Things are Happening

even if I don't post about them, believe me!

Hope everyone is well, we have just bought a new television set today, to use in the dining room. Now we can't connect it up, and because of this one TV, we now have 2 TV outlets that won't work!

Enough! I screamed, so I rang  a chap who will come out tomorrow and fix the lot up for us.  We have had a real yuck afternoon!! Hopefully all will be well tomorrow.

So enough of the problems, I have been toying with telling you all this little titbit of information, but i think it's time that I did.

I am increasingly being drawn to art journaling and sketching!  I have not been interested in sitting down and sewing a quilt out of my mountains of scraps for weeks now, and I have only sewn those items that I have had to, like the Doll Quilt Swap that I am a part of.  So I will continue with that.

I also bought about 8 metres of batting not so long ago, so that I could finish up my scrap quilts that I have done this year. So I need to finish that one day too. Hopefully before the end of the year.

I wanted to show you where I am up to with my mixed media embroidery journal, so here we are:-

The first two pages will remain the same, I am happy with them now,

Third page - Namaste printed on cardboard. Still needs borders and edges.

Fourth page - Guided by Spirit - ditto

Page 5 - needs embroidery and edging around page.

 Page 6 - the poor old sheep fell off the page, so they have been re glued with fabric glue and their border is clipped to the previous page!

Page 7 - My little embroidered sayings require embellishment.

 Page 8 Om Shanti page requires embellishement - do you notice how the paper explanation is written like it's going uphill? That's the way I write! Always have and probably always will. Someone told me once it was because I am a dreamer, don't know how true that is!

Page 9 the Buddha pages here - both this and page 10 are printed on fabric and glued in - need embellishment.

 Here's page 10!

Page 11 and 12 remain basically the same, still waiting for embellishment!

Just in case you were curious! Here are a couple of my sketches from yea old  paper sketchbook!

This house I dreamt about and had to draw it - looks like a 3 year old!

And some leaves for you - a 4 year old may have done this!  They day drawing takes practice, I think I may practice for quite some time, don't you!!?

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon and take care!

Mixed Media Embroidery Journal

Hi everyone! I'm sorry I don't get back very often through the week lately, things are just so very busy at the moment, and the weeks just begin and they are over!

Never mind, I'm here now, and will try to be a better blogger from here in.

I thought you might like to see what I am up to in my embroidery journal so far.

So here are some pictures and some chat about it.

it is only one of many things on the go at the moment, but it is getting there slowly!

A quick reminder of the cover of my journal

The first page inside the front cover. I started with a pinkish coloured lace down the edge and  a peach coloured satin ribbon beside it.  I embroidered a vine using purple pearl cotton, and added purple beads along it. 

Next was the yellow satin ribbon attached with the orange button.  I'm not sure I have finished this page, make comments if you like please.

The second page has a pink embroidered lady bowing, and the greeting "Namaste" above her head. I have added various fibres and couched them down with pink cotton to surround  her, and printed the words "I bow to you" in the corner.  The whole page has lovely mauve lace on the edges.

This is the fourth page.  I decided to attach my embroidered sheep and surround them with this pretty old lace.  I haven't actually sewn him in yet - the sheep are glued but the lace is not finished.

The middle pages have the Om Shanti prayer, along with it's basic meaning written in gel pen on paper.  This is not finalized yet either, I think I may have to re - embroider the Om Shanti. I've slept on it for a few nights but i still can't make up my mind!

On the final page of the journal I have sewn in my embroidered four leaf clover and written underneath are the words "Blessed Be". This page also wants something more.

So that is how it is coming along.  I am really enjoying working in it, and getting the pages the way I want. I do have things in mind for all the pages but have not been able to complete them yet.

Working on it is a slow process, making sure I am happy with each page.

So that is where I am up to now, I will appreciate any comments and suggestions you might like to give.

So I will be back tomorrow evening with the photo of red. Hope you have some good pictures for it!

Bye for now and take care.

Mixed Media Embroidery Journal

Just thought you would love to know all about my latest decision!

I am still working on my embroideries in the evenings, and I got to thinking "What am I going to do with all these embroideries when I have finished them?" I said to myself, and aloud to anyone who was listening...

The thought came to my mind "Put them in a book", so, I went online to my Stitching Fingers group and trotted along to their Art Journal group, and asked a question. I also went onto U_Tube and looked at mixed media journaling there also.  There is so much to see, once you decide to search for it!

So, here we are. My brain is full to bursting with all these wonderful,crazy ideas of what I am going to do with these embroideries and just how beautiful it will all be! - I do that, usually the old brain gets so full to bursting with too many ideas, and I go take a bex and lie down, never to bring any of my brilliant ideas to fruition!I get too confused about what to do first, so I give up!

But, this time its different! I have actually starting on my little mixed media journal ! I can't believe that I have done it, and I am just so pleased with myself!

So here she  is:-

Made with scrap fabrics and batting, the cover is an old doily (I collect them)

The first page - the orange page is the back of the cover

The back page but one! Forgot to turn the last page it's orange also!

The book cover showing the spine, where I sewed the pages in and left space between them all to make room for whatever I decide to put on the pages with my embroideries.

It certainly is not perfect - but I still love her and think it's pretty good for my first go at making a journal!

Does anyone want to join me in this crazy ride?

See you later - take care!