Vicki's Pink Scarf Project Finished

Firstly, I would like to thank every single person that

has visited here and left so many wonderful comments about

my Giveaway.  I welcome all of my new followers - 

I will try to visit all of you who have a blog

and

wish each and everyone the very best of luck!

♥♥♥♥♥♥

You may recall just a couple of posts back

that I had started to create some dyed wool for a wrap

for the "Pink Scarf Project" which Vicki

so very generously set up for people to create a pink scarf or wrap

choosing any medium they desired whether is was

knitted, crocheted or sewn and this item

would be donated to women with breast cancer.

 I just love to spin and knit or crochet and saw this

as a wonderful opportunity to contribute something

useful and creative.  So I went ahead with some

of my hand spun mohair (from our own Angora goats),

dyed it to achieve a soft shade of washed out pink.

I approached LaShell of

www.etsy.com/shop/designtalentedone

(where I had previously purchased recycled sari silk ribbon)

who very generously donated this beautiful  sari silk

as a way of contributing to this amazing project also

for my project which I dyed with the same dye

to blend with the hand spun mohair

and 

Wow! I was really delighted to achieve,

what I thought was, a perfect match!

Well you all know me quite well by now to guess that I

wouldn't be able to help myself if

I didn't include some lace or doilies 

So I also dyed some of these as well

and embellished it with a hand fashioned rose

which I also dyed to blend in with the pinks.

It pleases me greatly to know that there is some

very beautiful woman out there who may receive

some comfort and heartfelt warmth as she

travels this difficult journey

all thanks to Vicki

in setting up

this very inspirational project

So if you are interested in pursuing this project and would

like to support Vicki then

I suggest you pop over to her blog and view 

some of the scarves that have already been

so kindly donated.

(Her button is on my sidebar at the top!)

www.vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.com

A quick reminder too about my Giveaway which

is still open to enter.

If you would like to enter go to my previous post and

add your name there and please don't be shy

as these opportunities don't come all 

that often!!!

The date for the draw is Wed. 5th Dec.

Wishing for you all a joy filled weekend with continued

"Thanksgiving".

Love and hugs, Suzy xxx

A Milestone and Christmas Celebration GIVEAWAY

It's getting that time of year when we all start 

to think about Christmas and gift giving

and as I have reached yet another

milestone with my

 700 followers

I 

thought I would like to give you an opportunity

to receive a gift from me in the form of

this collage

"In the arms of love"

based on this beautiful artwork of 

Bernardino Luini

"Madonna and Sleeping Child".

I am ever so grateful to you for your support and friendship

and for leaving such kind and encouraging comments.

My life has become so enriched in so many

different ways.

 

The collage is 18x12 inches and consists of

many layers of hand and machine stitched new

and vintage laces and doilies,

vintage upholstery cloth, burlap, buttons and braids.

I am giving away two gifts - the first one is the large collage

and the second gift is a smaller collage below called

"I found wings".

Now how to enter:

If you are a follower already or wish to become one

you can enter once here

and

if you would like to mention it or place the Giveaway

on your sidebar then

let me know in your entry here on this post

and

I will draw a second winner for this smaller collage.

The draw will take place on:

Wed. 5th December

 I'm wishing everyone the very best of luck

and to reiterate

"Thank you so very much"

for your continued love and 

support of my creative journey with you here!
And
a very special welcome to all new followers too!

......Love minus zero,

Suzy xxx

Sampling a Giveaway and Springtime Garden

 It is a very abundant time in our garden this time of year

(so I am warning you that this is quite a lengthy

and picturesque post if you enjoy garden

tours!)

in so many different ways especially

with the roses in bloom.

Popping up everywhere you will find forget-me-nots, granny's bonnets, grasses of all sorts,

hydranges, irises, roses - rambling and climbing

beautiful shade tress of Chinese Elms, Japanese Maples, Silver Birches,

Buddleas and places to just sit 

and take in all the fragrances, listen to the birds

and watch the Angora goats grazing!

Spectacular colour as in these irises!

And just around the corner is another garden of old world roses

and climbers like this Cecile Brunner and the soft apricot

shades of Crepiscule.

Now on one of the branches of this climber 

which happens to be outside my studio

 you might remember I mentioned that a Willy Wagtail

was creating a nest

and since then everyday as I have been creating

only metres from my table

I have witnessed the most amazing little miracle

of the entrance into the world

of these three baby Wagtails

and the emergence of each one

from the nest,

the testing, spreading and stretching of their little wings,

gaining strength in their little legs

in readiness for flight!

Now it's not every day that we are blessed with

such an amazing miracle 

within just a few feet of where we create just outside -

 that's for sure!

And what's more I feel so blessed for

living in such a special place indeed!

 Even with all this distraction I have managed to create

a little something ( yes - just a tad lacey!) 

for all of my wonderful

followers as a little

"Thank you"

which I will be sharing in a Giveaway very soon!

So do stay tuned to enter yourself!

Wishing you all a most relaxing and joyful weekend!

Love, Suzy xxx