Another Nature Fabric and Lacebook "Birds Inspire"

This book was created by me some twelve months ago

and was inspired by a delightful calender I was

gifted from an old friend

for Christmas

last year.

Unfortunately I lost all of the images soon after

with one of those unfortunate computer

viruses

(The quilted and buttoned spine)

and I had to retrieve them from the same friend

in a different format so I do apologize

for the quality of the images. 

I remember how I just couldn't wait to start

creating this one because I really was

inspired so much by the

beautiful images.

I dyed much of the vintage lace

as well as the scrim and raw silk to complement

the theme of the work.

I incorporated some floral vintage

curtain fabric which I had

in my fabric stash

for many

years!

(which became more tattered and torn as I created  with it

and you know how easy that can happen when you

start to tear this precious woven stuff!).

Here you can see some machine embroidered

stitching over raw dyed silk

framing the pretty bird image which

sits over the layers of printed linen, lace fabric,

upcycled machine embroidered cotton

and doilies.

I have repeated some of the rose printed linen

and signature cottons to bring more

continuity to the pages too.

Back page here with scrim and burlap binding

which has been stippled quilted.

This book is now living with a dear blogging friend

in Holland, Yvonne. Go and take a look

at her gorgeous mixed media work!

Whether it is Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter

we can always see both birds and flowers 

to inspire us and fill our hearts

with the love of

mother nature!

I'm linking this post to Ivy and Elephants blog

for "What's It Wednesday"

♥♥♥

Thank you so much for your kind comments

that you leave here on my blog -

my world would be a lesser

place without your

input and support!

and

a warm welcome to all my new followers!

I hope you all get a chance to be in nature this week

to enjoy the beauty and quietness and to

feel what it gives us!

xxx Suzy

Vintage Lace and Linen in a Bag

I was thinking it might be time to create something

just a little different

using some

left over linen and laces combining them with

a beautiful old white cotton blouse

 to create this little bag to hold bits of ephemera,

laces, ribbons or whatever comes to mind!
Maybe even your secret dreams!

Isn't this such a pretty old piece of cut lace linen?

I had already used the other end of it on 

a journal page about a year ago.

 Somehow the addition of brown and black buttons

brings more vintage charm to these old

favourites!

 The back of the bag is made by combining

pieces into a crazy patchwork effect.

and more buttons on a rusty old safety pin

brings a bit of shabby charm

don't you think?

 and what better thing to create

with than those gorgeous little left over pieces

of precious lace?

- a tag to adorn this dear little image with!

Although we are about a month away from

the start of Winter here in Australia

I'm still picking these beautiful

blooms of "Just Joey"

to grace our kitchen window shelf with

and what a beautiful view it is from the kitchen window here

as the Autumn leaves rapidly fall and get blown away.

Did you know that Pink Roses represent
happiness, gentleness and sweetness?
May your days be filled with much of 
all of these!

I'm linking this post to Blissful Whites Wednesday!
so go and check out this beautiful blog!

♥♥♥

Love and blessings, Suzy  xox

Autumn Colour in our World

 How could I not resist sharing these images of

Autumnal goodness in our part of the world?
(On the far south coast of Australia)

Only two weeks ago we were seeing

these golden leaves

slowly turning to varying shades of pink

 into these deep russet tones of red

It is so amazing to be able to peek through

these curtains of the Ornamental Grape Vine

draping itself across the verandah

forming different framed pictures out into the garden! 

Look at the contrast it creates against the greens!

Autumn leaves falling creating a carpet

of jewells! 

that I just can't bear to sweep up

because I know before long the wind will carry them away

for us to gather up and compost them to grow more goodness

that will end up on our table in time

as well as create more deep rich beautiful mulch

for our ever changing and rambling country

garden.

It is a very fortunate life to be able to experience all

of the four seasons and to appreciate each

and every day we have our

precious health and

happiness!

I contemplate and reflect on these words again as I think of my
dear friend, Andrea, recovering the effects
of neurosurgery right now for a brain tumor.
  Please help me send her much
healing energy
with love.

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful comments left
for my "Gypsies Past" Lace book
and 
a very warm welcome to all of my new Followers!

Love and blessings, Suzy