Whimsical Papier Mache

This post is another visit to my blog archives of a year ago. These fun and whimsical papier mache creations are from a wonderful collection on dede au chateau's Flickr set. I particularly enjoyed the glimpse into the artist's sketchbook.


These images with their bright colours and innocence brightened my day. Hopefully they made you smile too.
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Monday BlogDay :: Wren Handmade

Because I'm a bit frantic with getting everything ready for the show next week I thought it would be a good opportunity to feature some of my favourite things from a year ago.

This time last year I blogged about some amazing embroidery by Laura Normandin, a former craft editor at Martha Stewart Living magazine.


Linen embroidered with hair. Who would've thought? What a wonderful - although verging on creepy - concept, beautiful motifs and stunning execution. The unruliness of the unfinished strands of hair are a beautiful juxtaposition to the exacting and symmetrical designs.



And because it's Monday BlogDay, have a look at Laura's wonderful blog and Etsy shop, both called Wren Handmade. Laura creates all sorts of lovely things - I featured one of her beautiful crocheted necklaces in a recent Etsy Top 10 list.


Aren't these photos of Laura's recent wedding fabulous... a bouquet of butterflies! There are more photos on her blog and also in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine.

Laura is one very creative lady and her blog is a delight to visit. Be sure to check it out if you haven't already... and Laura's website too.


All images from Wren Handmade.
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Friday again?... Happy Weekend!

Oh, how did it get to be Friday afternoon all of a sudden? And the weekend again?


I finally got a sec to sit down with a cup of green tea today and open my copy of Inside Out which arrived on Wednesday. The magazine has a lovely new look - some torn edges, a bit of a collage feel in some places and generally a more accessible vibe I think. It seems warmer and friendlier somehow. Not that it was unfriendly before, but it's softened somewhat. Nice! The first images are of my two favourite pages from the magazine, the next is an article on talented Beci Orpin, and the last set of images are from a feature on the funky home of Natalie from Arthur's Circus.



Another lovely arrival by post were the two gorgeous ceramic cloud brooches I ordered from the sale the lovely Kylie is having at Paper Boat Press. They are the sweetest little things - I just love them.



And lastly, my cards came back from the printer today and I'm really happy with the way they turned out. (it's not a great photo though I'm sorry) I'll be packing them in sets of 4 to sell.

So that wraps up another week. It felt like this:

Photos taken by Roxy at Disney on Ice last month.

Have a lovely weekend, whether it's busy or quiet I hope it's a good one. See you Monday, although I can't promise an improvement on my recent erratic posting... we'll see how the week unfolds. Oh the busy-ness!

xx
Lisa
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This time last year

I must apologise for my erratic posting this week - I've got too much on my plate to keep up. I mentioned in my blogiversary post last week that I might link back to some favourite posts of a year ago, so here's a few to get started.


The images above are some quick shots I took of shadows falling on different objects. I love shadows and hope that by sharing these images you might take a minute to look at, and find joy in, some little detail in your day. You can see the whole post here.



These cups are part of a beautiful Shelley dinner set that belonged to my great grandmother. The tree design is so lovely isn't it? I just love the graphic black and white shapes with the tiny flashes of colour. Perfection. There's no point in me linking to the original post, because that's all folks for this one.



This photo was a happy accident that happened when I pressed the shutter release of my camera before I'd lined up the shot. It's part of the cover of a 1930's edition of Pinocchio.
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Gathering Speed :: part 3

This week I have made a lot of progress with my embroidery/applique/patchwork panels which I'll be selling at the show (and later online). I've made all my screens and have started to print some designs. Here's a sneak peek.


They are printed on cotton, or linen/cotton blend fabric. I'm sticking with a neutral colour palette for the fabric and I love the texture of the linen/cotton. Some of the designs will be printed in olive and aqua, but again I want to keep the colour range quite limited. I'm really happy with how they're turning out and I'm excited about printing the remaining designs. There's a vintage style girl and some cute little illustrations.

With perfect timing we are doing embroidery at Brown Owls tonight, so I'll be working on some of these.
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