Happy Easter !!

Here are a few of my friends who want to wish it

to you as well ! LOL ! - Done in my own kooky way !

I have been away for a while - i was poorly a couple of

days with a stomach bug - and my partner is away

on a works course - so i`ve been doing other things -

Hopefully back to normal after the spring break !

Have a great time everyone !

xxxxxx