Showing posts with label twinchies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label twinchies. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Still Practising....

Still practising the needle-felted birds. (Which reminds me I must check my tetanus jabs are up to date.) Lynn suggested making a nest....but I think I made the wrong size. A snug fit, you could say. I tried making wire feet but couldn't get them right....so this one is sitting on a twig. (I thought I'd better make that clear because my DH took one look at it and said its feet are at a funny angle. Grrrr....)


The lovely Rini and I have swapped inchies this week. She sent me these gorgeous blue and gold ones which I absolutely love. You can see better photos of them on her wonderful blog here (my camera just wouldn't get the colour quite right today.....I think it was probably the light).

She also very kindly sent me a dangly charm which she made herself. It has a special fragrant stone in the middle.......which smells wonderful and goes beautifully in my bathroom (which is where Rini suggests putting it - see her blog).

My third gift is a friendship pillow....what a wonderful idea! I shall definitely make some of these in future. Thank you very much Rini; I hope you like the things I have sent you!

This year Halloween was a bit of a non-event in the area where I live....we didn't have one trick or treater! My son and daughter managed to have some fun though..... they went to (separate) parties over the weekend. You can maybe guess who they dressed up as (I spent about an hour drawing tattoos on Liz's back and arms).
I'll be posting the ABAA Challenge tonight because I'm away for the weekend and won't be able to do it tomorrow. Here's a sneaky preview of one of my pieces. Its just 2" by 2"..........
Hope you'll come and join us!
(PS You don't have to use fabric.)

Thursday, 17 July 2008

A Cloak of Indigo....

I made a couple of Twinchies for the challenge on the Small World of Inchies where the theme this week is raven.
I used a variety of stamps, embossing, doodling and transparencies (which I printed and stuck down with glossy accents).
The small raven picture I cut out of a book and the larger one I drew. I read a poem about a raven which referred to it as a cloak of indigo. I think that describes it pretty well.

I went to see Mamma Mia on Tuesday - it was absolutely wonderful! It's not meant to be viewed seriously or with a critical eye and it's not about whether Pierce Brosnan or Julie Walters can sing or not - it's about the whole cast giving an exhilarating performance and making you want to join in with them. Everone came out of the cinema laughing and singing - it does your heart good!
It's filmed on the beautiful island of Skopelos.......where I want to live one day. I've visited the island twice and can't wait to go back again. Hope it doesn't get too popular because of the film!
Go and see it....'and let the joy wash over you'!

Be filled with Wonder and Peace.....and Cosiness

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