Im Back ☺☺

Sorry I have been away for so long. I have been unwell & extremely busy. But here I am and getting back into the swing of things. Parden the pun :-) I will start this post with a tag for the tag tuesday challenge.

When I saw the challenge for doing a tag themed on sewing, my mind went crazy (not that it has ever not been crazy:-) ) I have been making a fabric book, that I have been filling with antique sewing ephemra for some time now, & when asked to do the tag, I had just what I needed. This tag will go inside my Vintage sewing journal.

I have been trying to get through all of my UFO's these past few weeks. This needle case that I started way back in 2005/06 sometime, is now finally finished. YAAAAAAAA!

Now I am embroidering lots of flowers onto some water soluble fabric, ready for another Tag & also for another UFO that I started quite some time ago as well. This one was an online course that I did through the HEN web site. Called " The Stitches Embroidered Garden Journal" with Victoria Crowden Payne from Freedom of stitches.

The piece has sat in my room, waiting for inspiration & me to finish it. Now I am. I have been inspired to finish this piece, by another project that I have been working on.

I am working with a few friends through a book called Experimental textiles by Kim Thittichai. Last week we did the journey painting. Mine is 6 meters long by 29cm high. Anyway, as I started painting things where not looking so good. Then as I progressed it all started to look better. I have called the piece "My Journey To Mt Warning". From this piece the ispiration came to finish my Stitches embroidered Garden Piece.

I will post more on these two pieces later. Till then
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Elizabeth xxx

Added items to my Etsy store

I have just added some paper flower stickers that I make to my Etsy store. Do pop over & take a look. They are great for scrapbooking, card making & all other kinds of Mixed media. They can also be used on embroideries if you so choose.

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Elizabeth xx

My Bird theme Tag Tuesday

Here is my birdie tag for Tuesday the 6th of March. I know! its late ☺☺I struggled with this one. There where too many ideas & I could not settle on just one of them. But in the end I went with this. I may finish the others one day. I have used a combination of embroidery papercraft & beading. Well, there is only one bead☺This Tuesdays theme is Mad March- Hares & Rabbits, so keep watching this space.

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Elizabeth xx

Tag Tuesday "BOOKS"

Here is my tag for the TAG TUESDAY, theme "Books".

I have made my tags into a book. On the back of each tag I have left it blank, so that I can add photos to them. The lined fronts will be where I journal about the photos added. As the saying on the front says. This will be somewhere to keep a record of my nature journies. I have used all stampin up products to make this tag.

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Your Friend

Elizabeth xx

Poetry Tag Tuesday

I have made a replica of a piece that I did for the poetry in stitches challenge that I did back in 2008 if my memory serves me correctly.

The backing fabric is made from some felted knitting that I made, then I have embroidered on the Dandelion flower & seed head. The leaves are both paper & stumpwork embroidered. This tag will become the book mark for the poetry in stitches book.

The poem that I choose was called "Dandelion-Nature's Sundial"

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Your Friend

Elizabeth xx

Happy Valentine's Day

Here is my Valentine's Day tag, for Tag Tuesday. This like the hearts tag is a mixed media tag. The base for this tag is made from some hand made felt I made at Christmas for some ornaments that I was making. I have then added a lace heart & secured it using some embroidered ribbon roses & cross stitching in the centre. I have two cut outs from some vintage pictures that I have & added some tiny pearl hearts & gold sequin hearts. I have also used a heart brad at the top for the swing tie.

This tag could also be used for the heart theme as well☺☺

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone

Warm Hugs

Your Friend

Elizabeth xx

Hearts for Tag Tuesday

Here is my Hearts for tag tuesday 7th of February. A little late I know!

I have used a mixture of mediums, from card to velvet. I've also added found objects as well. Like the heart shaped stone on the bottom tag. That I found on the beach one day, & the silver dangley hanging from the velvet heart. Which my husband found at work one day. I have used my most favourite punch the owl punch from Stampin! Up & the spotty paper in the background is also from Stampin! Up. I had fun making this tag, & found it hard to know when to stop☺

Next Tuesdays tag which is tomorrow, will be Valentine's Day, so watch this space☺

Warm Hugs

Your Friend

Elizabeth xx