What's on my workdesk today ...........

 I made these.

Found this dish in a charity shop.  It goes with my revamped linen cloth.

You might like to see this... my machine embroidered builders scrim.

The white one is the one I have used on this

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Julia's talented crafters

From this to this....

It started out like this 

builders scrim

 Then it looked like this

 and this

 Now it looks like this

This is half of the front of the bag I am making out of an old pillowcase made from ticking.

All done through what I have learnt from Karen Ruane Contemporary Embroiderer and her Online Courses.

www.karenannruane.typepad.com

What's on my workdesk today.....

Well it is not exactly on my desk, it is on my wall.

My finished lace piece from Karen Ruane's lace course

www.karenannruane.typepad.com 

 As someone who didnt stitch I am amazed at what Karen has managed to bring out in me over the three courses I have done with her.

 And as if she hasn't had enough of me yet I have signed up for her new online course that starts in June.

SIMPLY STITCH 

One of our lessons this week was free motion embroidery on scrim.

I better get back to work now as I got that carried away daydreaming at my desk while I was watching my lace hanging gently swing round I have'nt done  a thing.

GENTLE LACE VIDEO

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Look who came to play.....

 Have you spotted who it is ?  No not the bear !

It is Anne Redfern of www.bollyanne.blogspot.co.uk and Design Team member of http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/

 Anne and her lovely husband came over once again for a lovely day of crafting with my friends Susan and Ruth. I had seen the ATC cards above on Anne's blog and asked if we could make them.

Ruth's Album

 We also made these fantastic tag albums

Susan's Album

 This is what they look like inside. I've stored small lace pieces in mine.

 If I can manage to make another from the instruction sheet Anne gave us I am going to send this as a present to someone who has been a real inspiration to me this year and opened up my creative world further.

Thanks Anne for another great day.

WHAT'S ON MY WORKDESK TODAY .......

I HAVE MADE ONE OF THESE

BACK

FRONT

FRAMED THIS

 TOOK PART IN THIS -  21 SECRETS ONLINE ART COURSE

WATERCOLOUR PLAYGROUND

FIRST LESSON - BLENDING

STARTED THIS - LACE EMBROIDERY COURSE WITH 

KAREN RUANE CONTEMPORARY EMBROIDERER

NOW I AM GETTING BACK IN THIS

 TO READ SOME MORE OF THIS

WHATS ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY 

PIN PILLOWS .....

 After seeing Karen Ruane's beautiful Pin Pillows on her blog I knew I just had to have a go.

Link to Karen's blog

 

Mine is a different shape and nowhere near a professional as Karen's but at least I had a go.  Its made with a piece of embroidery I was practising on for her Embroider, Embellish, Create course.

This is the back I cut up a piece of linen cloth.

If you feel inspired have a look at Karen's link above.

WHAT'S ON MY WORKDESK TODAY......

I am doing an a one year online art class called 21 Secrets where 21 teachers each hold a class on different art projects.

This one was called DOODLING YOUR WAY by Cathy Bluteau.

As I am currently doing a lot of stitchwork I decided to introduce it into this piece.

 First of all I photocopied three different fabric pieces onto copier paper, then I used them for collage.

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Next I added white & gold acrylic paint then machine stitched the whole piece.

I added more paint and pin pricked different areas.

I will be putting a mount around it before adding a frame.

This is the reverse.

 

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