" Love Blooms "

11 " x 10 "

Fabric wall hanging / art quilt .

I got the inspiration from my only

copy of Sew Somerset . Where an artist had painted

and stitched on a piece of material .

So i worked on this for the past 4 days -

doing bits here and there .

I backed it with a natural cotton material

and bound with mint green binding .

hand stitched my name , various machine

stitches in contrast colours, and beaded a

vintage crochet piece

Beads , sequins , material / fibre scrap

Vintage buttons and mother of pearl

disc . The below photos are clickable .

I will be placing this in my

SHOP
As soon as i decide on a hanging and price for it !

T . F . L !!

W I P - sneak peak ..

I hope to have this finished soon !

Something new for me .. as i

love to try out new techniques

and see what the end result will be .

Coin Felt Purse ..

I had felted a wool blanket weeks ago now ,

and i decided on making some sort of a purse .

" Woodland Green Coin Purse "

size when closed 4 " x 3 "

I added 3 colours of vintage nylon to

make a rosette and a vintage button too .

And it is lined with new / vintage material -

and a press stud fastening .

I have neglected my shop - so this is

being listed and coming soon - some

original drawing cards of my pen / oil pastel

drawings shown on the below posts .

The purse is HERE

T.F.L !!

Inspired from my holiday - the Norfolk

countryside - i put random poppy heads in

one field and created different looking trees

" Teardrop Lollipop "

Pen / oil pastel .

** T.F.L **

Just a quick small drawing i did

last night.

And created this - just for you ...

Apology`s to my readers - as a week has nearly

passed by since i last posted .

I am just dealing with other health / home

issues and my computer time is a thing that

i have neglected .

While away on holiday - i purchased an old

childrens book , as i look out for them and i

use them as inspiration . Illustrations inside

were ones i had not seen before - they were pen

and crayon and child like in their content .

So i was inspired to have a go - with my drawing

pen and use oil pastels instead .

" The Wait "

5.5 x 8 "

I love the simplicity and the way the pastel

lines the paper missing parts .

Thanks for looking - and enjoy your day !

Part Two ...

We were recommended by some locals

to visit Holkham Hall

We spent most of tuesday there - as it

had it`s own private beach too !

What`s more - we found out that we could

take photographs inside the home - which is

quite rare - so of course i went crazy snapping

away ! ;o)

Most photos are clickable ..

Just inside were boards advertising that

they had done filming there in 2007 -

For this film .....

Has anyone seen this ??

I`m afraid i have not - yet .

Grand marble entrance ...

Another board in the Saloon room

showing Keira Knightly and Ralph Fiennes






And the costumes worn by them .











One of the living rooms - as it is a lived
in house - wouldn`t you love to live here ?











ornate gold mirror






Gold bed canopy ..





And a long corridor which ran the
whole length of the house .






It was a magical place , set in acres of grounds
and a lake , with a pub and houses inside the grounds too .
we had to drive 2 miles to go and see their own
private beach ...
The sea was too far out , so we sat
amounst the sand dunes

and i enjoyed the sand between my toes ;o)

Another day was spent at

Blenheim Palace near Oxford .

Built in 1705 - and the birth place

of sir Winston Churchill .

No photographs were allowed inside -

but the grounds and gardens made up

for that ...

The butterfly house ..

i know someone out there who

would have love this too ;o)

And while on the lakeside walk -

i got my first snap of a dragonfly ;o)

I hope you enjoyed my photo`s -

and have a good weekend !

xxxxxx