now what you hear is not a test, I'm rappin' to the beat and me, the groove and my friends are gonna try to move your feet...

I love playing with...

linen, screen print, stitch

 papier mache, mono print

 mono print, paper

 mono print, cotton

 mono print, envelope

 mono print, envelopes

 mono print, reverse of letter

mono print, paint, envelope

 mono print, papier mache

sketchbook, pen and ink

sketch book, pen and ink

sketch book, pen and ink

sketch book, pen and ink

Thank you for stopping by. x

Sugar Hill Gang

I like to see you boogie right across the floor...

Stevie Wonder

Hello!

 Speechless, discombobulated, totally and utterly supercalifragilisticexpialidociously thrilled to have received so many lovely comments for the 'giveaway'. 

Thank you to each and everyone of you for entering and I am so sad that I can't send something out to everyone.

Anyway, (not counting the lovely LetticeLeaf who didn't want to be in the draw and the deleted comments), the winner is chosen by Random Number Generator,

no: 83 

Lynne
 bun mountain cottage

comment left on 10th January.

Thank you Lynne, send me an email.

Thank you again everyone.

 I have also had some mighty fine feedback with regard to a Hen's Teeth Workshop or two.

I am going to take the plunge....yippee, feeling dead excited.

Will let you know what's what very soon.

I have been playing with photoshop, as you can see.

These two pics are not very good, but there are possibilities to print and use in collage.

I used two textures :

fromhere and here 

Just a bit of fun.

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Well, I will love you and leave you with a couple of stunning links that have me transported to another world... missclara and her blog missclarablog .... heavenly.  

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Thank you for stopping by. x

Well you started out with nothing and you're proud that you're a self made man...

Stealers Wheel

 Hello...

just a little post tonight to thank all of you lovelies, who have left a comment on my previous post, with regard to the 'giveaway'.    The draw takes place on Friday 13th evening (UK), so please leave a comment on the same (previous) post, if you wish to be... in it to win it, as they say!

Just thought I would show you a few of the pieces made this week.  

Here, a Kitty purse and above and below two small vintage tins, which I have had the 'Prim' treatment.

 Below...I have free machine and hand embroidered onto old patchwork quilt...lovely texture.

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Now, I wondered if I could please ask your advice???

I am seriously thinking of holding my own workshops.

I have a venue in mind, which is absolutely delightful.

It's just the subject matter??? 

What would you like to see offered on a Hen's Teeth Workshop? (No smut now :-))

You lovely ladies have a wealth of skill, knowledge and experience...

 I would appreciate any advice you could possibly give me on the subject.

Thank you.

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Thanks for stopping by.

Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head

Noel Harrison

Thank you, the 'giveaway' has ended now!

Hello!

Well another festive season over.

Christmas has gone back in the loft and the last of the dust accumulated over two weeks has been dealt with and vacuumed.

So we turn and face the new year.

I sincerely hope that all is well in your world and you have exciting plans for the forthcoming year.

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You may remember that I had purchased a beautiful dress pattern from merchantandmills 

just before Christmas.

As I suspected, my dress making skills have clearly a long way to go and I produced, in a dark brown/ green wool suiting, what I can only describe as a Monk's Habit and very badly too.

My husband's face was a picture when I popped it on to show him...

he clearly struggled with the desire to say "oh no, oh goodness no",  

but knowing how I had laboured over it, he managed to reign himself in :-)

I ended up chopping a good foot in length, off the bottom of the dress and made it into a long top,

which doesn't look quite so terrible.  

With a little tweeking and lots of practice, I will get there!

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Onto the little 'giveaway' mentioned in my previous post.

Just as a small thank you for all the kindness and support over the last year,

I have a silk fronted purse and a brooch to go to one winner.

The image on the front of the purse is a lovely old picture of a cottage by the sea,

which I have embellished with embroidered flowers.

 The back is vtg French cotton.

 A little bunny brooch too.

 Just leave a comment and I will draw a name next Friday 13th January.

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I have been enjoying making gadget cases over the last week or so.  

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Seeing that Valentine's Day is appearing on the horizon, I thought I would make a couple of greetings cards, to celebrate the love. 

Mum, Dad, partner, child, friend...anyone really.

Hand coloured with a glittery red heart.

 Available in my blogshop .... etsy or madebyhandonline

I have these heart shaped brooches too, made from old embroidered linen, hand sewn to vtg patchwork quilt.

Well, I think that is all for now.

Speak soon and thanks for stopping by. x

Thank you, the 'giveaway' has ended now!

Happy New Year!

Hello!

I hope that you have enjoyed the festive season.

I have had a brilliant year creatively speaking and enjoyed every stitch.

Thank you to all my friends for your kindness and support over the last year.

As a small gesture of my gratitude, I will be offering a 'giveaway' which I will post within the next couple of days.

I would like to wish you a very happy new year.

May all your dreams come true.

Thank you for stopping by.

xxx

Fly away Peter, fly away Paul...

Two little birdies

sitting on a wall...

one named Peter...

one named Paul...

 No...I haven't been at the cooking sherry!  

Just wanted to show you my new design, Peter and Paul birdies.

xxx

Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel...

The Windmills of your mind Performed by Noel Harrison

Hello!

xThank you so much for all your kind comments left on my previous post.x

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I have had a lovely couple of surprises just lately.  

Firstly, back in October rebecca from poshyarns asked if I could submit a couple of images for possible inclusion in an article 'What's on the Web', she was writing for Handmade Living.

I share the article with seedsandstitches and jessieandbuddugtheshop .

 I also received a copy of Sew Somerset and towards the back ...

a small feature about one of my needlecases.

I am a very lucky girl.

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I have spent today updating Folksy, Etsy and madebyhandonline.

All my shops can be found at the top under the header, if you fancy a butchers.

Hand stitched necklace, made from antique Parisian velvet millinery leaves and American softly, worn, torn Suffolk Puffs.   

The necklace is shown here on a very small Form.

Needlecase...

Purses...

Over the last ten years or so, as a mum of two growing girls, I could and still now, never wholly rely on going to my cosmetics and finding it all there.   Nothing is sacred....tweezers, mascara, hair brush, straighteners...oh the list goes on and on.   I'm sure many of you will understand this phenomena.   So I thought that this little zipped purse/cosmetics pouch might make things perfectly clear. 

Back of purse

Front of purse

 Two handbags with long handles for wearing across the body.

Finally onto a pattern I bought from this sublime Hay-on-Wye Drapers merchant and mills.

They have a core collection of dress patterns, fabrics and notions.  

The patterns are a thing of beauty, made of card.  

Simple and beautiful.

So here is my pattern for the Trapeze dress.  

I have ordered my pure wool suiting fabric from eBay and I will show you the mess I make of it,

when completed.

I can put a bag and a purse together, but a dress is another matter.

Wish me luck, I may be gone some time!

I had a fabulous day at the V&H Fair.  

Thank you so much to everyone who came along and supported Hen's Teeth...

a day to remember.

Thanks for stopping by. x