A little bit more bag

 So this is how it will look when it's all finished

 The lining is made from some vintage French fabric, a little pocket, made from a very old embroidered doily, and edged with  some red and white bias binding....

I still have to sew the flap onto the bag, and because my sewing machine cannot handle the thickness I'm going to have to sew it by hand! Ouchy on the fingers! Where's my thimble?

Round the house

Not too sure what's going on here

Beautiful flower stamens for some of my pieces.

Little bits and pieces...waiting to be turned into something.

 

 

So, here's a wee taste of what's happening around the work table at the moment...a bit messy and not too sure of what's happening next. All I know is that I got to get the old rear end into gear very soon for impending markets.
How good is this Autumn weather? So nice. It's the last harrah! for the sun.
Wish I could muster the rant I had this morning to my Ma, but the day has diluted the moment, and left me weak.
All I can say is, kids, and us parents are under too many time constraints.

new embroidery, something to look forward to

This is a little something I stared the other day...

Looking out my back window....just started it, so, I'm pretty excited about it.

christmas is coming

Here is a little preview of of my new girls, I think they will come in packs of five and I will try and retail them for about $45...they're gonna be sooo pretty hanging about your house!!

I'm off to the gardens today with the kids to take some photos of these lovelies...please mozzies, stay away.
Yesterday I went to Tafta, over at Geelong Grammer...interesting. You know, not every plain white piece of silk needs to be dyed or felted, I'm just saying. Also, ladies of the 3d crochet room, steady on with the patchouli oil. It's like citronella to a mozzie as far as I'm concerned. BUT, what a great place to find unique materials and contacts, very nice to see that lovely boy from the Artisan bookshop too.

Something spring-y

I was recently asked if I had ever thought of making fabric flowers, "well, no," I said, "I hadn't". But, that got me to thinking of when I worked as a milliner, and all those pretty flowers I used to see a Cyril Preston's back in the day when you would have to go upstairs...to what is, perhaps apartments, the Majorca Building in Degraves st? Anyway, after much research and careful cutting, and thinking...here is some new work

Thank you the lovely Heather of the Oliver Shop for suggesting this...this is a sneek peek.

painting, movies and crochet

odilon Redon

nanny mc phee and the big bang

sophie digard

bright star...sophie digard

the artist is home...Beeac

brooch

new summer-y necklace

Just took some more things out to Beeac today...To the artist is home this is a treasure trove..and you should go there and look...and then buy something.
77 Main St Beeac 3251
ph 03 52346454

New things to see

This is my latest work, Now I'm doing neck ware too.

The following brooches are all handmade by me. They retail at about A$38. Most are Japanese silks.

I've just had a little look over at one of my favorite sites  

This is so pretty, I wish I knew more Francaise.... Oui?...Oui!!!

And look here