Finding New Things

Hi there here are some more pics while I am here.

The first 2 are some flats I bought at the Spinners and Weavers as there were people there doing Patchwork as well, and selling materials so I could'nt resist these 2 pieces. I love the colours. the Owls are unusual I think, and the African ladies are scrumptious too.

The little felt bear is what we made after being shown by our Ailsa.He is unfinshed bye the way., only 3 legs LOL. I like to do so many things. I think we can learn so much every day, and I love doing the rounds of the Blogs, everyone I go to is so talented and it really makes my day, when I can eye candy and just drool , like Susan's paintings and Marie's Poly lessons

and of course my true love, Cindy, the Polymer Clay Tutor, who has taught me so much.

In a world where things can go good or bad in the blink of an eye, I count myself very blessed by the Universe to be still here, choosing what I can and cant do day by day.
One thing I wish, is that I could help and inspire others ,like I am inspired by those I follow.
I try to keep an open mind and explore where I havent been,
Finding New Things as I go.
At the moment I am trying to break bad habits, re sitting in front of television, thinking what can I eat next LOL , yes I have a problem. I was told by my Hypnotherapist Daughter, Julia, (click on her name)when the urge comes to get up and raid the fridge, clap my hands loudly and the urge may go away. Sure it may come back, but keep doing it til it fades away,. I know I will be better for it
I do hope
Julia wont mind me putting that little bit of advise here.
If we who have this problem, try it ,wont we be all slimmer by Christmas, or at least broken a bad habit, how wonderful!!!.
Well speaking of food and TV that's where I am off to now LOL LOL LOL
What a laugh.ROFLOL.
But I will improve I promise.
Have a lovely day
whether it is
Raining ,
Snowing or
Beautiful Sunshine
wherever you are,

It's All Good.

Love

Elizabeth
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Finding New Things

Hello Again,

Felting.

Yes my friends and I have taken a liking to Felting of late.

We have done it before, and once did a class with Jenny Romano, where we made Felt Bags and animals, so it is not that new to us.

I recently went to a Spinners and Weavers Retreat,but only for the day. It was for 3 days, but more for spinners and weavers. you could watch or join in what was going on.

We watched felt flowers being don, and were going to join in, in the avo, but got sidetracted with so much going on.

We also watched a wool dyeing process and was fascinated enough to buy some neutral hanks to dye.

Also bought some already dyed wool from which I have done some work.

So here goes to show you all the pics from that outing.

The first pic on left is the Felt flowers we saw being made. Not my work,but so morish I have always wanted to try this.

So the lower pic is the Felt flower I made from the wool I bought. It does have 3 different colour layers. The pic on the right at the top is the hank of dyed wool I bought. My pics always seem to move around so hope you can see what I mean.

Also want to show you the blank wool for dyeing and maybe find the bag we once did with Jenny Romano.

So hold tight I'll try to come back today.

Oh Yeah youy say.

Well I will try.

Love and peace to everyone.

On another beautiful day in paradise.

Where I live.'

I'll fly away and be back soon.

Elizabeth

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Hello, Hello, Hello., I sound like that man on that funny English series.
I am so glad I am here to say Hello to everyone who follows this blog.
I won't bore you with reasons why I havent been here in a month.
You may know my short coming anyway. I have a really free day today and no more excuses for putting off this blogging.So I thought I would show you some of my Parchment Cards. I have a group doing this every Thursday ,and have acquired a lot of friends still making beautiful cards that I taught them in the last 12 years. Whew where does all the time go.!! Above are some of the cards I have produced over the years. Parchment Card making is done on A light parchment paper called Vellum , tracing a design in a white Gel pen, and then Embossing on the wrong side with an embossing tool. A tool like a pencil with a small round ball on the end. Also using special tools to cut fancy holes in the parchment.The design then comes out white on the right side where you have embossed.
Patience is needed and attention to detail.
They are mostly done as white embossed, but can have some colour too.I don't like stickers on a card, but embossing and designing these cards are the top of the range in card making.
Well thats all I'll bore you with about that, except to say, I can make a beautiful card whenever I want one.
To the pictures.
The left one is cards I have done with parchment, the middle one is cards my D, Julia who does, hand drawn faces and collage back grounds, she sells these on E Bay. They are wonderful and the little girl faces are so poignant. The two on the right are the type of card I teach with using a Cotton Bud as a brush., and this card is laminated. Julias blog can be seen by clicking on her name on the right under Creative Others
I think if you click on the pictures you will get a better view, don't think Julia's do come up tho.
So away to look and have fun if you are a card maker.

Lots of Love and Best Thoughts
Elizabeth
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Hi all, well don't faint here I am, yes that's me, recently, at one of our dolly day sewing group days. We always have lots of fun so I am looking very happy here.

We all show each other something we know and it makes for good comeradeship.

Shirley is our doll pattern expert, with her patterns being sold on Joggers and elsewhere.

Rita is our computer expert, and we need her, for lots of questions. Jey is our Ocupational therapist, and is so talented with her original hand bags and so many original dolls.

Christine, a great doll maker and sewer, is taking time off to get right from a broken arm she suffered one night when she got up in the dark and fell in the passage, not good, but is coming right slowly. Mary comes along every month with so much work that she has done , like a wonderful patchwork quilt which take me years, she does from one month to the next, and a lot of small things in between. Me I just follow along and am in awe of these talented friends I have. All their photos can be seen in 2 posts back.

I feel so lucky to know them.

My work is mainly Polymer clay these days.

I follow Cindy Lietz the polymer clay tutor from Canada,who sends out a Video tutorial on Polymer Clay every Friday. They only Cost $9 95 US. for 3mths worth, which means 12 videos for $9 95 US. not bad.

Click on Cindy's name to see a preview of this weeks Tutorial, I cant wait til Friday, Of course there are so many tutorials on the Internet paid or free , but I still like being one of Cindy's gals as the cameraderie of all the other students around her is really fun. We now have a Face book page dedicated to all the project photos stemming from the tutorials , and it is so great to see all the wonderful original pieces that come from these tutorials. Cindy must be glowing from all the gals she has meet and taught thru her site.

I can feel a small amount how she feels as when I teach some one about what I know and they take it and run with it it is a great feeling, that you have given someone something they can use, especially when they really come up with some of the most original ideas from what they are taught.

Over the years I have taught

Fabric painting,

Silk Painting ,

Pergamano Embossed card making.

ATC Cards

Dressmaking

Acrylic painting, using things other than just brushes ie: cotton buds , they are great, give such swishy non uniform lines. Will find a card to show you this one day.

Bead Stringing

Computing

Now my passion is Polymer Clay. That is where my time goes at present, in fact it has taken over my life at the moment.

I have also been to many workshops for,

Doll making

Free Machine sewing.

Bead stringing.

Wire wrapping, and many other things,

all with well known teachers,

so I feel lucky and blessed that I have had all the time to do these things and I pass them on where I can, as I think ,why have all that knowledge without leaving it for someone else to learn.

Of course there are my very talented daughters so , if you look to the right and go to their sites you will see some great works.

Jacqui is Jacquis mosaic art

Julia is Verdigris rose.

Jacqui is also Flickr 4mosaics

Not sure how to find her there.

So for today must away. looking forward to viewing Cindys latest Video soon.

Have a great day and

play in your own Genre

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This beautiful vine on my patio looked so wonderful yesterday on a brilliant winters day I just had to take it's picture. We have had next to no winter this year, with brilliant blue skies. and never cold.
Only a month to go to Spring. How time flies, just like those Butterflies of mine who live in this vine.
I walk past this lovely plant each day and know how blessed I am
. The Butterflies come to play and stay on this lovely vine.They are a brilliant blue and black.
I might get to take a picture of one next time, but I know they are there.
today is another brilliant blue sky day in the Tropics.
So my Butterflies, stay and play in my beautiful pink vine.
While you are there all's right in my world.
love to all
Elizabeth
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Finding New things.

Alvin and Gustoff. and Eros the Snail.

As a post script for my last post these are two of Shirley Giddy's patterns in dollmakers journey. such a talented gal. Go Shirley.

Shirley G.

A Gal Flying high.

Love to all

Elizabeth

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Jey's Prize winning Knitted bag. Jey with Chris., in Jey's great workroom.
Shirley, Rita, Mary, the other end of this fabulous workroom. See some of Jey's dolls behind Rita. Click to enlarge. I'm the one taking the photos, so you dont see me here, but I think if you go over to Rita's dollycloth blog I might be there.

Time flies when you are having fun so they say.

I do have fun while surfing on everyone elses blogs so dont get time for my own. think I have said that before.Here I am at last.

We have a Doll Club once a month and last month we all had such a great time we decided to do it again the next week at Jey's place. It all went so well, and these are some of the photos. Jey was an Occupational Therapist in the hospitals so hence her great love of every type of craft, and her huge workroom. We have some very clever and talented gals in our group.

Shirley G. Is now making and selling here own doll patterns on Dollmakers journey.
Shirl is amazing as 7yrs ago she did not sew, and has come a long way.

Her dolls have won prizes every year in our local craft show, plus other shows when she goes away with them.To be able to make your own patterns that is an acheivement.

Cheers and Congraulations, Shirley Giddy.

So you see, if you really want to acheive, there is nothing stopping you.

Fly like the Butterflies

and you will swirl around in the Universe

and make it your own.

With great love to all

Elizabeth

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