I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing, Roman Cavalry choirs are singing...

 Hello!

A little mix of this and that,

by way of textile collage 'makes' to show you...

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The sweet girl and bunnies below is to say, wherever you are, I hope you are having a lovely day.

Thanks for stopping by. x

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I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now...

Texture,

to see it, to feel it...

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surface embellishment

frayed edges

 worn smooth, soft cotton against handwoven linen

flowery prints

 the light catching the smooth reflective surface of a button from mother nature

colours from the past

hand embroidered flowers...

all

make me happy.

xxx

I feel for you, I think I love you...

You may remember my story a few posts ago about 'Wonkey Donkey' getting into all sorts of trouble and very nearly being chewed to pieces by my Mum and Dad's Dog!   I managed to repair him and he is now as good as new but, oh so sad looking.   I thought maybe he needed more companionship, as Donkeys are very socialable creatures...Well, guess what, I managed to track down Wonkey's long lost brother...

 'One eyed Wonkey'!   

He has his two ears intact and a little wisp of fluff on his tail but unfortunately, he lost his eye way back in the past, which he won't talk about, to anyone.

When  wound up his ears go up and down and his tail spins.   He is very clever.

 'One eyed Wonkey' and 'Wonkey Donkey' have a lot of lost time to make up and so many stories to tell

each other...

 that 'Mechanical Mike' and 'Dixie Donkey'  feel a little left out.

Thanks for stopping by. x



Every time just like the last, on her ship tied to the mast...

Hello,

Thankyou so much for all of the wonderful comments I received from my last post.   I am so grateful for all the kind and supportive words. I apologise if I didn't thank you personally. 

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You may have noticed that I have a new header, which is a photo of a piece of Canadian patchwork quilt, sent to me by the kindest of Fairy Godmothers.   The beautiful textile piece was sent with trims, laces and silk, just because she knew I would adore them. 

Thank you so much kind lady

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As you probably know, I have been very inspired by American primitive art and have been working on these characters...Peter and Pamela Prim.

I thought I would make them a little more three dimentional.

I'm really happy how they turned out and will be making more.

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Finally, to close I just wanted to tell you that I am having a sale on a few items in my Etsy shop and for a short time, there is free shipping on every piece...if you fancy, take a peek :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by. x

Warning :: self indulgent post alert

Just a little update from the Hen's Teeth camp...

Having been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since last August...each day is a struggle, as I have chronic fatigue and every little scrap of me hurts, which intensifies with physical activity. It would be very easy to spend each day prostrate on the settee or bed, but I'm not doing any of that. Keeping positive and a strong mental well being is most important and I can understand very much how depression can be a major factor of this strange illness.

I wanted to tell you how hugely important my sewing is to me. Collecting, selling, buying, all things vintage and beautiful, making... all of these components knit and weave together into my creativity and keep me sane.

I am most fortunate in being able to spend a few hours each day making, putting together thoughts and ideas, trying to think out the box a little, successfully or not. Many days I have to physically work through the pain and tiredness, and I can come through it and feel a sense of achievement.

Ultimately, the positive energy too that comes from the fantastic support I receive from my hen's teeth friends here on my blog, raises my spirits and makes me happy.

I do apologise for this self indulgence, especially when there is so much pain and suffering out there, all around the world, but I just wanted to put you in the picture...

and here goes with this week's makes...

I think this is a little vtg playing card box, it's made of cardboard and covered in paper, with a lovely tassle,

containing this...'fly with me'.

Peter now has wings :-)

Two pretty felt brooches.

Four 'prim' brooches, they make me smile, they are so odd!

Now, you may remember that we have two new members of the family, Wonkey donkey and Dixie Donkey, well look who has come to stay too...

Mechanical Mike...

Oh my word I do adore his faded and worn look. It doesn't bother Mike and

it doesn't bother these guys either. They all get along together, just fine.

Swift change of subject, as of the moment, I am mostly loving these...

and these,

and these,

All hand embroidered, long ago.

Thanks for stopping by. x

Pardon the way that I stare, there's nothing else to compare...

How I relish early to mid 1900's children's illustration. One of the and my, all time favourites Mabel Lucie Attwell. It's the Boo Boos! I was very lucky to have the best part of this 1918 Fairyland book, sent to me as a gift. It made my day. Each of these drawings had been beautiful coloured in by a little darling, some time ago. Fortunately, I was able to get an erasure and clean them up. Thank you Tracey. x
Oh, look at those bunnies!

This has to be the most darling of pictures ever drawn!

Makes me want to colour them in!

Speaking of gifts, this unexpected delight came in the post this last week too, from my dear friend michele ... she knows I have the needle felting 'bug'...

Onto Betty Bunny...

I made her a little felt pinny. She is a sweet, fluffy little thing.

On my travels this week, I couldn't resist this book...

It has lots of pictures of dogs,

which inspired me to make this...

meet Doug. Doug the Dog, I just like saying that!

He has a charming little gingham scarf with a bell attached.

So, as you can see, I am needle felting for Britain. Not sure how long it will last, but I am enjoying the challenge while it lasts.

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And finally, both my etsy and madebyhandonline shops are well stocked at the mo, if you fancy taking a look.

Thank you so much for all of your encouraging and very lovely comments. So very much appreciated.

Thanks for stopping by. x