I love the Indian Elephant wall-hangings, so decided to try one out for myself. The elephant is appliquéd to the blue background. I used Indian embroidery pieces to decorate the border. Kantha stitches were used to spice up the blue background. The elephant material was cut from a dress, mirror-work was added, along with embroidery […]
Vintage Shabby Chic Art Quilt
This quilt was made from an old patchwork hippy dress I had stored away. I had found it in a charity shop many years ago, it was great for this latest project. Well, the dress became the inspiration for the quilt! The vintage materials went well with the old Indian embroidery pieces. The border is […]
Art Quilt – Birds
This is the second quilt I made over the winter months, most of it sewn by hand. My sewing machines are all kept in my small sewing-room/box-room, and really its just far too cold at the moment to sit through there, so here I am hand-sewing because its warmer through here! Again this design was […]
Art Quilt – Bird Song
Over the winter months, I worked away at various crafts, I knitted blanket squares, finally making two small woolly blankets for my cats, which they seemed to appreciate, but who can tell with cats! Then I started on a rag-quilt, my first, which I decided to do totally by hand, enjoyable to start with, before […]
Tarot Blog – High Priestess
It took me quite a while to get to grips with the High Priestess, and still I can feel somewhat vague about what she’s saying when she turns up in a reading. By her very nature she is secretive and elusive, and not easy to get to know, she doesn’t respond very well to the […]
Tarot Blog – The Magician
In this rambling I’m choosing the Magician card from the Roots of Tarot, a deck I was very lucky to acquire, several years back before it became a collectors’ item, I certainly wouldn’t be able to buy it at todays price! It is one of the most beautiful decks on the market, full of spiritual […]
Tarot Blog – The Fool
Recently I acquired the Celtic Wisdom tarot cards, a deck I’ve been after for ages, unfortunately no book, so therefore, I’m happy to interpret the cards as a combination of intuitive and traditional interpretations. Starting with the Fool, which is called the Soul in this deck, it’s a lovely card, as most Fool cards are, […]
St Monans Arts Festival 2018
This was my first year in St Monans, and the first time I’ve taken part in St Monans Community Arts Festival. There were many activities and workshops held throughout the weekend. A very enjoyable event for adults and children alike! The arts festival was set up in 2009 by a group of local people, the […]
Crystal Tree of Life
Crystal Tree of Life Sun-Catcher How to make: Using strong wire, make a wire circle or use an old metal bracelet, I’ve done both, and prefer using the old bracelet, its ready made, strong and is great for the job. A softer, finer wire to make up the tree-trunk, twisting it around to add thickness, […]
Art Quilt – Golden Elephant
Really enjoyed making this quilt. I loved the image of the golden elephant and it went well with some old cushion covers I had stashed away in my fabric bags. I cut up an old scarf and appliqued some of the glimmering attachments. The embroidery in the panels is superb and I lay no claim […]
Art Quilt – Peacock
The Peacock with its shimmering colours, blues, reds, some wonderful embroidery from India taken from cushion covers, an old boho skirt, a multi-coloured top I wore until it became too shabby… the finished quilt hung with bamboo rod. Much hand-sewing after two sewing-machine needles broke after a collision with beaded sequins…
Jasper Jiggle & The Shiny Things – Free PDF
Jasper Jiggle and the Shiny Things Jasper’s story is about magic and remembering the joys of our surroundings. Everything is energy and Jasper encounters this magical energy all around him, and ultimately, from within. As the sun warmed the sand, the waves cooled it down. Jasper was enjoying his stroll along Noory beach Free […]