Have a look at this!
This is what arrived in the post today and I am thrilled. It’s an embroiderie of a fish, and is sooo beautiful! I know it has been made as a card, but I am going to frame it. It was made by Cliodhna from http://cliodhnaswave.com/.
I won this in her One World – One Heart draw, and I have to say I’m so delighted that it will be treasured for a long time to come. Thank you Clio. You, like the others, are a very talented lady!
I don’t think I was on top form yesterday. First I made a bunny tag, thinking of Easter etc. Not entirely sure I like it. Maybe I need to get a punch!
Secondly, whilst punching out I found a piece of paper that grabbed my attention immediately, and I had to use it.
To me, this fragment…(the dark bit in the centre) of waste paper looks like two cats fighting. What do you think? Anyway, I used it for a card, my Cat Scrap Card…sorry about the pun (and you must separate the words, I’ve discovered!)…and this is the result. As I say. not my best, but good practice.
Well yesterday I had two lovely items in the post. What a lovely way to brighten up my day. The first was this little heart, made by a technique called needlefelt (of which I know nothing). It is my prize from Trisha in her One World – One Heart draw. This gorgeous pink ,blue and purple creation is a little brooch, with a pin carefully added to the back. What a clever person you are Trisha. Thank you so much.
In the same post I also received another draw prize…my little Santa. He is so intricate.
Made by a technique called quilling, which is, and I quote;
“Quilling, also called Paper Filigree, is the art of creating decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper. Using simple tools, long strips of paper are tightly wound and released to form complex shapes. During the Renaissance, French and Italian nuns used quilling to decorate book covers and religious items, often imitating the ironwork of the day. The name quilling is said to be derived from the fact that the nuns and monks originally used feather quills as their tool to roll the paper”.
So now you know. The above bloquote comes from Antonella’s blog. It’s a blog not to be missed as there are lessons on how to quill and free quilling patterns. I am definitely going to try and do some, but it will be a long time before I will be able to do anything as clever as Santa here. My favourite part of him is the sprig of holly on his hat.
Thank you Antonella, for Santa, and for sharing your knowledge with everyone.
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