needle, felt, thread and button....

no.4

I made brooch no.4 today in the 'house series'.

I love this ones little Attic window,

made from sewing a little vintage mother of pearl button onto the roof.

~ Gillian ♥



little houses made of felt.....

This is my new wool felt brooch series

'the house series'

each little house is made of 100% pure wool felt.

They are carefully and slowly stitched on my sewing machine,

forming individual pieces that represent love for home and family life.

I love making these sweet little dwellings

and enjoy giving each little home it's own personality.

All layers are hand cut, layered and sewn and

no two can ever be exactly the same.

 no.3

 no.2

 no.1

below is a picture of the back of no.1

I actually love the reverse almost as much as the front of these little pieces ;)

they measure approx

 5.5cm tall and 4.3cm wide :)

 

 & another two brooches from 'the circle series'

no.50

no.49

 

Hope you are having a nice week

~ Gillian ♥



paper torn, layered and glued....

It has been a little while since I have played with paper,

I've missed it!

not the mess, mind you...

I had forgotten how much mess I can make when I collage!

.........................

I decided we needed a something for the wall in our lounge room

so I gathered some old textbooks, paper, vintage dictionaries & atlas, mod podge, washi tape,

 my brushes, spray graphite a couple of cog masks, a little chipboard birdie a 24" stretched canvas and started playing!

.........................

this is what I came up with

a piece that represents all of the members of my family.

God, maths, science, music, craft, space, nature, gardening, physics, sewing, craft, our surname, it is all there....things that represent each of the members of our family!

there is even a little lego tribute  ;)

There is a tree for each member as well -

standing tall and together.



I love this verse

 

The heavens declare the glory of God

the skies proclaim

the work of his hands

Psalm 19:1

 

 

It seemed to work perfectly over the top of the

Southern Sky star chart from a vintage atlas.

........................................

If you click on the photographs

they will probably be a little larger

if you would like to read anything on the collage.

 

Hope you find time today to be creative,

~ Gillian ♥

postcard bunting

I just loved these sweet postcards

that came free with one of my recent Mollie Makes magazines

so I decided they needed to go on display,

where I could enjoy them :)

they can be easily taken down or left up for as long as I desire.



all I used was some simple cotton twine &

some Nalclip's and a Nalclip dispenser.

 

I also think some lovely vintage postcards

or copies of vintage photographs would look great like this.

or

I thought it would be very cute to make some bunting like this

for someone having a birthday - from birth to their current age.

 

Such a simple thing to do with so many possibilities!

~ Gillian ♥

round and round I sew.....

no.48

no.47

no.46



no.45

no.44

no.43

no.42

 

you would think I would get dizzy

sewing all of these circles!

Felt Brooches
'Circle Series'

 

have a happy day

~ Gillian ♥

 

sewing in circles....

 no.41

 no.40

 no.39

 no.38

 no.37

no.36

 

I've been adding more

'circle series' felt & fabric brooches to the collection.

 

I hope you all had a blessed Christmas!

~ Gillian ♥

 

Joy be yours this Christmas...

This image is from the front of a sweet little Christmas card

sent to my Grandmother from her cousin Louisa in 1914.

I thought you may like to save it and print it off for your personal use.

I just love the greeting and hope that

Joy be yours this Christmas,

~ Gillian ♥

no.35 and counting.....

 no.35

 no.34

 no.33

no.32

no.31

 

more 'circle series' felt brooches using lovely

Marcus fabric and Pure wool felt.

 

I do hope you are enjoying this lovely time of the year!

~ Gillian ♥



circles, circles and more circles.....

 no.30

 no.29

 no.28

 no.27

no.26

 

ok....so I think I can safely say

I am addicted to circles! ;)

 

Have a happy and creative day

~ Gillian ♥

 



soft, sweet, round and stitched....

 no.25

 no.24

no.23

no.22



no.21

 

a few more brooches in my 'circle series'

soft, sweet, round and stitched....

 

have a creative day

~ Gillian ♥



a series of circles....

 no.20

 no.19

 no.18

 no.17

 no.16

no.15

 

and the series continues to grow :)

 

cutting, layering, stitching, placing, thinking, choosing, playing, smiling!

I hope you enjoy your crafting,

~ Gillian ♥

more little circles....

 no.14

 no.13

 no.12

 no.11

no.10

 

When you enjoy making something

why stop at one!

 

More of my  Circle Series Brooches

 

I hope you find some time today

to create!

~ Gillian ♥