Week in pics.....

Been a busy week this week...visited some of the Worthing Open Houses and brought some lovely work by Ellie Bond.....went for nice Sunday afternoon stroll taking in the beatiful, if rare, sunshine....did lots of last minute sewing and making for my stall at the school fete......and enjoyed a successful day at Swiss Gardens school summer fete....

Instagram...

....my new toy!

Spring Greens.....on Etsy

Inspired by all the fresh, lush greenery around at the moment, heres a spring time collection of green goodies available on Etsy at the moment....

Green Trees Handmade Wallet - Happy Kathy

Green Throw Pillow - Land of Pillows

Green Leaf Earrings - Beauty Spot

 

Caterpillar Garden Green Bracelet - Modern 

Flower Child

     Set of 3 Ceramic Dishes - Hope Johnson Ceramics

Flower Brooch - PannaKotta

 Leaf Hair Slides - A Pocket of Posies

 

 

Countryside Greens

Just got back from a little countryside wander at Bignor Park near Pulborough. Having sampled some yummy cake and taken a stroll through the many stalls at their Floral Fringe Fair, we took a few snaps of the beautiful surrounding gardens. 

I love just how lush and green everything is at the moment....

And a bit of much needed sunshine and fresh air to blow away those cobwebs.

 

Making Flowers

Im always up for learning new techniques and ideas. I suppose that comes from having a little creative streak. 

I'll quite often experiment with little ideas that have come to me at some ungodly hour of the night, but recently i've been checking out some interesting tutorials i've stumbled across online. I think its really important to expand your skills (not that I need any more projects!).

This week i've tried out two.......this lovely one for a beautiful flower bracelet made out of leftover fabric scraps.

 

Click on the pic above to see the tutorial

The other one, and definitely the more successful for me, is this one for button brooches. Again click on the pic below to go to the tutorial.

This one requires you to do a little fabric burning (or singeing) of the edges. Not something i've ever done, or thought of, before. But it seals the edges and gives a really nice effect.

These are my creations.....

I think they've turned out well.

New Fabric Designs by Dan Bennett

Im very excited to have discovered that Dan Bennett, a fabulous painter I have talked about before, has created a series of designs for Rowan Fabrics. 

I fell in love with one of his paintings I saw a couple of years ago at the Brighton Art Fair. Unfortunately it was a little out of my price range, but retailing at £2.90 per quarter metre, I think im off to treat myself to some of these beautiful designs.......i've just got to decide which is my favourite!

Check out Cotton Patch to see all these lovelies and more.....

Wild Garden, Bellflower - Red

Wild Garden, Wild Rye - Teal

 Premier Lord, Pom - Purple

 Premier Lord, Pom - Red

 Premier Lord, Daisy - Black

Wild Garden, Eggs - Purple

Easter Nests

My version of the Easter Chocolate Nests from the Taste website.

I have used the traditional 'cornflakes' in mine, but added in a little desiccated coconut for a tropical twist.....yum!