Sneak Peeks - Work In Progress Projects On My Worktable

As usual I have loads of different things on the go, which means that I flick from one to another and never seem to finish any one project off quickly!

Here's a peek at what I am making with my erosion bundle contents (link here:- ). This is a small fabric hanging with lots of naive stitching. I only have a few more bits to do on this and then I will show it to you in it's entirety.

Here are some other fripperies I have on the go at the moment, including  a little printed linen pouch with black lace overlay and grosgrain bow; a new lace label with quilted printed fabric strip; a quilted lace and fabric piece and lastly, a new venture for me - a little bird made from lace - will show more when ready.

Thanks for looking.

Featured In Another Etsy Treasury!

For years I have been fascinated by Marie-Antoinette, the French Revolution and that period generally.  I used to belong to a Marie-Antoinette Art Group a couple of years back and made many items relating to this historical personage and, in fact, was published in 2 M-A themed publications (links in my Left hand sidebar).

Whilst I still have an interest in the period generally, I have now left the group and my focus is now in other areas but I still have lots of M-A inspired goodies, so what to do with them now?  I thought I would put together a Marie-Antoinette inspiration kit to put up for sale in my Etsy shop and it just grew and grew!  I put it on last night and this morning have been featured in a new "Let Them Eat Cake" Treasury, thanks Lauralee!

Another Lovely Sunny Day

So I took the opportunity to take a few photos in the garden - our garden is definitely a May/June garden and is full of colour at the moment.

My Erosion Bundle Opened

I was late opening up my erosion bundle due to health problems recently but as it was such a gorgeous Spring day today, I thought it was high time that I did this.  Here are some photos of how things turned out.

 My little bundle in its resting place.

Hard to see but tiny marks have been imprinted onto these strips.

Several rusty marks from various metal items inside.

A circular rust mark from a metal washer (again, hard to see in the photo).

This was my first attempt at this project and it is quite bland really compared to a lot of the others.  If I do this project again, I will add something which will discharge a colour inside such as berries or fruit as there will be more amazing effects I think.  Today, I have hung all the pieces inside out in the fresh air to air off before I try to consider what I am going to do with them.   

First Trip Out In The Warm Spring Sunshine

Saturday was my first trip out post-op and although I am not back to full strength just yet, I was able to shuffle slowly around this very pretty garden with Mr V-B to get out of the house for a little while.

The weather has been unseasonally warm just lately here in the UK and so we went along to  the Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury to see their fabulous tulip display and what a display it was.  Last Winter they planted 24,000 tulip bulbs!!

It's so lovely to feel some pleasantly warm rays on your skin after the very cold winter we have just had!

Wow - Featured in 2 Etsy Treasuries in 2 Weeks - Things Must Be Looking Up!

I was featured in my very first Etsy Treasury a week or so ago - it was  here :- "Vintage & Crafts - A Perfect Match"-

and today I have had another item featured here :- "Weak at the Knees" Lace -

I am so pleased to be featured.  Just thought I would share!  Thanks for looking.

Some New Stuff in the Shop

Just before I have to go into hospital for a (hopefully) small operation, I have been putting more stuff in my Etsy shop. Please pop over and have a look if you can. There are some other new things there as well.

a new collage sheet - Fairy Belle

more vintage goodies

a new lace & fabric label.

Thanks for looking.