This week .....
I've been feeling sorry for myself, with pains here and there, where pains shouldn't be!
Not to worry though, the lilies from Mother's Day started to open - beautiful and with a lovely perfume, I enjoyed flower stitching on buttons from a tutorial I came across, I sent a ribbon stitched ATC and a doodle Postcard to friends...


... and my 20th picture has gone into Flickr Explore ....
so really all is well!
The button tutorial is at http://karensouth.blogspot.com/2009/01/attach-button-making-flower.html (I did French Knots instead of adding beads.)

On my desk ...


Nicholas Culpeper
(1616-54)
published "The Complete Herbal" in 1653.


My edition, my oldest book, is "Brook's Culpepper's Herbal Improved" - presumably originally owned by Charles Cottrell Junior, as he has signed his name on several pages, but I don't know who he was. I had it from my aunt years ago.
Second edition by Richard Brook, exact date not known, c1850.
It has 30 colour plates,428 pages of plant descriptions and herbal remedies, plus Index of Plants, Index to Remedies and Medical Preparations, and Index to Diseases.
....... a great read!
For kootoyoo.blogspot.com/2008/06/on-my-desk-players.html

Gorgeous Roses for Mother's Day

A beautiful bouquet arrived this afternoon so I thought I would have a few pics here for a few days ....

...... my week .....

This week has been quite a mixture of things -
Jane & Joseph brought a lovely bouquet of tulips to cheer me last weekend as I had not been well for several days ...
Friends Sue & Maureen came on Tuesday and we enjoyed playing with Tyvek - the mosaic shows a few details.
They gave me the silk butterfly, bead motif, and fusible ribbon, nice with the Tyvek pieces I made, but I haven't done anything with them yet ....
Wednesday was exciting - my new sewing machine arrived so I have been playing with it since - again nothing seriously made yet ...
Thursday I had results of hip x-ray and Doc said it seems probable both hips need replacing - so that's likely to cause disruption in the months ahead - but I'm sure I'll be delighted when I am more mobile!
Today I did a bit of stitching on a picture I'm hoping to finish for my cousin's birthday and took some photographs of the tulips before they fade ..... another week gone!

Cross Stitch framed with fabrics

I have lots of small cross stitch pictures tucked away, never used and I've enjoyed adding fabric frames and showing details in this mosaic. The daisy with french knots is a favourite but it needed an uplift which I think the fabric has given it - now it will be tucked away again!
The pansy is now a Post Card.

Post Card - "Flower Patch"

Printed patch fabric, machined, hand stitched, & beads added.
6x4lives group monthly personal challenge, for March.
and for kootoyoo.blogspot.com/2008/06/on-my-desk-players.html

Collage on Silk & Mosaic of Pink Beads
Another piece inspired by LOVE STITCHING RED's 'Fabric Bondaweb Felt' - many thanks Carolyn.
The fibres are fused with Bondaweb onto silk moire and lightly needlefelted.
I've added embellisment stitches, fibres, beads, and a cabachon that has been in my box just waiting to be used.
It's 10 x 10 cm. I may frame it or use it in a Crazy Quilt piece sometime.
As I packed away pink things from the collage stitching I realised I had nine plastic packs of different pink beads.
(Photos are poor as bags are scruffy and three didn't photo at all well.)
So these are my last A Year of Color 'February Pink' photos (Flickr Group) - that month has soon gone by!

Collage of Fibres on Silk "Promise of Spring"
I'm inspired by LOVE STITCHING RED's 'Fabric Bondaweb Felt' - many thanks Carolyn.
www.flickr.com/photos/lovestitchingred/3309655248/
The fibres are fused with Bondaweb onto a printed silk and lightly needlefelted.
(I have been printing on silk this week but didn't do this - it was in my box.)
I've added a few embellisment stitches & beads - and it reminds me of Spring!
It's 10 x 10 cm. I may frame it or use it in a Crazy Quilt piece sometime.

Wordgame

I usually play a few scrabble type games late at night and Dylan settles on the sofa bed or in any handy box.
He hasn't been well recently and likes to stay close!

Mosaic Monday
www.flickr.com/groups/mosaicmonday/

Details & Post Card Abstracts




Alcohol Ink abstracts - mosaic images colour enhanced in Picasa.
They are painted on mat textured card, though AI inks are more effective on shiny surfaces.
Prints from the paintings sold well as charity cards some time ago.
I'd like to come back to doing these - if I ever have time!